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Brazil investment 3
President Lula of Brazil has signed an agreement for some Reais4bn ($1.7bn) to be spent on a brand new port complex for Ilheus, in the state of Bahia.
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Brazil investment 2
Having cemented its presence at the southeast Brazilian port complex of Itajai - via the Portonave box facility - Mediterrenean Shipping Company (MSC) is now ready to build a base at Pecem, in the northeast of the country, according to the Pecem port authority.
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NewsLess of a drag
An energy management system that tackles the problem of data and energy chain breakages has been expanded by the addition of an emergency decoupling system.
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Grindrod reveals Maputo plans
South Africa''s Grindrod Group has unveiled its plans for the further development of the port of Maputo in Mozambique.
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NewsRe-nationalisation of Nigerian ports mooted
Lagos state officials have called for seaports at Apapa and Tin Can Island to be taken into state ownership so that better and improved road links can be built.
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NewsDecember 2008 USA "New Yorker" opinion
After what seemed like an eternity, the results of the 2008 US elections are now known. Even though the new Obama administration actually takes office in late January 2009, transition planning is in full force.
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Indira boosts Mumbai efficiency
Mumbai Port Authority says that since it transferred container handling operations to the privately owned Indira Container Terminal (ICT) there has been a marked improvement in efficiency.
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Boldua to hub out of Las Palmas
Boluda Lines is to consolidate all of its West African traffic at the Port of Las Palmas. The line will now run a 632 teu containership from Spain and Morocco to Gran Canaria, where a 320 teu ship will take them forward to Mauritania and Senegal.
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NewsGlobal impact of UN Rules 'variable'
The proposed convention on carriage contracts (Rotterdam Rules) presently passing through the UN will have "variable" consequences for terminal operators, warns insurance company TT Club.
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NewsSeattle to take disciplinary action
The Port of Seattle''s war on fraud moved up a notch following the conclusion of an investigation conducted by former US Attorney Mike McKay.
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Brazil ploughs ahead with investment programme
Senior Brazilian government minister, Dilma Rousseff, has stated that she is undeterred by the current disturbances in the international financial markets.
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Private sector pulls out of projects
LLX Logistica has announced it is suspending the project to build a port at Peruí be, on the coast south of Sã o Paulo.
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El Salvador mulls ports privatisation legislation
The government of El Salvador has drawn up plans to change legislation to transfer port operations to private sector concessionaires.
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NewsPorts opt for cable protection
Dubai Maritime City has ordered Cavotec''s Panzerbelt system, designed to protect power cables from traffic damage by heavy port vehicles.
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NewsCreature comforts - from DP World
Over 50,000 animals have been re-housed as part of one of Britain''s largest environmental protection programmes at the site of the new London Gateway container port.
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Dragados-SPL up for sale?
Spain''s biggest ports group, Dragados-SPL, has been valued by its parent company at upwards of ¢ 1.5bn ($1.9bn).
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Five in line for Botany concession
Five stevedoring groups have been invited to tender to operate Port Botany''s third container terminal.
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NewsThe main attractions
The global crunch has hit hard and fast, but there are still reasons to be cheerful as Felicity Landon finds out
