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Namibia invests in expansion
Namibian Ports Authority is to invest € 58.79m in expanding capacity at its ports in Walvis Bay and Luderitz. Walvis Bay presently generates an annual throughput of 3.3m tonnes, which is equivalent to 30%-40% of total capacity.
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APM TERMINALS CRITICISED IN NIGERIA
Complaints have been made to the government of Nigeria regarding the activities of APM Terminals at the Lagos Port Complex.
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Take the next dance with Charleston
The port of Charleston expects to receive clearance to construct a new 1.4m teu capacity container terminal before the end of the year at the former Charleston Navy Base.
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NewsMaersk Line signs to GPA
"We're expecting the permitting process to be cleared in November, " says Byron Miller, director of public relations at South Carolina State Ports Authority.The world's largest container liner Maersk has signed a 20-year agreement with Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), with the inclusion of a 10-year renewal option to allow for ...
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Inchcape to double up by 2010
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world''s largest privatelyowned marine management services company, is planning to double its business by 2010. The company was acquired earlier this year by the Dubai Government-owned investment group Istithmar PJSC following ISS being put up for sale by its parent Electra Investment Trust Plc. Initially, ...
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NewsAlternative to Chinese medicine
It is easy to be lured by the headline figures emanating from China, but should investors be turning to Southeast Asia to reap rewards? Peter Trevalyn investigates
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NewsConstantza carves niche as hub of choice
Booming Black Sea business has given this Romanian port the edge. Alex Hughes reports on how transhipment rules Constantza''s roost
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NewsTop slot out of reach for Turkey
Turkey''s ports would like nothing better than to steal the transhipment hub crown from Constantza, but are development options limited without private sector investment, asks Alex Hughes
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NewsFeeders vie for Black Sea business
Approximately 70% of current imports into the Black Sea region are being sourced in the Far East, but opinions are divided on the most effective way to actually reach these markets, writes Alex Hughes
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NewsOdessa snaps at Illichivsk's heels
Just 30 km separates the rival Ukrainian ports of Odessa and Illichivsk, but the management systems employed by the two are worlds apart, reports Alex Hughes
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NewsNorthern ports have more to offer
New study claims that increasing traffic to ports in the north of England will improve infrastructure throughout the UK, reports Felicity Landon
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No way to do business
It hits you right in the eye and begs that question - again - how can they do it?
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Thumbs Down
Interesting to note the saga that is playing itself out in the Port of Marseilles whereby crane operators and other workers employed by the port authority recently stopped work - for three hours - with the aim of emphasising that they want to remain in the port authority''s employ when ...
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Highways of the Sea: Fact or Fiction
Much has been written about the " Autoroute de la Mer" and considerable money has been spent by the European Commission and various national governments studying the viability of shifting truck traffic from the land highways to the maritime routes, particularly in the Mediterranean between Italy, France and Spain, but ...
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Expect the unexpected
As I walked around Limassol port last month and watched the port manager calmly overseeing thousands of evacuees using his port as a springboard for other destinations, I have to say I was impressed. This port on the south coast of Cyprus didn''t ask to be the channel for evacuees ...
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NewsCrane simulator first for Sri Lanka
Simulator training for port operators has entered a new phase in the Indian Subcontinent with South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) Colombo installing Sri Lanka''s first crane simulation facility.
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TIANJIN IPO OVER-SUBSCRIBED
The IPO issued by Tianjin Port Holdings Ltd was heavily oversubscribed, by as much as 1,700 times.
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TWO NEW TUGS FOR COCHIN
The Advanced Crane Simulator has been developed by Applied Research International, a New Delhibased organisation with expertise in knowledge systems, and is designed to enhance productivity and safety in cargo-handling operations through comprehensive training of operators and port personnel in a life-like environment.Cochin Port Trust is to acquire two new ...
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NINGBO TO BECOME WORLD NUMBER 3
The Advanced Crane Simulator has been developed by Applied Research International, a New Delhibased organisation with expertise in knowledge systems, and is designed to enhance productivity and safety in cargo-handling operations through comprehensive training of operators and port personnel in a life-like environment.The Chinese Port of Ningbo is to increase ...
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ThyssenKrupp forges China coal links
ThyssenKrupp Fordertechnik''s inexorable push into the Chinese market for coal port handling equipment is refusing to run out of steam.
