World News – Page 489
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NewsMobile to lure business with new terminal
Alabama governor Bob Riley has signed into law a Bill providing US$80m to the port of Mobile for the construction of a new container terminal. The remaining funding for the US$300m project will come from Alabama State Docks revenues and a private terminal partner yet to be identified.
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APMT scores in Brazil
APM Terminals has acquired a 50% shareholding in Terminal de Conteineres do Vale do Itajai S/A (Teconvi) in Itajai, southern Brazil.
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..while Santos runs out of money...
The decision by the Justice Department to block loans to Codesp totalling US$2.49m for a minimum of 15 days is so worrying companies involved in the dredging of the port''s access channel that they are threatening to stop work.
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Porto Alegre completes harbour move
After 81 years of activity at Maua Harbour, Porto Alegre has moved operational activities to Navegantes Harbour, some six kilometres further north, but closer to the city centre. This area, which has 4.6km of quay, has increased the port''s capacity from 2,000 to 4,500 tonnes per day. The aim is ...
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NewsEquipment spending boom in Brazil?
Seven Brazilian container terminals are investing US$82.8m in new equipment to expand capacity on average by around 30%. In part, they are taking advantage of the Reporto programme, which waives federal taxes on national and imported assets for use by ports. This tax break, which will end in 2007, is ...
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..but warns capacity running out..
The president of Santos Port Authority (Codesp), Jose Carlos Mello Rego, says that the port will have reached the limit of its effective design capacity within the next three years. He therefore insists that major infrastructure and expansion work must go ahead, given that the port will handle a combined ...
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NewsUnlocking its huge potential
With Turkey having just announced its first containerport privatisation and Egypt showing signs of more interest in this direction, will the eastern sector of the Med at last come of age, asks Mike Mundy .
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The EC's position: not unreasonable on the face of it
A key objective of the EC''s strategy for the development of ports is to establish clearer rules which set high quality standards for access to the port services market, and make procedures more transparent. Commercial port services" and in particular cargo handling, passenger services, towage, pilotage and mooring" are ...
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NewsWhat needs doing to the EU's ports?
Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello is president of the Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT) and managing director of leading container terminal operator Eurokai. She spoke to Nick Elliott .
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Safmarine expands landside presence in Abidjan
Following the deployment of the three new ''Wafmax'' class ships serving the cocoa trades from West Africa, Safmarine has invested in new trucks and warehousing facilities in Abidjan in Cote d''Ivoire. Best known as a shipping company, Safmarine is also investing in land-side logistics and opened a 10,000 square metre ...
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Adding Capacity
NEWCASTLE Current capacity of Port Waratah Coal Services: 89m tons. Now spending US$130m to raise capacity to 102m tons by 2007 and subsequently to 120m tons.
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NewsMore Heat than Light
Debate has raged in Australia over who was asleep on the job when more coal terminal capacity should have been under construction. But it has turned out to be more complicated than many believe, writes Kevin Chinnery from Sydney.
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New cranes for CentrePort Wellington
CentrePort Wellington is to purchase two new Liebherr quayside container cranes at US$7.14m apiece. The acquisition of the postPanamax, twin-lift capable cranes is linked to the port company''s recent receipt of a coastal dredging permit to deepen its wharves and harbour entrance to accommodate coming generations of larger containerships.
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PSA HUNTS IN HONG KONG, TIANJIN AND?
CentrePort Wellington chief executive Liz Ward indicated the cranes would be a significant driver in achieving greater productivity and service reliability. "Our business strategy is to grow revenue through an integrated logistics approach to port facilities, services and property interests, " says Ms Ward. "However, CentrePort Wellington is foremost a ...
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Antwerp deploys biometric ID system
Port of Antwerp has installed an Internet-based biometric identification and credentialing card-management system from Ingersoll-Rand Maritime Solutions. When fully deployed, it is estimated that credentials for more than 20,000 longshoremen, truck drivers and other employees and visitors requiring access to the port will be validated and recorded by the system.
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NewsMilford Haven uses photographic evidence
Users of the Milford Haven waterway are being warned that they may be filmed or photographed if they are thought to be breaking any laws. The warning has been issued by Milford Haven Port Authority, which is thought to be one of the first port authorities in the UK to ...
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TRUCK MAFIA HALTS BILBAO BOX TRAFFIC DEVELOPMENT
It will be capable of handling 9m tonnes of cargo annually, although this will be extended to 15m tonnes depending on demand. In 2004, Bilbao box terminal ATM registered a 9.76% hike in throughput to 207,825 TEUs, while revenue grew by 15.39% to ¢14.2m. Expectations for 2005 are for an ...
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News..and builds new container terminal
Port of Rotterdam and operator ECT have reached agreement to construct a new container terminal at Maasvlakte. This Delta Barge Feeder Terminal (DBF) is meant to handle inland and feeder vessels in a more flexible way whilst the terminal''s maximum capacity will expand to 880,000 TEUs. DFB will have a ...
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Valencia receives largest ever vessel
On 4 May, MSC''s 8,000 TEU vessel RACHELE docked at Valencia, the biggest container ship ever to call at any Spanish port. The vessel will be deployed on services out of China and the Far East. China is now Valencia''s biggest generator of traffic. In 2004, Chinese volumes handled at ...
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BARCELONA TO HAVE NEW TERMINAL
Barcelona Port Authority has issued a tender for a new liquid bulk terminal on its Inflammables quay.
