World News – Page 165
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Thai ports to go up for tender
Apparently, Thailand’s Marine Department (MD) will open bidding for the operation of four ports in four provinces next month in a bid to boost water freight transportation.
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Southampton's desire to re-instate Dibden Bay development
Associated British Ports (ABP) is set to seek permission for a major expansion of Southampton Docks.
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NewsAPMT adds automated cranes to Tangier port
APM Terminals has announced orders for 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 32 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) to equip its new 5m teu MedPort Tangier facility, currently under construction at the Tangier-Med II port complex.
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APMT refutes Valencia 'collapse' claims
Valencia''s association of road haulage owner and drivers, Transcont, has claimed that the APM Terminals box handling facility at the port is in a state of “collapse”.
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NewsCo-operation and cargo
The ports of North America''s heartland present a united front, as Barry Parker explains
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NewsMoving the goalposts
East Africa is a region of complexity and opportunity, as Felicity Landon finds out
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Brazil amend ports legislation
The Brazilian government is to make changes to port regulations some three years after the new Ports Law was approved in order to attract $7.2bn of new investment. This will speed up the tender process and reduce unwanted government interference.
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NewsIndiana pushes forward with new port
Ports of Indiana is moving ahead with its plan to build a fourth port at a 725-acre former coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River, which previously belonged to Indiana Michigan Power and was decommissioned last year.
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NewsGuinea signs contract to upgrade Conakry
Guinea’s government has signed a $770m contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to upgrade the port of Conakry.
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NewsNigeria losing out to port inefficiency
A study jointly conducted by the Financial Derivatives Company and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry titled Nigeria: Reforming the Maritime Ports has revealed that Nigeria is losing N1tn (US$3bn) per year in revenue due to inefficiency at the nation’s ports.
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NewsIran, Netherlands sign MoU for port co-operation
Iran’s minister of roads and urban development Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi and minister of infrastructure and the environment of the Netherlands Schultz van Haegen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for bilateral maritime transport and port co-operation.
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NewsPort of Mariel’s US transhipment potential
Opportunities for the port of Mariel to capture US transhipment volumes have significantly improved since the US government lifted a ban restricting foreign vessels from calling at US ports within six months of calling at Cuba.
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NewsChinese firms to help Malaysia build deepwater port
Three Chinese firms have been selected to help build a new deepwater port in the Strait of Malacca, Malaysia.
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NewsGothenburg to shift intermodal terminal
Plans are in place to move the freight terminal currently located in the central city of Gothenburg to the Port of Gothenburg to allow for a higher proportion of transport by rail instead of road.
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NewsDP World Southampton strengthens fleet
DP World Southampton has received nine new Kalmar machines to strengthen its straddle carrier fleet.
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NewsAPM Terminals brings COSCO onboard at Vado
APM Terminals has concluded an agreement with China COSCO Shipping Ports for the sale of a minority share in a new joint venture created for the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network’s operations in Vado, Italy.
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NewsPort of Durban gets smarter
The Port of Durban is seeking to introduce new and exciting digital initiatives that will see some of its operations being conducted through wireless technology in the future.
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NewsBolloré Ports starts extension works
Bolloré Ports has started construction on the extension of the container terminal at the Port of Freetown.
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NewsHanjin bankruptcy affects Long Beach figures
Port statistics for September show that the Port of Long Beach has been affected by the on-going Hanjin Shipping saga.
