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NewsMaritime Centres and Democracy
In Belgium and Holland recently it was striking to see what a deep-routed culture of maritime tradition prevails. The history of maritime activity goes back centuries and as with any such region, this breeds much more than just the port and its core activities. In Benelux you will find the ...
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SHANDONG
Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.Shandong Province in eastern China is to invest US$3.8bn in port and road construction in 2006. Of this, US$1.2bn is earmarked exclusively for port ...
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QINGDAO
Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.According to Maersk, the Chinese port of Qingdao is the most efficient in the world, achieving hourly berth productivity of 181 moves. The port ...
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VIZHINJAM
Sustained strong demand for Australian coal has led to a need for capacity expansion at the terminal to meet the needs of existing and potential mining customers.A Chinese consortium has been given the go-ahead to develop the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam in Kerala on the southwestern Indian ...
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NewsSuez digs deeper
By the end of the year, the Suez Canal Authority will have deepened the draught of the Canal from 62 to 66 feet to accommodate the next generation of large vessels.
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No Bojonegara rethink
Reports that the Indonesian government is postponing construction of the planned deepwater port of Bojonegara have been denied by officials.
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ASHDOD
The Banten, northwest Java port is being developed as an alternative to Tanjung Priok restricted by the Indonesian capital surrounding it. According to the Israel Ports Development & Assets Co, a private operator will be appointed for the Ashdod Eitan Port B development project which encompasses three new terminals to ...
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Bidding for a strategic vision
Fourteen bidders have submitted tenders for the development of Chennai port.
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NewsBrazilian port of Imbituba
The Brazilian port of Imbituba has seen the commencement of direly-needed expansion work intended to up capacity from 150,000 to 400,000 TEUs per annum.
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LONG BEACH
Long Beach is seeking public input for an Environmental Impact Report intended to address a cleanup project at Pier A West, a 123-acre oil field.
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BARRANQUILLA
This will be located close to the mouth of the Panama Canal, adjacent to the former US Howard airbase.The Autonomous Corporation of Rio Grande de la Magdalena had approved a total of five terminal concessions at the port of Barranquilla, Colombia, by the end of 2005. The last of these, ...
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SAN ANTONIO
Sudamericana Agencias Aereas y Maritimas (SAAM) has been given permission to raise its stakeholding in Chile''s San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) from 40% to 60%. SAAM acquired an initial 39.99% stake when the concession on Molo Sur was first awarded in 2000.
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Dragados-SPL negotiates with Corpus Christi
In an interesting move, Spanish stevedoring group Dragados-SPL has commenced negotiations with the port authority of the Texan port of Corpus Christi regarding a possible 96-year concession to build a brand new container terminal, which will be known as the Fifth Trade Gateway Container Terminal.
