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CHIAPAS
International operator Hutchison Port Holdings, already with port interests in Mexico, is one party known to be looking at new port development together with various logistics operators in order to establish "cargo pipelines" into the US.Minera Caracol is to invest US$7m in a bulk minerals terminal at Chiapas in Mexico. ...
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Lessons to be learned from China
Congestion at US ports together with shortages of rail and road capacity are causing delays to containers and threatening import-export growth, China''s Cosco group has warned. The executive vicepresident of Cosco told the Propeller Club that Americans needed to pay attention to the problem. He explained that not all ports ...
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Panama's megaport plans take shape
The Panamanian government has invited the top ten container terminal operators to finalise the US$600m first phase of its megaport project. Only operators handling more than 6m TEUs annually will participate.
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NewsNew terminal for Philadelphia
The project that will have an annual capacity of 2.4m TEUs in its first phase.The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), has revealed plans for a major extension of their terminal facilities on the Delaware River. The 'SouthPort' project represents the largest new port expansion in nearly 40 years. Philadelphia is ...
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Ports emerge in Brazil
New investment in port infrastructure in both north and south Brazil should help relieve existing bottlenecks in these regions over the next eight years. The Battistella conglomerate and the Alianca Navegacao Logistica, for example, are investing US$100m over the next eight years on the construction of the port of Itapoa ...
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NewsKatrina's ill wind
At time of press US Gulf ports were showing signs of getting back to something vaguely resembling normality. New Orleans'' port was just reopening, Gulfport had reopened, Biloxi remained closed as did several others whilst along the coast yet more were operating on restricted draughts. The Mississippi itself had re-opened ...
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MOL builds Jacksonville terminal
Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is to build a US$200m container terminal at Jacksonville, which will open within two years. The 30-year lease agreement was signed in August with the Jacksonville Port Authority.
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NewsSo far so good with US war on congestion
Having learned last year''s hard lessons, America''s ports are successfully avoiding gridlock after investing in both equipment and personnel. More contingency time has been built into schedules, and while ships are still arriving full, they are not having to wait around for a berth. This is in sharp contrast to ...
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CONCESSIONS
The 360,000TEU facility will be built at Dames Point where projected traffic could eventually climbed to 800,000TEUs. The hope is that the new terminal will act as a major gateway for trade between the Southern US and Asia and also between the US and fast-growing Latin American markets.Only a quarter ...
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CALLAO, ICA, PAITA
The 360,000TEU facility will be built at Dames Point where projected traffic could eventually climbed to 800,000TEUs. The hope is that the new terminal will act as a major gateway for trade between the Southern US and Asia and also between the US and fast-growing Latin American markets.The Peruvian Ministry ...
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CSN to expand Sepetiba facility
Brazil''s National steel company, Companhia Siderugica Nacional (CSN), is to spend US$150m on transforming part of its coal terminal at the port of Sepetiba, in Rio de Janeiro, into an export bulk and iron ore terminal.
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NewsThe Solution Provider
Byron Hock is director of Trade Development for the Georgia Ports Authority. In speaking with him Nick Elliott discovers what makes for a successful marketing strategy.
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Getting the basics right
You can''t have a successful marketing strategy if your core product isn''t right. As a quasistate agency, the GPA is one of the state''s largest public employers, directly employing more than 900 people. However, the GPA, together with private sector, port-related operations, account for more than 295,000 jobs state-wide, some ...
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Libra in crisis negotiations with Codesp
CEO Sergio Kano, says: "The new container handling equipment will boost SCT's crane capacity twofold. The fully erect delivery was an important consideration in the selection process. SCT is experiencing massive growth and every portion of our terminal is utilized for container operation with little space for erecting cranes."Santos multipurpose ...
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What went wrong?
CEO Sergio Kano, says: "The new container handling equipment will boost SCT's crane capacity twofold. The fully erect delivery was an important consideration in the selection process. SCT is experiencing massive growth and every portion of our terminal is utilized for container operation with little space for erecting cranes."A taskforce ...
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THE HONDURAN WHISTLE-BLOWER
A local businessman in Honduras has revealed that the government is trying to force the national parliament to allow two groups based in El Salvador and Mexico to take over the running of the country''s ports.
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Santos the winner in federal handout
Brazil''s seven largest ports will receive US$263m of federal investment in infrastructure this year. The money is earmarked to finance improvements to road and rail links, deepen the draught in access channels, build new access roads and acquire new equipment. Those ports benefiting will be Rio Grande, Itajai, Sao Francisco ...
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NewsPierPass controversy
The off-peak PierPass programme designed to shift Los Angeles and Long Beach port cargo operations to nights and Saturdays has commenced, but the controversy promises to rage on. Residents living near the ports are concerned about night-time noise and pollution, while smaller exporters in particular fear the scheme''s impact on ...
