World News – Page 401
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Humber ports top UK ranking
The UK's Humber Ports can lay claim to the greatest share of UK world tonnage, beating all other UK ports complexes, according to the government's UK Maritime Statistics 2006.
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NewsChinese lines eye Sines
Increased Chinese imports are making operations at Portugal's only deep-water port of Sines ever more viable, claims concessionaire PSA.
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CMH active in Zhanjiang
Hong Kong-based China Merchants Holdings (CMH) has reached an agreement with the municipality of Zhanjiang to transform Zhanjiang Port Group into a private company, Zhanjiang Port (Group) Co Ltd, with a capital of $479m. CMH is paying $215m for a 45% stake in the joint-venture.
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Port of Tauranga has called for Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) to disclose the independent report it commissioned on the Auckland-Tauranga port merger proposal.
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Libra introduces off-dock loading
Libra Terminal Rio, which operates two container terminals in the Port of Rio de Janeiro, has added coffee handling to its skills. The cargo is loaded in containers at the company''s off-dock Redex bonded facility, which began operations in October handling manufactured goods, pig iron and palletised ornamental stone.
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NewsMelbourne Deepening
Victoria''s planning minister has endorsed the urgently-needed deepening of Melbourne''s Port Phillip Bay channel to 14 metres. However, approvals from other ministers are still required and a raft of environmental safeguards will have to be met, overseen by an independent monitor.
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NewsNorthport ups conventional cargo operations
Port Klang operator Northport is to invest $29m in enhancing its operational area for conventional cargo at Southpoint.
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28 eye Vizinjam
A total of 38 companies are reported to have requested the tender documents for a proposed international container terminal at Vizinjam. Maersk and PSA are among those interested.
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Australian 'roadmap' for port progress
The Business Council of Australia has launched a "roadmap for infrastructure reform", focusing on ports, rail and roads among other areas.
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Loan for Damietta
Damietta International Port Company, made up of a consortium headed by KGL Port international of Kuwait, has obtained a loan worth $480m organised by Ahli United Bank and Arab Banking Corporation. This will fund construction of the proposed container terminal and form part of an overall investment package of $1bn.
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Concession delay at Talcahuano
The Chilean Port of Talcahuano has revealed that it is suffering from serious structural problems, making it difficult for it to offer it as a concession, particularly given the nearby presence of seven private port companies.
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Houston expanding facilities
The Port of Houston is to undertake investment totalling $25m to upgrade existing facilities.
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DP World breaks bulk barrier
Better known for its container activities, DP World has partnered with Conti Lines and Rickmers-Linie in the Port of Antwerp in a breakbulk initiative. DP World Breakbulk NV will operate a common user general cargo terminal at the Churchilldock in the Port of Antwerp.
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Richard's Bay to overtake Durban?
The planned expansion of the South African port of Richards Bay could mean that new facilities there for general cargo would be better than those available at Durban. Richards Bay has space available for expansion, whereas Durban is faced with serious space constraints. Authorities are therefore considering construction of a ...
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NewsIndian ports not performing
The Indian government is being criticised for its inability to implement a proposed $12.4bn ports upgrade plan to enable the country to keep pace with growth in traffic.
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SPLA in the dock
Sri Lankan Ports Authority and members of the Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee are being legally challenged on their decision to continue to evaluate a bid by Hutchison Port Holdings in respect of the South Container Terminal of the Colombo Port Expansion Project, despite the fact that the bid had been ...
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NewsDave Mac Oz News Snippets
The Australian government has approved foreign investment for the third coal terminal at the port of Newcastle.
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Code of Practice call
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) investigation into the collapse of seven 30-foot containers on the UK-registered Annabella has seen the organisation call for the introduction of a relevant container shipping code of practice.
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Investment continues in Israeli ports
Israel Ports Development & Assets Company Ltd has put forward a $130m investment plan for 2008, which must now be approved by the government. At least 70% of the money will be allocated to container terminal and breakwater development at both Ashdod and Haifa.
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No more Colombian coal barges
A change in the law means that Colombian coal terminals will have to undertake direct transfers to vessels rather than using barges as from 2010.
