World News – Page 275

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    ICTSI to issue additional bonds

    2012-01-20T16:29:00Z

    The Royal Capital BV unit of the Philippines-based stevedoring group ICTSI is to issue bonds worth $150m.

  • Cloud still hangs over Callao concession
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    Officials summoned over Callao debacle

    2012-01-20T16:25:00Z

    The Transport Commission of the Peruvian Congress has called high ranking officials to appear before it to answer questions relating to irregularities in the concession granted to APM Terminals for the North Terminal at Callao.

  • Gladstone wants more freedom
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    Gladstone hampered by heritage status

    2012-01-20T16:25:00Z

    Gladstone Ports Corporation has criticised the restrictions that it faces as a result of world heritage status being conferred on the port, claiming that is should only apply to the Great Barrier Reef.

  • A rendering of the planned new Odjfell Terminals Nangang terminal in Tianjin
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    New Chinese joint terminal venture

    2012-01-17T16:51:00Z

    Odfjell SE has announced a joint venture with Tianjin Economic-Technology Development Area (TEDA) to develop a new terminal and marine facility at Nangang Industrial Zone in Tianjin, China.

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    Global super-boxship fleet swells

    2012-01-13T10:00:00Z

    In 2012, 42 new container vessels with a capacity of more than 13,000 teu are due to enter service, which compares with 22 similar vessels that commenced operations in 2011.

  • Apapa is at a standstill
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    Nigerian ports struggle with strikes

    2012-01-12T16:56:00Z

    It appears that the general strikes in Nigeria are finally beginning to take a toll on the country’s seaports – because everything is now at a standstill, including at APMT’s terminal at Apapa.

  • Felixstowe will try to limit the impact of the London Gateway development
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    London Gateway ‘biggest threat’ to Felixstowe

    2012-01-12T16:55:00Z

    DP World’s London Gateway, due to open in the fourth quarter of 2013, represents the biggest threat to the Port of Felixstowe’s business for many years, Hutchison Ports (UK) port development director Andrew Harston has warned.

  • DP World Aden appears to have fallen short of its obligations so far
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    Aden to renegotiate DP World concession?

    2012-01-12T16:54:00Z

    Port Strategy has learnt from an industry source that there is speculation that the Yemeni government may be set to renegotiate the concession agreement signed by DP World and Aden Port Authority.

  • Industrial action is aiming to disrupt Nigeria’s ports, including Apapa, pictured
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    ITF global action week hits ports

    2012-01-12T15:25:00Z

    The new year’s first week of industrial action backed by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has kicked off with a focus on port activities.

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    No bids for second La Plata box terminal

    2012-01-12T10:00:00Z

    A tender for a second container terminal at the Argentinian port of La Plata attracted no bids.

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    Bilbao investment tops €250m

    2012-01-12T10:00:00Z

    The private sector is to invest €253m ($323m) over the next few years in the Spanish port of Bilbao.

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    DP World to operate Nanaimo

    2012-01-11T10:24:00Z

    DP World has signed a three-year contract with the Port of Nanaimo to operate its facilities, which include the general cargo Duke Point terminal and the Assembly Wharf.

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    Portuguese ports on strike

    2012-01-11T10:23:00Z

    As of Monday, January 9, the Portuguese ports of Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Lisbon and Setúbal began the first of five days of strike.

  • The break up of the Rena has long been expected Photo: Maritime New Zealand
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    Stricken NZ oil spill vessel breaks up

    2012-01-11T09:57:00Z

    The stricken container vessel Rena, which ran aground off Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand last October, has finally broken up – creating fears of a further oil spill and more traffic disruption for the Port of Tauranga.

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    Vizhinjam tender promised by March

    2012-01-10T10:00:00Z

    A tender is to be issued by March in respect of global engineering, procurement and construction of the $148m Vizhinjam port in the Indian state of Kerala.

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    Manta tender by first quarter

    2012-01-10T10:00:00Z

    Manta Port Authority in Ecuador is to issue a tender by the end of the first quarter of 2012 to both modernise and expand the port.

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    GCC commits $15bn to ports

    2012-01-10T09:30:00Z

    Ports in the Middle East Gulf are set to spend $15bn over the next five years in boosting capacity.

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    Antofagasta sues government to recover land

    2012-01-06T10:00:00Z

    Antofagasta Port Company (EPA) is locked in a legal battle with the state prosecutor in respect of ownership of part of its land along the Costanera Central.

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    GCC supports Kuwait’s Mubarak project

    2012-01-06T10:00:00Z

    The Gulf Cooperation Council has spoken out in support of Kuwait in its development of Mubarak port, which it is taking forward despite objections from neighbouring Iraq.

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    Chennai rejects Mundra box terminal bid

    2012-01-05T12:15:00Z

    Chennai Port Trust has rejected the $698m bid by Mundra Port and Economic Zone to develop a new container terminal at the port of Chennai, claiming that the 5% revenue share being offered is too low.