World News – Page 369
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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.
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NewsAPM shows its credentials
APM Terminal''s integration of the new US Transportation Workers'' Identification Credential (TWIC) with its existing security system, could have implications beyond the US borders.
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Rio Grande to deepen access channel
Brazil''s Special Secretariat of Ports (SEP) has published a tender in respect of the deepening of the access channel at the Port of Rio Grande. Investment will be $84m, of which $63m will come from the federal government and $21m from the state government.
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CMH announces cut backs
China Merchants Holdings (International) is to cut back plans to develop terminals and also possibly adjust capital expenditure as the economic downturn begins to impact in China.
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NewsBoost for Gdansk
The Polish deepwater container terminal DCT Gdansk has boosted its handling capabilities with the commissioning of three new Liebherr rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).
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Currency slump hit Paranaguá
The Brazilian port of Paranaguá reported a worse performance in 2008 than in 2007, blaming a decrease in the price of maize in world markets which reduced exports, and a devaluation of the real against the dollar that made imported fertiliser too expensive. However, the rising price of soya in ...
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NewsDublin and Algeria plan on Liebherr
As part of port expansion plans, Portroe Stevedores Ltd has taken delivery of six Liebherr rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for the Port of Dublin, Ireland.
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Congestion mounts at Lagos
At the end of December, the Nigerian Minister of Transport gave the Nigerian Ports Authority just two weeks to find solutions to congestion stalling operations at ports in the Lagos area.
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International interest in San Antonio
According to San Antonio Port Company (EPSA), several global stevedoring groups have expressed an interest in the 30-year concession to build and operate the new Costanera terminal at the port. With an forecast investment of $400m in new infrastructure, EPSA estimates that an award will be made in the third ...
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NewsCrane corners deep sea shipping
A new ship-to-shore gantry crane has arrived at the Port of Liverpool for the Royal Seaforth Container Terminal where berthing for deep sea ships is to be increased by a third.
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NewsRiga projects
The Port of Riga saw volumes increase by 13.8% to 21.9m tonnes in the first nine months of this year. The increase reflected growing volumes in dry bulks, mostly coal but also sugar, cereals, peat moss and ore, says a port spokeswoman.
