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Records for Prince Rupert
Despite the global economic downturn, the Port of Prince Rupert handled 265,259 teu through the Fairview Container Terminal in 2009, a 45.9% increase over 2008.
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NewsDiverse orders for Kalmar
Kalmar has gained three important orders, covering a wide range of operations in America, Algeria and Russia.
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NewsWhat about the consequences?
Most ports have ticked the ''risk management'' box by now, but what about "consequence management"? Felicity Landon asks
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NewsTuxpan suspends tender over alleged 'irregularities'
API Tuxpan, the administrator of Tuxpan port in Mexico''s Veracruz state, has suspended the tender for the concession of a new container terminal, the port authority''s commercial head José Timoteo García has confirmed to Port Strategy.
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NewsRecession prompts HPUK's Bathside Bay planning extension request
Hutchison Ports (UK) is asking planners to extend the period of consent for its proposed Bathside Bay container terminal in Harwich, UK because the economic downturn means the development is unlikely to move forward before 2016.
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NewsHamburg plans it way out of trouble
Last year was “difficult” admitted the Port of Hamburg authority at its annual press conference.
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Five bid for NMPT terminal
New Mangalore Port Trust has shortlisted five bidders for the contract to build and operate a new container terminal costing $60m.
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Salaverry up for sale
Peru''s state investment body, Proinversión, says that the Port of Salaverry will be offered as a concession later this year.
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NewsFrom TOS to POS
A traditional TOS was first installed at New Zealand''s Port Nelson in 1998 to provide basic gate in/out functionality and yard management.
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GreenPort Conference Opens in Stockholm
Ulla Hamilton, Deputy Mayor of the City of Stockholm and Chairman of the Ports of Stockholm opened the 5th GreenPort Conference which convened this morning in Stockholm...
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NewsCommerce conquers carp in canal victory
Last month, sensibility scored a major victory over rampant environmentalism with a Supreme Court ruling that stops a legal action initiated by the State of Michigan that sought to close two sections of a canal in the Chicago area.
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NewsPrivate investors needed in Chittagong
Chittagong Port Berth Operators and Ship Handling Operators Association has emphasised the need to get private investors involved in the introduction of modern maintenance systems at the port.
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NewsAuckland issues auxiliary tenders
Ports of Auckland has issued requests for expressions of interest documents to 16 potential contractors in container lashing, shuttle and supplementary straddle, and crane driving services.
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NewsTOs vs POS
Michael King examines whether traditional Terminal Operating Systems can be expanded to manage entire ports
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Guaymas box terminal tender
The Mexican port of Guaymas has issued a tender in respect of a new container terminal.
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NewsLázaro Cárdenas tender back on the table
Mexican port authority API Lázaro Cárdenas, which operates Lázaro Cárdenas port, is preparing a tender to concession a second container terminal, commercial director Julián Pérez Rodríguez has confirmed.
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Eilat workers up the ante
Employees of Eilat Port Company Ltd are seeking to obtain 15% of the company''s equity when it is eventually privatised, despite a government offer of just 10%.
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NewsSuez terminal benefits from upgrades
Against a background of struggling volumes and a 20% drop in ship numbers transiting the Suez Canal, the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) showed an unexpected 11% rise to a record 2.7m teu in 2009.
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Good year ahead for dry bulk
JP Morgan Chase & Company is predicting that iron ore volumes dispatched by sea will grow by 5.7%, while both coal and grain will go up by 3.8%.
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Green light for second Chennai box terminal
India''s Private Public Partnership Advisory Committee has given the go-ahead for a new $776m container terminal to be built at Chennai.
