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Although it''s easy to think of Russia and Eastern Europe seeking to trade with ''the west'', such a figurative notion overlooks the geographic fact that it''s also a Pacific country, and therefore equally-well placed to trade with the east.
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NewsDPW boosts Indian investment
DP World anticipates investing a further $500m over the next few years in its assets in India. This will take total investment by the company in that country to $2bn.
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Vinalines invests in terminals
State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is to spend $300m on building a new port at Ba Ngoi in 2008. In total, it plans to develop two container ports and one multi-purpose port in the country capable of handling larger vessels.
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NewsVenus at Auckland Port
A computerised second-hand vehicle entry user system (VENUS) introduced by Ports of Auckland has alleviated the paper chain and enabled multiple parties to readily share their electronic data.
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Smaller solutions
Many small- and medium-sized ports are still using "home-made" terminal management systems and often there is resistance to adopting new technology, claims John Holm Jensen, consultant for Denmark''s WM-data.
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NewsFeeling familiar
Terminal operating systems all look and feel fairly similar, says Dave Quennell at Jade.
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NewsSeeing the process through
The introduction of berth scheduling software at Associated Petroleum Terminals (APT) in Immingham a few years ago was not without its difficulties. Bob Law, APT''s oil movements controller, saw the process through. "Many of my colleagues were understandably sceptical," he says. "We had managed berthing operations seemingly quite well until ...
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NewsChange brings higher return on investment
Changing a terminal management system can be a very daunting task for management and staff to consider, says Michael Schwank, president of Tideworks Technology.
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NewsMaking the jump
Too risky to stay with the old, or too risky to move to the new? Felicity Landon investigates the challenges of switching from one terminal management system to another
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PIL and PSA pairing in Singapore
Pacific International Lines (PIL) and PSA Singapore Terminals have teamed up to manage and operate a dedicated container terminal for PIL in Singapore.
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Tarragona ups box area
The port of Tarragona is to increase its container handling area from 80,000 sq m to 320,000 sq m, on the back of an increase in throughput in 2007 from 34,200 teu to 50,000 teu.
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La Paloma gas release
A project to build a brand new port terminal at La Paloma in Uruguay has been given the blessing of the National Ports Authority.
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NewsPSA boosts Singapore handling
Leading port operator PSA Singapore Terminals handled in excess of 27m teu in 2007, marking a 13% year-on-year increase.
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Valencia software for Victoria
Valencia Port Authority and EDS have been contracted to supply software to the ports in the Australian state of Victoria. This aim is to develop a Vessel Call and Hazardous Materials Services management system.
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NewsLiverpool boosts logistics capacity
Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports has submitted plans for the construction of more than 400,000 sq ft of warehousing to boost the port's logistics capacity.
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Seatrade relocates
Reefer operator Seatrade has made the strategic decision to switch base from Auckland to the Port of Tauranga following the winning of long-term contracts with both Zespri and ENZA.
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Securewest online training
Training provider Securewest has launched an on-line training package for port facility security awareness courses.
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New Argentinean box terminal
The Argentinean port of Comodoro Rivadavia is to have a new container terminal costing $2.55m. The terminal will cover an area of 11,500 sq m in the south of the port and be built by Freile Construcciones.
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Ukraine terminal beast
Ukraine''s Privat Group has finalised plans for the country''s largest independent private container terminal, International Container Terminal Peresyp. Covering 62 ha and with 1,300 metres of quay wall, construction of the terminal - sited next to Odessa port territory - is slated for 2011 completion.
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IDB bankrolling Santa Catarina Tecon
The Interamerican Development Bank has approved a loan of $144m to Itapoá Terminais Portuá rios SA, which is building Brazil''s first entirely private port of the northern coast of Santa Catarina state.
