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NewsMarker lowers light pollution
A new port marker device designed to increase maritime safety and facilitate rendezvous manoeuvres for ships entering the port has been adopted by the Port of Barcelona.
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On the acquisition trail
Many investors have shown true interest in private ports or private terminals. There are various port deals conducted in the last few years, some examples are presented below:
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Latvia eyes Russian/Asian cargo
Latvia''s is set to carve out a role for itself as a transhipment and handling centre for containerised cargo to and from Russia, China, Korea and other Asian states, according to officials. To add further value, the country will provide additional logistics and transport infrastructure.
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Suape gets greener
The Brazilian Port and industrial complex at Suape is to invest $9.84m in environmental projects up to 2010. These will be funded through the sale of land in the industrial area.
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Protect your assets
A new rapid deployment perimeter protection system claims to provides a cost effective covert security solution to protect portable assets, such as plant and high value metals, as well as perimeter locations.
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Russia goes deeper
A new deep water port is to be built at Karelian Belomorsk in Russia, 376 kilometres from Petrozavodsk.
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CVRD to invest in Oman
CVRD is to invest $1bn in Oman in the construction of an iron ore pelletisation plant and distribution centre at the Port of Sohar, which is also collaborating financially on the project. Annual throughput will be 7.5m tonnes of pellets.
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Colombia woos private investors
Private investors are being the opportunity to commit cash to three new port projects in Colombia.
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NewsAutomation for old task
Fitting or removing twistlocks on containers, a slow and arduous operation action performed worldwide over a billion times a year, can now be done by an electro-hydraulic machine - the RAM PinSmart Automated Twistlock Handling Machine.
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NewsCapacity seeks energy alternatives
Capacity of Texas is powering ahead with five alternative fuel routes for its Trailer Jockey terminal tractor line.
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Chittagong to go private
Pacific International Line in collaboration with Container Terminal Services are favourites to be awarded the concession to operate Chittagong Container Terminal. Other bidders are Everest Enterprise Ltd and incumbent terminal operator SAIF Powertec.
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El Salvador port privatisation overhaul
The Autonomous Port Executive Commission of El Salvador is seeking private sector investors to take over management of its ports.
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Kembla facelift mooted
Port Kembla could get seven new berths as part of a makeover of its outer harbour, under a master state ports plan for New South Wales.
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NewsOz Feature
Hemmed in and battling congestion, Australian ports are in a state of flux, as Dave MacIntyre and Iain MacIntyre report.
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NewsCompetition: friend or foe?
Heated inter-port competition is making the headlines in New Zealand, which has led to large capital investment programmes which, some observers believe, will fail to realise competitive returns unless there is a rationalisation between ports in the future.
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Revitalising coastal shipping
New Zealand''s port industry is set to gain the fruits of a coastal shipping growth.
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NewsConsultants' article
Sometimes it pays to break with tradition, as consultants dealing with port citings in the US are discovering. Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsSwamp-thing
Most global port authorities are painfully aware that virtually all the best locations for the citing of major maritime terminals have already been used up. Nevertheless, modern engineering techniques nowadays allow even marginal terrain, including swampland, to be stabilised prior to the establishment of new working areas.
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NewsThe Prince of intermodalism
Facing a decline in its bulk exports of pulp, paper and lumber to intermodal markets, the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert had to seek alternatives.
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NewsDarwin Port profile
Australia''s northernmost port outpost is gearing up for substantive growth. Iain MacIntyre finds out more
