World News – Page 337
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NewsThree new ports for São Paulo
Government planners in Brazil have identified three possible new port sites in Sã o Paolo State. Two are at Ubatuba on the northern coast and one at Peruí be on the south coast.
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Cochin gets first middle-size VTMS in India
The first middle-size Vessel Tracking and Management System operating in India has been installed in Cochin port. The project makes use of VTS database customisation, meaning that the system, which includes a number of Transas software and hardware components, can be tailored according to a port''s needs.
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Ust-Luga boundaries in place
Russia''s Baltic port of Ust-Luga has officially had its boundaries defined by the central government. This has been done to make foreign and Russian investment in the port more attractive. Located close to the border with the European Union, the port can accommodate bulk carriers of up to 75,000 dwt ...
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Chilean ports suffer in downturn
Several Chilean ports are suffering as a result of the current economic downturn.
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Angola restructures ports
The Angolan Transport Minister, Augusto Tomá s, has announced a radical reform of the Merchant Marine and ports sector as a means of restructuring and modernising them. Management is to be improved and congestion at ports, such as Luanda, reduced.
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Santos to concession part of Barnabé
Santos Port Authority (Codesp) has held public hearings in respect of future bids for a concession on the island of Barnabé , which is located on the left bank of the port. The 38,398 square metre site is currently occupied by Vopak.
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NewsKatoen Natie seeks to stop second Montevideo box terminal
The Belgian company Katoen Natie, majority shareholder in Terminal Cuenca de la Plata (TCP), is to ask the government of Uruguay to cancel the second container terminal project at the port of Montevideo.
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JN Port wants wider channel
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is to finally issue a new tender for the deepening and widening of the main harbour channel. This aspiration of the port authority has been ongoing since 2004. Forecast cost has now reached $178.7m.
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DP World/Flinders JV
DP World and leading Australian operator Flinders Ports have announced a new partnership agreement. The two are to jointly manage a new container terminal at the port of Adelaide, with DP world holding 60% of the equity and Flinders Ports 40%. The concession at the terminal, which DP World has ...
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NewsPorts require government 'nudge'
A "nudge or two" from Government is required to encourage councils in New Zealand to take a commercial view of their dominant port sector shareholdings, says Port of Tauranga chairperson John Parker.
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Turbulent times for Auckland
Ports of Auckland''s ownership and financial situation have been lambasted by Chris Carr, managing director of Auckland-based logistics company Carr & Haslam.
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Port Klang corruption tackled
Accusations of corruption at Port Klang Free Trade Zone have prompted the government to appoint a committee to oversee the re-launch of this body.
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Onshore power at Antwerp
The world''s first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) facility with automatic synchronisation and 50/60 Hz conversion has been formally switched on at the Port of Antwerp.
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Brazil cancels hike in port fees
The Brazilian government has suspended proposed port fee hikes for this year; instead, existing 2008 rates will apply until the end of the year. It justified the move by citing the need for domestic ports to remain competitive as a means of boosting the national economy.
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Marseilles grabs a bit of Pagny
Marseilles Fos port is to take a 10% stake in a multimodal hub at Pagny in a bid to strengthen its hinterland connexions. Pagny is strategically located at the northern end of the Rhone-Saone corridor between Chalon and Dijon.
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Sydney's peak pricing criticised
Small trucking firms have complained that they could be forced out of business by Sydney Ports Corporation''s proposed peak pricing scheme, which would charge a A$160 (US$127.5) fee per truck for daytime calls at the port. The Australian Trucking Association New South Wales branch has said this could require an ...
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NewsRecord for Rotterdam
The 14,000-teu MSC Daniela recently became the largest container ship to have ever left the port of Rotterdam fully laden - a European record.
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Rodman work under way
Civil works have begun at the Pacific port of Rodman in Panama, where PSA intends to build a container terminal to provide competition for the established Panama Port Company, which is a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings. It will have a 450,000 teu capacity and absorb $100m as part of ...
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Indian government selects six new port projects to finance
The new Indian government has promised to award contracts worth an estimated $692.7m for six port projects within the first 100 days of its administration. In addition, a further 23 projects will be analysed.
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NewsControversy dogs Liscont
Liscont container terminal in Lisbon continues to be embroiled in controversy.
