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'Open source' signifies greater collaboration
Netherlands-based HITT is poised to release open-source software aimed at simplifying the processing of port data.
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Oman doubles Duqm funds
The government of Oman has doubled investment for the Duqm Port and Dry Dock project to $1.81bn to boost the overall capacity and size, therefore making it suitable for very large bulk tankers to be accommodated.
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APM registers 27% revenue growth
APM Terminals has reported good first half-year results, realising a net growth of $185m compared with $51m on last year.
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NewsMiddle East projects boom
According to research company Proleads, there are around 50 port development projects in the Middle East valued at in excess of $33bn, with budgets ranging from $10m to $5.5bn.
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NewsHPUK starts work on Felixstowe South expansion
A quayside ceremony featuring three perfectly synchronised earth movers marked the start of construction work on the Port of Felixstowe''s new deepwater container berths.
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Santos capacity boost
Santos is to open four further container berths to boost capacity from 3m teu to 4m teu. The $515m project will involve an area of 541,000 su m and be eligible for a grant of $66.5m under Brazil''s national Accelerated Investment Programme.
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NewsPunta Colonet threatened by land dispute
In an early blow to its ambitious megaport programme at Punta Colonet, Mexico''s federal government will have to negotiate with Mexican mining group GML to resolve land disputes related to the $4.86bn multimodal port project in Baja California state, maritime expert Juan Carlos Merodio has said.
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An eye for tracking
A comprehensive system for vehicle surveillance based on license plate recognition (LPR) and an incident management system has been released by HTS and Rontal.
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NewsLibra Terminais
Santos terminal Libra Terminais is capitalising on Brazilian throughput that has grown beyond all expectations, as Alex Hughes finds out
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Equipment stock take
In terms of equipment, Grupo''s Libra''s Terminal 37 in Santos, which covers an area of 371,000 sq m, has seven quayside gantry cranes deployed along its 1,100 metre long quay. The two most recent are also the biggest.
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NewsMombasa efficiency about more than capacity increases
Maritime experts have queried whether Mombasa''s aim to become one of the 20 most efficient ports in the world by 2010 is achievable.
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Iraqi imports thriving
The port of Umm Qasr, which is the entry point for 80% of Iraqi imports, is said to have doubled traffic following a government crackdown on militia activity in Basra province earlier this year.
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Green steel terminal
Brazil''s National Steel Company is to open its own private terminal in the Port of Suape, which will handle 2m tonnes of cargo annually. The facility will be uniquely self-sufficient in electricity production.
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NewsContainers and cruise ambitions
Container transhipment and cruise are the two sectors concentrating minds at the Indian Ocean islands'' ports. Felicity Landon reports
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Payout for Manzanillo
The Euro Oslo container vessel that crashed into Quay 3 at Colon container terminal in Manzanillo Bay in Panama has agreed to pay $10m in compensation to the Port Company.
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Luanda port loan nod
The African Investment Bank has granted a loan of $45m to Sogester, which has been put together by APM Terminals (51%) and Gestão de Fundos (49%) to open a new container terminal in the Angolan port of Luanda.
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Darwin study planned
The Australian Federal Government is to commission two studies, worth A$3.2m ($28.1m), into the port of Darwin''s potential for expansion. One study will look at deepening the port, while the other will investigate berth expansion.
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Russia-North Korea tie-up
State-owned Russian Railways has set up a joint venture with the North Korean government to build a container terminal at the port of Rajin, as well as modernising the port''s rail link. The terminal is expected to handle up to 400,000 teu/year.
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Israel workers' share
Trade union representatives of Israeli port workers have suggested that the government could put together a sweetheart stock deal for its members as part of the planned privatisation of Haifa and Ashdod, which is slated for completion by 2020.
