World News – Page 291

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    Kalmar grows Chinese presence

    2011-09-15T10:26:00Z

    Cargotec is continuing its growth in the competitive Chinese port equipment market through a new order from Cosco Pacific subsidiary Jinjiang Pacific Ports Development (JPPDC).

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    Crane gives Odense flexibility

    2011-09-15T10:24:00Z

    The recent acquisition of a Liebherr mobile harbour crane has gained the Odense Port Terminal at Lindø more than one kind of efficiency.

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    Barcelona gains information system

    2011-09-15T10:24:00Z

    HITT''s subsidiary in Canada, Klein Systems Group, is to provide the Spanish port of Barcelona with a Port Management Information System.

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    Humber’s ‘reasonable’ renewable bid

    2011-09-15T10:23:00Z

    The Humber region of the UK has been awarded ‘enterprise zone’ status creating significant financial incentives for new renewable energy businesses, but it’s a cut down version of the original plan.

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    Wind power blows San Francisco away

    2011-09-14T10:00:00Z

    San Francisco is adding a second string to its bow with emphasis on encouraging wind power shipments.

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    Growth strategies go west

    2011-09-13T10:00:00Z

    San Francisco and Prince Rupert use economics and natural advantages to get ahead, by Martin Rushmere

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    NMP protests rental hike

    2011-09-13T10:00:00Z

    India''s Shipping Ministry has been asked to intervene in the dispute between stevedores at New Mangalore Port and the Tariff Authority for Major Ports, which has attempted to increase port rentals retrospectively as of 2007.

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    Sendai resumes international box operations

    2011-09-12T10:00:00Z

    Partial international container services are due to resume on September 26 at the Japanese port of Sendai-Shigrama, following the restoration of domestic feeder services in June.

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    Venezuela confirms La Guaira expansion

    2011-09-12T10:00:00Z

    Venezuela''s transport and communications ministry has signed an agreement with the Portuguese government for an expansion project at La Guaira port in Vargas state.

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    Patrick parent profits up

    2011-09-12T10:00:00Z

    The parent company of Patrick stevedoring company, Asciano, has reported a net profit after tax of A$145.2m (US$153.8m) for the 2010-11 financial year, but blamed “significant industrial relations activity” in the ports division for putting a dampener on its overall performance.

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    APM Terminals offloads partial Xiamen stake

    2011-09-11T10:00:00Z

    APM Terminals is to sell 25% of the stake it holds in the Xiamen Songyu container terminal in China.

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    Peru to strengthen Enapu role

    2011-09-11T10:00:00Z

    Peru says it is going to strengthen the National Ports Administration, Enapu, which will continue to function as the administrator for all the public ports owned by the state.

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    Man killed at Tauranga

    2011-09-11T10:00:00Z

    Tauranga resident, Walter Daniel Crosa, was tragically killed in an accident at the port on August 15.

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    Maranhão pushes grain terminal

    2011-09-10T10:00:00Z

    The Brazilian port of Maranhão is to construct a new grain terminal at a cost of $159m. A tender has been issued based on the facility handling 5m tonnes annually by July 2013. Subsequent expansion could double this.

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    Uruguay raises fees by 20%

    2011-09-10T10:00:00Z

    Uruguay''s National Ports Authority (ANP) is to hike tariffs, which are calculated in US dollars, by 20%.

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    Wanganui port bids shortlisted

    2011-09-10T10:00:00Z

    Wanganui District Council has conducted interviews with the shortlisted four of eight applicants interested in operating its Wanganui port. The applicants are to now report back on a business planning exercise aimed at identifying the potential and cost of restoring a commercial port operation.

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    Spanish box traffic up 7.3% for half year

    2011-09-09T14:55:00Z

    Spain''s National Ports Authority has confirmed that in the first six months of this year container traffic grew by 7.3% to more than 6.5m teu.

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    Bahia ports to get PAC2 investment

    2011-09-09T10:00:00Z

    The ports of Salvador, Aratu and Ilhéus in the Brazilian state of Bahia have secured investment of $300m as part of the national Accelerated Investment Programme 2 (PAC2).

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    Belfi eyes Chilean port investment

    2011-09-09T10:00:00Z

    The Chilean construction company Belfi, whose annual turnover is $400m, is to compete for port tenders, reports managing director Andrés Elgueta. Currently under analysis is participation in the privatisation of both Talcahuano and Coquimbo.

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    Cavotec pairs listing with capital boost

    2011-09-09T10:00:00Z

    New Zealand Stock Exchange-listed Cavotec MSL aims to raise significant capital in tandem with its October transfer to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange.