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  • VIZINJAM TENDER RE-ISSUE

    01 May 2007

    The government of the Indian state of Kerala has agreed to re-issue the tender for the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vizinjam.  

  • INDIAN ‘SUPER-DREDGER’ MOOTED

    01 May 2007

    The Shipping Corporation of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai Port and Mazagon Docks Ltd are looking into setting up a large dredging company. In addition, the government's Ministry of Petroleum is also speaking to oil companies, which may also later become involved in the project. Foreign companies interested in investing will be contacted at a later stage.  

  • MUNDRA IPO

    01 May 2007

    Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited intends to raise €310m ($421m) via an IPO, which would be the first time any Indian port operator has used this method as a means of raising finance.The IPO is scheduled for the second quarter and money raised will be invested in expanding facilities.  

  • DALIAN IN BED WITH MODERN TERMINALS

    01 May 2007

    Dalian Port Company and Modern Terminals Ltd are to build a deepwater container terminal at the Port of Dalian. This will be located at Dayaowan North Harbour.  

  • XICT ADDS QUAYSIDE LIFT

    01 May 2007

    Xiamen International Container Terminals has taken delivery of two post-panamax quayside gantry cranes and six mobile harbour cranes, bringing to 38 the overall number of cranes owned by the facility. XICT is also to bring online a further 443 metres of quay, which will have alongside draught of 17.5 metres.  

  • Chittagong go-slow cripples operations

    01 May 2007

    Workers belonging to Chittagong port authority implemented a policy of nonco- operation following the takeover of management of the container terminal by private company Saif Powertec.   

  • KPT re-thinks causeway plan

    01 May 2007

    Karachi Port Trust is rethinking its plan to link the proposed Pakistan Deepwater Container Port by a six kilometre long causeway following an initial cost assessment.   

  • K-Line hybrid cranes mark Japan first

    01 May 2007

    K-Line group company, the Daito Corporation, has ordered three hybrid cranes for Ohi Terminal in Tokyo and Honmoku Terminal in Yokohama.   

  • Busan transhipment coup

    01 May 2007

    In a major coup for the Korean port, Busan has lured Mediterranean Shipping Company’s transhipment business from China’s Ningbo Port.   

  • Chennai two terms confirmed

    01 May 2007

    Chennai Port Trust has released the terms of the recently-awarded PSA-Sical 30-year concession to operate the second container terminal in the port.   

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