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VALENCIA ON BUYING SPREE
Speaking to the Major Projects Association (MPA) at the Royal Society in London in October, Dunwoody said: "We should learn lessons from the Port of Vancouver and not get trade indigestion."Having ordered from Paceco Espana a super PostPanamax Portainer crane, Maritima Valenciana has now completed its investment in new equipment ...
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NewsFelixstowe South inquiry kicks off
The Public Inquiry has commenced into the proposed reconfiguration of the southern part of the Felixstowe involving the conversion of redundant areas into a new deep-water container terminal.
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CAPODISTRIA OPENS NEW BULK TERMINAL
Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a major European hub, and ensuring that UK importers and exporters enjoy the full range of direct-call liner services."The ...
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APMT INCREASES SHAREHOLDING IN GIOIA TAURO
APM Terminals has signed up with Contship Italia, Lucernate di Rho (Milano), Italy, a 83.3% subsidiary of EUROKAI, for 23.3% of the shares of Medcenter Container Terminals (MCT), Gioia Tauro. The purchase will bring APMT''s total share capital to 33.3%. Contship Italia will remain the majority shareholder with 66.7%.
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RAVENNA TO DEEPEN PORT CHANNEL
Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a major European hub, and ensuring that UK importers and exporters enjoy the full range of direct-call liner services."Ravenna ...
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NewsInternational Power
Commenting on the proposals, HPH's UK md, Richard Pearson, said: "This development will enable Felixstowe to berth more of the latest generation of large container vessels simultaneously, securing our position as a major European hub, and ensuring that UK importers and exporters enjoy the full range of direct-call liner services."International ...
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HUTCH FACES EAST AND WEST
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) retains a major presence in both Busan and Kwangyang ports in Korea. At the former, it operates the Gamman and Busan container terminals, as well as controlling the Korea International Terminals (KIT) at the latter.
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NewsBIG IS NOT ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL
The ICTSI game plan to acquire new terminals overseas has a niche orientation that plays to the company''s strengths. Alex Hughes reports.
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CFTC threaten boycott of Chittagong?
Members of the 21-vessel Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee (CFTC), which is made up of APL, Advanced Container Line, QC Container Line, Orient Express Line and Sea Consortium, are threatening to stop trading with the port of Chittagong due to the continuing application of severe restrictions on foreign-flagged container vessels.
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VIZAG REMAINS INDIA'S NUMBER ONE
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.Visakhapatnam Port Trust remains India's leading port in terms of total tonnage, handling 19.1m tons during the first five months of the current financial year. It has now ...
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CALCUTTA/HALDIA TO BUILD NEW MULTIPURPOSE BERTH
Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) is to build a new multipurpose berth inside the dock system. To be known as the Number Two berth, this will bring the number of berths within the dock system to 13. In addition there are a further three berths on the riverfront, all of which ...
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NewsIndia steels itself for deepest port
India is set to get its first port with a depth alongside quay of 18 metres after local partners agreed to commence construction of a new bulk facility at the port of Dhamra.
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NewsLa Spezia's loss, Durban's gain
Durban Container Terminal has taken delivery of three new Liebherr quayside gantry cranes, bringing the existing complement to 16, with a further three also on order from IMSA. The new cranes are expected to boost gross handling productivity from 18 moves per crane hour to 20 moves per crane hour.
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TENDERS INVITED FOR TARTOUS
Equipped with twin spreaders, they have a faster trolley speed and quicker lifting speed than existing Demag and Noell quayside equipment.A tender has been announced by Tartous Port General Company for the construction of Quay No 24 at the port. The quay length is 226 metres with water depth of ...
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CONGESTION AND RATES THREATEN TEA EXPORTS
Bangladeshi tea exporters are up in arms at the stunning increase in freight rates they are having to pay for containerised shipments.
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PTP'S 3M
Equipped with twin spreaders, they have a faster trolley speed and quicker lifting speed than existing Demag and Noell quayside equipment.The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) recorded its highest ever nine month total throughput when it handled 3,026,826 TEUs during the first three quarters of 2004, over 20% up on ...
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Indonesia to have new car terminal
A new port is going to be built at Atcol, in northern Jakarta, specifically to handle new vehicles trade. Construction is expected to begin late next year or early 2006 and be concluded within two years.
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..but prompt rethink of inland terminal project
Rising congestion at both Chittagong container terminal and on the highway linking the port with the capital Dhaka has prompted the Shipping Ministry in Bangladesh to revive the project to build an inland container terminal at Pangaon. First designed in 1995, the $20.89m facility, which will have an annual capacity ...
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Kakinada gets IDFC financing
The Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has given its approval to long-term project funding amounting to $25.13m for Kakinada Sea Ports Ltd (KSPL).
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NewsGPA boss extols harbour deepening
Doug J. Marchand, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), says when the Brunswick Harbor Deepening project is complete, opportunities will be greatly expanded for the port. " The ability to handle larger vessels with the tidal influence opens access to 45% more of the deep draught vessel market.
