World News – Page 389

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    Deutsche Bank buys assets in New York

    2008-07-30T12:24:00Z

    Deutsche Bank group company RREEF has been granted permission to acquire Maher Terminals by the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey. 

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    Uruguay upgrading river port traffic...

    2008-07-30T12:24:00Z

    Uruguay plans to spend $160m over the next five years on reactivating trade at the ports of Salto and Paysandú, as well as upgrading facilities at Montevideo, Fray Bentos and Colonia.

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    San Antonio seeks to expand

    2008-07-30T12:24:00Z

    Attempts by the Chilean port of San Antonio to expand into an adjacent 88.6 hectare area are being opposed by many in the city, as it would mean the destruction of the park that currently occupies the site.

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    Goldman Sachs buys into SSA Marine

    2008-07-30T12:24:00Z

    Goldman Sachs has acquired a 49% stake in SSA Marine, although it is not known how much was paid for the shares.

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    Panama Canal expansion contracts awarded

    2008-07-30T12:24:00Z

    The $5.25bn extension of the Panama Canal will be undertaken through the placing of eight contracts.

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    Three ways discussed of privatising El Salvador's ports

    2008-07-30T12:24:00Z

    El Salvador''s National Port Authority is looking into three possible methods of awarding concessions at the ports of La Unión and Acajutla.

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    Upgrade loan for Vyborg

    2008-07-29T21:26:00Z

    A multi-purpose port situated in the Gulf of Vyborg, about 113km from St Petersburg, will be helped in its ¢ 233m ($366m)  modernisation by a ¢ 115m ($180.7m) loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction & Development.

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    Latvia eyes Russian/Asian cargo

    2008-07-28T21:26:00Z

    Latvia''s is set to carve out a role for itself as a transhipment and handling centre for containerised cargo to and from Russia, China, Korea and other Asian states, according to officials. To add further value, the country will provide additional logistics and transport infrastructure.

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    Suape gets greener

    2008-07-26T21:26:00Z

    The Brazilian Port and industrial complex at Suape is to invest $9.84m in environmental projects up to 2010. These will be funded through the sale of land in the industrial area.

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    Russia goes deeper

    2008-07-25T21:26:00Z

    A new deep water port is to be built at Karelian Belomorsk in Russia, 376 kilometres from Petrozavodsk.

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    CVRD to invest in Oman

    2008-07-25T21:26:00Z

    CVRD is to invest $1bn in Oman in the construction of an iron ore pelletisation plant and distribution centre at the Port of Sohar, which is also collaborating financially on the project. Annual throughput will be 7.5m tonnes of pellets.

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    Chittagong to go private

    2008-07-24T21:26:00Z

    Pacific International Line in collaboration with Container Terminal Services are favourites to be awarded the concession to operate Chittagong Container Terminal. Other bidders are Everest Enterprise Ltd and incumbent terminal operator SAIF Powertec.

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    Colombia woos private investors

    2008-07-24T21:26:00Z

    Private investors are being the opportunity to commit cash to three new port projects in Colombia.

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    Birth of the super-port

    2008-07-23T21:26:00Z

    Hong Kong and Shanghai have barely stopped for breath over the last 50 years, as Wing Kah-goh explains

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    An eastern man of port power

    2008-07-23T21:26:00Z

    Turning 80 this July, Li Ka-shing has done more to revolutionise container terminals than just about anyone else. He has also been at the forefront of the fortunes of both Hong Kong and Shanghai ports.

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    El Salvador port privatisation overhaul

    2008-07-23T21:26:00Z

    The Autonomous Port Executive Commission of El Salvador is seeking private sector investors to take over management of its ports.

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    Oz Feature

    2008-07-23T21:26:00Z

    Hemmed in and battling congestion, Australian ports are in a state of flux, as Dave MacIntyre and Iain MacIntyre report.

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    Competition: friend or foe?

    2008-07-23T21:26:00Z

    Heated inter-port competition is making the headlines in New Zealand, which has led to large capital investment programmes which, some observers believe, will fail to realise competitive returns unless there is a rationalisation between ports in the future.

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    Revitalising coastal shipping

    2008-07-23T21:26:00Z

    New Zealand''s port industry is set to gain the fruits of a coastal shipping growth.

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    Kembla facelift mooted

    2008-07-23T21:26:00Z

    Port Kembla could get seven new berths as part of a makeover of its outer harbour, under a master state ports plan for New South Wales.