World News – Page 456
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Low wages delay automation in Poland
Robin MacLeod, technical director at DCT Gdansk in Poland, has told Port Strategy that terminal automation in Poland will only become an option when Polish wages increase substantially, or when it proves difficult to recruit sufficient labour of the right kind.
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STRONG GROWTH FOR KONECRANES
Well-balanced growth continues at KCI Konecranes, with manufacturing output up and second quarter order intake setting another record at 369.2m. Full year sales growth expectation has risen from over 35% to 40%-45%.
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APM inks Vietnam and Jordan agreements
APM Terminals, together with Saigon Port Co, has reached an agreement to build a new container terminal at Cai Mep some 15 miles south of Ho Chi Minh City. Construction of the terminal is expected to start later this year and completion is scheduled for mid-2009.
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ICTSI WINS TARTOUS CONCESSION
Hopes are that the port will serve Vietnam's future in global commerce.ICTSI has been awarded a 10-year concession to operate Tartous Container Terminal in Syria, with scope for a five-year extension in the contract. Also bidding were CMA CGM, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport/Gulf Stevedoring and OPM/PWC Logistics. Tartous, claims ...
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Immense interest in P&O Ports' US terminals
Around 100 companies have declared an interest in terminal assets held by P& O Ports in the US.
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NewsTacoma bond issue
The Port of Tacoma has issued $100m in revenue bonds with an effective fixed interest rate of less than 4%.
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P&O NA teams with Tideworks
Tideworks Technology has announced the successful deployment of its container terminal management suite with P& O Ports North America in Tampa, Florida.
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Americas sustain containerport throughput
Globalisation and the rise of China as the world''s manufacturing centre have accelerated containerport demand in the Americas in recent years, according to a study from Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd.
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Santos concession provokes outrage
A local councillor in the Brazilian city of Santos has criticised the decision by the local port authority to award an area of 80,000 sq m on the left bank to incumbent container terminal operator Santos Brasil without going through the process of an open tender.
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NewsNSICT: jewel in the crown
The first container terminal to be privatised in India is perhaps the most interesting one by far.
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NewsMore than a sporting chance
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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NewsHaldia seeks MHC
Haldia Dock in India is seeking to lease a Mobile Harbour Crane for deployment on berth 4B.
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Tianjin keeps pace with more box terminals
DP World Tianjin Holdings - a joint-venture between DP World and the Tianjin Port Group - is to build and manage a new container terminal at the Chinese port of Tianjin.
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Record first half for PTP
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
