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    US short-sea shipping call

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Short-sea shipping is the only answer to the US capacity crunch, according to Charles Raymond, chairman, president and chief executive of Horizon Lines. In his view,rising container imports are placing extreme pressure on an already strained transportation infrastructure.

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    Future-proof

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Bremen/Bremerhaven secures feedership role for the future as JadeWeserPort project gets go-ahead. Tom Todd reports

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    Changing tide of German opinion

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Few now appear to doubt the future strategic importance of what will be Germany’ s only deep-water container terminal: the idea, once scoffed at, appears to have literally grown on Germans. 

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    Lübeck's share sights

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    City hopes to boost future port prospects with a majority share sell off to an experienced port operator, as Tom Todd reports

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    Sassnitz-Mukran eager to fill unused capacity

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Germany’ s easternmost deep-water port,Sassnitz- Mukran, expects planned new rail-ferry links this year with Russia will help solve its problem of unused capacity and hopes more cruiseships will fill the rest. 

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    Double-edged strategy

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Kiel’ s focus on the two Cs of cruise and cargo should keep it on a steady course, as Tom Todd reports

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    Multi-sector plan encourages Rostock cargo growth

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Although best known for booming ferry and ro-ro traffic, east Germany’ s biggest port, Rostock, continues to surprise, with eggs in many baskets as part of a strategy of universal, multisector development. 

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    Legislation overload

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Port operators are used to being bombarded with new rules and regulations – and environmental “ issues” generally lead the field. Felicity Landon reports

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    Cutting out CARBs

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    New emissions regulations off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hope to enforce a dramatic improvement in air quality.Felicity Landon reports

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    Lack of Spark

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    A review of Scottish ports’ policy produced few recommendations for change, instead it highlighted the importance of landside infrastructure links, as David Foxwell reports

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    Show your hand

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    The Port of Dakar, Senegal is reportedly in the process of privatising its container terminal facilities – or is it? 

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    The environmental issue: hot topic or here to stay?

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    It used to be that we were inundated with newsworthy reports on security issues and the various programmes and schemes with interesting acronyms such as TWIC and CTPAT. The lesson there was that they all have a cost associated with them. Today, the port industry is embroiled in environmental issues, ...

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    Re-writing the concessioning small print

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    It has become increasingly clear in the last two or three years that there is a growing requirement to consider in greater detail the aspect of exit arrangements from a terminal concession or a similar contract that gives management and operating rights to a specific party for a given port ...

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    Reality check

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    In the UK,if you turn on the radio,look at the television or read the newspaper it is virtually guaranteed that you will be exposed to an array of facts, discussions or opinions about the environment. And we are not alone; our colleagues around the world are no doubt being subjected ...

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    VIZINJAM TENDER RE-ISSUE

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    The government of the Indian state of Kerala has agreed to re-issue the tender for the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vizinjam.

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    INDIAN 'SUPER-DREDGER' MOOTED

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    The Shipping Corporation of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai Port and Mazagon Docks Ltd are looking into setting up a large dredging company. In addition, the government''s Ministry of Petroleum is also speaking to oil companies, which may also later become involved in the project. Foreign companies interested in investing ...

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    MUNDRA IPO

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited intends to raise ¢ 310m ($421m) via an IPO, which would be the first time any Indian port operator has used this method as a means of raising finance.The IPO is scheduled for the second quarter and money raised will be invested in ...

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    DALIAN IN BED WITH MODERN TERMINALS

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Dalian Port Company and Modern Terminals Ltd are to build a deepwater container terminal at the Port of Dalian. This will be located at Dayaowan North Harbour.

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    XICT ADDS QUAYSIDE LIFT

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Xiamen International Container Terminals has taken delivery of two post-panamax quayside gantry cranes and six mobile harbour cranes, bringing to 38 the overall number of cranes owned by the facility. XICT is also to bring online a further 443 metres of quay, which will have alongside draught of 17.5 metres.

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    Chittagong go-slow cripples operations

    2007-05-01T16:26:00Z

    Workers belonging to Chittagong port authority implemented a policy of nonco- operation following the takeover of management of the container terminal by private company Saif Powertec.