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Peruvian cargo switches to Chilean ports
A tender covering the concession of a second container terminal at the port of Montevideo will be issued on March 17, 2010. It will specify a minimum of four cranes, which will deployed in a 600 metre quay length dredged to a depth of 14.5 metres and occupy an area ...
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Malaga's box traffic under major threat
2010 could be the make or break year for Malaga''s container traffic. Terminal operator, Terminales del Sudeste, will have to negotiate the renewal of the existing contract with main client Maersk, which could prove difficult as Maersk already has over-capacity in the Straits of Gibraltar.
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NewsThe layout
The efficient operation of an empty depot depends very much on its layout. As well as the obvious gate, it is important to have sufficient queuing space so that trucks do not queue on the public road," says Royal Haskoning''s Jan van Beemen.
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China relaxes rules on cross-Strait trade
The Ministry of Transport in China is to relax current rules that restrict vessels operating between China and Taiwan from carrying transhipment cargo or cargo emanating from other countries.
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Dighi signs land handover
India''s Dighi port developer has signed a lease with Maharashtra Maritime Board confirming a 50-year lease on 77 hectares of land on the west coast of India. The plans for Dighi port include construction of a free trade warehousing zone, railway sidings, warehousing, storage yards and road infrastructure.
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NewsRunning on empties
Despite simple appearances, there''s a myriad of issues surrounding empty depot operations, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsASEAN Ports Joint Development
The ASEAN Ports Association (APA) and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) are jointly implementing the "Sustainable Port Development in the ASEAN Region" project, designed to help a selected number of ports comply with international environment and safety standards while improving their efficiency.
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Enapu must be strengthened
Peru''s Exporters'' Association has called for the National Ports Company (Enapu) to be modernised and strengthened to allow it to act as a counterpoint to the country''s privatised ports terminal industry.
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Red Sea Gateway gets going
The completion of the first phase of Jeddah Islamic Port''s newest world-class container facility, Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), was recently celebrated with the arrival of UASC''s Al Muttanabi. Located at the northern end of the Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP), the 1.8m teu, second-generation terminal constructed under a buil-operate-transfer agreement ...
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NewsTIS and Yuzhny find common ground
Andrii Kuzmenko, director of the TIS Container Terminal in the Ukraine, has cited the "extraordinary efforts" of both port staff and TIS employees as key to the resolution of the ongoing conflicts between the two parties.
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NewsA matter of control
Intelligent controls and a green agenda are changing RTG drives for the better, as Stevie Knight discovers
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La Paloma development to go ahead in Uruguay
Uruguay''s Transport and Public Works Minister, Victor Rossi, has said that a tender will be issued shortly for a $1bn deep water port. A Spanish consortium is reportedly interested in taking the project forward. The port would be at La Paloma, 210 kilometres east of Montevideo.
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NewsHutchison makes UK emission pledge
Hutchison Ports UK has signed up its three UK ports up to the national 10:10 initiative, pledging to cut carbon emissions by 10% during 2010.
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NewsOngoing growth for Brisbane
Brisbane celebrates that rarest of things: increased profit in a recession. Iain MacIntyre finds out how it''s done
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TPS appeals against Valparaiso bid ban
The port of San Antonio in Chile has made available documents relating to the proposed tender for Terminal Number Nine, which will be offered as a 30-year concession for the handling of dry bulk. A single operator is being sought to handle and warehouse consignments.
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NewsEU performance indicators
European ports have come a step closer to transparent reporting with the beginning of a research project to establish performance indicators.
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NewsTerminals and lines need to work together says ex-Maersk CEO
Low levels of growth and reduction in revenue brought about by the global economic crisis can only be combated by terminal operators and vessel owners working together, claims Christian Moller Laursen, the financial director of APM Terminals.
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Ports America seals Seagirt deal
Maryland''s Seagirt Marine Terminal has been signed over on a 50-year lease to Ports America Chesapeake in a public-private partnership valued at $1.3bn to the State of Maryland over the life of the agreement.
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Vietnam issues ports master plan
The Vietnamese government has approved the national Seaport Development Master Plan, which calls for investment of $19.5bn-$23.8bn by 2020.
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NewsPerformance axe hangs over Botany stevedores
The newly-appointed New South Wales ports minister has quickly moved to reinforce his government''s commitment to improving the performance of Sydney''s Port Botany stevedores.
