World News – Page 451
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SAVI SECURES VIRGINIA TRACKING CONTRACT
US security firm Savi Networks has won a contract to install Radio Frequency Identification based (RFID) technology information services at Virginia Port Authority terminals to enhance the security and efficiency of cargo container shipments.The network automatically tracks the location and security status of RFID tagged containers, sending realtime information to ...
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NewsSan Antonio maps out future
Chile''s leading container hub, San Antonio, has released its Master Plan governing future development. The aim is to convert the port into a future logistics platform, which will make it the leading facility of its kind in South America.
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Mexico money on Monterrey
A recent report issued in Mexico has shown that the port of Monterrey will become the principal multi-logistics centre in the country. By 2025, it is forecast it will be handling 15.5m tonnes of cargo annually.
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Cozumel reconstruction grinds to a halt
The Mexican Ministry of Transport and Communications (SCT) has ordered SSA México to stop all reconstruction work it was undertaking on the quayside at the port of Cozumel, claiming it has not received authorisation to do this.
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Call for return to Buenaventura dredging
Plans have been put forward to reactivate the dredging of the access channel at the port of Buenaventura, which had to be suspended because of a fall in the dollar-peso exchange rate. Deepening of this channel has been costed at $36m. Initially, draught will be deepened to 12.5 metres, although ...
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NewsChasing shadows
China''s long shadow has cast traditional marketing strategies in neighbouring Japan,Korea and Taiwan into doubt. Wing Kah-goh finds out how their ports are fighting back
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NewsFighting talk
A five-year plan to boost Taiwan''s ports could move the island back into the premier league
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NewsUnited by Excess
Korean ports must come together to realise the nation''s goal of becoming the centre of Asia''s economic powerhouse
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Busan invites applications for third phase of popular industrial park
Busan invites applications for third phase of popular industrial park
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NewsMiddle Eastern riches
The Gulf is a hotbed of port development as nations vie for cargo business.Alex Hughes makes sense of the frantic pace
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NewsWin-win for Sharjah
Sustained growth in throughput at Sharjah''s key arteries has been attributed to the changing logistics environment in the United Arab Emirates, particularly the core industrial and commercial corridor between Jebel Ali and Sharjah/Ajman.
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One to watch
While Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah and Sharjah have led the way in port development in the United Arab Emirates,Ras Al Khaimah has played something of a secondary role. However, rising cargo volumes have prompted the Emirate to announce the development a second port facility costing ¢ 23m.
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NewsAqaba's changing fortunes
APM Terminal''s helping hand has lifted throughput at Jordan''s primary port.
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NewsDouble take
Upper Gulf keen to secure its share of region''s port business with additional terminals planned to serve the north
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Importers demand Port Harcourt overhaul
Nigerian importers have asked the federal government to make immediate changes to the management of Port Harcourt.
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Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan
The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet been identified, the favourite is Issers, where a 600,000 teu/year terminal could be built.
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KPA EQUIPMENT BUY
Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set of pollution-control equipment. A further 25 terminal tractors entered service in 2003-2005.
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MOMBASA PRIVATISATION TEAM
The Kenyan government has put together a committee that will oversee the privatisation of the container terminal at the port of Mombasa. However, the rest of the port will remain within public sector ownership.
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NewsDurban shippers' congestion despair
Shippers, fed up with delays in container processing at Durban Container Terminal, have threatened to impose a surcharge. Just last month, an MOL ship was delayed by 200 hours, however the average wait is around three days.
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HPH barred from Mumbai bidding
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) will not be able to participate in the bidding for a new container terminal planned for the Indian port of Mumbai.
