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Privatisation opposition promised
Maritime Union of New Zealand Auckland branch local secretary Russell Mayn has promised the Government any attempt to privatise Ports of Auckland will be met with "massive opposition".
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New box terminal for Santos
Localfrio has requested that Santos Port Authority issues a tender for the construction of a container terminal, to be known as Prainha, in the Guarujá area on the port''s left bank. It will occupy an area of 200,000 sq m and have 550 metres of quay. Annual capacity will be ...
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New Vietnamese box port
Construction has begun on a $3.6bn international container port in Vietnam''s central Khanh Hoa province. Completion is slated for 2020, when the facility will be able to handle up to 200m tonnes of cargo annually.
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NewsDB Schenker
DB Schenker Intermodal Services, which operates container depots at ten locations in Germany and as well as four intermodal terminals, has invested heavily in the past two years to increase capacity.
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February launch for San Antonio privatisations
The president of San Antonio Port Authority (Epsa), Patricio Arrau, says that concession documents will be made available in February for privatisation of certain areas of the port.
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NewsNo bail out for DP World
The government of Abu Dhabi has given neighbouring Dubai a loan of $10bn, part of which will go towards covering financial obligations currently faced by Dubai World.
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Cork down by 18%
The Port of Cork Company experienced a challenging year in 2009 with all areas of port business exposed to the current economic slowdown.
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Antwerp stays positive despite drop
After seven record years in a row the port of Antwerp experienced a 17% drop in freight volumes last year due to the economic recession, handling 157.8m tonnes of freight.
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Russia to privatise four ports
The Russian government has published a list of companies which it believes would be more efficiently run were they to be transferred to the private sector.
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Peruvian cargo switches to Chilean ports
A tender covering the concession of a second container terminal at the port of Montevideo will be issued on March 17, 2010. It will specify a minimum of four cranes, which will deployed in a 600 metre quay length dredged to a depth of 14.5 metres and occupy an area ...
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Malaga's box traffic under major threat
2010 could be the make or break year for Malaga''s container traffic. Terminal operator, Terminales del Sudeste, will have to negotiate the renewal of the existing contract with main client Maersk, which could prove difficult as Maersk already has over-capacity in the Straits of Gibraltar.
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NewsThe layout
The efficient operation of an empty depot depends very much on its layout. As well as the obvious gate, it is important to have sufficient queuing space so that trucks do not queue on the public road," says Royal Haskoning''s Jan van Beemen.
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China relaxes rules on cross-Strait trade
The Ministry of Transport in China is to relax current rules that restrict vessels operating between China and Taiwan from carrying transhipment cargo or cargo emanating from other countries.
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Dighi signs land handover
India''s Dighi port developer has signed a lease with Maharashtra Maritime Board confirming a 50-year lease on 77 hectares of land on the west coast of India. The plans for Dighi port include construction of a free trade warehousing zone, railway sidings, warehousing, storage yards and road infrastructure.
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NewsRunning on empties
Despite simple appearances, there''s a myriad of issues surrounding empty depot operations, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsASEAN Ports Joint Development
The ASEAN Ports Association (APA) and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) are jointly implementing the "Sustainable Port Development in the ASEAN Region" project, designed to help a selected number of ports comply with international environment and safety standards while improving their efficiency.
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Enapu must be strengthened
Peru''s Exporters'' Association has called for the National Ports Company (Enapu) to be modernised and strengthened to allow it to act as a counterpoint to the country''s privatised ports terminal industry.
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Red Sea Gateway gets going
The completion of the first phase of Jeddah Islamic Port''s newest world-class container facility, Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), was recently celebrated with the arrival of UASC''s Al Muttanabi. Located at the northern end of the Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP), the 1.8m teu, second-generation terminal constructed under a buil-operate-transfer agreement ...
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NewsTIS and Yuzhny find common ground
Andrii Kuzmenko, director of the TIS Container Terminal in the Ukraine, has cited the "extraordinary efforts" of both port staff and TIS employees as key to the resolution of the ongoing conflicts between the two parties.
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NewsA matter of control
Intelligent controls and a green agenda are changing RTG drives for the better, as Stevie Knight discovers
