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Los Angeles/Long Beach congestion eases
The five-month struggle with congestion and labour shortages at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach appears to be easing.
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Brazil to shift agricultural exports to northeast
The main strategy adopted by the Brazilian transport ministry as a means of easing bottlenecks at ports in the south and southeast of the country is to shift agricultural exports from the centre and west of the country to ports in the northeast.
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DREDGING FIASCO AT BARRANQUILLA
After having spent approximately US$1.5m over eight years on studies to justify dredging to 40 feet the access channel at the port of Barranquilla, it now seems that the Colombian government is to restrict work to allow a draught of just 36 feet.
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TUBARAO'S CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
The growth is expected to continue over the next ten years as the port follows through on plans designed to secure future volumes. These include the purchase of 119 acres on the eastern end of the Port Jersey peninsula for the potential redevelopment of new cargo container space, the development ...
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The growth is expected to continue over the next ten years as the port follows through on plans designed to secure future volumes. These include the purchase of 119 acres on the eastern end of the Port Jersey peninsula for the potential redevelopment of new cargo container space, the development ...
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CONGESTION AND RATES THREATEN TEA EXPORTS
Bangladeshi tea exporters are up in arms at the stunning increase in freight rates they are having to pay for containerised shipments.
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NewsGPA boss extols harbour deepening
Doug J. Marchand, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), says when the Brunswick Harbor Deepening project is complete, opportunities will be greatly expanded for the port. " The ability to handle larger vessels with the tidal influence opens access to 45% more of the deep draught vessel market.
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NewsCAF report praises Colombia, slams Ecuador
The " Quality of Port Services" report complied by Spain''s Polytechnic University of Valencia on behalf of the Andean Development Fund (CAF) has concluded that ports in Colombia have made the biggest improvements in terms of service quality, while those in Ecuador still lag far behind. The report''s remit was ...
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CHIAPAS PORT SEEKS MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL CONCESSIONAIRE
Mexico''s Puerto Madera, also known as Port Chiapas, has issued a tender covering the privatisation of operations at its multi-purpose terminal for a period of five years, although including an option for an extension of a further five years. The terminal has a 151 metre long quay, with alongside draught ...
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NewsBrazilian government to prioritise 11 national ports
The Brazilian government has announced that it will give priority to modernising the 11 largest ports in the country which between them account for 95% of all national exports.
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INTERNATIONAL DREDGING COMPANIES ATTRACTED BY BA
This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.Five companies have acquired the bidding rules to undertake dredging work at the Argentinean ports of Mar del Plata, Quequen and Bahia Blanca in the province of Buenos Aires. The contract, ...
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CONCESSIONAIRE TAKES OVER IN ARICA
This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.The Arica Port Consortium will invest $25m during the first five years of its operating concession at the northern Chilean port. This will be spent on warehousing facilities for dry bulk, ...
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YANG MING AND TACOMA TO TIE THE KNOT
This will require investment of $95.65m up to 2006 and will make it possible to boost exports by $10 billion.Yang Ming and Port of Tacoma have signed an MOU acknowledging negotiations to work toward a terminal lease agreement at the Port's Terminal 7-D by the close of 2004. Located on ...
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NewsBA Terminal 6 to be re-tendered
The troubled Terminal 6 at Buenos Aires is to be once again put out to tender, according the General Ports Administration (AGP), the state controlled organisation which overseas national ports.
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..but Californians are still serious about it ?
To reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality, a group of terminal operators has announced a plan for all 13 Long Beach and Los Angeles port container cargo terminals to phase in truck gates at night and weekends. The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association''s extended hours plan, which includes an initial ...
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NewsArnie vetoes air pollution bill?
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have required the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to severely curb their air pollution.
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..and BP too
The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners and British Petroleum have agreed to a historic voluntary air quality improvement project that will allow BP vessels to cold iron - shut down their engines and plug into dockside electricity.
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Mexico hots up competition for US boxes..
A recently released report in the US warns that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could potentially see 50% of their imported containers switch to alternative facilities in neighbouring Mexico, with Lazara Cardenas viewed as the main threat. Indeed, last year''s dock workers'' strike on the US West ...
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GO AHEAD GIVEN FOR ANTOFAGASTA PORT WORKS..
Chile''s national environmental board Conama has given the go-ahead for a $12m package of works at the northern port of Antofagasta.
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..and Port Everglades follows the trend
Port Everglades set a record among the nation''s top 15 container ports for the calendar year through July with a 22% increase in containerised cargo from 2003 to 2004. " Our container business has grown dramatically due in part to the effective marketing of our increased container handling capacity, " ...
