World News – Page 274

  • Zeebrugge posted an increase over May’s figures for incoming volumes in June – a rare result in the current climate
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    Rough water ahead for northern Europe

    2011-09-01T14:34:00Z

    According to the North Europe Port Tracker, despite a very strong second quarter which may rescue total year volumes, the region is in a sharper slow down than anticipated by the industry.

  • Port and industry leaders will pause on Sunday, September 11, at AAPA’s convention to remember those tragically lost in the terrorist attacks
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    Can US port security stand up to the cuts?

    2011-09-01T14:34:00Z

    Ten years on from 9/11, US ports are being asked to enhance their security further, but it’s a troubling issue in the recent environment of budgetary cuts.

  • Tripoli will start to see calls again in the near future
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    Libyan operations aim toward normality

    2011-09-01T14:34:00Z

    The European Union is expected to lift sanctions against Libya''s ports today, and operations are looking at getting back to normal as quickly as possible.

  • Suez Canal Container Terminal had to deal with the aftermath of troubles in Libya and Syria when boxes got stuck in its container yard
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    Off the transhipment seesaw

    2011-08-31T10:00:00Z

    In today''s market, those North African terminals with hub status carved out in transhipment will likely find themselves more stable than those with domestic pull.

  • Port projects associated with the Suez Canal, such as Port Said's development, will not find the going as hard as other areas might
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    Revolutionary spirit

    2011-08-30T10:00:00Z

    There remain a myriad of barriers to ''secure'' port investment in North Africa as Stevie Knight discovers

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    Brazilian government to participate in ports

    2011-08-29T10:00:00Z

    Brazil''s federal government has announced that it is to increase its intervention in the management and planning of 16 large ports.

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    Chile's Coquimbo considers concession

    2011-08-29T10:00:00Z

    The Chilean port of Coquimbo will shortly be offered as a concession as a means of expanding its working area and thereby allowing it to more easily accommodate larger vessels.

  • Dubai
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    DP World celebrates four-fold profit increase

    2011-08-25T19:19:00Z

    A stronger operating environment pushed DP World''s first-half profits up four-fold, but second half uncertainty could disrupt the profits party, the group cautioned on Thursday.

  • Irene is expected to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday
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    US East coast ports prepare for Irene

    2011-08-25T19:19:00Z

    The expected landfall of category three Hurricane Irene on Saturday has prompted the US Coast captain of the port North Carolina sector to set Port Condition Whiskey for the state’s Wilmington and Morehead City ports.

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    Suape request for $625m funding

    2011-08-25T14:20:00Z

    The Brazilian state of Pernambuco has asked BNDES for a loan of $625 million to finance upgrades at the north-eastern port of Suape.

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    Santos racks up $6bn in investment

    2011-08-25T14:20:00Z

    The port of Santos will have received combined private and public investment of $6bn by 2024 aimed at improving infrastructure and capacity.

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    Mormugao upgrades put on hold

    2011-08-25T14:20:00Z

    Modernisation of the mechanical ore handling plant at the Indian port of Mormugao has been suspended.

  • India allocates funds to port development
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    India commits $60bn to national ports

    2011-08-25T14:20:00Z

    The Indian government has announced that, in partnership with the private sector, it is to invest $60bn into the national port network by 2020 to accommodate increasing levels of growth.

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    Uruguay revisits deep water port plan

    2011-08-25T14:20:00Z

    The government of Uruguay has re-activated a project that first emerged in 2005 to build a new deepwater port at Garzón.

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    Cadiz releases terminal tender

    2011-08-25T14:20:00Z

    The southern Spanish port of Cadiz has issued a tender for a new container terminal.

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    Portland ‘critical’ for southern success

    2011-08-24T10:00:00Z

    The port of Portland is critical for economic growth in the so-called “Green Triangle” of south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria, Regional Development Australia says.

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    Investor sought for new Jakarta port

    2011-08-23T10:00:00Z

    The Indonesian state-owned logistics and industrial park developer, Kawasan Berikat Nusantara (KBN), is seeking an investment partner for a $235m port development in Marunda area of North Jakarta.

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    HPH secures inland Sydney logistics hub

    2011-08-23T10:00:00Z

    Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has been appointed operator of the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre, located 18 kilometres from Port Botany.

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    NCC expands into logistics

    2011-08-22T17:21:00Z

    Russia’s National Container Company (NCC) has established a rail and truck operator, NCC Logistics.

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    Kuwait mobilises army to defend Mubarak

    2011-08-22T17:19:00Z

    Kuwait has mobilised military forces on Bobian Island, at the end of the Shatt al-Arab waterway, to protect its Grand Mubarak Port development from possible interference from Iraq.