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NewsMombasa privatisation plans stall
Kenya’s government has shot down plans to privatise Mombasa port, contrary to a proposal from its Transport Ministry and against World Bank advice.
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NewsSydney penalises under-achievers
Sydney has flicked the switch on a penalty system for underperforming stevedores and truckers, following a month-long trial.
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NewsGreen pressure piled on port consultants
The pressure to ‘green’ port equipment is being keenly felt by consultants, according to a survey by Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsGreen pressure piled on port consultants
The pressure to ‘green’ port equipment is being keenly felt by consultants, according to a survey by Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsFirm foundations for Bristol
The Bristol Port Company has started the site investigation for a £STG600mil deep sea container terminal in Avonmouth.
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NewsHull 'ticks all the boxes'
Hull''s proposed site for Siemens'' wind turbine factory ''ticks all the boxes'' in terms of location, deepwater, lock-free access and space, says Matt Jukes, ABP''s port director for Hull and Goole.
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Global Ports to expand port investment
Russian company Global Ports Investments has hinted that it is to acquire new port assets in the near future, although declined to give specifics. The group, Russia''s largest container terminal operator, is owned by N-Trance.
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Two new ports for Indonesia
Indonesia''s Ministry of Public Housing is to shortly commence construction of two ports, at Tanjung Bulu and Tanjung Bumi, costing a combined $1.12bn. These will ease pressure on Suramadu Bridge and also at Tanjung Perak port. The latter is operating at its peak capacity of 1.3m teu and is also ...
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NewsBCT celebrates first heavy load
Baltic Container Terminal in Poland recently handled its first heavy cargo using its new Liebherr LHM-400 mobile harbour crane.
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Taim Weser to supply holistic systems
Spain-headquartered Taim Weser group is to design, manufacture, and supply a conveyor belt system and stockyard machinery for the new Porto Sudeste Port Terminal to be built in Itaguaí (Brazil) by LLX.
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NewsZero Emissions Terminal Embarks on World Tour
The Castor Green Terminal is considered to be the ocean cargo terminal of the future - powered by the sun and wind.
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A new twist on an old method
It would be wrong to assume that performance measures in the port industry are a recent phenomenon.
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NewsAn indication of worth
HPTI''s Thomas Gondermann considers how best to tackle workable port-wide performance measures
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Costa Rica to modernise ports
The government of Costa Rica is intent on modernising its national port network, which currently occupies the 128th position in the world ranking of container terminals.
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Indra signs major Portuguese deal
The Spanish company Indra has signed an agreement with the Portuguese ports of Leixões, Lisbon and Sines, which will involve the implementation of the second generation of the Single Port Window (JUPII) management system.
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NewsJoining the dots
February’s opening of Vietnam’s largest ever container terminal has at last crystallised the country’s true potential in the box handling market.
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NewsCutting costs or corners?
Alex Hughes asks whether cutting equipment maintenance spending is a sensible measure
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NewsAlternative Maritime Power for cruise lines in Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles last month became the first port worldwide to provide Alternative Maritime Power to cruise lines.
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Cadiz to have new box terminal
Cádiz port authority has issued a tender for the first phase construction of new container terminal. The reference price is €90m ($123m) and work must be completed within 46 months. It is not known if the existing container operator, Concasa, whose own concession expires in 2013, will bid or not.
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Maputo to increase capacity
Maputo Port Development Company has announced it is to invest $750m to increase its cargo handling capacity. By 2043, it hopes this will be 45m tonnes per annum, compared with the current level of 8.7m tonnes. When the company first assumed operational control in 2003, Maputo was handling just 5m ...
