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    Cork’s new terminal location

    2010-07-29T10:00:00Z

    The port of Cork has identified an area adjacent to the existing ferry terminal at Ringaskiddy for development as a container terminal. Dry bulk operations will also move here.

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    Moving on the empties

    2010-07-28T10:00:00Z

    A new empty container handler (ECH) from manufacturer Kalmar has been designed to help operations suffering from empty box congestion.

  • Refuelling points like this one could become much more commonplace in the future. The clue's in the name – hydrogen; generated from water...
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    Fuel of the future

    2010-07-28T10:00:00Z

    We can''t stay wedded to oil for ever, so what''s the alternative for ports of the future, asks Stuart Pearcey

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    Opening the box

    2010-07-28T10:00:00Z

    Dynamar has chosen an interesting time for the release of a new report entitled, Container Throughput & Terminal Capacity in Europe.

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    Under-keel clearance systems for Australian port

    2010-07-27T10:00:00Z

    Rio Tinto''s Western Australian Cape Lambert Port will be installing a new Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) management system from OMC International. The agreement includes an extension of the existing DUKC contract for Rio Tinto shipping operations at the port of Dampier.

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    A quiet revolution

    2010-07-26T10:01:00Z

    The arrival of private players looks set to transform Callao''s fortunes, as Alex Hughes finds out

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    Investment earmarked for Russian ports

    2010-07-25T10:00:00Z

    Russia is to spend $3.29bn this year on developing its ports network, compared with $3.35bn in 2009.

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    New berths at Busan

    2010-07-24T10:00:00Z

    Busan New Port recently inaugurated 11 new berths divided between three new container terminals operated by Pusan New Port Company, Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai. When the full development is completed in 2015, the port will have 30 berths.

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    Brazilian ports desperate for investment

    2010-07-24T10:00:00Z

    Senator Roberto Cavalcanti has publicly stated that private investment from both home and abroad is needed to reduce the existing port infrastructure bottleneck in Brazil, especially since 80% of Brazilian exports depends on its maritime ports.

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    Too many agencies in Nigerian ports

    2010-07-23T10:02:00Z

    Nigeria''s Ministry of Transport has investigated claims put forward by the Joint Action Committee of Freight Forwarders that national ports are imposing illegal charges and found them to be true.

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    Rio ready for five new terminals

    2010-07-23T10:02:00Z

    The state of Rio de Janeiro will have five new terminals in the short to medium term. Açú, which is being built by LLX in the north of the State, is already half completed.

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    Second port for Kenya mooted

    2010-07-22T10:01:00Z

    A strong case is being made in Kenya for construction of a second port in Lamu given current high levels of congestion at Mombasa.

  • Peak season volumes might not be quite high as predicted: Photo: A Theberge.
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    It's not 'business as usual' quite yet

    2010-07-22T10:01:00Z

    Drewry’s latest Container Forecaster paints a far more positive picture for the industry in 2010, but there are still some areas of concern that could spoil the party quite quickly.

  • A recent explosion at Dalian has stopped operations at the port. Photo: P Louis
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    Fears of knock-on congestion from Dalian closure

    2010-07-22T10:01:00Z

    China''s Dalian port has reopened to traffic following a oil pipeline explosion earlier this week, but operations at Dalian Port Group crude oil terminal remain suspended pending a full investigation into the cause of the incident.

  • Port Strategy: Nothing is moving in or out of Montreal. Credit: Leslie Mateus
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    Montreal lockout disrupts Canadian shipments

    2010-07-22T10:01:00Z

    Negotiations to end a four-day lockout at Canada’s Port of Montreal start today, under the supervision of government-appointed mediators.

  • Port Strategy: President Obama has been criticised for taking too long to act over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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    Lessons from the US

    2010-07-21T10:00:00Z

    The vigour with which President Obama has been beating the drum about what BP should have done and should now do regarding the disastrous rig blow-out in the US Gulf is a sight to behold.

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    "Next-generation” project for Otago

    2010-07-21T10:00:00Z

    Port Otago has filed a resource consent application to deepen and widen its harbour channel, dispose of dredging spoil and extend wharves and berths. Expected to cost NZ$100m (US$70.7m), the project is aimed at preparing for the next-generation of containerships.

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    Box flow study for Sydney

    2010-07-20T10:00:00Z

    Sydney Ports Corporation is commissioning a study to find out the origin and destination of the container flows coming into and out of the port.

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    Muscat dry port

    2010-07-20T10:00:00Z

    Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) has opened a new inland container depot (ICD) or “dry port” in Muscat. The Muscat Container Depot is Oman’s first ICD complete with customs facilities.

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    Health and safety issues dog Antonina and Paranaguá

    2010-07-20T10:00:00Z

    The Brazilian Ministry of Public Works in partnership with the Regional Works Superintendency has encountered irregularities in working conditions at the ports of Antonina and Paranagua, following a health and safety audit.