World News – Page 363
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NewsChavez seizes ports
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced the central government will retake the administration of the country''s ports and airports from state governments, in a move which has generated fierce controversy in the South American country.
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Taiwan - off the starting block
The tiny economy of Taiwan has hailed the unfreezing of relations with China as the economic starting pistol it was waiting for. China, while saying it is not giving up on its idea of sovereignty over the island, is allowing direct shipping for the first time in sixty years.
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Even more Brazil photos
Many Brazilian port watchers are fearful for the future of the Sepetiba Tecon box terminal once the Hamburg Sud facility opens at Itapoa - probably in around the first quarter of 2010.
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NewsFreeze on sea freight funding
A hold has been placed on New Zealand''s second sea freight development funding round, while the Government considers whether changes are required to its policy statement.
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NewsThe big ships are coming: but where will they go?
Ports on South America''s East Coast are vying for the undivided attention of the lines,as Rob Ward finds out
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HITT wins VTS order
HITT is to fit a E1m ($1.3m) vessel traffic system in the Angolese port of Lobito. The installation is to be completed this year.
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NewsPort protester take to the streets
Green demonstrators keen to halt development of Tenerife's Granadilla port marched through the streets of Santa Cruz in protest - but estimations of numbers involved vary wildly.
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NewsAPM Terminals declares Bristol interest
APM Terminals and Bristol Port Company are in negotiations to jointly develop a new container terminal. This will be able to handle 1.5m teu.
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NewsHPH abandons Manta and $20m investment
Hutchison Port Holdings has walked away from the $525m Manta container terminal (TIDE) facility in Ecuador after investing an estimated $20m in the project.
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Cameroon builds iron ore export terminal
The government of Cameroon has given the green light for a $160m iron ore export terminal. This will have a 22-metre long berth and be able to accommodate vessels of up to 250,000 dwt.
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NewsMaersk still wedded to PTP
The Maersk Shipping Line has revealed that it retains a "keen interest" in the Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas, where it controls a 30% equity stake.
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NewsGulftainer increases capacity
Gulftainer, operator of the container terminals at Sharjah (SCT) and Khorfakkan (KFT), is to boost combined capacity to 4m teu by the end of this year.
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NewsLiebherr grows its Montreal family
Liebherr has recently completed the supply of two 16-wheel rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Cerescorp''s Termont Terminal in Montreal, Canada. This brings the number of Liebherr cranes at the terminal to eight.
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NewsDownturn "blessing in disguise"
The global economic downturn could be a "blessing in disguise" for the port industry and investors in the industry, according to APM Terminals chief executive Kim Fejfer.
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NewsStrong Amsterdam figures re-affirm need for second lock
The urgent need for a second large sea lock in Ijmuiden is making itself felt ever more acutely, according to Port of Amsterdam chief executive Hans Gerson.
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NewsU.S. Port Infrastructure- Return of PPP
While considerable buzz surrounds potential infrastructure investment by the US Federal Government, a record-sized privatisation transaction may be in the offing, perhaps part of a broader resurgence of public-private-partnerships in the US for facilities already in operation.
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Madryn traffic down
The southern Argentinian port of Madryn has suffered significant reduction in the export of many of its core products: aluminium, fish, wool, stone and ceramics. Port workers are worried that high charges are forcing exporters to switch cargo to Santa Cruz and Deseado ports. Madryn also suffers from high labour ...
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NewsA third of shipping lines face bankruptcy
Experts in the Far East have suggested that more than one third of the current number of shipping companies may go bankrupt in 2009, because of the global economic downturn.
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Strong volumes from Canada's princely port
Canada''s Port of Prince Rupert sidestepped the global economic slump to record a "moderate" increase in traffic in 2008.
