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    Nigeria drops port charges by 30%

    2008-12-24T12:24:00Z

    The president of Nigeria has approved a 30% reduction in charges, fees and fines imposed by the regulatory agencies on cargo cleared at national ports.

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    PS Opinion Piece

    2008-12-24T12:24:00Z

    I saw a summary the other day of the container line service cutbacks that had taken place in the Far East-North Europe, Far East-Mediterranean, Far East-USEC and Transatlantic trades. In the Far East-North Europe trade there were seven major cutbacks, in the Far East Mediterranean eight, Far East/USEC two and ...

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    Phasing in a freight station

    2008-12-24T12:24:00Z

    Eredene Group has invested in a new container freight station (CFS) close to the rapidly expanding Indian port of Ennore.

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    Off road trials for gas machines

    2008-12-22T12:24:00Z

    Gas-powered, versatile container hustler machines that are at home both on and off-road, are being tested by Total Terminals at Ports America facilities in Long Beach, California.

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    Report

    2008-12-22T12:24:00Z

    Not all kinds of unloader are suitable for all the phases of the unloading process, according to a Technical University of Munich presentation delivered in September.

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    DP World in Algerian venture

    2008-12-21T12:24:00Z

    DP World (50%) and Entreprise Portuaire d''Alger-EPAL ed Entreprise Portuaire de Djen Djen (50%) have put together a joint-venture to manage a container terminal in the Algerian Port of Djen Djen. In the first stage development, a 200-metre quay will be built to serve a back area of 150,000 square ...

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    Rotterdam in Malaysian venture

    2008-12-21T12:24:00Z

    Rotterdam Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia''s Palm Oil Industrial Cluster to develop the Port of Lahad Datu on the island of Borneo. The eventual port could cover an area of 5,500 hectares.

  • Port Strategy: DP World's flagship port has tackled congestion head on
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    Jebel Ali slashes congestion times

    2008-12-20T12:24:00Z

    Delays at DP World''s flagship Jebel Ali facility in Dubai have been cut from as long as a week to less than a day following the introduction of higher storage charges.

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    Cook Islands

    2008-12-20T12:24:00Z

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $15.5m to expand Avatiu Port, the Cook Islands'' main international port, it has said.

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    3i invests in India

    2008-12-20T12:24:00Z

    The international investment group 3i is to buy a 24% equity stake in the Krishnapatnam Port Company for $200m. This company is to develop and operate a new port on India''s east coast.

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    Tauranga attracts grain

    2008-12-19T12:24:00Z

    South Australia''s ABB Grain recently commenced a new export wheat trade from Port Lincoln to the Port of Tauranga with a 16,000-tonne shipment onboard the Hong Kong-registered Sheng Mu.

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    Taking the load off

    2008-12-19T12:24:00Z

    With the advancements in ship cargo handling technology, the pneumatic unloader should offer significant advantages over its mechanical cousin. But does it? Patrik Wheater investigates

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    Port hands over headaches

    2008-12-18T12:24:00Z

    Developing a 40 year relationship, Kalmar has been awarded a three-year service contract to supply empty container handling capacity to the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden.

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    Toe into green water for Tilbury

    2008-12-18T12:24:00Z

    With pressure on ports to both reduce emissions and fuel consumption, ''greener'' units like Kalmar''s hybrid straddle carrier are gaining attention.

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    Port Said to undertake serious development

    2008-12-18T12:24:00Z

    Port Said on the Suez Canal could receive investment of $5.42bn to expand existing facilities. By 2015, the Port will be handling more than 50m containers.

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    Special handling for Bristol

    2008-12-18T12:24:00Z

    After turning to a specialised handling company for its reachstacker operations, privately-owned Bristol Port is now looking at savings of up to £ 90,000 per annum.

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    Helsinki brings it together

    2008-12-17T12:24:00Z

    Despite its teething problems on opening, the Helsinki port of Vuosaari finally got into its stride last week.

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    PD news story

    2008-12-17T12:24:00Z

    Plummeting freight rates from the Far East into Northern Europe have put the spotlight on the costs of inland haulage and encouraged shippers to consider new routes, according to Martyn Pellew, PD Ports group marketing director.

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    Los Angeles reigns in

    2008-12-17T12:24:00Z

    Only a month after announcing construction contracts of around $383.7m which would create thousands of jobs in the region, the Port of Los Angeles has decided to pull back current spending by nearly $21m as it juggles its commitments in the face of falling volumes.

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    Mar del Plata 'in chaos'

    2008-12-17T12:24:00Z

    The leader of the SUPA trade union at Argentina''s Port of Mar del Plata has claimed that labour activities at the port are in chaos.