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KALMAR BELGIUM BUY
The ZPMC cranes, with a capability of handling containerships stacking 24 containers, were transported from Shanghai to Malta on a dedicated barge. Meanwhile, ZMPC has also delivered the largest container cranes in northern Europe to Göteborg. With a maximum over-water height of 118 m,the three cranes will be the tallest ...
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NewsSteelbro sidelifters stirring up a storm
Sidelifters, already popular in Scandinavia, are set to change the way containers are handled throughout Europe, according to Steelbro distributor Ulf Hallqvist. Sidelifter technology allows the container to be placed with precision anywhere a truck can access to load or unload the container.
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Humber unveils new cranage needs
Associated British Ports (ABP) is to invest £ 3.7m in new cranage for Humber International Terminal 1, its dedicated dry bulk handling terminal at the Port of Immingham.
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Abu Dhabi growth gathers momentum with second port
Abu Dhabi is planning a second port in the industrial township of Musaffah to handle some 5m-9m tonnes per annum.
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NewsGulftainer lands Comoros Islands contract
United Arab Emirates container terminal manager and operator Gulftainer has agreed a 15-year contract to operate, manage and upgrade the Comoros Islands ports of Moroni and Mutsamudu.
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NewsAPM signs Aqaba agreement
APM Terminals and Aqaba Development Corporation have signed a joint venture agreement to manage Aqaba Container Terminal for a period of 25 years.The two companies are to develop the terminal to handle 2.4m teu/year.
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BMT's Middle Eastern promise
International consultant BMT has stepped up its commitments in Abu Dhabi, assisting with a concession for Mina Zayed Port and completing a business plan for a major new offshore port development near Abu Dhabi.
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Bahía Blanca box terminal to go ahead
Bahía Blanca port has issued a tender for a 20-year concession of a new container terminal, which will also have to be able to handle both dry and liquid bulk. The terminal will cover an area of 95,300 sq m and have alongside draught of 13.72 metres.
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NewsRTG order for Cartagena
The Colombian port of Cartagena says it has placed an order for eight RTGs costing $10.4m, as part of a $300m upgrade programme which will last three years and boost capacity to 1.2m teu.
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TIPS CRANE BUY
The joint-venture TIPS container terminal operated in Laem Chabang by NYK Line and MOL is to buy two post-panamax quayside gantry cranes from ZPMC to operate vessels of up to 6,000 teu capacity.
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MADRYN NEEDS INVESTMENT
State funding to the tune of $28m is needed for the Argentinean port of Madryn if it is to operate without problems in the future.The majority of the money is needed to repair Almirante Storni quay, which is used for the import and export of aluminium and fish.
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TECHINT REFURB
Techint Technologies has refurbished a 35m boom reclaimer used for handling bauxite in Brazil by Alunorte Alumina.
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COLOMBIANS CONTROL CALDERA
Colombian investors have been awarded a 20-year concession to operate the Costa Rican Pacific port of Caldera. Sociedad Portuaria de Caldera will invest a total of $35m in the first three years of operation to upgrade existing infrastructure and buy new equipment.The concession, the first of its type in Costa ...
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ADDITIONAL STACKING AREA IN SANTOS
Tecondi container terminal in the Brazilian port of Santos has announced a plan to expand Stacking Yard 1 at a cost of ¢ 21m.This will involve lengthening the quay to 320 metres, thereby boosting capacity to 235,000 teu/year, and infilling an area of the sea for stacking of 1,800 teu.The ...
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New deepsea port for Ecuador
The International Port Alliance (Alinport) is promoting the creation of a new deep seaport at Posorja in Ecuador that will be able to accommodate at least panamax size container vessels. Ships of 3,000 teu or larger cannot currently access the country''s leading port of Guayquil, because its access channel is ...
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NewsEl Rama opens new port
Nicaragua National Ports Authority has opened the new port of El Rama, located 400 km from the capital Managua, between Bluefields Bay and the Escondido River.
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HPH gives $1m bond to Manta
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has handed over $1m to Manta Port Authority guaranteeing the seriousness of its offer to invest heavily in the development of the port. HPH intends to invest $468m in upgrading facilities over a period of 30 years, with the port authority providing an additional $55m.
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Green light for GPA
Georgia Ports Authority''s Board of Directors has approved a series of construction and new equipment contracts that will significantly increase container handling capacity at the Port of Savannah.
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COLONET PORT TENDER
A tender has been issued in Mexico by the Ministry of Transport and Communications for a concession to manage the port of Colonet Bay, Ensenada.
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NEW BERTH FOR ARICA
The northern Chilean port of Arica is to invest more than $18m in the construction of a new asymmetrical berth. A tender will be issued upon completion of environmental impact study, with the work scheduled to commence in 2007.
