World News – Page 353

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    Doha to have Dutch design

    2009-02-04T12:24:00Z

    The new Doha Port in Qatar is to be designed through a partnership between WorleyParsons Qatar WLL and Royal Haskoning, which will develop the port''s master plan and full engineering design.

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    Tasmania consolidates box trade

    2009-02-04T12:24:00Z

    Tasmania''s container trade is to be largely consolidated into the ports of Bell Bay and Devonport. The State Government wants to expand Bell Bay to handle container traffic presently moving through the Burnie, which would be freed up to concentrate more on bulk trades. The proposal has been forwarded to ...

  • Port Strategy: The Peruvian port authority has monopoly concerns
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    Peru ports

    2009-02-04T12:24:00Z

    Peru''s port authority, APN  has met port operator DP World to express concerns about the latter''s plans to modernise a second terminal at Lima''s Callao port.

  • Port Strategy: Could the Mexican mega-project have fallen victim to the financial meltdown?
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    Punta Colonet delay

    2009-02-04T12:24:00Z

    Mexico''s mega-port of Punta Colonet looks set to among the casualties of the world financial crisis.

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    Not 'running on empty' says LA

    2009-02-04T12:24:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles has rebuked negative claims in local media about its Clean Trucks Program.

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    Toledo strikes Novia Scotia deal

    2009-02-04T12:24:00Z

    Toledo Port Authority and Melford International Terminal have signed an agreement which will see Toledo function as an inland port receiving boxes from a projected new container terminal that Melford plans to build on the Strait of Canso in Nova Scotia.

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    Major coal port for Vietnam

    2009-02-04T12:24:00Z

    Vietnam''s Tan Tao (ITA) group has issued a tender for the construction of a power plant and sea port complex in Kien Giang province, some 300 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City.

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    Euromax stage two tender

    2009-02-03T12:24:00Z

    Rotterdam Port Authority has invited bids for construction of phase two of its Euromax Terminal, despite the fact that phase one has yet to be completed. The work involves building 300 metres of additional quay and providing an area for 17 stacking lanes of containers.

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    Kaliningrad hub project gathers steam

    2009-02-03T12:24:00Z

    The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad in the Baltic is to go ahead with construction of a new port at Baltiijsk.

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    Vigo spreads out

    2009-02-03T12:24:00Z

    The Spanish North Western Port of Vigo has taken over 24,000 square metres at an adjacent industrial state to allow it to store granite and empty containers. It is also seeking the transfer of a further 100,000 square metres.

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    Gulftainer shows 2008 growth

    2009-02-03T12:24:00Z

    Volumes at Gulftainer''s terminals in the United Arab Emirates - Khorfakkan Container Terminal and Sharjah Container Terminal - grew by over 15% in 2008, reaching 2.5m teu.

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    São Sebastião turns to government

    2009-02-03T12:24:00Z

    São Sebastião Port Authority is seeking government help to undertake restructuring of the port, where it is hoping to build a further four deep water berths. These will be developed and operated by the private sector.

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    Coal port logistics

    2009-02-03T12:24:00Z

    Indonesia''s coal ports have forced a rethink on ''traditional'' handling options

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    DPW Antwerp nod

    2009-02-02T12:24:00Z

    DP World has been cleared by European Union competition authorities to form a joint venture to handle break bulk at the Port of Antwerp with partners Conti 7 and Rickmers. The three companies will invest ¢ 50m ($65.8m) over the next four years in a new terminal capable of handling ...

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    Sohar bulk jetty to go ahead

    2009-02-02T12:24:00Z

    Expressions of interest have been invited for companies interested in building a deep water bulk jetty at the Port of Sohar in Oman. The jetty will be 600 metres long and connected by a 700 metre long trestle to the existing breakwater.

  • Port Strategy: NZL Group is looking to establish the first private terminal in New Zealand at Tauranga's Sulphur Point
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    Private Tauranga terminal plan announced

    2009-02-02T12:24:00Z

    Transportation and logistics company NZL Group is planning to establish an independent container terminal operation at Port of Tauranga''s Sulphur Point.

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    Imbituba 2 to go ahead

    2009-02-02T12:24:00Z

    Santos Brasil is to begin second phase construction of its container terminal at Imbituba. Work, which will be completed within two years, will add one extra berth and boost overall capacity to 900,000 teu.

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    Indonesia poised for political battle on port reform

    2009-02-02T12:24:00Z

    In what could be the most momentous change in Indonesia''s port history, the country is at last poised for political battle on port reform

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    Traffic up at Tianjin

    2009-02-02T12:24:00Z

    Tianjin port in northern China handled 354m tonnes in 2008, compared with 300m tonnes in 2007. Container traffic, at 8.5m teu, was up 19.7%

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    Capital shortage holds up Saigon

    2009-02-02T12:24:00Z

    Plans to move cargo terminals away from the Saigon River outside Ho Chi Minh City are unlikely to be fulfilled before 2010, because of a lack of investment capital.