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The TT Club has confirmed that its latest assessment of claims resulting from Typhoon Maemi, the devastating storm that hit South Korea in September, is substantially reduced from the initial estimates of…

1st November 2003

TT Club reduces estimates on Maemi claims

1st November 2003

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Construction of Chittagongs New Moorings container terminal is due to start this year and be completed by December 2005.

1st October 2003

Chittagong to get gantries

1st October 2003

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Chennai choked

1st October 2003

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Confusion surrounds the $12.07bn development of a new 54-berth deep-water port on Yangshan Island, which will be connected to Shanghai via a new 30km bridge.

1st October 2003

PSA out-manoeuvred in Shanghai..

1st October 2003

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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has dropped proposals to adopt the Minimum Guaranteed Throughput (MGT) formula as part of bid conditions linked to the construction of the third container terminal.

1st October 2003

JNPT backtracks on MGT

1st October 2003

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Gavin van Marle reports on the scramble for additional container terminal capacity in China.

1st October 2003

Chinese Typhoon

1st October 2003

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PSA Corp has negotiated pay cuts with its unions in an effort to be more competitive.

1st September 2003

PSA Corp cuts wages

1st September 2003

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China has formally joined the Container Security Initiative (CSI) to target and pre-screen containers shipped from Shanghai and Shenzhen to US ports.

1st September 2003

China signs CSI

1st September 2003

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Pusan loses transhipment customers

1st September 2003

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Alex Hughes talks to major iron ore exporters and finds them all responding to Chinas spectacular demands

1st September 2003

CHINA HOOVERS UP WORLD IRON ORE PRODUCTION

1st September 2003

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Tianjin is to invest $2.18bn to expand its facilities to rival those of Shanghai. At present the northern port is Chinas fourth largest having handled total traffic of 129m tonnes in 2002.

1st September 2003

Tianjin to double capacity

1st September 2003

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The third container terminal being developed by Indias Jawaharlal Nehru Port is almost certain to be offered as a concession based on minimum guaranteed throughputs (MGTs), rather than revenue sharing.

1st September 2003

JNPT gets third box terminal

1st September 2003

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PSA Corp' s sale of a 49% stake of its Pasir Panjang terminal to Cosco follows a policy shift by the state-owned operator.

1st September 2003

PSA policy shift nets Cosco

1st September 2003

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P&O Ports buys Adani

1st July 2003

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The Port Authority of Thailand has earmarked 16bn baht (US$385m) to convert Laem Chabang into a dominant regional hub.

1st July 2003

Major upgrade for Laem Chabang terminals

1st July 2003

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Maersk India launches SMS service

1st July 2003

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Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has received financial backing of US$480m for the construction of its new terminal in Pusan.

1st July 2003

Funding for Pusan project

1st July 2003

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Shanghai handled a record 912,000 TEU in April, a month-on-month rise of 35%.

1st July 2003

Chinese ports reaching saturation point

1st July 2003

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The Ministry of Port Development and Shipping in Colombo has signed a US$ 10 million contract with British consultant Scott Wilson to realise plans for the development of the Port of Colombo…

1st July 2003

Scott Wilson appointed for Colombo expansion

1st July 2003

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The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, has loaned US$9.25m to the Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) project in Karachi which is being developed as part of…

1st July 2003

Karachi has new container terminal

1st July 2003

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Singapore-based Portek International has secured a contract from Indonesias Pelindo IV to jointly operate a container terminal at Sulawesis port of Makassar which handles close to 200,000 TEUs annually.

1st June 2003

Portek to operate Makassar

1st June 2003

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Major Hong Kong terminal operators Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), Modern Terminals Limited and COSCO-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited have formed a new joint venture company, OnePort, that will provide an open, secure…

1st June 2003

OnePort to Enhance Hong Kongs Competitiveness

1st June 2003

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PSA Corporation has made an undisclosed investment in Thailands Laem Chabang container port which will help PSA consolidate its presence in the regional market where the competition have been busy lately.

1st June 2003

PSA acquires stake in ESCO Laem Chabang

1st June 2003