World News – Page 363
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Dalian port buys Jinzhou
The Dalian Port Group has confirmed it is to buy Jinzhou Port this year. In 2008, it was revealed that Dalian Port would acquire an 18.9% holding at the cost of $278m, making it the second largest shareholder.
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Liverpool equipment spend
Liverpool committed £ 6.5m to its Seaforth terminal in the last quarter of 2008, buying a £ 5.1m ship-to-shore Liebherr gantry and three new Noell straddle carriers from Germany at a cost of £ 1.4m. The gantry crane will have the capability to corner on to the terminal''s Berth S6, ...
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NewsWork begins on new Swedish port
A major new port project is about to enter into construction. The city of Malmö has signed an agreement with Skanska Sweden to build a facility in Norra Hamnen.
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NewsHPH axes business development jobs
Global port operator Hutchison Port Holdings is closing its business development department, with job losses said to be between 50 and 60 as a result.
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NewsPeru ports decision
Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos, a Peruvian-Portuguese consortium, has signed a deal valued at $227m to modernise Peru''s northern port of Paita, going well beyond the government-set minimum.
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NewsCapacity rise for Abidjan
Bolloré Africa Logistics - through its operating subsidiary SETV - is investing ¢ 45m ($59.9m) to increase productivity at the Abidjan container terminal on the Ivory Coast.
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Santos box losses feared
The Brazilian Chamber of Containers has warned that the port of Santos may lose up to 45,000 teu this year because the port''s customs authority''s has suspended customs clearance for rail-borne containers handled by the Libra group at its Ponta de Praia terminal. By forcing this box traffic to shift ...
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More investment for Manila
Philippines terminal operator Asian Terminal Inc is to invest $14.9m on additional development at its Manila South Harbour facility. This will be spent on modern handling equipment and the addition of 1,000 square metres of operating area.
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JadeWeser on track
Detthold Aden, managing director of the BLG Group, has stated that, despite the credit crunch, construction of JadeWeserPort remains on schedule.
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NewsBig and green Savannah
Four new super post-panamax cranes have arrived at the Port of Savannah, Georgia, on board Dockwise''s Tern, a specially constructed heavy-lift vessel.
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NewsClouds and silver linings
The dramatic slowdown in the last quarter of 2008 wasn''t enough to prevent record full-year results for the giant Benelux ports - but 2009 looks like being a different story. Felicity Landon reports
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Tauranga rejects partial offer
The Port of Auckland has called off its acquisition of the Port of Tauranga''s container trade, following the Port of Tauranga board''s rejection of their proposal for this part of their business, while not writing off the possibility of a full merger.
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PSA reaffirms Voltri commitment
PSA remains committed to Italy''s Voltri terminal despite a tumultuous year in 2008 with strikes and legal battles upsetting the status quo.
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New Peruvian transhipment hub mooted
With just one container transhipment hub on the Pacific coast of Latin America - Panama''s Balboa - the Romero group has put forward a proposal for a major new regional hub at Ancó n, in Peru.
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NZ ups box inspection costs
Almost one in 10 containers inspected for bio-security contamination in New Zealand currently fail the test. An additional $50 an hour inspection charge is to be levied to finance more rigorous checks, according to port sources.
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Malaysian operators to continue investing
Malaysian ports have scheduled investment of $1.61bn over the next few years. Of that, PTP has set aside $812m, while Port Klang operators are to spend $373m.
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NewsNova Scotia ditches Halifax gateway plan
Nova Scotia has dropped a proposed joint Port of Halifax and Canadian National Railway (CN) gateway project on the back of high costs.
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NewsVolume wobbles in Brazil
Traffic reports for various ports and terminals in Brazil reveal a mixed bag.
