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NEW EMIRATES BOX FACILITY
Kuwait''s KGL has been awarded a 21-year BOT contract to develop a new container terminal at the UAE port of Saqr, in Ras Al Khaimah.
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NIGERIA TO CONDUCT STUDY TOUR IN ADVANCE OF PORT CONCESSIONS
Justifying the request, Lyttelton Port chairman Barney Sundstrum says an independent study revealed the board's current pay is "substantially below equivalent companies". However, the major South Island port recently reported a comparable 1.7% loss in net annual profitability to US$8.24m.Julius Bala, director general of Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises has ...
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DPI looks to Vallarpadam
India''s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given the nod to Dubai Ports International (DPI) to take over management of the Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal (RGCT) at the port of Kochi (Cochin) on the understanding that it goes ahead with construction of a proposed new transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam as ...
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NewsHPH developing terminals in Laem Chabang and Shanghai
HPH has been awarded a 30-year concession to build and operate six terminals at Laem Chabang which will have a total quay length of 3,250 metres with depth alongside of 16 metres. In 2003 Laem Chabang recorded 3.4m TEUs.
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BIDS IN FOR TANGIERS
CMA CGM, Evergreen, P& O Ports and APM Terminals have all submitted bids for the concession to run the new 800m long container terminal being built at the Moroccan port of Tangiers.
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TRANSNET BOARD FIRED
The management board of Transnet, South Africa''s state-ownedtransport organisation, was replaced recently after losses of $940m reported for the year. Transnet is responsible, amongst other sectors, for South Africa''s ports and South African Airways which is technically insolvent. The main reason for the record loss was a massive hedging loss ...
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NewsJNPT rethinks container berth privatisation
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has revealed that its earlier proposal to invite in private operators to convert an existing shallow berth currently used for new vehicles traffic to work with container handling is being rethought. JNPT chairman, Ravi Budhiraja noted, " Nothing has yet been finalised. We are going ...
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NewsKPA invests $25m in IT at Mombasa
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is investing heavily in upgrading both the leading import-export port of Mombasa and the socalled Northern Corridor which links it with Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo.
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MADAGASCAR GOES FOR PPP
Madagascar has hired the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to advise on the structuring and implementation of a PPP for the container terminal of the country''s largest port, Toamasina.The port handles 1.5m tons a year including around 92,000 TEU''s.
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NIGERIA TO BUILD THREE PORTS
Nigeria' s Federal government has given permission for the construction of two seaports and one river port costing a combined $1.1bn.
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NewsBMT helps plan world's biggest coal port
Plans for the expansion of the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal in Queensland, to make it the world' s largest coal port, have been produced with the help of BMT Maritime Consultants, a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology (BMT).
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NewsYICT improves truck entry/exit process
Port Community Cards (PCC) has been introduced for truck drivers to access Customs'' electronic gatehouse at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) and Shenzhen Customs. Using infrared technology, the card can automatically verify container data with the information stored in the Customs'' computer system. Beyond enhancing container management for shipping lines, ...
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SUPER POSTPANAMAX FOR PTP
Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has ordered three super post-Panamax quay cranes from IMPSA (Malaysia) together with RTGs the port's new phase 2 development ...
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$570M FOR SRI LANKA
Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.The ADB is to lend $570 million to Sri Lanka a part of which is to be allocated to work at Colombo Port South ...
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Majors move further into China
Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.Taiwan-based Evergreen group has sent a letter of intent to Ningbo Port Authority covering development of Phase 4 of its Beilun Port complex. The ...
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..but Californians are still serious about it ?
To reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality, a group of terminal operators has announced a plan for all 13 Long Beach and Los Angeles port container cargo terminals to phase in truck gates at night and weekends. The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association''s extended hours plan, which includes an initial ...
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NewsArnie vetoes air pollution bill?
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have required the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to severely curb their air pollution.
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..and BP too
The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners and British Petroleum have agreed to a historic voluntary air quality improvement project that will allow BP vessels to cold iron - shut down their engines and plug into dockside electricity.
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NewsCasella measures noise at Dover
Passengers, terminal staff and residents are benefiting from the port''s noise policies.
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Mexico hots up competition for US boxes..
A recently released report in the US warns that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could potentially see 50% of their imported containers switch to alternative facilities in neighbouring Mexico, with Lazara Cardenas viewed as the main threat. Indeed, last year''s dock workers'' strike on the US West ...
