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Newcastle coal king
The Australian port of Newcastle has confirmed its place as the top coal port in the world, exporting more than 90m tonnes of coal in 2008/09. The value of the exports rose by more than a third to A$17bn (US$14.2bn)
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NewsLooking for the luxury market
Felicity Landon reports on Saudi Arabia''s first privately developed container terminal
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NCC to delay Ust-Luga box terminal operations
Russia''s National Container Company is considering delaying operations at its new container terminal at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga because of the current state of the market.
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Bari terminal concession cancelled
The Italian government has told Levante Port Authority that it must cancel the 20-year Bari Porto Mediterraneo concession, which had been "unlawfully issued, directly and without competition".
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Mexican port digs deeper
Starting September 2009, the Port of Ensenada will be able to received post-panamax vessels with a capacity of 7,500 teu.
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New Peruvian port at Ancón
Santa Sofia Puertos, part of the Romero Group, intends to invest $270m in building a new port at Ancó n in Peru. Work is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2010.
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Legal problems stall Vizhihjam box terminal project
Developer Lanco Kondapally Power Limited has withdrawn from the project to build the proposed Vizhinjam container terminal.
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Technological breakthrough for Centreport
CentrePort Wellington chief executive Blair O''Keeffe believes the deployment of voice direction technology on his port''s six new diesel-electric straddle carriers may be a world-first in the ports industry. Mr O''Keeffe expects the newly-equipped straddles will also provide a productivity boost.
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ICTSI doubling Suape capacity
ICTSI is investing $45m as a means of duplicating capacity at its box terminal in the port of Suape in the Brazilian state of Ipojuca by 2011. Recently, the stacking area has been increased by 7 hectares to 30 hectares.
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Ecuador studies HPH Manta severance compensation
The government in Ecuador is considering two alternatives to receive compensation from Hutchison Port Holdings after it cancelled its agreement to build an international hub at the port of Manta. It could either take ownership of the deposit left by the company or accept new severance proposals put forward by ...
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NZ snippets Aug-Sep
Ports of Auckland managing director Jens Madsen believes there is a "special opportunity" for Auckland to develop a world-class waterfront that balances both public and port interests.
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A local change for efficiency
With the support of Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), a local South African manufacturer has designed a trailer that will make it safer and easier to move containers from ship to shore.
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Kiel's breakbulk slowing its slide
The Port of Kiel handled 2.36m tonnes of cargo in the first half of this year, 5% less than in the same period of 2008. Above-average decline was recorded in the breakbulk sector, which was comparatively hard hit by the current economic crisis.
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Iraq improves Umm-Qasr
Iraq''s Transport Ministry has revealed that Iraqi Ports Company has signed a $12.6m contract with local company to expand Umm-Qasr port near Basra. Work will be completed within 210 days.
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Felicity Landon reports on the drive to find the best container scanning solutions
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A fine mess
The news that France and Germany are ''officially'' out of recession should be music to the ears of box terminal operators. A growth in gross domestic product - albeit a subdued 0.3% one - in both countries in the second quarter should herald the start of the uptick, bringing with ...
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NewsAntwerp responds to Dutch delay
Dutch authorities have again put back the programme of works on the 12 shallow points in the Western Scheldt by suspending the routing decree and one of the implementation permits for deepening the navigation channel.
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Port Qasim taking major private investment
Up to $1.22bn of foreign investment is expected to be made in the various development projects put forward by Port Qasim Authority covering the next five years.
