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Nine bid for Chennai
Nine bids were received to build the planned Chennai Mega-Container Terminal, which will be implemented as part of a build-operate-transfer contract lasting 30 years. The project requires investment of $730m over four years.
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NewsShippers' council takes lead on 'big ships'
Recommendations on how the next generation of international vessels should best be accommodated in New Zealand will soon be delivered by the New Zealand Shippers'' Council.
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Port Everett
For ports looking for a change, there have been some conversions worth appraising.
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Ying Kou in massive Chinese investment
The Chinese Ying Kou Port Group is to invest $439m this year on building new ports and terminals, which include dry bulk and oil handling facilities.
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NewsCement handling
Vacuum or mechanical? It is an issue that the industry is beginning to be familiar with - but which kind of unloader do you go with when the material in question is as low-cost, but potentially difficult, as cement? Stevie Knight investigates
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NewsAnalysing the benefits of water-based freight
Industry leaders met recently at a “Freight by Water” seminar to share latest thinking and best practice in the environmental benefits of short-sea, coastal and inland shipping. Kate Royston reports.
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Sign of the times
The global economic crisis, which began to seriously impact on the manufacturing industry last autumn, has left many suppliers scratching their heads to identify where new orders might come from. How times have changed.
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NewsModelling a deeper channel
Rafael Cañizares of Moffatt & Nichol, explains how a channel modelling project undertaken by the company in Colombia enabled significant savings to be made.
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NewsRTG article
Spanish RTG users argue a strong case with Barry Cross for keeping maintenance in-house
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Navis multi-site first
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is to become the first operator to employ Navis'' SPARCS N4 terminal operating system across multiple sites.
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NewsIndustrial Symbiosis in Moerdijk
Given its position in the Delta (triangle) between the seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp, the Dutch Port of Moerdijk is a so-called Diamond in the Gold Delta. Eng Jacco H.M. Rentrop, Environmental and Safety Manager outline the Port’s Symbiosis Project.
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NewsHawk eye to aid accident prevention
Mitsui OSK Lines has adopted an innovative crane safety monitoring system to help prevent accidents at its terminals.
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NewsEurogate Terminals go green
Eurogate, which operates ten container terminals in Europe, is focusing more and more on environmental issues. Hanna Pötter, responsible for environmental improvements, explains what has been done so far.
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Traffic meltdown at Durban
Durban Container Terminal reported a 15.6% drop in the year-on-year traffic between December and February. Had transhipment traffic not risen the downturn would have been around 29%.
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CPP to buy Virginia port assets
US company CenterPoint Properties, which is heavily involved in property and infrastructure investment, has put forward an offer to acquire the port activities of Virginia Port Authority, which owns Virginia International Terminals that in turn operates Norfolk International Terminal, Portsmouth Marine Terminal and Newport News Marine Terminal, in addition to ...
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Botany reform to tackle congestion
The third trial of the New South Wales Government''s Port Botany reform, which will introduce peak pricing for the first time, will start mid-June. In it, Sydney Ports Corporation will examine the impact of off off-peak pricing to relieve truck congestion. Trial two will measure stevedores and truck operators'' standards ...
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TERMINAL CONTRACTS IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE
An unstable operating environment gives port operators the opportunity to re-visit and in some cases even re-write existing contracts, as Matthew Gore explains
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NewsSydney’s Penrhyn estuary habitat enhancement
As part of the Port Botany Expansion project, Sydney Ports Corporation has committed to securing Penrhyn Estuary for locally significant migratory shorebirds. This commitment will see $8 million spent to rehabilitate and expand Penrhyn Estuary. Upon completion, Sydney Ports Corporation, will take on management responsibilities for the estuary and continue ...
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NewsUsing tidal waters to create coastal habitats
Managed realignments can be used as sites for beneficial sediment use to create coastal environments. Colin Scott and Susanne Armstrong of ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) review some examples.
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Dalian port buys Jinzhou
The Dalian Port Group has confirmed it is to buy Jinzhou Port this year. In 2008, it was revealed that Dalian Port would acquire an 18.9% holding at the cost of $278m, making it the second largest shareholder.
