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TOC Asia 2009 – Shenzhen
Following its successful 2008 event in Shanghai, where over 800 key executives attended, TOC Asia is returning to China for 2009. Over 70 companies will be presenting their latest developments during the three-day exhibition.
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Gwadar to lose out to Chabahar
PSA has failed to implement its plan to have Pakistan''s Gwadar port fully operational by 2008, which has prompted a port authority official to suggest that the Iranian port of Chabahar may overtake Gwadar in becoming the hub port for the landlocked Central Asian states. For its part, PSA says ...
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NewsVolume wobbles in Brazil
Traffic reports for various ports and terminals in Brazil reveal a mixed bag.
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Auckland shortens cargo windows
"Softening cargo volumes" have seen Ports of Auckland reduce road deliveries and delivery times at its Bledisloe and Fergusson container terminals.
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World Ocean Council announces “Sustainable Ocean Summit”
The World Ocean Council is organising the “Sustainable Ocean Summit” in Belfast (16-17 June, 2009) – a first-ever global cross-sectoral ocean sustainability conference by and for the private sector in response to the interest of the ocean business community in more effective communication and collaboration in addressing ocean environmental challenges.
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NewsProject threatens ancient fish
A new port development in Mwambani Bay, Tanzania, threatens to damage a species of prehistoric fish, according to an assessment by a local environmental group.
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To invest or...?
To invest or not to invest? Answer, first do your homework well, constantly monitor the market, appraise the competition and if you decide to go for it then seek the maximum return from every dollar spent.
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IAPH Conference in Genoa
The 26th International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) World Port Conference will take place in Genoa, Italy from 25 – 29 May 2009.
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Northport to slow investment?
Reports suggest that Port Klang terminal operator Northport is considering delaying the upgrade of one of its harbour areas, because of current financial worries. This decision is not necessarily supported by the port authority, which believes that operators should be investing for the longer term.
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APM keen on Itajaí expansion?
APM Terminals, which operates the Teconvi box facility at the Brazilian port of Itajaí , has indicated that it is interested in bidding for the area of the port where operations are currently undertaken by the municipality. However, this would give Teconvi a monopoly over container handling, which might count ...
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Hyster's compact series
Hyster has boosted its Fortens'' forklift truck range with an 8-9 tonne capacity series. The manufacturer says the H8.0-9.0FT series is well suited to industries such as paper, wood, beverage, metals, ports, automotive or construction materials. With a wheelbase of 2,450mm, the forklift is one of the smallest in its ...
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Faster Freight
FFCA California convenes23-25 March 2009 with top speakers on the economy, energy and the environment to discuss current headline topics on funding, green jobs, low emission technologies, and air quality.
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Onshore Energy Supply Conference – Tallinn
The Port of Tallinn partnered a seminar on onshore energy supply, organised by the Baltic Ports Organization held in Tallinn on 14th January 2009 and attended by port representatives, international organisations, shipping lines, global leaders in supplying innovative power supply solutions and research institutions.
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Nigerian forwarders strike
A strike by freight forwarders in the Nigerian port of Lagos cost the country an estimated $27m during its first three days. So serious was the dispute that the federal minister of transport immediately met with the strikers to find a solution. Freight forwarders have accused terminal concessionaires of acting ...
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NewsFirm financials from ICTSI
Philippines darling International Container Terminal Services Inc bucked the start of the economic downturn to produce strong 2008 year-end figures.
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NewsRedundancies at Southampton docks
There are to be 60 redundancies at Southampton docks, with even more of the contracted workforce going in response to the "severe decline in UK containerised volumes," says the terminal operator, DP World.
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Declining work for Spanish dock workers
Dramatic drops in traffic at Valencia at the end of 2008 have continued into 2009, leaving some 400 dockworkers with practically no work to do.
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ICTSI's Ecuador inauguration
ICTSI''s Ecuador unit has inaugurated three new quay cranes and eight rubber-tyred gantries at its Guayaquil facility. Hailed by the operator as the "most modern containerised cargo handling equipment in the country", the cranes are the first of their kind to be used in Ecuadorian port operations.
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NewsLeave it to the experts
Hydrographic surveying is "definitely best left to the experts", says William Heaps, chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).
