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Colombo's facelift
The government of Sri Lanka is to invest US$1bn in order to boost capacity at Colombo to 4m TEUs. This will involve the construction of the Colombo South Harbour project which will occupy a 600-hectare site. The facility, which will have 12 berths, is to be developed in two phases. ...
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NZ ports mull post merger reshuffle
New Zealand''s ports are jostling for business as a potential over-tonnaging situation develops following Maersk''s absorption of P& O Nedlloyd and its subsequent withdrawal of that line from services such as the " Eastabout" and " Westabout" Vessel Sharing Arrangements (VSAs) to Europe.
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Raising the roof in Tema
Ghana''s local stevedores association has appointed a lawyer to object to a concession granted to SDV and AP Moller to run the new Tema container terminal. The local stevedores say the procedure has not been transparent and that the process, involving a state asset, didn''t go to open tender as ...
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KLANG OPTS FOR DIESEL-ELECTRIC STRADS
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.Klang Container Terminal has opted for the construction of the 11 new straddle carriers with diesel electric transmission which makes it the first port in Southeast Asia to ...
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NewsIndian infrastructure needs US$150bn
India''s Transport Minister, T R Baalu, recently announced that his country is seeking up to US$150bn to fund port, road and other transport infrastructure projects.
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CHENNAI
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.India's government has given permission for Hutchison Port Holdings to bid for the second container terminal at the port of Chennai. This follows an earlier decision to allow ...
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COCHIN
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.Cochin Port Trust is to undertake an inquiry following the collapse of Q-4 berth at Mattanchery Wharf which resulted in the loss of 3,500 tons of salt. The ...
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NewsCalifornia governor
During 2008, PANYNJ reported that total container traffic in the port was 5.27m teu, compared with 5.3m teu in 2007.California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed spending over US$222bn on infrastructure including port projects without raising taxes following a call for more investment by four of his predecessors. Part of the ...
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NewsCarolinas' ambitions
Nine shipping lines and terminal operators form part of three proposals submitted to the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA), requesting participation in the development of a new three berth, 280 acre terminal in Charleston on the former US Naval Complex, SCSPA has announced.
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TAX BREAK PROMPTS BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT
The decision to waive import charges on port handling equipment for three years has prompted a rethink on the level of investment originally envisaged for the Acu Terminal, in Sao Joao da Barra. This should help speed up implementation of what is a $1bn initial development phase. The terminal, which ...
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NEW YORK/ NEW JERSEY
The port authority has outlined core marketing and operational strategies focusing on adding all-water services to and from Asia
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Libra promises capacity boost
In the next two years Santos port operator Libra Terminais is to boost box handling capacity by 50%. However, this depends on the port authority carrying out two commitments it agreed to when awarding the company the concession for Terminal 35: realigning an existing rail link which is disrupting productivity, ...
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NewsThe Art of the Impossible
Containerisation has fundamentally changed the way cargo handling services are paid for. Gustaaf de Monie explores an intricate subject.
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NewsThe post-concession race: have they heard the gun?
The shelved Ledeco project in Abidjan (see PS March and Oct 2004) would have provided solutions to all the problems raised above.
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NewsWill Concessions do the trick?
Steve Cameron looks at the current round of concessioning and asks will they provide a solution to West Africa''s pressing congestion problems.
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Follow the Mantra
These issues are certainly not confined to less-developed countries alone. While containerisation has spread into most of the world''s trade routes, there will always be a certain amount of breakbulk that will be shipped through them as well.
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NewsPorts surf the growth wave
As the UAE and other regional players steer their economies onward and upward, their ports are racing to keep up with demand, both actual and forecast. Nick Elliott reports.
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NewsHow green is your machine?
Manufacturers of pneumatic systems are becoming increasingly vocal when stressing the environmentally friendly nature of their products. But exactly how friendly are pneumatic unloaders? Alex Hughes went to find out.
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What about the workers?
Because pneumatic unloaders produce less dust emission, equipment operators consequently inhale lower quantities of dust which makes them safer to work with. In comparison to grabs, from which material can so easily escape, practically nothing gets out of an enclosed pneumatic discharge operation. This lack of dust is much more ...
