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TWO BID FOR SAGUNTO CONCESSIONS
Only one bid was received for each of the two multipurpose terminals to be built in the expansion area at Sagunto.
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12 in the race for Prat Quay
A total of 12 national and international companies have presented expressions of interest in operating the new container terminal being built on Prat Quay, Barcelona. An award is due to be made by the end of the first half of 2006, which should mean the terminal will commence operations in ...
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MARVAL INAUGURATES CATOS
Maritima Valenciana put the Catos terminal management system into operation in March.
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TYNE INVESTS IN EXTENSION
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Port of Tyne is pouring £10m into a drive to attract more power station coal imports, by building a quay extension and conducting a significant dredging project. The ...
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Dover Harbour Board
Dover Harbour Board is looking to create a new marina and four new ferry berths in a major re-development plan for the Western Docks. The Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal, expert consultants have confirmed, is approaching full capacity.
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FEEDER LINES POUR INTO AMSTERDAM
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Following the announcement that two Grand Alliance services will be regular visitors to Ceres Paragon Terminal in Amsterdam, feeder services are arriving in great numbers. Delphis, the Belgian ...
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BIOPETROL THIRD FACILITY IN PIPELINE
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. BioPetrol is to build its third production facility, at the Vopak Terminal Botlek Noord in Rotterdam. The plant, scheduled to start up operation in the third quarter of ...
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ETT OPEN FOR BUSINESS
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Rotterdam's new Euro Tank Terminal has welcomed its first tanker. The jetty has been modified and rebuilt and can now handle vessels up to 260m to handle and ...
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TARRAGONA INCREASES DRY BULK CAPACITY
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. Silos de Tarragona has asked permission from the port authority to build a new 50,000-tonne grain silo. The company, which handles between 1.5m tonnes and 2m tonnes on ...
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NewsJadeWeserPort goes to Eurogate
Eurogate, Europe''s largest container terminal group, has secured the tender for the operation of Germany''s future deepsea port JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, after winning over an international group of shipping companies and port operators. The group made it to the final bidding round and came out on top after impressing the ...
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ESPO alarm over differential charging
The European Sea Ports Organisation has expressed serious concern over European Commission plans to advocate " differential charging" for the port sector. ESPO has asked the Commission for clarification following a speech by an official suggesting differential charging by authorities was a good way to reduce ship emissions, thereby improving ...
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PENANG
This will enable financial closure to take place for the first phase of the port project five years after it started operations in April 1999.Completion of the North Butterworth Container Terminal phase 2B is expected to boost cash flow at Penang Port Sdn Bhd by up to US$24m. The cash ...
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NewsLiberia halts inland box terminal project
Monrovia: claims no benefitThis will enable financial closure to take place for the first phase of the port project five years after it started operations in April 1999.Liberia's National Ports Authority (NPA) has asked Global Security Seals (GSS) to stop construction of an inland container terminal at Monrovia Freeport. This ...
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NewsNigerian concessions finally taken up
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to cede management of terminals to concessionaires as from March 2006.
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NewsPort bid advisor appointed
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has appointed independent advisor Crighton Anderson Corporate Finance to evaluate the bid of Christchurch City Holdings (CCH) to acquire the 31% shareholding it does not own. The LPC board is awaiting that report before making a recommendation on the US$1.34 per share bid, but industry ...
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NewsLuanda undertaking modernisation
Luanda port''s Strategic Plan of Modernisation covering the period 2006-2010 will result in investment totalling US$130m. This will help boost service provision and improve capacity. The plan, which was drawn up in partnership with consultants Management Cayman, aims to transform the port into a regional hub within the next 10 ...
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NEW CRANES AT TWO PORTS
Port Otago is predicting a 15-20% improvement in vessel-handling productivity from its recently-arrived ZPMC ship-to-shore crane.
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New box terminal for Kaoshiung
Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has issued terms covering bids for the first phase of the new International Container Terminal.
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CMA CGM eyes Indonesian hub port project
CMA CGM is now the only party interested in setting up an international hub port at Batam in Indonesia. Other potential investors failed to put forward bids for what is a US$218m project.
