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APM inks Vietnam and Jordan agreements
APM Terminals, together with Saigon Port Co, has reached an agreement to build a new container terminal at Cai Mep some 15 miles south of Ho Chi Minh City. Construction of the terminal is expected to start later this year and completion is scheduled for mid-2009.
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ICTSI WINS TARTOUS CONCESSION
Hopes are that the port will serve Vietnam's future in global commerce.ICTSI has been awarded a 10-year concession to operate Tartous Container Terminal in Syria, with scope for a five-year extension in the contract. Also bidding were CMA CGM, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport/Gulf Stevedoring and OPM/PWC Logistics. Tartous, claims ...
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South Australian ports come under fire
The state of bulk ports in South Australia has copped criticism from a Perth mining company, which says the " poor standard" of ports has prevented a proposed major iron/copper/gold mining operation near Coober Pedy from securing a reliable export gateway.
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SCS MANAGES METROBOX
Container depot operator Specialised Container Services (SCS) has taken over the management of the south Auckland-based container yard MetroBox.
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NewsNew mobile harbour crane for Napier
A NZ$6m Gottwald HMK300E mobile harbour crane is expected to become fully operational at the Port of Napier in early September.
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TOLL FINDS BIG SAVINGS AT PATRICK
For the first half of 2008 overall, the index registered 13.7 days, which compares with the 22.9 days reported 12 months ago. Australia's Toll Holdings Ltd is expecting to make savings of more than ¢39m following its ?3.785bn acquisition of port operator Patrick Corp Ltd.
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US Lines buoys Australasia ports with new service
US Lines (USL) is in the throes of expanding its existing Pacific schedule through the introduction of a new " ANZL" fixed-day service connection with New Zealand and Australia.
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VOLUME INCREASE FOR AXIS INTERMODAL
Ports of Auckland''s specialist container handling and terminal operating company Axis Intermodal has reported an 11% increase in export box volume and 7% rise in import containers during the past six months.
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Immense interest in P&O Ports' US terminals
Around 100 companies have declared an interest in terminal assets held by P& O Ports in the US.
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NewsTacoma bond issue
The Port of Tacoma has issued $100m in revenue bonds with an effective fixed interest rate of less than 4%.
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P&O NA teams with Tideworks
Tideworks Technology has announced the successful deployment of its container terminal management suite with P& O Ports North America in Tampa, Florida.
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Americas sustain containerport throughput
Globalisation and the rise of China as the world''s manufacturing centre have accelerated containerport demand in the Americas in recent years, according to a study from Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd.
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Santos concession provokes outrage
A local councillor in the Brazilian city of Santos has criticised the decision by the local port authority to award an area of 80,000 sq m on the left bank to incumbent container terminal operator Santos Brasil without going through the process of an open tender.
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PLA seeks equipment supplier
The PLA is responsible for all traffic on the tidal Thames as far as Teddington Lock to the West London. To date, smaller vessels have been exempt from mandatory Automatic Identification System carriage, although this will all change as from June 1, 2007.
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NewsLondon blazes trail
The PLA has long been a supporter of identification systems, despite the major expenditure required to introduce AIS equipment, as Alex Hughes found out
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NewsBig brother's watching
New tracking and identification regulations mean that ships can be monitored from port to port. Alex Hughes investigates
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Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints
Although not in the ''overheated'' state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006.
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NewsHead to head: boxes versus cargo
New Zealand ports are celebrating impressive long term growth and not just for containers, reports Iain MacIntyre
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NewsRiding the dry bulk wave
Australian ports are steaming ahead with expansion plans as cargo throughput surges.
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NewsTeam up or bail out
New Zealand’s ports are told to consolidate or risk losing out to the Australians in the battle for booming Asian cargo.
