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$1.5bn reserved for Panamanian ports
Panama''s Ministry of Commerce has indicated that planned investment of $1.5bn over the next eight years will effectively double national port capacity. In all, $200m will be used to expand the port of Balboa, while PSA has announced additional investment to build a new facility at Rodman.
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Altamira investment
Terminal Marítima Infraestructura Portuaria Mexicana, situated in the port of Altamira, is to invest $12m in new equipment to include a Liebherr post-panamax mobile harbour crane that can service 18 rows of shipstowed containers.
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Everglades sister act
Port Everglades has launched an International Sister Seaports program to encourage information-sharing relationships. The port reports that it has already registered interest from the Port of Olbia, located on the Italian island of Sardinia, and Shanghai,China over the past year.
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NewsNicaragua to invest at least $50m
Nicaragua''s National Port Authority is to borrow $50m over the next five years to invest in upgrading ports.
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NewsNo space for Tampico terminal
The proposed multi-purpose terminal at the port of Tampico is not viable, because it will increase congestion in the surrounding urban area, a heavily touristic area, local sources have said.
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TUI SELLS MONTRÉAL MAJORITY
TUI, owner of shipping line Hapag-Lloyd, has sold an 80% stake in Montréal Gateway Terminals to Morgan Stanley. The company acquired the initial stake after its buyout of CP Ships.
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BUENAVENTURA WINDFALL
The Colombian government has allocated $450m to the port of Buenaventura.
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P&O PORTS GETS THE RUBB
Storage facility manufacturer Rubb Buildings has installed a new facility at P& O Ports Dundalk Terminal in Baltimore.
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NY-NJ wants in on DP World profit
The New York-New Jersey port authority has asked DP World for a "transaction or transfer fee", amounting to as much as $84m, as part of the $450m sale of former P& O ports assets in the state, news reports have claimed. But DP World spokesperson Mohammad Sharaf said: "They ...
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New tender for Guayaquil
The government of Ecuador has not ruled out launching a new tender for the concession to run the port of Guayaquil, while in the meantime it has commenced restructuring of the port authority both there and in the cities of Manta, Esmeraldas and Puerto Bolívar. Guayaquil, it is argued, needs ...
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Chile for China?
Doubts have been cast on the effectiveness of using Chilean ports to export goods from South America''s Atlantic coast to destinations in Asia. In part, this is because export cargo from Uruguay and Argentina is not as important as was previously thought.
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NewsSSA Marine switches to ethanol
SSA Marine has introduced a programme to reduce noise emissions from handling equipment at container terminals where it operates.
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SECURITY SPECIALISTS
Surveillance specialists Axis Communications and PureTech Systems have combined products to enhance security at ports in the US. Pairing PureTech System''s wide-area video security with Axis Communications'' network camera claims to utilise the "best technology from these two companies to heighten security measures at multiple water facilities and airports throughout ...
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POWERFLEET MOBICON EXCLUSIVITY
Powerfleet has been appointed the sole distributor of the Mobicon container handling system in the US, a system that claims to eliminate the need for costly yard repairs.Designed and manufactured in Australia and assembled in the US, the manufacturers assert that it has the lightest axle loading of any container ...
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VERITAINER STATUS SYMBOL
The US Department of Homeland Security has awarded VeriTainer''s container crane radiation detection technology "Qualified Anti-Terrorist Technology ("QATT") designation status.
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SAIC launches compact inspection system
SAIC''s new VACIS P7500 Inspection System is a described as a compact,highpenetration, high-energy inspection portal that combines small footprint with high throughput. The system is suited for highvolume ports and transportation facilities with space limitations, said the company.
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NewsSafe and secure at Dublin Port Tunnel
Ireland''s Dublin Port Tunnel has had a security overhaul to incorporate the CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) access control system.
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DRIVING SHIP LOADING DOWN UNDER
AC drives supplied and fitted by Control Techniques are behind the control of a new shiploader at the Dalrymple Bay coal terminal in the port of Hay Point. Serving a total of 14 mines in Central Queensland including Blair Athol, the coal terminal at Dalrymple Bay unloads about 15 - ...
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'Take another look at NVQs' - Dover executive
Dover''s training and development manager has recommended that UK ports revisit National Vocational Qualifications as a means of adding value to business. "Line managers in our industry are still thinking about NVQs in 1990s terms," said Dover''s Mike Burney- Cumming.
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SWORD slices through paperwork
IT services company SWORD has launched a document control system targeted towards the engineering, energy and transport sectors. Based on Microsoft''s SharePoint® 2007 software, the C2Share Document Control system aims to control the flow of documents between contractors and internal staff, and to effectively monitor the documents review, approval and ...
