World News – Page 309
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NewsDouble bubble at Cape Town
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has installed “dual cycle” operations at its Cape Town terminal, allowing containers to be discharged and loaded simultaneously.
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NewsNgqura already reaching out to transhipment
The year-old Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) is, it seems, making its mark as a transhipment hub already and has outstripped all projections.
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NewsBulk over boxes
Diversified US West Coast ports have been the clear winners in 2010''s weak market, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsTacoma targets declining box volumes
Tacoma has pledged to tackle falling box throughput spurred by the loss of a major shipping line and increased competition from both Canada and the US East Coast.
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Salalah draws in the masses
The Port of Salalah has confirmed that it has received bids from 19 companies interested in building a major new general cargo terminal and liquid jetty. The estimated cost is $181m.
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NewsSenator secures ABP hubs
UK-based security company Senator is delivering International Ship and Port Facility Security Code services for Associated British Ports’ South Wales units.
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Pirie ore facility request
A development application has been lodged to build an ore receival, storage and loadout facility at Port Pirie in South Australia.
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China to fund Bangladesh projects
China is backing construction of a new deep sea port at Sonadia, near Cox''s Bazar in Bangladesh, and a project to build a new highway from the Indian port of Chittagong to Kunming, in China. Bangladesh relies on the Port of Chittagong for external trade, with under-utilised Mongla port the ...
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Karachi cuts port fees
Karachi Port Trust has reduced port fees by 20% as a means of attracting more customers. The port will now charge $2.34 per TEU and $0.14 for every non-containerised ton.
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Nigeria tackles port security
The Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to improve security at both airports and sea ports across the country. To meet this promise, security and customs officials have been moved from existing posts to completely new ones in a mass movement of personnel.
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Concerns over Kaliningrad terminal project
The chief executive of Rosmorport has said that the project to build a new port on the Balga peninsular in Kaliningrad must be rethought, as, he claims, necessary dredging work would be so extensive it would undermine any profitability. The port is planning a 12m teu capacity container terminal.
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Foreign investment drive for Vietnamese ports
Vietnam is trying to attract both national and international investors in its public-private-partnership initiative for ports.
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NZ port council mooted
A regional council forum has been proposed to debate the future of New Zealand’s port scene by newly-elected Bay of Plenty regional councillor Doug Owens.
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Demag turns down Konecranes proposal
Demag Cranes has rejected a merger proposal with Konecranes, despite the Finnish company stressing the need to consolidate the global crane construction sector, particularly in Europe.
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Australian stevedores pushed into terminal investment
Stevedores will be encouraged to invest in terminals and maximise the use of existing facilities as a result of increased competition in Australia’s container ports, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has declared.
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NewsRecovery still 'uncertain' for some
It''s a mixed picture that is emerging from the dust of the downturn, and there seems to be quite a lot of latitude when projecting trends.
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NewsReturn of Mexico’s mega-port plan
Mexico’s seaborne traffic is booming and this has set the stage for the return to the table of the mega-port project, Punta Colonet.
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NewsMore bumps for Lyttelton
Since the Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) admitted that it is battling subsidence following earthquake damage in September, the port has had to deal with speculation about the size of its insurance claim.
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Portek closes European office
Singapore-based Portek has closed its European office and shut down Portek Europe SA.
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Third Chennai box terminal approved
India''s Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has given the green light for a project to build a large new container terminal in the port of Chennai. This will require investment of $800m and will be offered as a build-operate-transfer project, as part of a 30-year concession. Construction will take seven years ...
