World News – Page 366
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NewsDP upbeat on Aden
Expansions into Yemen and Algeria in recent months have taken DP World''s network to a total of 48 terminals in 27 countries. Felicity Landon finds out about the latest moves
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Mexico to modernise ports
Mexico''s Transport and Communications Secretariat has issued two tenders worth $62.7m in respect of port terminal modernisation at Mazatlán and Guaymas. The former consists of a multi-purpose facility requiring investment of $23.5m, while the latter is to invest $39.2m in a projected container terminal.
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Guaymas issues box tender
Mexico''s west coast port of Guaymas has issued a tender in respect of the construction and management of a new container terminal. Expected investment will be $40m and the facilities are expected to be operational in April 2010 with a capacity of 100,000 teu/year.
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Costa Rican unions oppose ports privatisation
Trade union leaders in Costa Rica continue to oppose Limón-Moín''s privatisation plans claiming that it would not be in the interest of workers because the port complex is currently profitable.
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Strike greets DP World handover at Aden
DP World has now officially taken over management of box handling at the Port of Aden under a joint venture with the Yemen Gulf of Aden Port Corporation.
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Aussy operation extends automated fleet
Patrick Stevedores has ordered another set of fully automated straddle carriers, bringing the total at the Fisherman Islands terminal in Brisbane to 27 - all of which are being looked after on a Kalmar maintenance contract that has been in place since the operation was in its testing phase.
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Patrick raises landside game
Following a series of criticisms of the stevedoring industry, Australia''s Patrick Terminals claims that it now considers landside operations equally important to its oceanside obligations.
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Hybrids amongst the flock
DP World''s UK terminal in Southampton has opted for two hybrid versions in an order for 15 Kalmar straddle carriers.
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Mobile box terminal opens
Mobile Container Terminal, a joint venture between APM Terminals and the Terminal Link subsidiary of the CMA CGM group, has started operations at the US port of Mobile. Its current capacity of 350,000 teu/year will rise to 800,000 teu/year as new infrastructure is added.
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DP World unfazed by economic downturn
DP World says that the economic downturn will not have any impact on completion of the new international transhipment terminal at Kochi in India.
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NewsAnother Rubb for Maher
Maher Terminals has erected yet another fabric structure - its 14th - this time for salt and sand storage at the Port Elizabeth facility in New Jersey.
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NewsBBI sells off more port business
Troubled Australian bank Babcock & Brown is continuing to sell off port businesses in an attempt to fill the holes in its books.
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NewsDrewry paints bleak picture
The latest report from Drewry Shipping Consultants points out what some may feel is the obvious - that 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the container industry and there is a real possibility of others following Chinese company SYMS and the Lonrho-backed SAILs.
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Algeciras unions strike deal with Maersk
After 30 months of negotiation, trade unions at the Port of Algeciras have finally agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Newsstrike Peru
Workers went on strike for a day this week at Peru''s largest shipping terminal as part of their campaign for better pay and benefits.
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NewsTT Club confident after renewals battle
Mutual insurer TT Club has retained the vast majority of its prime ports and terminals portfolio, following hard fought start-of-the-year renewal negotiations.
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Bolloré Congo concession
Bolloré Africa Logistics has expanded its terminal network in Africa by securing a 27-year concession to manage a container facility at the Port of Pointe Noire in the Democratic Republic of Congo in tandem with local partner Socotrans. The company already operates port facilities in Abidjan, Tema, Lagos, Douala, and ...
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NewsEmail alerts from Thamesport
London Thamesport has introduced an e-mail alert system to update hauliers and port users on operational conditions.
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Public funding for JadeWeser approved
The European Union has approved $765m of public funding for the $1.2bn new deepwater port of Wilhelmshaven in Germany. The money will come from the federal states of Bremen and Lower Saxony. The first 1,000 metres of quay offering 18 metres alongside draught will open in the second half of ...
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Boskalis ditches Smit bid
The Dutch group Royal Boskalis has abandoned plans to acquire Smit International. Boskalis was unable to agree on a structure for the takeover and, given a deterioration in market conditions, decided to pull out of any possible deal.
