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Yangshan now biggest port in the world
China claims that the new Shanghai Yangshan port that entered operations this autumn is the world''s largest in terms of container handling. Construction began in 2002 and culminated in the building of 16 berths along 5.6 km of coast. Capacity will be in the region of 10m teu.
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The Black Sea, the so-called ''inland sea'' bordered by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, is one of the areas of the world most negatively impacted by the recent economic downturn. But longer term this is a region that offers significant potential for container shipping and terminal operations.
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Gulftainer invests in the future
United Arab Emirates-based Gulftainer is optimistic that throughput at its Sharjah Container Terminal "may show some growth" this year in defiance of the global downturn.
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NewsKBSP: all part of the Master Plan
The opening of the Bahrain Gateway is not to the detriment of Mina Salman, as Patrik Wheater finds out
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Port of Gijon wins first ESPO award
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani handed out the first Gijón. The Award, a wooden work of art designed by the Belgian artist Francois Schuiten, was given during a festive ceremony held at the Brussels Town Hall yesterday evening.
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AAPA Annual Awards Program
28 October...The seventh annual facilities engineering awards - a salute to exemplary port programs and best practices – took place during the 98th AAPA Convention in Galveston.
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NewsThroughput boost for Syria's TICT
Syria''s Tartous International Container Terminal (TICT) recorded a 44% increase in container throughput during the first six months of the year over the same period in 2008 and is gearing up for a further increase in volume and vessel calls over the coming months, according to Romeo Salvador, TICT general ...
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Danes asked to fund Vietnamese ports
The Vietnamese prime minister on a visit to Denmark asked the Danish Premier for financial aid to develop seaports. This follows the inauguration of a new Maersk service linking Vietnam to US Pacific ports.
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NewsBy-passing the Gulf
Are port infrastructure development projects aimed at placing Saudi Arabia as the transhipment hub of the Middle East? Patrik Wheater reports
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Cargill terminal tender issued
The Dockworkers Company of the State of Sã o Paulo (Codesp) has issued a tender for the bulk solids terminal formally managed by Cargill, whose own contract expired in 2005, but was temporarily extended for four years. A new award is expected to be made by early November at the ...
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3i eyes third port project in India
The London-based private-equity investor, 3i Group Plc, which has amassed a $1.2bn infrastructure fund for India, has announced it is seeking a third investment opportunity in the country.
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Chittagong corruption commission
Bangladesh''s Anti-Corruption Commission has appointed a three-person team to look into corruption allegations at the port of Chittagong. The decision was prompted by a request from the Shipping Ministry.
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Bromma adopts "open standards" approach
Bromma says it is growing the functionality of its SCS3 spreader communications and control technology, while at the same time adopting an "open standards" approach to communications and control architecture.
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Gothenburg to Drammen - new rail shuttle link
The Port of Gothenburg is expanding its range of rail shuttles by once again offering a shuttle service to Drammen in Norway. The first departure will be at the beginning of November and is part of a joint venture with Green Cargo and H. Strøm/Rail Terminal Drammen.
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Cone and cell units come under microscope
Cone and cell type rubber fender units have become a hot topic in the industry through instances of water filling leading to fender or structural damage.
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NewsFly by night
More and more, moving a container from A to B is becoming like flying with a low cost budget airline. You book your ticket, you pay the fare only to find that it doesn''t really cover everything you expected it to.
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"Green" importance grows slowly in fenders
Growing global concerns for the environment are beginning to make their presence felt in the fender market, where ports are beginning to give "green" materials a greater importance.
