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NewsColombo being swamped by containers
The Sri Lankan Port of Colombo desperately needs to move to 24-hour operation on a permanent basis to bring levels of efficiency up to its hub port status, claims the national exporters association.
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Northland land sale
A 177-hectare block of land adjacent to the Marsden Point port complex has been put on the market to attract complementary businesses. Northland Port Corporation also plans to lease back 60 hectares of the land for 35 years.
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NewsLiverpool pioneers green canal shuttle
UK supermarket chain Tesco has made use of the England''s extensive canal network to transport supplies from the Port of Liverpool to Manchester.
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Liebherr handover
Port equipment manufacturer Liebherr has handed over a new mobile harbour crane to the Port of Tanjung Perak, the second largest port in Indonesia.
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Re-structuring of maritime bodies in Ecuador
Ecuador''s General Directorate of the Merchant Marine (Digmer) has been renamed the National Aquatic Spaces Organisation (Dirnea).
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DP World active in Malaysia
DP World and the MMC Berhad Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop 9.125m sq m of land in South Johor, Malaysia. This will be used to develop a $5bn maritime centre.
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Port-Net II on the cards
Participants in European ports initiative Port-Net have called for a "more practical" second programme as the first draws to a close.
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Humber ports top UK ranking
The UK's Humber Ports can lay claim to the greatest share of UK world tonnage, beating all other UK ports complexes, according to the government's UK Maritime Statistics 2006.
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NewsChinese lines eye Sines
Increased Chinese imports are making operations at Portugal's only deep-water port of Sines ever more viable, claims concessionaire PSA.
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CMH active in Zhanjiang
Hong Kong-based China Merchants Holdings (CMH) has reached an agreement with the municipality of Zhanjiang to transform Zhanjiang Port Group into a private company, Zhanjiang Port (Group) Co Ltd, with a capital of $479m. CMH is paying $215m for a 45% stake in the joint-venture.
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NewsNZ news snippets
Port of Tauranga has called for Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) to disclose the independent report it commissioned on the Auckland-Tauranga port merger proposal.
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Libra introduces off-dock loading
Libra Terminal Rio, which operates two container terminals in the Port of Rio de Janeiro, has added coffee handling to its skills. The cargo is loaded in containers at the company''s off-dock Redex bonded facility, which began operations in October handling manufactured goods, pig iron and palletised ornamental stone.
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NewsForklifts article
Forklift trucks for empty container handling are proving their prowess on the quay, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsMelbourne Deepening
Victoria''s planning minister has endorsed the urgently-needed deepening of Melbourne''s Port Phillip Bay channel to 14 metres. However, approvals from other ministers are still required and a raft of environmental safeguards will have to be met, overseen by an independent monitor.
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NewsNorthport ups conventional cargo operations
Port Klang operator Northport is to invest $29m in enhancing its operational area for conventional cargo at Southpoint.
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28 eye Vizinjam
A total of 38 companies are reported to have requested the tender documents for a proposed international container terminal at Vizinjam. Maersk and PSA are among those interested.
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NewsSheet piling
Wider, thinner, more strength for less steel - Felicity Landon reports on the evolution of sheet piling in the ports sector
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Sheet piling side
ESC broke the mould by supplying clients with the exact lengths that they required rather than just standard six metre and 12 metre. General manager Bruce Colson says this ensures there is no wastage, so there are savings for the client.
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Sheet piling side 2
A notable sheet piling project under way in the UK right now is within the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)''s project to turn the 8.35 km of waterways that intersect the Olympic Park into "green corridors".
