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NewsFROM RIB TO TUG SOMETHING FOR EVERY OCCASION
Mention of the term workboat conjures up a variety of images and frequently means different things to different people, reports Jack Gaston .
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Peru to introduce concessions
Following months of debate, Peru''s Transport & Communications ministry has issued regulations governing a new National Port Law. An 11-person directorate has been established with a remit to determine the best way to bring in a concession process for Peruvian ports.
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NewsTripoli in Iraqi car boom
Lebanon' s second port of Tripoli reports a boom in vehicle imports thanks to resumed trade with Iraq. Over the past year new vehicle imports have averaged 7,000 a month, an increase of 700%, with more than two million vehicles expected to use the port over the next two years.
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ADM buys in Rotterdam
The sale of the Europoort terminal I of European Bulk Services (EBS) to Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been finalized.
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NewsValencia to expand facilities
Valencia port authority has adopted a plan which will ensure that sufficient capacity will be available at the port until at least 2015. Both the main port of Valencia and the secondary harbour at Sagunto will be simultaneously expanded, with all work to be completed by 2007.
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Maersk warns Indians
Steen Lund, Maersk' s senior vp Asia for line management, recently made some extremely high profile remarks to the press regarding what he sees as capacity bottlenecks at some container ports in India.
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Freeport seeks investment
Cheayee Dee, md of Liberia''s National Port Authority claims that at least $40m will be needed to bring Freeport back to internationally acceptable standards following 15 years of civil war.
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New terminal capacity in Bangladesh
Chittagong Port Authority and the China Harbour Engineering Group have signed an agreement for the construction of the New Mooring Container Terminal at the port. Phase I, which will involve the building of a 1000 metre long quay and associated container terminal, will require development of a 22ha site at ...
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NewsScott Wilson in Hong Kong
Overall, he notes, Indian ports are beginning to lack competitiveness compared to other regional players, which places the country's overseas trade at risk.Phased operations have now commenced at CT9, Hong Kong's newest and largest container terminal. The last of the six new berths is to be completed and handed over ...
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Hamburg joins financial race for JNPT
Overall, he notes, Indian ports are beginning to lack competitiveness compared to other regional players, which places the country's overseas trade at risk.Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken a 26% stake in the consortium put together by United Liner Agencies (India) to bid for the new container terminal development at ...
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Abidjan and Douala concessions up in the air
The disputed container terminal concession at Vridi, Abidjan, awarded to SETV and the Bollore group continues to cause problems. Last week 30 people were killed in Abidjan during anti-government protests that were in part related to this issue. The top management of the port authority were sacked and the president ...
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PSA Corp interested in Vizhinjam
Overall, he notes, Indian ports are beginning to lack competitiveness compared to other regional players, which places the country's overseas trade at risk.PSA Corp has expressed a strong interest in investing in the proposed deep-sea container terminal to be built at the Indian port of Vizhinjam, which it claims demonstrates ...
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Gwadar scheduled for 2005
The new Gwadar port will commence operations, on schedule, in March 2005. The initial phase, costing $298m, will involve three operational deep-sea berths, with additional phases due to add up to nine more and is being built by Chinese engineers.
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Israel grants workers
Overall, he notes, Indian ports are beginning to lack competitiveness compared to other regional players, which places the country's overseas trade at risk.The Israeli government is offering port workers at Haifa and Ashdod a total of $9.95m in grants to buy heavily discounted shares, if they support the proposed IPO, ...
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NewsMini and multi cats for Tuapse
Damen Shipyards has delivered two workboats to the Black Sea port of Tuapse, the Damen Mini Cat 803 for mooring operations and general services, and a Multi Cat 1506 for debris collecting, pollution control and bilge water collecting.
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NewsHyster upgrades heavy-duty forklifts
Hyster' s H8.00-16.00XM heavy-duty forklift trucks with capacities of 8 to 16 tons, now feature a new TE-10 automatic transmission to coincide with the availability of the Perkins Tier 2 engine. The new transmission provides three speeds either in forward or reverse and is fully automatic. However, in order to ...
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CIRIA's Accelerated Low Water Corrosion solution
A new form of aggressive, localised corrosion has occurred on unprotected steel marine structures over the past 20 years or so. It affects structures at or around the low water level and is called accelerated low water corrosion (ALWC), lowest astronomical tide corrosion (LAT) or concentrated corrosion.
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NewsConCat hits the road
Kongsberg Maritime and Uniteam International are showcasing the ConCat Survey catamaran.
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Thamesport orders Terbergs
Demonstrations of the innovative turnkey survey platform will take place during the coming months across the UK, USA and Canada.Thamesport has ordered 11 new Terberg terminal tractors. The first of the four YT220s will be leased through Barloworld. The remaining seven will be purchased outright through Transtec Equipment. The tractors ...
