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NewsEnthusiasm for Pipavav shares points the way
Gujarat Pipavav Port has raised Rs5.08bn ($107m) from its floatation, Rs1 per share over that agreed by the anchor investors.
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NewsUkraine ports hold up grain shipments
While Ukraine''s government has delayed official quotas on grain exports, it seems customs at Odessa, Nickolayev, and Ilyichevsk ports have already put a de facto ban in place.
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IPM stays with Kalmar
Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana (IPM) at Altamira, located on the Gulf of Mexico has opted for two Kalmar E-One2 RTGs and also agreed to upgrade its two existing quay cranes. The Port of Altamira has a spectrum of Kalmar handling equipment: this currently includes two DRF reachstackers, two DCD empty container ...
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Uganda offered land for port on Tanzania coast
Tanzania has offered Uganda land adjacent to the port of Tanga, which is close to the Kenyan border, to build its own import-export facility. At present, landlocked Uganda has to make use of Mombasa Port, which is currently highly congested.
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Newcastle secures expansion funds
Finance has been secured for an A$900m (US$807m) expansion at Newcastle, the world’s largest coal export port, with export capacity at the New South Wales port planned to reach 180m tonnes per year by 2013.
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NewsA positive landscape for private investors
Indian trade is pushing new boundaries but port capacity is struggling to keep up, writes Michael King
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Kombi-Terminal goes for Kuenz
Kuenz has won the contract for another three intermodal container cranes at the Kombi-Terminal Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Konescranes get heavy
Konecranes has upgraded its heavy forklift range, adding a new high specification 33 tonne option and three new machines at extreme capacities, encompassing 50 tonne, 55 tonne and 65 tonne lift models.
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NewsNavigating through the logistics maze
In the logistics business, you can’t always believe the plans and projects that are announced through press releases and conferences, which are, in turn, dutifully reported in the trade press and through news sites.
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Melbourne dredging comes in under budget
The Port of Melbourne has completed its dredging project nearly a quarter of a billion Australian dollars under budget.
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NewsChallenging assumptions
There’s no doubt many ports and terminal operation were dismayed to find they had land reclamation contracts carefully poised on a set of assumptions that fell apart when the world seemingly changed overnight.
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Ukraine to privatise ports
The head of the State Property Fund Ukraine has reiterated that Ukrainian ports will definitely be privatised.
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LPC adds inland resource
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has acquired 7.3 hectares of industrial land adjacent to its inland port operation, CityDepot.
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NewsSettling for stability
Size, money and environmental issues – all are having their impact on land reclamation activities. Stevie Knight reports.
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Second box terminal for Dar es Salaam
Construction of a $450m second container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam is expected to begin early next year. Since 2004, box traffic at the port has grown by 15% a year, although the existing container terminal area has remained static. The new terminal will have a 600,000 ...
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NewsSize will matter in Middle East
Saudi’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) in Jeddah Islamic Port is betting on the outlines of the Middle East’s maritime industry being substantially pushed by the bigger sizes of vessels entering the market.
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Cables gain an overcoat
A new, especially robust plastic cable carrier from Kabelschlepp may be of special interest to ports. The 1320 series was developed as a heavy-duty version with a one-piece chain link to enable safe guidance of stiff hydraulic hoses. Harsh operating conditions – dirt, shocks and jolts plus mechanical loads – ...
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Qingdao to have largest global iron ore terminal
The Chinese port of Qingdao has revealed plans to build the world''s largest iron ore handling terminal. A total of six berths will be opened at Dongjiakou harbour, boosting capacity to 192m tonnes by 2030. This new facility will act as a national dry bulk distribution centre by the end ...
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Russia needs ports investment
Russian ports are a good medium-term investment, according to an analyst at Gazprombank. Alexei Atapov said that Russian port infrastructure is currently inadequate and lacks capacity. As a result handling charges are high and terminal operators can make very high profits.
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Chile needs to speed up port investment process
Ricardo Sanchez, head of the Infrastructure Services Unit of the Economic Commission for Latin America, says Chile faces a 14.4% annual traffic growth in its ports in the near future.
