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NewsSucking up could help box terminals
The use of vacuum mooring solutions such as Cavotec’s MoorMaster can not only speed up and increase safety in ferry turnrounds but could allow the construction of container terminals in more exposed locations, says AECOM’s Richard Clarke.
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NewsMajor Yangtze crackdown on overloaded vessels
Chinese river ports from Sichuan province to Shanghai have been involved in the largest action yet against overloaded vessels in the region.
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NewsBrazil feeling the sugar rush
Brazilian ports such as Santos have been coming under pressure from the large number of handysize vessels arriving to pick up sugar exports, doubling waiting time at the port to around three weeks.
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NewsDP World to share box information
DP World’s terminal operations are to start sending data on containers to an external IT platform called SICIS (Shared Intermodal Container Information System), following successful pilot demonstrations.
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Vallarpadam to be rate competitive
Cochin Port Trust has decided to pitch vessel-related charges at the new Vallarpadam container transhipment terminal at a level that will make facility competitive with other transhipment hubs in the region.
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Ports Australia backs best practice
Ports Australia has advocated that state governments adopt a “best practice” to protect valuable port land from possible encroachment by other urban developments.
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Tideworks wins Vietnam contract
SP-SSA International Terminal (SSIT), a greenfield terminal close to Ho Chi Minh City, has opted for Tideworks'' suite of terminal management software to manage Vietnam''s growing container volumes.
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NewsDrill, baby drill
It’s impossible to pick up any maritime newspaper or magazine, or surf the myriad excellent websites offering business news, without reading about the ''oil spill''.
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Riga port on the move
A tender has been issued for the transfer of Riga Port from the city centre to the nearby Russian island of Krievu sala.
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New port for Chile
Chile''s Ministry of Public Works has issued a tender for the construction of a quay and harbour at San Pedro de Chañaral in the Atacama region in the north of the country. The work will be financed by the regional government.
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NewsEvolution, not revolution
Quieter times in the conservative ports sector are prompting some new thinking. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsTercat takes over terminal site
Terminal Catalunya (Tercat), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, is to take over the site of the Muelle Prat container terminal from Barcelona Port Authority in order to start construction on the new quay.
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Georgia cleans up crane act
The Georgia Ports Authority has received grant money from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program to repower 17 of its older rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) from TIER I to newer, cleaner TIER III diesel engines.
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Singapore maintains discounts
Containerships calling at the Port of Singapore will now be able to take advantage of the 20% reduction in port dues until 30 June 2012 following a decision to extend the concession by a further two years. Container vessels represent 14% of the total number of calls at Singapore ports.
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New terminals for Colombo
The port of Colombo in Sri Lanka is to build three new terminals, spending $334m on redeveloping the port, with finance sourced from the Asian Development Bank and Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
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Napier holding company mooted
A holding company may be established to operate a range of developing Hawke’s Bay Regional Council assets as well as its currently wholly-owned Port of Napier.
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Melbourne third stevedore not a certainty
The Port of Melbourne Corporation is going to the market with a discussion paper on options for port expansion, following indications from the Victorian Government that it wants to explore other possibilities than purely developing a third container terminal.
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NewsSaigon orders zero-emission cranes
Kalmar is to deliver six E-One2 zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Vietnam''s Saigon Newport (SNP).
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UK port traffic picture hazy
The UK’s Department of Transport has published provisional statistics on freight traffic at its major ports which shows, at best, ports suffering from a slight fall with exports helping figures somewhat.
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Saudi Arabia takes first privatisation steps
Saudi Arabia''s eight state-owned ports will be managed by an independent company as part of a gradual privatisation process, Saudi Ports Authority has announced.
