World News – Page 241
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Truck congestion tackled at Lyttelton
An electronic vehicle-booking system is expected to be developed at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch within the next few months to address a growing truck congestion issue.
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Auckland revises expansion plans
Ports of Auckland has released two scaled-back options for future expansion in order to balance handling projected cargo growth with appeasing community interests.
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NewsA phoenix from the ashes
The devastating February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand’s Christchurch gave rise to Lyttelton Port’s reclamation project, at Te Awaparahi Bay.
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NewsUSMX and ILA ratify new contract
Members of the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have voted to ratify a new six year Master Contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) after more than a year of negotiating.
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NewsStrike delays Hong Kong
As strikes continue at Hongkong International Terminals’ (HIT) Kwai Tsing Port, “the efficiency of the port has reduced to around 50-60%, delaying many ships for more than 10 days”, Chan Chiu-wai, organising Coordinator at Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) told ‘Port Strategy’.
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NewsBotany and Kembla privatised
The Australian state owned ports of Botany and Kembla have been privatised in a deal worth AUS$5.07bn, says the government of New South Wales (NSW).
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NewsScenario planning: Korean hostilities
In a scenario where military hostilities between North Korea and South Korea breakout and Seoul is shelled, “Incheon port would likely suffer collateral damage”, says IHS Fairplay’s senior analyst, Gary Li.
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NewsRoyal HaskoningDHV tunnel contract
International consultancy, engineering and project management firm, Royal HaskoningDHV, has won a contract worth around €5m to construct a 500m immersed tunnel for Brazil’s Port of Santos.
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NewsDispute hangs over Abidjan concession
According to French daily press, an unsuccessful bidder in the recent round of bidding for the second container terminal in Abidjan is contesting the concession granted to the consortium comprising of APM Terminals, Bollore and Bouyges.
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NewsGrup TCB invests in Guatemalan terminal
Global freight company, Grup TCB, is to invest US$250m in the new TCQ terminal at Puerto Quetzal Port, located on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, which it will operate for the next 25 years.
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NewsTerex vehicles for Long Beach
US equipment company, Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order for 72 battery powered Terex Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) from Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
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NewsNorth American ports capex or capsize?
North American ports which don’t invest to upgrade their facilities ready for the upcoming Panama Canal expansion in 2015 “risk capsizing their economies”, says K C Conway, author of Colliers International’s third North American Port Analysis’ report.
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OHL wins Valparaiso Terminal 2 concession
The Spanish construction group OHL has put forward the most competitive bid in the tender to build and operate Terminal 2 at the Chilean port of Valparaiso.
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NewsPort of Cork development plans
Ireland’s Port of Cork has outlined its plans for potential development in Ringaskiddy in a bid to develop commercially and “cater for future growth”, says Denis Healy, manager of engineering services at the port.
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NewsChinese terminal operators expand
As China’s throughput volume declines and economic growth slows, container terminal operators, COSCO Pacific and China Merchants Holding International (CMHI), are expanding to overseas markets.
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NewsHong Kong dispute continues
The Hong Kong Shippers’ Council has advised members to arrange alternative shipping routes as demonstrations at Hongkong International Terminals’ (HIT) Kwai Tsing port entered into the seventh day on Thursday.
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NewsMarseille Fos promotes rail services
Simplified customs procedures have led to improved containerised rail services at the French cargo port, Marseille Fos, says the port''s director of development, Arnaud Renjard.
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NewsTrouble in Hong Kong
Port workers are back demonstrating over pay today at Hongkong International Terminals Ltd (HIT), part of the Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), after a court ruling barred them from entering the city’s terminals yesterday.
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NewsAPMT Maasvlakte II receives ARMGs
APM Terminals’ new Maasvlakte II facility at the Port of Rotterdam has received the first two of a total of 26 automated rail mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs), following the completion of civil construction.
