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JAPAN TO FINANCE SECOND BOX TERMINAL AT MOMBASA
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.Japan is to provide financial help amounting to $99m to build a second container terminal at the port of Mombasa. The terminal, which will occupy a 46-hectare site, will be built within three years.
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BANGLADESH TO BUILD NEW DEEPSEA PORT
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.The Bangladeshi government is to undertake a technical and economic feasibility study commencing in January 2005 for the development of a deepsea port. Three possible sites have already been identified, two of which are in ...
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HPH EYES ISRAELI PORTS
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.Hutchison Port Holdings has ...
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NewsCMA-CGM ship
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.Containers of water, rice ...
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FRENCH AND MALAYSIANS INVEST IN IRAN
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.Iran's South Pars gas ...
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EU TO REBUILD ZANZIBAR PORT
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.The European Union has ...
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CHINA SHIPPING TO DEVELOP JINZHOU BOX TERMINAL
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.China Shipping Terminal Development, ...
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Hong Kong needs 10th container terminal
A Hong Kong government study forecasts that the territory will require a brand new container terminal by 2015, but also that handling costs must be capped to remain competitive with competing facilities at the neighbouring Chinese port of Shenzhen. Hong Kong is already losing market share to its rival, which ...
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NewsPSA Singapore Terminals
PSA Singapore Terminals handled 20.6TEUs) last year, up 2.5mTEUs on 2003, a 14.1% jump. In addition to strong organic growth in volumes from existing customers, the PSA harvested a bumper crop of 36 new services in 2004 - more than double the 15 services it took on the year before. ...
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Shanghai now world's busiest port
Shanghai overtook Rotterdam to become the world''s busiest port in 2004. Growth this year of 20% brought total throughput to 370 million tonnes, compared to the 350 million tonnes handled by Rotterdam, which is itself a record. Box traffic rose by 25% to14.5mTEUs, while that at Rotterdam was on course ...
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Chennai unhappy with Ennore box terminal development
Ennore Port has issued a Request for Qualifications from terminal operators interested in building a US$160m container terminal at what is India''s first corporate port.
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ISRAELI DOCKERS LOSE VETO OVER LABOUR
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.The Be'er Sheva Labour ...
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DPI signs MOUs with Gulf neighbours
Dubai Ports International (DPI), has signed Memoranda of Understanding with the port authorities of Abu Dhabi and Fujairah. These agreements could later lead to possible management contracts or concessions for port operations at these two UAE ports.
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FCAB BUYS INTO ATI
The winner of the tender has until late December to complete the study.The 39,200 square metre Vopak facility mainly handles chemical products, petrochemicals and vegetable oil. A subsidiary of the Antofagasta to Bolivia Railway Company (FCAB) has bought a 30% stake in Antofagasta Terminal Internacional (ATI), which two years ago ...
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WAL-MART CHOOSES MANZANILLO
The winner of the tender has until late December to complete the study.The 39,200 square metre Vopak facility mainly handles chemical products, petrochemicals and vegetable oil. The Mexican port of Manzanillo which handled half a million containers in 2005, has now become a distribution hub for Wal-Mart. The US giant ...
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NewsLong Beach helps small businesses?
Long Beach is launching a major business outreach programme that will provide millions of dollars in contract opportunities to thousands of Southern California small businesses.
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..and stranded Filipino seafarers
Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners voted to contribute US$5,000 to the International Seafarers Center''s Stranded Seafarers Fund to help 16 stranded Filipino seamen. Their vessel, the bulk carrier KATERINA, was seized in September in a health and safety investigation while calling at the California United Terminals facility in Long ...
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NewsSantos needs $1bn to ease bottlenecks
According to Brazil''s Votorantim Financeira bank, upgrading the port of Santos to a position where there are no longer any major bottlenecks would cost in the region of US$1 billion.
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BUENAVENTURA TO INVEST $37.5M
Implementing similar upgrades at all national ports would cost US$20 billion. Work required at Santos includes extending container stacking yards, constructing perimeter roads, recommencing dredging work, expanding the total area of the port and the conclusion of work associated with the Vehicle Export Terminal.The Colombian port of Buenaventura has announced ...
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PUERTO RICANS TO DESIGN LAS AMERICAS PORT
Puerto Rican company Vasquez y Asociados has been awarded the contract to design the initial phase of the island''s Las Americas port project which has been costed at US$700m.
