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NOL QINGDAO PROJECT
Neptune Orient Lines of Singapore and Chinese partner the SITC Maritime (Group) have established a joint-venture to build and manage the new container terminal at the Chinese port of Qingdao to implement the concession it was awarded in 2005.
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VIETNAMESE PORTS NEED $3.7BN
Vietnam has said it needs $3.7bn to build and upgrade existing ports throughout its territory by 2010.Van Phong in Khanh Hoa province and Lach Huyen in Hal Phong city have been identified as the ports with the best growth potential.
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PORTEK SHARE SOLD
Stockholm-based Bromma Group has bought a 25% equity interest in Bromma Far East (Singapore) from Portek International, to give it sole ownership of the company.
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PTP KALMAR LINK
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is to upgrade its rubber-tyred gantry fleet with Kalmar''s Fleetview fleet management system.Marking the first order for the system in Asia, the upgrade will be completed by April 2007 and will allow port control room staff to monitor the real-time positioning and efficient control of ...
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Chittagong embraces private sector
Saif Powertec Ltd has been awarded an exclusive cargo handling contract to manage Chittagong Container Terminal, bringing to an end the former stevedoring model previously preferred by the port authority. Initially, the private sector company will run the terminal as part of a pilot scheme, undertaking activities both on the ...
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Plans advance for Vallarpadam
DP World, container handler at the Indian port of Cochin, has submitted plans to the port authority for the proposed Vallarpadam transhipment terminal.
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Paradip builds two berths
India''s Paradip port is to issue tenders within the next three months for the construction of two new berths; one to handle iron ore exports, while the other will concentrate on imported coking coal.
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NewsMalacca Strait fund call
Japan''s The Nippon Foundation has spear-headed a call for a cost-sharing scheme to protect the future of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
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Riding the Malaysian transhipment wave
Ports in Malaysia posted a 12% volume increase last year in containers with a total of 13.6m teu handled, compared with 12m teu in 2005.
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NewsOn solid ground
You want a mess on the quayside, dust in the air and complaints from the neighbours? Try handling cement without the right kit. Felicity Landon finds out about best practice
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From ship to shed
A new cement import facility at the Port of Blyth will feature direct pipe discharge from ship to shed. The port has converted one of its newest warehouses on Battleship Wharf for storing cement, and constructed a silo for loading to trucks.
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NewsDust-busters
Ports must make cement dust control their number one priority if they want to keep local residents and authorities on side, as Felicity Landon finds out
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Environmental considerations
Cemex UK''s new cement grinding and blending facility at Tilbury will be located right in the middle of the dock area and receive at least 50% of its raw materials by water.
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NewsSting of success
Booming Brazilian trade has filled the country''s coffers, but port infrastructure works are now achingly overdue, as Rob Ward finds out
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Early doors
The opening of long-awaited Brazilian box terminal Navegantes ahead of schedule could be a breath of fresh air for the country''s congested ports.Rob Ward reports
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NewsDouble vision
The need to boost productivity not only on the quayside but also in the yard is forcing the switch to twin- and quad-lift spreaders,reports Alex Hughes
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NewsLiscont emerges from handling cocoon with full RTG operation
Portugal''s deep-sea container terminal, Liscont, is in the final stages of transforming its yard into a completely rubber-tyred gantry-based (RTG) operation.During Port Strategy''s visit to the terminal in February, a new yard management system had just gone live, although terminal manager Carlos Figueiredo conceded that the thick fog enveloping the ...
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NewsLaw firm enjoys a rosy outlook on port finance deals
Chris Brown, partner at specialist law firm Norton Rose, has been in the thick of some exciting port-related finance transactions in recent years, including the Baltic Multi-Port project (at Helsinki, Kotka and Saint Petersburg), the Gdansk Containerport, and a sponsor-driven port project at Valencia, Spain. In the Polish transaction,Norton Rose ...
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NewsA buyer's market
Recruitment specialists in the ports and shipping industry say demand for good quality staff is clearly outstripping supply.So how best to recruit - and retain - staff? Felicity Landon reports It is,says Phil Parry,chairman of maritime employment agency Spinnaker Consulting,a buyer''s market.
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NewsWarm welcome
The advice from recruiters is don''t neglect new starters on their first day; they may not return for another, as Felicity Landon finds out
