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NewsLiberia halts inland box terminal project
Monrovia: claims no benefitThis will enable financial closure to take place for the first phase of the port project five years after it started operations in April 1999.Liberia's National Ports Authority (NPA) has asked Global Security Seals (GSS) to stop construction of an inland container terminal at Monrovia Freeport. This ...
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NewsNigerian concessions finally taken up
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to cede management of terminals to concessionaires as from March 2006.
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NewsLuanda undertaking modernisation
Luanda port''s Strategic Plan of Modernisation covering the period 2006-2010 will result in investment totalling US$130m. This will help boost service provision and improve capacity. The plan, which was drawn up in partnership with consultants Management Cayman, aims to transform the port into a regional hub within the next 10 ...
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New box terminal for Kaoshiung
Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau has issued terms covering bids for the first phase of the new International Container Terminal.
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CMA CGM eyes Indonesian hub port project
CMA CGM is now the only party interested in setting up an international hub port at Batam in Indonesia. Other potential investors failed to put forward bids for what is a US$218m project.
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NewsNamPort secures US loan
Walvis Bay: another aspiring hubThere are inherent difficulties with the bid which requires certain conditions that the Indonesian government might find difficult to approve.The United States Trade and Development Agency has awarded Namibian Ports Authority (NamPort) a grant of $400,000 for port development and expansion projects. NamPort is trying to ...
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NewsWildlife habitat preserved in Tacoma
Expansion of facilities at Tacoma may be creating thousands of jobs, but it is also benefiting wildlife.
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NewsEverglades eco plans
Balancing economic growth with ecological concerns is never easy - this is the challenge discussed by Broward County Port Everglades Department staff, approximately 60 Broward County residents and environmental experts, looking to generate ideas about how the South Florida port can further its environmental stewardship. Participants in the Environmental Workshop ...
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NewsOperator sought for Cape Fear River
North Carolina State Ports Authority is seeking one or possibly two companies interested in building a new container terminal on Cape Fear River in Brunswick County.
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No shortage of interest in P&O
Following the political outcry in Washington over P& O''s change of ownership to Dubai''s DP World, both trade and private equity buyers have already expressed interest in P& O''s US port assets that are once more up for grabs. Some industry sources put the likely value of the company at ...
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NewsThe greening of Long Beach
Long Beach is to see changes for the better in an environmental sense in the years to come.
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SMART TAGS FOR MANZANILLO
The Port of Long Beach 2006-2016 Strategic Plan has been unveiled, focusing on Environmental Stewardship as well as six other key areas.Manzanillo Port Authority in Mexico is to implement a programme that will reduce the time it takes to locate a container in any part of the terminal. The aim ...
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Suape seeks alternative investment
Suape is seeking alternative investment sources over and above those allocated to it by the government which are often difficult to access.
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SECURITY CONCERNS REJECTED
The US Coast Guard has rejected a claim by politicians that it had raised " concerns" about DP World''s potential support for terrorism.
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LA/LONG BEACH
Long Beach and Los Angeles are working together to reduce congestion. The two giants have finally settled a squabble that threatened to undermine an innovative plan to speed up cargo moving through the two gateways. The free time allowed for containers has been reduced from five to four days. The ...
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NewsFinally Reform
Alex Hughes reports on how Israel is finally wrenching its ports into the 21st century.
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NewsIndian ports struggle to keep up
Remarkable growth in container trade has focused minds on the need for massive investment in the region''s ports. Nick Elliott reports.
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NewsPRIVATISED CARGO HANDLING AT KPT
Karachi Port Trust: a step towards privatisationAs readers of PS will have noticed, South Asian port development projects - India in particular - almost warrant their own news department in the magazine. Nevertheless, berth congestion appears to be on the increase at major ports throughout India. For the nine months ...
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NewsKANDLA ACCELERATES EXPANSION
Kandla is speeding up its € 946m expansion programme in an attempt to boost cargo handling capacity by 32.4m tonnes over the next five years which will give it a total capacity of 73.6m tonnes. This will require the construction of new berths, the development of a satellite port at ...
