World News – Page 361
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Harcourt takes on Nigerian rivals
The revamped Terminal A at Port Harcourt in Nigeria is trying to attract traffic from importers in the south and southeast of the country who are currently using heavily congested ports in Lagos.
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Sydney takes a leaf out of Melbourne books
Sydney Ports Corporation has admitted its Port Botany operation has a lot to learn from the Port of Melbourne in terms of employing electronic processing and off-peak port access.
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Congestion haunts Jeddah
Jeddah Islamic Port is currently experiencing very high levels of congestion, prompting some vessels to bypass the city and use regional alternatives. Importers are being offered an exemption from berthing fees due to delays.
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Teconvi back up and running
Itajaí container terminal, Teconvi, which has only recently returned to operation following serious flood damage to its installations, reports that it is now achieving record levels of productivity, undertaking 40 moves per hour with two mobile harbour cranes.
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Tacoma triumphs over TWIC
The US Port of Tacoma has reported a pain-free roll-out of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential card at its terminals and facilities.
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Dock workers in Spain face bleak future
Port workers in Spain are feeling the heat of the global downturn with at least four major ports discussing docker redundancies.
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Evergreen out of Kaohsiung
A report that claims the Evergreen Shipping Group is to pull out of Kaohsiung has been strongly denied by the company.
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Asciano's "insane" debt levels
The former chief executive of Australian stevedore Patrick, Chris Corrigan, has described the level of debt carried by the stevedore''s new owner, Asciano, as "insane" at the time of the takeover.
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NewsNapier port sale denied
Hawke's Bay Regional Council has moved to quash speculation it has imminent plans for a sell-down of the Port of Napier.
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Shanghai pulls out of Zeebrugge deal
Shanghai International Port Group is not now to go ahead with the purchase of a 40% stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge. The decision was made because of the global economic downturn.
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NewsManta seeks strategic partner
Following the pull out of Hutchison Port Holdings, Manta Port Authority in Ecuador is seeking a new strategic partner to build and operate an international terminal in the port. If none is found, the project could go-ahead with state backing.
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Venezuelan port privatised
Venezuela has passed a law effectively transferring control of national ports from provincial to central government control. Guamache, Cabello and Maracaibo will be administered by the newly created Empresa Bolivariana de Puertos.
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Shanghai and Ningbo in merger talks
The Chinese ports of Shanghai and Ningbo are reported to be in negotiations on a possible merger sometime in the near future.
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La Unión port standing idle
The El Salvador port of La Unión is now completed, but continues without an operator, effectively costing $1m a month in maintenance and energy costs. The problem lies at the heart of government where no agreement can be made on the exact conditions to be attached to the eventual concession ...
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No holding back on Brazilian port investment
Brazil''s Special Secretariat for Ports has guaranteed that, despite the world financial crisis, investment to upgrade and expand both public and private ports will not suffer short-term cuts.
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Two Tianjin terminals merge
Tianjin Port Development (TPD) has acquired 56.81% of rival Tianjin Port Holdings, which also manages the Chinese Port. TPD is to issue new shares to finance the $1.4bn transaction.
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Antwerp decline 'not unexpected'
Belgium''s Antwerp port has seen the total volume of goods handled in the first quarter of 2009 slump 19% on the same period last year, falling from 46.2m tonnes to 37.3m tonnes.
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NewsTacoma recognises cleaner customers
The Port of Tacoma Commission has recently applauded the take up of a collaborative program to reduce emissions from trucks that serve the port - which includes putting together a list of trucking companies that meet the modern emission standards and helping those that don''t, along with other efficiency strategies.
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NewsPunta Colonet document delay
No tender documents or bidding rules for the new Punta Colonet port in Mexico are now expected to be issued until early next year.
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APM Terminals blows hot and cold at Tanger-Med
APM Terminals has written to Tanger-Med Special Agency announcing its intention to reschedule investment in Tanger-Med II.
