North America – Page 73

  • Port Strategy: Georgia land investment is a shrewd move for the future
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    Georgia guarantees space to expand

    2007-11-03T13:37:00Z

    Georgia Ports Authority has secured 175 acres of prime river-frontage land close to its Ocean Terminal, providing it with ample space to expand in the future.

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    Reform needed for Ports Law in Mexico

    2007-11-03T12:46:00Z

    Port terminal operators in Mexico are campaigning for a reform of the national Ports Law to enable them to widen investment and growth possibilities. 

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    Latin America terminal meet

    2007-11-01T12:46:00Z

    Uruguay is to play host to the first Latin American container terminals meeting in November to promote information sharing and transparency in the region.

  • Port Strategy: New MHCs improved handling speeds reducing the need for extra staff at Guayaquil
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    Guayaquil port authority workforce cut by half

    2007-10-31T12:46:00Z

    Half of the workforce previously employed by Guayaquil Port Authority no longer provides services for that body following their transfer to outside companies. 

  • Port Strategy: Chilean businessman enters the port foray
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    New Chilean dry bulk company

    2007-10-31T12:46:00Z

    Chilean businessman Leonardo Farkas, owner of the Santa Fé and Santa Barbara mining companies, has put together a company, Puerto Atacama SA, specifically to manage and operate dry bulk terminals. He has also expressed an interest in building a new port in Chile at Huasco.

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    Box slump in California?

    2007-10-25T12:46:00Z

    The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which were anticipating growth this year of 5%-9%, are now warning that there may well be no increase at all in 2007, or even a slight decline. 

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    No to coal port at Barú

    2007-10-25T12:46:00Z

    The Colombian government has refused permission to build a new coal port at Barú , a decision partly influenced by lobbying from the tourist sector, which believes that additional coal loading facilities will detract from the local environment.

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    Canada's Fairview eyes lucrative Asia trade

    2007-10-18T16:59:00Z

    With one of North America''s deepest harbours, Canada''s Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal has opened for business, hoping to create a new high-speed, congestion-free trade Asia-North America corridor.

  • Port Strategy: Philadelphia port authority is threatened by legal action
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    2007-10-04T12:23:00Z

    In an unusual twist in the business of port land sales,  Philadelphia''s maritime interests have filed a lawsuit against the port authority''s proposed plan to use waterfront property for non-maritime business.

  • Port Strategy: Admiral Richard Larrabee, Port Commerce Department director at the Port of New York/New Jersey
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    2007-10-04T12:23:00Z

    The "triple net" lease model pioneered by the Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) in its latest terminal transactions puts the onus of investment squarely at the door of investors, writes Barry Parker.

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    Unions oppose Talcahuano privatisation

    2007-09-30T12:23:00Z

    There has been strong opposition in Chile to the granting of a concession to operate the port of Talcahuano, with dock workers fearing they will lose their jobs.

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    Peruvian ports to handle one million TEUs

    2007-09-26T12:23:00Z

    The Peruvian ports network will have handled 1m teu by the end of this year, which will be a new annual record. Traffic is expected to double by 2017.

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    BA on the verge of saturation

    2007-09-26T12:23:00Z

    A recent report has revealed that the port of Buenos Aires is already operating at the edge of saturation.

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    NY/NJ ties green bond with Rotterdam

    2007-09-25T12:23:00Z

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has committed to an "information and experiences" sharing agreement with the Port of Rotterdam to strengthen and expand environmental initiatives in both ports.

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    APM Terminals washes hands of Colonet

    2007-09-17T12:23:00Z

    APM Terminals has abandoned plans to build a container terminal at the proposed Punta Colonet Port in Mexico blaming the extremely high investment demands of the project.

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    SUAPE HANDLING CHARGE BARRIER

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Suape Port authority, Brazil is to negotiate with container handling companies in the port on reducing export handling costs to increase productivity. The authority believes this will particularly help fruit exports from the region.

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    RIO GRANDE INVESTMENT REQUEST

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Rio Grande Port authority, Brazil is negotiating with the federal government for increased investment of € 54m ($73.8m). Part of the money will be spent on revitalising the Porto Novo area and the rest on deepening the draught from 31ft to 40ft.

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    APL OAKLAND CHARGES FOR RAM

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    APL has taken delivery of three RAM model 2640 Twinlift spreaders for retrofitting to existing MHI Cranes at its Oakland Terminal in California. The installation included an upgrade of the control and communication system between crane and spreader to allow the twinlifting operations to be performed.

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    Panama expansion boon to NY/NJ

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has confirmed its plans to remain at the forefront of the Eastern US cargo marketplace as the Panama Canal expansion takes shape. 

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    ICTSI dumps Argentina for Montevideo

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    ICTSI has apparently lost interest in the project to develop Terminal 6 in Buenos Aires, which was formerly operated by Inteferna.