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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Shareholders of the disputeplagued Lyttelton Port of Christchurch have been asked to consider a 29% pay increase for its six-member board.

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Port pay request raises eyebrows

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EUROPE

EUROPE

The controversial access to port services directive bore an enormous number of amendments for European MPs to consider when they met in the Parliaments transport committee recently - a total of 308.

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EU PORTS

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EUROPE

EUROPE

Involved in the syndicate are Banco Sabadell, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, HSBC Bank, Santander and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, although a total of 22 financial institutions participated in…

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Naples concessions..

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EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia is following Southampton with the introduction of a mandatory vehicle booking system.

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Pre-booking does the trick

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EUROPE

EUROPE

The Irish marine minister has warned the countrys leading ports of a tough new government strategy which will ensure focus on appropriate developmental requirements to benefit the national economy and maximise efficiency.

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IRELAND

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EUROPE

EUROPE

Involved in the syndicate are Banco Sabadell, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, HSBC Bank, Santander and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, although a total of 22 financial institutions participated in…

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..and rivals join forces

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EUROPE

EUROPE

Contship Italia chief, Cecilia Battistello, has told the Italian government that urgent steps must be taken to improve the countrys port infrastructure.

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. as Italian operators urge development?

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EUROPE

EUROPE

Involved in the syndicate are Banco Sabadell, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, HSBC Bank, Santander and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, although a total of 22 financial institutions participated in…

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DUNKIRK

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EUROPE

EUROPE

The DCT deepwater container terminal planned for Gdansk Poland has secured funding from private investors led by Macquarie Banks Global Infrastructure Fund with DVB Bank involvement.

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GDANSK

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EUROPE

EUROPE

Greeces port facilities are to get a boost from European Investment Bank financing.

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Ports get funding as Piraeus fortunes fluctuate

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International operator Hutchison Port Holdings, already with port interests in Mexico, is one party known to be looking at new port development together with various logistics operators in order to establish "cargo…

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RAMALLO

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International operator Hutchison Port Holdings, already with port interests in Mexico, is one party known to be looking at new port development together with various logistics operators in order to establish "cargo…

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PARANAGUA

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Canadian government has pledged US$497m for infrastructure to improve traffic flow through its west coast ports.

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VANCOUVER

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International operator Hutchison Port Holdings, already with port interests in Mexico, is one party known to be looking at new port development together with various logistics operators in order to establish "cargo…

1st November 2005

CHIAPAS

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Congestion at US ports together with shortages of rail and road capacity are causing delays to containers and threatening import-export growth, Chinas Cosco group has warned. The executive vicepresident of Cosco told…

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Lessons to be learned from China

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panamanian government has invited the top ten container terminal operators to finalise the US$600m first phase of its megaport project. Only operators handling more than 6m TEUs annually will participate.

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Panamas megaport plans take shape

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The project that will have an annual capacity of 2.4m TEUs in its first phase.The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), has revealed plans for a major extension of their terminal facilities on…

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New terminal for Philadelphia

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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

New investment in port infrastructure in both north and south Brazil should help relieve existing bottlenecks in these regions over the next eight years. The Battistella conglomerate and the Alianca Navegacao Logistica,…

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Ports emerge in Brazil

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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Despite failing to secure a shipto-ship mooring equipment contract with the US Navy, Christchurch-based Mooring Systems remains optimistic about its future. Mooring Systems ceo Peter Montgomery says the company has 20 prospective…

1st November 2005

Mooring Systems remains optimistic

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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

(Addison IL, USA) Warehouse managers hoping to eliminate environment-related spoilage of inventory can now access a free-ofcharge " Temperature and Temperature/Humidity Mapping Guide" from Dickson Company at www. dicksonweb. com/ article/article_26. php.

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DICKSON

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