World News – Page 441

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    Record first half for PTP

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded a throughput of 2.24m teu in the first six months of 2006, cementing its place as the busiest port in Malaysia. The 2.24m teu represents an increase of 7.9% compared with the same period last year.

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    Chennai box terminal demands

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Labour relations at the Indian East Coast port of Chennai continue to undermine productivity at the port''s container terminal and have led to calls for the immediate creation of a second box handling facility there. In addition, some people in the port would like to see the concession agreement granted ...

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    Chittagong port authority at odds with feeder operators

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The current relationship between Chittagong Port Authority and local feeder vessel operators has recently become strained following the decision by the latter to impose a congestion surcharge on every container handled.

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    MUNDRA TO ADD MORE BERTHS

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. India's Mundra Port, managed by the Adani Group, will add four new berths this year, as well as two container handling facilities next year. This will bring to eight, the ...

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    Transas scoops Korean business

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Hyundai Merchant Marine sister company Haeyoung Maritime Service has contracted Transas Group''s distributor in Korea to supply simulators in South Korea after a false start with another unnamed supplier.

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    YANGSHAN FIRST HALF

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Yangshan Harbour in Shanghai, which opened for business in December last year, has reported traffic of 1.27m teu in the first six months of this year.

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    HULUDAO AMBITION

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    MECys project manager Yongdae Kim said: "The customer had already planned this project with another navigational simulator manufacturer for almost nine months. But the faultless performance of Navi-Trainer 4000 and the impressive references offered by Transas Group for their navigational simulators encouraged Haeyoung Maritime Service Co.The Western Chinese coastal city ...

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    ZPMC RTGs for Sohar

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Oman International Container Terminal, at the port of Sohar, has acquired four ZPMC RTGs equipped with global positioning systems.

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    Supersize Khorfakkan

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Khorfakkan received its largest ever ship in July, with the arrival of the 9,415 CMACGM Fidelio at the recently completed 400-metre quay.

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    Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Although not in the ''overheated'' state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006.

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    Head to head: boxes versus cargo

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand ports are celebrating impressive long term growth and not just for containers, reports Iain MacIntyre

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    Riding the dry bulk wave

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Australian ports are steaming ahead with expansion plans as cargo throughput surges.

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    Team up or bail out

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand’s ports are told to consolidate or risk losing out to the Australians in the battle for booming Asian cargo.

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    Federal move mooted

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The prospect of Australian ports coming under Federal Government control has been mooted by Treasurer Peter Costello, and his suggestion that central direction could help ease bottlenecks and improve efficiency has met with a guardedly-positive response from the industry.

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    Melbourne ups the ante

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Melbourne, Australia''s largest container port, has moved towards deepening sections of its channels to accommodate vessels of up to 14 metres draught at all tides.

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    NSICT: jewel in the crown

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The first container terminal to be privatised in India is perhaps the most interesting one by far.

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    More than a sporting chance

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The London Olympics organisers are going for green - and the opportunities for the region''s ports and waterways are obvious. Felicity Landon reports on the key role they could play in delivering a " sustainable" games

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    ROSTOV BUILDS SECOND BOX TERMINAL

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Further expansion is required in order to meet future demand and the aim, in respect of the Kotka project, is to add container terminal equipment equivalent to a capacity of up to 50,000TEUs per year. The capacity of the Litke Bay Terminal is to be increased to 150,000TEUs (Phase II) ...

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    Dual listing mooted for P&O Ports

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    DP World is said to be considering the possibility of floating P& O Ports on both the London Stock Exchange and Dubai International Financial Centre less than 12 months after acquiring it. The flotation would value the company at an estimated £ 6bn ( € 8.76m), although only 20% of ...

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    ABP fate sealed as LSE delisting is finalised

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP), one of the first port companies to be floated on the stock exchange, has delisted. The move seals the formal takeover of the UK group by Goldman Sachs-led consortium, Admiral Acquisitions UK, who paid £ 2.79bn for company.