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GULFTAINER ACTS FOR KUWAIT
Kuwait Port Authority (KPA) is to modernise its container terminals at Shuweikh and Shuwaiba and Gulftainer has been appointed its official consultant. It is the intention to construct a 1200 metre long new terminal with four berths and alongside draught of 14.5 metres at Shuweikh.
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NewsKCT phase 1 underway in Sharjah
Work on phase 1 of the new development at Khorfakkan Container Terminal has commenced consisting of a 400 metre berth with alongside draught of 16 metres. The 120,000 sq metre storage area will be laid out with five linear roadways running the full length of the berth for RTG operations.
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NewsBolivia seeks alternative access to sea
Bolivia and Peru have signed an international agreement which should improve access to the Pacific coast of Bolivia and lessen its dependency on the Chilean terminal of Arica which is being privatised. The agreement, which might eventually see Peru ceding a part of its coastline to Bolivia, will also improve ...
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Los Angeles/Long Beach congestion eases
The five-month struggle with congestion and labour shortages at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach appears to be easing.
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Brazil to shift agricultural exports to northeast
The main strategy adopted by the Brazilian transport ministry as a means of easing bottlenecks at ports in the south and southeast of the country is to shift agricultural exports from the centre and west of the country to ports in the northeast.
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DREDGING FIASCO AT BARRANQUILLA
After having spent approximately US$1.5m over eight years on studies to justify dredging to 40 feet the access channel at the port of Barranquilla, it now seems that the Colombian government is to restrict work to allow a draught of just 36 feet.
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TUBARAO'S CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
The growth is expected to continue over the next ten years as the port follows through on plans designed to secure future volumes. These include the purchase of 119 acres on the eastern end of the Port Jersey peninsula for the potential redevelopment of new cargo container space, the development ...
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NewsItalian investors
The growth is expected to continue over the next ten years as the port follows through on plans designed to secure future volumes. These include the purchase of 119 acres on the eastern end of the Port Jersey peninsula for the potential redevelopment of new cargo container space, the development ...
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NewsINVESTING WHERE IT MAKES SENSE
Hamburg-Bremerhaven joint venture Eurogate will reach its target of 11.7mTEUs this year and remain focused on Europe, with no plans to go global. It will also continue a strategy for success which has seen its handling nearly double inside just six years. Eurogate Board chairman Emanuel Schiffer spoke to Tom ...
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NewsAuckland commences major development
Ports of Auckland has commenced a US$39m project to both extend the Axis Fergusson container terminal to handle future volume and deepen Rangitoto Channel to widen the tidal window for larger containerships.
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NewsPorts breath sigh of relief
New Zealand port companies will retain title to reclaimed land required for infrastructure development through the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act introduced last week.
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NewsNorthern Way strategy embraces ports
With the benefits of Poland''s recent accession to the European Union we believe this healthy growth rate will continue. We are confident that WOG will strengthen HPH''s port network in Europe with additional services to enhance the level of service offered by Felixstowe, Thamesport and Rotterdam."
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HPH acquires in Poland. ..whilst APMT moves on Zeebrugge?
APM Terminals has been named preferred bidder and has signed a Letter of Intent with Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) for the concession to manage and operate a container terminal on the Albert II dock south in Zeebrugge.
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..and P&O Ports CMA CGM on Le Havre
P& O Ports and CMA CGM have signed a 36-year concession with the Port Authority of Le Havre to equip and operate two berths as part of the first phase of the Le Havre Port 2000 development.
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NewsBroadside from Gwyneth
Gwyneth Dunwoody MP, chairwoman of the UK Government Transport Select Committee, has accused ports of not doing enough to ensure they have adequate infrastructure to support operations beyond their own facilities.
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VALENCIA ON BUYING SPREE
Speaking to the Major Projects Association (MPA) at the Royal Society in London in October, Dunwoody said: "We should learn lessons from the Port of Vancouver and not get trade indigestion."Having ordered from Paceco Espana a super PostPanamax Portainer crane, Maritima Valenciana has now completed its investment in new equipment ...
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NewsFelixstowe South inquiry kicks off
The Public Inquiry has commenced into the proposed reconfiguration of the southern part of the Felixstowe involving the conversion of redundant areas into a new deep-water container terminal.
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CAPODISTRIA OPENS NEW BULK TERMINAL
Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a major European hub, and ensuring that UK importers and exporters enjoy the full range of direct-call liner services."The ...
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APMT INCREASES SHAREHOLDING IN GIOIA TAURO
APM Terminals has signed up with Contship Italia, Lucernate di Rho (Milano), Italy, a 83.3% subsidiary of EUROKAI, for 23.3% of the shares of Medcenter Container Terminals (MCT), Gioia Tauro. The purchase will bring APMT''s total share capital to 33.3%. Contship Italia will remain the majority shareholder with 66.7%.
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RAVENNA TO DEEPEN PORT CHANNEL
Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a major European hub, and ensuring that UK importers and exporters enjoy the full range of direct-call liner services."Ravenna ...
