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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 ...
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NewsBelle of the ball
India offers great potential for investors but are ports still waiting for their Prince to come as delays dog privatisation efforts? S.N. Srikanth investigates
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NewsAlternative to Chinese medicine
It is easy to be lured by the headline figures emanating from China, but should investors be turning to Southeast Asia to reap rewards? Peter Trevalyn investigates
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NewsCrane simulator first for Sri Lanka
Simulator training for port operators has entered a new phase in the Indian Subcontinent with South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) Colombo installing Sri Lanka''s first crane simulation facility.
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TIANJIN IPO OVER-SUBSCRIBED
The IPO issued by Tianjin Port Holdings Ltd was heavily oversubscribed, by as much as 1,700 times.
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TWO NEW TUGS FOR COCHIN
The Advanced Crane Simulator has been developed by Applied Research International, a New Delhibased organisation with expertise in knowledge systems, and is designed to enhance productivity and safety in cargo-handling operations through comprehensive training of operators and port personnel in a life-like environment.Cochin Port Trust is to acquire two new ...
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NINGBO TO BECOME WORLD NUMBER 3
The Advanced Crane Simulator has been developed by Applied Research International, a New Delhibased organisation with expertise in knowledge systems, and is designed to enhance productivity and safety in cargo-handling operations through comprehensive training of operators and port personnel in a life-like environment.The Chinese Port of Ningbo is to increase ...
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ThyssenKrupp forges China coal links
ThyssenKrupp Fordertechnik''s inexorable push into the Chinese market for coal port handling equipment is refusing to run out of steam.
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Chittagong mayor opposes box terminal privatisation
The Mayor of Chittagong, Mohiuddin Chowdhury, has threatened to paralyse operations at the city''s port if the government goes ahead with plans to privatise operations at the newly-built New Mooring container terminal.
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DP World moves into Saigon
This coincides with the delivery of four gantry cranes, which it is hoped will boost productivity by a factor of three. However, at the moment, they are only handling 10-12 containers per hour. DP World has announced that it is to invest €182m in the development of Saigon Premier Container ...
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Private aims for India's Karwar
The small Indian West Coast Port of Karwar is to have a privately operated container terminal.
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NewsKarachi ready to break 1m teu barrier
Pakistan''s Minister for Ports and Shipping has forecast that Karachi Port and Port Qasim will likely handle a combined 1.7m teu this year.
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SHANGHAI OPERATORS MERGE
This project is being financed by Vikram Integrated Logistics Private Limited, which has so far spent €1.73m on developing what will eventually be a €3.46m scheme.Shanghai International Port is to merge with Shanghai Port Container Company, which will make Shanghai International one of the largest publicly traded companies in China.
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Sinotrans boosts investment in Chinese river terminals
Chinese feeder and river terminal operator, Sinotrans is to spend ?200m on upgrading river ports and logistics facilities in the Pearl River Delta. The company has stated that manufacturers are moving steadily westwards into central China in search of cheaper labour and electricity costs, thereby increasing the need for additional ...
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NewsSingapore vs Hong Kong: the same old story?
Age old competition continues to drive Singapore to new heights, but Malaysian up-starts could put a spanner in the works, reports Peter Trevalyn
