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Investment grows for Middle East Gulf ports
Nearly all of the 35 ports in the Middle East Gulf region are currently undergoing expansion, with $46.5bn already committed. This follows $38.2bn invested up to 2008 and $38.5bn alone in 2009.
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NewsRadiation checks reveal common policy void
As April ended and May started, ships that had called at Japanese ports post-radiation leaks finally found their way to European and US ports. And what greeted them was a disjointed mix of reactions and confused strategies on screening and decontamination plans.
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Eco-straddle carriers for Burchardkai
Hamburg terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has placed an order for 14 Kalmar 7+ generation ESC350W diesel-electric straddle carriers.
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Meclift expanding sales in Latin America
Finnish handling equipment manufacturer Meclift is growing its Latin American market. It sold the first unit of its ML1612R Variable Reach Truck to Brazil and signed a distribution agreement with F&F Comércio e Representacões Ltda in 2010. 2011 has already seen almost all the company’s production capacity sold to Latin ...
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Abandoned port calls double in Brazil
Excessive waiting times at Brazil''s 17 leading ports resulted in 850 cancellations of shipping line calls in 2010, compared with just 457 cancellations the previous year.
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Coronel dry bulk volume up
The amount of dry bulk handled by the Chilean port of Coronel over a 12 month period beginning in February 2010 grew by 265%.
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Driving the economic engines
‘Portcentric’ isn’t a term generally used in the US – rather, there is a good deal of talk about ports being economic engines or providing opportunities to connect to markets, says Bruce Lambert, executive director of the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies in New Orleans.
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NewsLiebherr unveils heavyweight MHC
Liebherr is to launch a new Mobile Harbour Crane model at TOC Europe 2011 to bridge the gap between the LHM 550 and the LHM 280.
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Barcelona - Spain's green port
Barcelona port intends to convert itself into the greenest in Spain.
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Durban eyes $14.5bn expansion
Mafika Mkwanazi, chairman of Transnet, has revealed that the organisation is considering building a new $14.5bn port in Durban.
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Tacna draws in speculators
Approximately 19 companies from different parts of the world have indicated an interest in building a new port in Peru on the coast at Tacna. The cost of the project has been estimated at $180m, although yet to be decided is how this will be raised. Both public financing or ...
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A central role
The port-centric concept can cut supply chain costs, reduce carbon footprints and improve customer service, finds Felicity Landon
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NewsWater for dusty Saldanha
A new source of water that will help control iron ore dust at the Saldanha bulk terminal is nearing completion.
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New box terminal call for JNPT
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for the development of a new 200,000 teu container terminal at JNPT to ease congestion. It would also like to see new warehousing zones, the creation of integrated logistics parks and simplified customs procedures to ensure the smooth transit of containers.
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Valparaiso T2 concession set for June
The concession for the new Terminal 2 container handling facility at the Chilean port of Valparaiso is expected to be made in June, with bids to be received no later than April 29.
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Antwerp and Vitória to collaborate
The Port of Antwerp International (PAI) is to collaborate in the growth of a new deep sea facility in Espírito Santo.
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NewsPoti’s potential leveraged by APM
Poti is to benefit from a promised $100m of investment after Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (Rakia) sold an 80% stake in the port to APM Terminals.
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NewsWuhan's Yangsi terminal to be vacated
According to the Wuhan Port Group, all the facilities at the city’s Yangsi container terminal will start to be transferred to the Yangluo terminal from 18 May – but the move is not without controversy.
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NewsUntangling the regulations
Ports stand to benefit from a system that will not only deliver class–specific regulation requirements to visiting ships, but will also highlight where the rules contradict each other.
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NewsThe sky's the limit
Halfway through building Busan New Port - with some 18 of the planned 30 berths already working - Busan Port Authority is moving swiftly toward its goal of redefining the port.
