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New Chinese river port
The Chinese River port of Chongqing is building a new 10-berth container terminal which will occupy an area of eight square kilometres. Its location is some 18 kilometres from the city centre.
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NewsBids - again - for Columbo
Sri Lanka Ports Authority has issued a long-awaited call for bids for a container terminal in a new deep draught port being built next to the existing Colombo harbour.
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NewsChina surveys the river
The first ever market survey to be taken across the entire length of the Yangtze river, covering both the trunkline and major tributaries, aims to find out exactly where demand exists for equipment and technology.
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Vietnam invites in foreign investors
The Vietnamese government is seeking foreign finance for the construction of a major new port in Van Phong Bay.
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NewsMajor interest in Chennai box terminal project
A total of 24 companies that requested qualification documents linked to the proposed new container terminal at Chennai have indicated a strong interest in the project.
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Reliance delays Indian port project
Plans by the Reliance group to build a new deepwater port at Rewas in India have been delayed as a result of difficulties in getting the necessary land appropriated by the state government. The economic downturn has also negatively impacted on potential finance.
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NewsYang Ming invests in Kaohsiung
Yang Ming is to go ahead with a 2.92m teu box terminal at the port of Kaohsiung, despite the economic downturn.
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Indonesian ports slash rates
Indonesian ports, prompted by the reduction in global oil prices, have cut charges by up to 5% for port services. This move will be re-evaluated within the next three months.
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ZIM abandons Indian consortium
Israeli shipping line Zim has pulled out of the group building the container terminal project at Ennore in India.
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Lines in Vietnam JV
Mitsui OSK Lines, Hanjin Shipping and Wan Hai Lines have sealed a joint venture deal with Vietnam''s Saigon Newport Company. The joint terminal will be located in Vietnam''s Cai Mep region and is anticipated to start operations in 2011.
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NewsTwo more Chinese ports join box top ten
The Chinese port of Guangzhou has overtaken Rotterdam and Kaohsiung to become the world''s seventh largest container port.
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NewsResuscitation measures reach China's heart
Official figures confirm a move to invest in China''s relatively undeveloped interior has halted the sharp decline in cargo throughput at ports along the Yangtze River, bringing a January year-on-year increase of 5.7% to 80m tonnes.
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New JV for Yantian
Shenzhen Yantian Port Group and Hutchison Port Holdings are to jointly build a new container terminal at the Port of Yantian. The initial phase will involve construction of 1.39m square metres of operational area linked to a 1,442 metre long quay.
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NewsZhuhai aims for Peal Delta crown
Trial operations have begun on the latest phase of developments at Zhuhai International Container Terminals (Gaolan) (ZICT) with the recent docking of the 6,350 teu APL New Jersey at one of its two new 50,000 tonne container berths.
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Paradip deadline
Paradip Port Trust has until March 31 to sign construction contracts for two new berths; one to handle coal and the other iron ore. The last date for submissions is February 12.
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Automation in Taiwan
The first automated container terminal in Taiwan is hooking up with CATOS, a software solution for bringing together yard, tandem, and gate operations.
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NewsICTSI eyes expansion
Manila-based global port operator ICTSI hopes that experience of the Asian meltdown in the late 1990s will help guide it through the current economic crisis
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Indian port commandos
Following last year''s terrorist attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, all major ports in the country are to be guarded by their own elite marine commando units.
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Major coal port for Vietnam
Vietnam''s Tan Tao (ITA) group has issued a tender for the construction of a power plant and sea port complex in Kien Giang province, some 300 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City.
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NewsCoal port logistics
Indonesia''s coal ports have forced a rethink on ''traditional'' handling options
