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Botany reform to tackle congestion
The third trial of the New South Wales Government''s Port Botany reform, which will introduce peak pricing for the first time, will start mid-June. In it, Sydney Ports Corporation will examine the impact of off off-peak pricing to relieve truck congestion. Trial two will measure stevedores and truck operators'' standards ...
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CPP to buy Virginia port assets
US company CenterPoint Properties, which is heavily involved in property and infrastructure investment, has put forward an offer to acquire the port activities of Virginia Port Authority, which owns Virginia International Terminals that in turn operates Norfolk International Terminal, Portsmouth Marine Terminal and Newport News Marine Terminal, in addition to ...
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Traffic meltdown at Durban
Durban Container Terminal reported a 15.6% drop in the year-on-year traffic between December and February. Had transhipment traffic not risen the downturn would have been around 29%.
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TERMINAL CONTRACTS IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE
An unstable operating environment gives port operators the opportunity to re-visit and in some cases even re-write existing contracts, as Matthew Gore explains
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NewsSydney’s Penrhyn estuary habitat enhancement
As part of the Port Botany Expansion project, Sydney Ports Corporation has committed to securing Penrhyn Estuary for locally significant migratory shorebirds. This commitment will see $8 million spent to rehabilitate and expand Penrhyn Estuary. Upon completion, Sydney Ports Corporation, will take on management responsibilities for the estuary and continue ...
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NewsUsing tidal waters to create coastal habitats
Managed realignments can be used as sites for beneficial sediment use to create coastal environments. Colin Scott and Susanne Armstrong of ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) review some examples.
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NewsTo liberalise or not to liberalise?
Nazery Khalid weighs up the merits of a liberalised port tariff regime in Malaysia
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NewsThe bio-barrier
All three plates shown here were submerged for six months at the Thames Barrier. The results show clearly corrosion of the bare aluminium sample, some protection with the sol-gel coating without bacteria and no corrosion/biofouling of the biocoat sample. Currently a similar test is being conducted in the warm and ...
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The Insurer
So much upheaval is rocking the world economy that ports executives are well advised to train their eyes on the insurance sector as well as on the financial and maritime news.
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Dalian port buys Jinzhou
The Dalian Port Group has confirmed it is to buy Jinzhou Port this year. In 2008, it was revealed that Dalian Port would acquire an 18.9% holding at the cost of $278m, making it the second largest shareholder.
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Liverpool equipment spend
Liverpool committed £ 6.5m to its Seaforth terminal in the last quarter of 2008, buying a £ 5.1m ship-to-shore Liebherr gantry and three new Noell straddle carriers from Germany at a cost of £ 1.4m. The gantry crane will have the capability to corner on to the terminal''s Berth S6, ...
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NewsGood Bacteria to Save the Day?
Professor Robert Akid explains how research into bio-active ''sol-gels'' could result in an effective, low-cost and environmentally-friendly means of combating bio-fouling
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NewsReducing visual pollution in port cities
Visual impact is a key focus for action in sustainable development explains Thierry Bogaert, of BOGAERT’ Architecture, France. A good example of the integration of industry and nature is the Halkis cement plant in Greece.
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NewsWork begins on new Swedish port
A major new port project is about to enter into construction. The city of Malmö has signed an agreement with Skanska Sweden to build a facility in Norra Hamnen.
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NewsHPH axes business development jobs
Global port operator Hutchison Port Holdings is closing its business development department, with job losses said to be between 50 and 60 as a result.
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NewsPeru ports decision
Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos, a Peruvian-Portuguese consortium, has signed a deal valued at $227m to modernise Peru''s northern port of Paita, going well beyond the government-set minimum.
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Mafi nets bulk SA order
Manufacturer Mafi has secured an order for 59 yard tractors from South Africa''s Transnet Port and Terminals. Delivery of the order is expected to start mid August. The bulk of the order, 53 units, will operate at the container and multipurpose terminal in Cape Town with the rest heading to ...
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NewsCapacity rise for Abidjan
Bolloré Africa Logistics - through its operating subsidiary SETV - is investing ¢ 45m ($59.9m) to increase productivity at the Abidjan container terminal on the Ivory Coast.
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NewsCarbon Management: Ports assess their options
Many ports are now beginning to introduce carbon management and carbon footprint schemes. What does this entail? Kate Royston examines some of the options.
