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NewsUK's northern ports promote safety
Launching a new initiative to improve port and harbour safety throughout the north of England, PD Teesport md David Robinson said: " We are pleased to announce a threepronged attack to improve our record: more support for safety training and research into solutions; establishing a regular forum for all northern ...
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Med to get improved access to EU
The EU and 12 Mediterranean states are expected to agree soon on the transportation of commodities without duties.
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NewsAden: DON'T WRITE IT OFF
Paul Grant reports from Aden that despite the consequences flowing from two devastating maritime terrorist attacks, and now the withdrawal of PSA Corp from its Aden Container Terminal joint venture, the port is fighting back.
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Two BOT projects for North Africa
In 2002 Africa is estimated to have accounted for just 3% of world container port throughput, equivalent to 8.1mTEUs out of a near 273mTEUs globally.
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NewsSTRUGGLING TO EMERGE FROM THE SANDS OF TIME
North Africa''s ports need to be unleashed from the constraints imposed by politics and bureaucracy, reports Gordon Feller
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NewsMAPUTO AND BEYOND: Skanska enters the fray
Skanska BOT believes it can bring a unique blend of investor and construction expertise to major port sector infrastructure projects - container terminals and others.
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NewsAntwerp rationalises terminal space
Antwerp Port Authority (APA) has transferred a terminal concession it originally awarded to PSA subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie (HNN) to rival stevedore P& O Ports. Henceforth, HNN will manage all three container terminals on the left bank of the Deurganck Dock development, leaving P& O Ports with two concessions on ...
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Unions protest Nigerian privatisation plans
Nigerian dock workers'' unions have issued an ultimatum to the government to withdraw plans to privatise port operations and management or face a series of strikes by stevedores. They claim that earlier attempts at injecting private sector know-how resulted in monumental losses to both the National Ports Authority (NPA) and ...
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PM urges lines
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called upon international shipping lines to choose container terminals in Malaysia over those in neighbouring Singapore.
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China planning new LNG terminals
China is considering developing three new LNG terminals, one at Qingdao and two near Shanghai. Energy planners expect gas demand in the eastern coastal provinces to hit 37bn cbm/year by 2015, an average annual growth rate of 12.5%. Sinopec, one of China''s largest oil companies, is leading development effort in ...
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New terminal paves way for junction role
The first cargo hall on a planned new € 30 million terminal aimed at consolidating Lubeck''s leading role in Baltic paper products handling has been inaugurated in the suburb of Schlutup. The 9,618 sq m Hall 33 has cost the Lubecker Hafen-gesellschaft E6.2m to develop and is part of the ...
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Logistics park for Qingdao
Hong Kong-listed China Merchants Holdings and the government of Qingdao are to jointly develop a $500m, international logistics park in Qingdao. The project includes the development of seven container and multi-purpose berths as an integrated terminal and logistics facility that extends port services into the supply chain.
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First berth of YICT's Phase III operational
Phase III at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) has opened its first berth and piloted its " Next-Generation System" which will gradually replace the existing terminal operation control system. nGen has been jointly developed by YICT and Hongkong International Terminals to cope with the increasing demand of terminal operations.
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Russian investor to complete Giurgiulesti?
A Russian investor intends to pay off Moldovan debt to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) arising from the Giurgiulesti Oil Terminal project, and develop a multifunctional port on Moldova''s section of the Danube.
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NewsNew post-Panamax cranes for PAMT
Two new post-Panamax container cranes have arrived at Philadelphia' s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT), operated by Greenwich Terminals LLC. The cranes, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, have an outreach of 45.7m and are capable of a 65-tonne twin 20' lift. On a dramatic voyage from Busan via the Cape ...
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Halifax LNG plant by 2007
Access Northeast Energy (ANE) of Halifax, Nova Scotia is in the initial stages of building a $376m LNG plant at the ice-free port of Bear Head, Nova Scotia. ANE is conducting a technical and economic feasibility study as well as an environmental assessment of the site.
