World News – Page 307
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Peru's ports need $2bn
Lima Chamber of Commerce estimates that Peru needs to invest $2bn to improve the quality of its ports, equivalent to 20% of all the transport infrastructure requirements in the country.
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Barcelona’s rail connection
In early January, Barcelona’s two existing container terminals became the first in the country to have a standard gauge rail connection with the rest of Europe. The new Tercat terminal under construction will also be linked during the first quarter of this year.
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NewsNZ port owners accused of holding back progress
While port rationalisation has long been mooted in New Zealand, the lack of progress in achieving it leads some critics to suggest that the ownership structure of ports – with local and regional authorities holding controlling power – is a hindrance.
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Mongla hub plan
UK-based Port Evolution Management Ltd has put forward a $794.5m plan to develop Bangladesh’s second most important port of Mongla. The scheme would involve building a container terminal, an oil terminal, a tank farm and a special economic zone. Work would be implemented over the next four years.
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Espirito Santo deep water location discussed
The government of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo is set to make a decision on the location of the proposed $594m new deep water port. In pole position is Praia Mole in Vitória; other candidates are Ubu (Anchieta) and Barra do Riacho (Aracruz). The new facility will be required ...
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Chinese to foster Iranian port
Iran Cooperative Chamber and China''s Chamber of Commerce in the Middle East have signed a contract which will see the latter build a third-generation port in Iran. This will be in cooperation with the Bandar Sazan-e Genaveh company.
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NewsStirred but not shaken
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) achieved a remarkable return to operations within mere hours of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck just 40 kilometres to its west at 4.35am on September 4, 2010, writes Iain MacIntyre.
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APPA targets budget surplus
The state government has intervened to try and allow Brazil’s Paranaguá and Antonina Port Authority (APPA) to gain access to a previous budgetary surplus, which had been frozen by the federal Justice Ministry. However, the state government has made reference to legislation passed in 2009 that allows surpluses to be ...
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ITF dispute negotiated
A dispute between the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Ports of Auckland which flared late last year appears to have now been resolved.
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Nigerians tackle port corruption
The Nigerian Port Industry Anti-Corruption Standing Committee has said that a new policy is needed to take on corruption at national ports.
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Indonesia cuts port investment
Indonesia''s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries had planned to build 40 ports in 2011, although only 12 will now go ahead. A budget of $14.3m is available and this will fund planned ports in North and South Sulawesi, East and South Kalimantan and Papua.
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Magdalena River upgrade to go ahead
Growing demand in Colombia has led to suggestions that the navigable channel should be reinstated on the Magdalena River, given the difficulty of building roads through the interior of the country.
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Algeciras applies tariff discounts
The port of Algeciras is applying discounts of 35% for all ro-ro traffic to and from the port of Tanger-Med in Morocco and of 60% for any transhipment containers.
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Watchdog supports increased competition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found that competition between the two container stevedores Patrick and DP World is not intense, but that bringing in a third stevedore at Brisbane and Sydney will put pressure on the incumbents to compete to retain existing customers and win additional business.
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Next generation Auckland investment
Ports of Auckland will this year complete a NZ$8m (US$6.2m) berth deepening and lengthening project to accommodate the next-generation of containership callers. The port expects the regular 4,100 teu callers to be superseded by 5,000 to 5,500 teu vessels over the next five years.
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Chile to build new northern port
A $300m port has been given the go-ahead by the environmental authorities in Chile.
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T3 go ahead at Jebel Ali
Because of rising demand, DP World is to commence construction of Terminal 3 at Jebel Ali Port, although it is unlikely it will open before the end of the current year.
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Denmark to spend heavily on ports
The Danish government is making available a package of $36m to be spent on upgrading ports.
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Rizhao to launch private placement
A tender has been issued for the development of Beypore port, close to Kozhikode. Once completed, it will be able to handle ships of 20,000 dwt. Facilities will consist of 200m of berthing line, construction of which is estimated to cost $4.4m. The existing 4m draft is to be dredged ...
