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    Will South Asia be ready to play?

    2009-09-10T12:24:00Z

    Are South Asia''s ports finally tackling operational barriers? Stevie Knight reports

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    "New Yorker" Opinion- for Sept issue

    2009-09-09T12:24:00Z

    The whole issue of public-private-partnerships (PPP), and privatisations will be vociferously debated in Virginia, as the state (technically, a "Commonwealth") evaluates three proposals that could potentially shift port operation to the private sector.

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    Trusses move Maltese

    2009-09-09T12:24:00Z

    Tasked with repositioning Malta Freeport's cranes to make room for more, movement specialist Global Rigging and Transport employed a specialised truss system to shuffle the quayside equipment.

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    Oakland's security upgrade

    2009-09-09T12:24:00Z

    A contract to upgrade the Port of Oakland''s perimeter security and also install a fibre optic communications system has been awarded to GTSI under the US Communities contract. GTSI will team up with local businesses to deliver the various phases of the project, aimed at completion by April 2010.

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    Açu mega-port takes shape

    2009-09-09T12:24:00Z

    A new mega-port complex is taking shape at Aç u to the north of Rio de Janeiro, which is being bankrolled by Brazil''s state investment bank BNDES and by the privately owned LLX. This will serve an area the size of Manhattan Island, where it is hoped that up to ...

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    Onne a major money spinner for Nigeria

    2009-09-08T12:24:00Z

    The Nigerian federal government has received $51m from concessionaires at the port of Onne since 2006. This breaks down as follows: $10.3m (commencement fees), $13.73m (lease fees), $12.31m (throughput fees) and $15.28m (land industrial area fees).

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    Red Sea Gateway Terminal facts & figures

    2009-09-08T12:24:00Z

    The 1m sq m Tusdeer Bonded and Re-export Zone is being developed alongside the Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) - the intention being to create an integrated logistics hub for the Red Sea region.

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    UK port 'passes milestones'

    2009-09-08T12:24:00Z

    2008 was the busiest year in the history of Britain''s sixth largest port. Milford Haven Port Authority increased revenue for the third year running, according to its recently released annual report and accounts.

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    Sink or swim for Venice, according to report

    2009-09-08T12:24:00Z

    Despite the claims of the Italian authorities that the new MOSE high-water defences will take care of flooding, a new report from a conservation group says that Venice is under more threat than it has ever been.

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    New Chilean capacity not needed in the south

    2009-09-08T12:24:00Z

    The Chilean region centred around the Bí o Bí o River does not require a new commercial port, according to Juan Manuel Gutié rrez, the managing director of Puerto Lirqué n.

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    Guaymas tender released

    2009-09-08T12:24:00Z

    Guaymas port has announced a tender to establish, equip, operate and run a container terminal for public use in its port. With an approximate area of 52,720 m2, Guaymas is targeting companies to construct and operate the new container terminal, which is projected to handle 175,000 teu in its first ...

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    Looking for the luxury market

    2009-09-07T12:24:00Z

    Felicity Landon reports on Saudi Arabia''s first privately developed container terminal

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    Logistics zone

    2009-09-07T12:24:00Z

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    Algeciras Bay on the rise again

    2009-09-07T12:24:00Z

    The Port of Algeciras Bay has started to return positive growth figures once more.

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    Newcastle coal king

    2009-09-07T12:24:00Z

    The Australian port of Newcastle has confirmed its place as the top coal port in the world, exporting more than 90m tonnes of coal in 2008/09. The value of the exports rose by more than a third to A$17bn (US$14.2bn)

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    Baltimore cleans up

    2009-09-07T12:24:00Z

    The Port of Baltimore is to benefit from a $3.5m grant from US Recovery Act funds to help clean the air in and around the Port. The port will use the funds for clean-diesel technology in essential equipment used for harbor operations, creating jobs and reducing asthma rates and other ...

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    NCC to delay Ust-Luga box terminal operations

    2009-09-06T12:24:00Z

    Russia''s National Container Company is considering delaying operations at its new container terminal at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga because of the current state of the market.

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    Bari terminal concession cancelled

    2009-09-06T12:24:00Z

    The Italian government has told Levante Port Authority that it must cancel the 20-year Bari Porto Mediterraneo concession, which had been "unlawfully issued, directly and without competition".

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    Mexican port digs deeper

    2009-09-06T12:24:00Z

    Starting September 2009, the Port of Ensenada will be able to received post-panamax vessels with a capacity of 7,500 teu.

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    New Peruvian port at Ancón

    2009-09-06T12:24:00Z

    Santa Sofia Puertos, part of the Romero Group, intends to invest $270m in building a new port at Ancó n in Peru. Work is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2010.