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Firm set for concrete debut
Kalmar Industries has received an order for 14 forklifts trucks from one of the Benelux region''s leading suppliers of concrete products - a first for the Swedish manufacturer.
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Piraeus box handling offer
Piraeus Port Authority has agreed to put out to concession for 30 years Berths 2 and 3, which are dedicated to container handling operations. These have backup land of 690,000 sq m. Berth 1 will remain under Port authority operation.
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Environment high on EuDA agenda
The European Dredging Association (EuDA) is an industry grouping of all the leading European dredging companies and their national federations situated in the political heart of Brussels.
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Operation Stack gets an overhaul
A traffic management plan in place on roads leading to the UK''s Port of Felixstowe to combat port-induced congestion has been revised.
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ADB bankrolls PNG port
Papua New Guinea''s most important port, Lae Port, is to receive a $100m loan from the Asian Development Bank to expand installations. A tidal basin will be created, as will a new multipurpose berth.
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Colombian dream for Moffatt & Nichol
Consultant Moffatt & Nichol is in the final stages of completing detailed design, construction drawings, technical specifications and bid documents for Phase I of a new container terminal on the Aguadulce Peninsula in Colombia for ICTSI. Phase I includes extensive land reclamation, dredging of the berths and turning basin to ...
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Malta Freeport expands
CMA CGM is to invest ¢ 130m ($188.6m) in expanding the Malta Freeport container terminal, which the group first acquired in 2004. This will boost throughput from 1.9m teu to 3m teu.
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NOL terminal spin-off
Shipping line Neptune Orient Lines is to create a separate business for its container terminal unit known as APL Terminals.
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NewsPort of Seattle adopts regional Clean Air Strategy
. The Port of Seattle Commission has voted to adopt the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, a joint effort to reduce seaport-related air emissions with the Port of Tacoma and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
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Private operators eye openings in Brazil
Brazilian National Waterways regulator, Antaq, is reviewing the possibility of allowing new private port terminals to be established.
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NewsCongestion sidebar
Making sure a terminal is able to run at its peak efficiency is the first thing port operators should strive for when seeking to eliminate congestion, according to the chief operating officer of the world''s largest container shipping company.
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Full house
After much deliberation and no doubt plenty of sleepless nights, PD Ports has joined the chosen few in the circle of UK deepsea containerport development granted planning permission.
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NewsCongestion: Problem child or golden goose?
Is the port congestion plaguing our industry a problem child or golden goose, asks Stuart Pearcey
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Congestion shorts
Iron Ore port Visakhapatnam in India has banned vessels that can''t manage to load at least 1,500tph from two of its jetties. Slower rates cause congestion, say Port Authorities.
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NewsBeirut looks to the sea
The port of Beirut authority is considering a $40m project to reclaim an area of 150,000 sq m.
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Varna to build box terminal
The Bulgarian port of Varna is to build a new container terminal through a joint venture including municipal authorities in Varna. Private sector involvement in the ¢ 90m ($130.6m) will be restricted to 30%. Work is scheduled to start at the end of this year.
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NewsSepitiba to expand to hub status
CSN is to invest $17m in the container terminal it operates at the Brazilian port of Sepetiba. Expansion of the terminal will allow it to function as a distribution hub for both cabotage and deep sea services.
