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Rio Tinto's Uruguay connection
The Rio Tinto mining company is to build a port in western Uruguay where it will dispatch iron ore from mines at Corumbá , in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This will require investment of $205m.
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NewsAfrican Infrastructure article
Africa has excellent growth potential, but there''s a long way to go before many investors feel comfortable enough to part with their cash. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsEU ports seek greater legal certainty on environmental issues
Clearer environmental policy from the European Commission is critical, if European ports are to understand European regulations and avoid delays in project development.
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NewsDeveloping “natural” dredging
One of the world’s largest dredging contractors and marine construction companies (in terms of 2007 turnover), Van Oord is successfully deploying relatively new technology in its dredging activities.
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Five bid for Vizinjam
Five consortia have submitted bids for the 30-year concession to build and manage a container terminal at the Indian port of Vizinjam, situated on the country''s east coast.
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Banking on intelligent stowage
The SS-Planner (Super Stowage Planner) considers all relevant vessel, terminal, and cargo data, and then automatically presents the optimised results.The system also has a 'learning' feature, so evolving more efficient plans over time. TSB was also recently invited to implement a governmental project which aims to develop and integrate the ...
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NewsThe business of pollution control
In 2002, the EcoPorts Foundation published a document listing the most significant threats to the environment in the ports industry.
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Medcenter Mediterranean number one
Medcenter Container Terminal at the Italian port of Gioia Tauro reported a 9.2% hike in throughput last year to 3.44m teu, making it the Mediterranean''s most important container transhipment hub.
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Major dry bulk investment at Buenaventura
Colombia''s National Concessions Institute (Inco) has authorised Sociedad Cemas SA to invest $13.6m in the port of Buenaventura.
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NewsTaiwan Power orders coal unloaders
Two Siwertell screw unloaders, each designed to discharge coal at 2,200t/h, have been ordered from the MacGregor Group for the Ta-Lin Power Station in Taiwan. Favoured over traditional bucket chain and wheel constructions, the ships that they will unload will be in the range of 80,000 dwt to 150,000 dwt.
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NewsStacking capacity lifted
Finnish port operator Steveco Oy aims to expand its container handling capacity at the Port of Kotka with a new order for 10 straddle carriers from Kalmar. The new ESC440W machines will be capable of stacking one container higher than those currently employed at the Mussalo Container Terminal.
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New Lázaro terminal
Lá zaro Cá rdenas Port Authority has issued a tender in respect of a terminal handling new vehicles. The terminal will cover an area of 400,000 sq m and have a quay 509 m in length. The concession will be for 20 years with an option for 10 additional years ...
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Deepening the Yangtze
A 32-kilometre section on the upper Yangtze River close to the Three Gorges reservoir is to be cleared of rock reefs to enable deep draught vessels to access the port of Chongqing. Work, which is expected to be completed before August, will enable 10,000 dwt vessels to access the port.
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Accolade for Newcastle boss
The man who led the team that re-floated the Pasha Bulker at Newcastle in Australia has been named the town''s citizen of the year.
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Cavotec celebrates Scandinavia first
Cavotec MSL has netted its first Scandinavian contract with an order for four MoorMaster 400 automated mooring units from Denmark-based Nordic Ferry Services.
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NewsBayonne Bridge
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Board has authorised up to $300,000 for a study of the restrictive 151 ft air draft of the Bayonne Bridge and how that might hinder future trade growth.
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NewsReal-life £1.75m port training centre launched
His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, has officially opened a world-class £ 1.75m port and international trade training facility on the UK''s north west coast.
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NewsLiebherr captures South American dream
Since opening a sales office in Brazil five years ago, crane manufacturer Liebherr claims to have boosted the mobile harbour crane (MHCs) population in the country from five to 22.
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Little progress on Bengal deep-sea port
India''s Union Shipping Ministry is reported to be struggling to find a consultant to prepare a detailed project report for the construction of a deep seaport on the coast of Bengal.
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LPC gets deep
This includes buying cranes and other equipment and expanding the terminal's quay by 149 metres, which will satisfy the company's needs through to 2012.
