World News – Page 456

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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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    South Australian ports come under fire

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The state of bulk ports in South Australia has copped criticism from a Perth mining company, which says the " poor standard" of ports has prevented a proposed major iron/copper/gold mining operation near Coober Pedy from securing a reliable export gateway.

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    SCS MANAGES METROBOX

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Container depot operator Specialised Container Services (SCS) has taken over the management of the south Auckland-based container yard MetroBox.

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    New mobile harbour crane for Napier

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    A NZ$6m Gottwald HMK300E mobile harbour crane is expected to become fully operational at the Port of Napier in early September.

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    TOLL FINDS BIG SAVINGS AT PATRICK

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    For the first half of 2008 overall, the index registered 13.7 days, which compares with the 22.9 days reported 12 months ago. Australia's Toll Holdings Ltd is expecting to make savings of more than ¢39m following its ?3.785bn acquisition of port operator Patrick Corp Ltd.

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    US Lines buoys Australasia ports with new service

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    US Lines (USL) is in the throes of expanding its existing Pacific schedule through the introduction of a new " ANZL" fixed-day service connection with New Zealand and Australia.

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    VOLUME INCREASE FOR AXIS INTERMODAL

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Ports of Auckland''s specialist container handling and terminal operating company Axis Intermodal has reported an 11% increase in export box volume and 7% rise in import containers during the past six months.

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    Belle of the ball

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    India offers great potential for investors but are ports still waiting for their Prince to come as delays dog privatisation efforts? S.N. Srikanth investigates