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Aguadulce study
US consultants Moffatt & Nichol are due to complete a feasibility study for the proposed Colombian port on the Aguadulce Peninsula by the end of this year.
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Pension problems delay investment
A senior official at South Africa''s Public Enterprises Ministry, Dr Ian Phillips, conceded recently the national ports authority had had to support a huge financial burden in attempting to keep afloat the pension fund of its holding company Transnet. By 1999, Transnet was having to find US$253m simply to service ...
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News..Meanwhile in Siberia
Volumes at Vostochny International Container Services (VICS) increased by 48% in the first half of 2003. Under the joint management of CSX World Terminals (CSXWT) and P& O Ports since 1995, the increase is in addition to growth of 145% since 1999.
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NewsJNPT gets third box terminal
The third container terminal being developed by India''s Jawaharlal Nehru Port is almost certain to be offered as a concession based on minimum guaranteed throughputs (MGTs), rather than revenue sharing.
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NewsPSA policy shift nets Cosco
PSA Corp' s sale of a 49% stake of its Pasir Panjang terminal to Cosco follows a policy shift by the state-owned operator.
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PSA Corp cuts wages
PSA Corp has negotiated pay cuts with its unions in an effort to be more competitive.
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NewsGRABBING OPPORTUNITIES
Times are tough for grab manufacturers and any change of fortunes are over the horizon, writes Benedict Young
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NewsSUPER CRANE
Andrew Foxcroft tracks the inexorable growth of the super post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry and explains why terminals are right to favour them.
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NewsCaribbean WHIRLWIND
The battle for transhipment volumes in the Caribbean is stronger than ever, reports Rainbow Nelson .
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NewsA TALE OF Two Rivers
Well-crafted strategies are fine but don''t always expect your neighbours to agree with them reports Tom Todd
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NewsCould Do Better
Steve Cameron assesses the imperatives to achieving better recruitment and training practices in the ports sector.
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NewsUNDERWRITING FOR BEGINNERS
Looking at your average modern container port during one of its quieter moments in the day you would hardly credit how many risks are concentrated in these few acres of hard stand, sheds and handling equipment.
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CAPACITY, CONNECTIONS, CONTROL AND THE CUSTOMER
Sometimes an item of news will, without us always knowing it, provide a glimpse into the future. It might also teach us a lesson or two.
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NewsTERMINAL ATTRACTION: WHAT'S THE DEAL?
In the first of a two-part analysis, Nick Elliott talks to institutional lenders about their criteria for lending to the developing world' s port sector.
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NewsTAKING THE RISK: Heavyweight Strategies
Neil Davidson , a director of Drewry Shipping Consultants, evaluates the strategic aims of the global container terminal operators with a particular eye on the risk factor.
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NewsCHINA HOOVERS UP WORLD IRON ORE PRODUCTION
Alex Hughes talks to major iron ore exporters and finds them all responding to China''s spectacular demands
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NewsSouth Africans progressing ports legislation
Additional clauses have been inserted into South Africa''s National Ports Authority Bill enabling Public Enterprises minister Jeff Radebe to direct state holding company Transnet to speed up the privatisation of its ports division if he detects any signs of deliberate foot dragging. Transnet currently generates much of its profit from ...
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Genoa latest to institute CSI
Genoa has become the 14th member port of the Container Security Initiative (CSI). It joins Rotterdam, Le Havre, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Antwerp, Singapore, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Gothenberg, Felixstowe, Vancouver, Montreal, and Halifax in the US-led scheme.
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ISPS guide published
A new guide providing a useful insight into the complexities of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which enters into force on 1 July 2004, has been published.
