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Cabello loses regional control
The Venezuelan port of Cabello has been nationalised. Previously, the port was managed locally by the Instituto Puerto Autónomo de Puerto Cabello (IPAPC). The move is viewed negatively by municipal and regional governments, which may freeze planned investment in facilities.
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Nova Scotia terminal
Several North American investors have put forward a project to build a new container terminal in Canso Straits, Nova Scotia. They plan to invest $300m in a 485,000 sq metre area, which will be managed by SSA Marine.
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HPH woos Mexican hauliers
HPH, Mexico' s largest container terminal operator, is negotiating a strategic alliance with road haulage companies to improve its door-to-door service for customers.
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Shadow cast on Punta Colonet project
Proposed expansions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could threaten the planned development of a new mega-port at Punta Colonet in Mexico' s Baja Californian region.
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Talcahuano remedial need
The Chilean port of Talcahuano requires infrastructure and dredging rehabilitation work or risks closure within two years. A single port operator is expected to be appointed, with all contracts placed by the first quarter of 2008.
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SSA invests in Tacoma
SSA Marine is to invest $300m in a new container terminal at East Blair Waterway in the port of Tacoma.
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Bolivian border port
The Bolivian government is to build a port terminal at Puerto Quijarro on the border with Brazil at a cost of $25.6m. This will enable Bolivian soya to access coastal ports via the Paraguay-Paraná inland waterway network.
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NewsManzanillo Port reaches saturation point
The port of Manzanillo in Mexico has reached virtual saturation point following a 20% hike in container traffic over the last few months.
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AMP'd up, Cavotec style
Viewed by many on the US west coast as the driver in greener solutions for powering ships in dock, Cavotec has developed three different types of its branded Alternative Maritime Supply (AMP) units. Ship-based systems, semi-fixed systems and shore-based systems offer a supply of electrical power to docked vessels, obviating ...
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NewsThe spice of life
Contrasting schemes from two major consultants prove that there’ s more than one way to skin a port cat, as Alex Hughes discovers
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NewsGas-guzzlers help Vopak expansion
Increased demand for petroleum drove Vopak Terminal Singapore Pte Ltd to revisit its jetty layout and capacity at its Petroleum Storage Terminal at Banyan Basin on Singapore’ s Jurong Island.
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Another beast in the offing
In late April this year, King Mohammed VI announced that yet another mega-port is planned in the Strait of Gibraltar. It will be situated between Tangier and Tangier Med and completion is expected by 2015.
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NewsAfrican dreams realised
Continent’ s new super-port takes shape, with a facility to rival the traditional Mediterranean mega-hubs. Henrik Byrn reports
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Workers challenge the Indian dream
India wants to ramp up operations at the 13 ports it controls to 24/7 operation by December this year.
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NewsThe line on lashing
With hundreds of containers going overboard each year, Felicity Landon looks at the container lashing issue from the ports perspective
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Lashing@Sea puts crew safety centre stage
Health and safety aspects for lashing crews and ship crews are a central part of the Lashing@Sea joint industry project which was launched last year to look at the need for the right balance between safety and operational efficiency for container,ro-ro and heavy lift transport.
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Where does the buck stop?
For the P& I clubs, the dangers associated with lashing operations are only too clear.
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NewsPowerful Pulling
Manufacturers are responding to demands for enhanced productivity by introducing more cost-effective, environmentally friendly terminal tractors, as David Foxwell explains
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NewsTransmission re-vamp
Terberg’ s overhaul of its terminal tractors’ powering gear has made a significant dent in fuel consumption, as David Foxwell reports
