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ASIA

ASIA

Busan Port Authority is to return US$12.14m to 52 shipping lines as a reward for moving at least 3% more transhipment cargo through the port in 2004. This is a significant rise…

1st July 2005

Busan rewards transhipment loyalty

1st July 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Sri Lankas Ports and Aviation Minister, Mangala Samaraweera, says the government is determined to go ahead with construction of Hambantota Port, despite the fact that there are both domestic and foreign interests…

1st July 2005

Minister faces down opposition

1st July 2005

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

CentrePort Wellington is to purchase two new Liebherr quayside container cranes at US$7.14m apiece. The acquisition of the postPanamax, twin-lift capable cranes is linked to the port companys recent receipt of a…

1st July 2005

New cranes for CentrePort Wellington

1st July 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

CentrePort Wellington chief executive Liz Ward indicated the cranes would be a significant driver in achieving greater productivity and service reliability. "Our business strategy is to grow revenue through an integrated logistics…

1st July 2005

MOMBASA AS LANDLORD PORT

1st July 2005

ASIA

ASIA

CentrePort Wellington chief executive Liz Ward indicated the cranes would be a significant driver in achieving greater productivity and service reliability. "Our business strategy is to grow revenue through an integrated logistics…

1st July 2005

PSA HUNTS IN HONG KONG, TIANJIN AND?

1st July 2005

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Representatives of an Australian shipping company have visited Israel with a view to purchasing Eilat Port. The group is also reportedly interested in investing in the proposed rail link between Eilat and…

1st July 2005

Aussies eye Israels Eilat

1st July 2005

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has implemented a second phase redundancy programme encompassing 1,000 employees.

1st July 2005

NPA TO OFFLOAD MORE WORKERS

1st July 2005

ASIA

ASIA

Ten companies have purchased tender documents relating to the development of a second container terminal at Chennai.

1st July 2005

Intense interest in second Chennai box terminal

1st July 2005

ASIA

ASIA

These include NYK, MOL, CMA CGM, PSA, HPH, Evergreen, Container Corporation of India, Larsen & Toubro and Gammon India. A contract is expected to be awarded in September or October.The Japan External…

1st July 2005

JAPAN URGES BANGLADESH TO BUILD SEAPORT

1st July 2005

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

These include NYK, MOL, CMA CGM, PSA, HPH, Evergreen, Container Corporation of India, Larsen & Toubro and Gammon India. A contract is expected to be awarded in September or October.DPI Terminals (DPI)…

1st July 2005

DPI PREFERRED FOR ADEN

1st July 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) released some interesting research at the recent TOC conference in Antwerp. David Appleton, NOLs president Europe, in presenting the findings revealed the hefty cost in both time and…

1st July 2005

Planning delays a major cause of congestion

1st July 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a…

1st July 2005

LNG TERMINAL FOR VENICE

1st July 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a…

1st July 2005

LEIXOES TO TAKE PANAMAX

1st July 2005

EUROPE

EUROPE

The research was commissioned by Drewry Shipping Consultants and shows the planning process alone for 12 north European terminal developments is costing an estimated €540m, while delays and cancellations have meant a…

1st July 2005

CERES BATTLE GOES ON

1st July 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Alabama governor Bob Riley has signed into law a Bill providing US$80m to the port of Mobile for the construction of a new container terminal. The remaining funding for the US$300m project…

1st July 2005

Mobile to lure business with new terminal

1st July 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The decision by the Justice Department to block loans to Codesp totalling US$2.49m for a minimum of 15 days is so worrying companies involved in the dredging of the ports access channel…

1st July 2005

..while Santos runs out of money…

1st July 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

After 81 years of activity at Maua Harbour, Porto Alegre has moved operational activities to Navegantes Harbour, some six kilometres further north, but closer to the city centre. This area, which has…

1st July 2005

Porto Alegre completes harbour move

1st July 2005

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The president of Santos Port Authority (Codesp), Jose Carlos Mello Rego, says that the port will have reached the limit of its effective design capacity within the next three years. He therefore…

1st July 2005

..but warns capacity running out..

1st July 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maersk has contracted KCI Konecranes for the delivery of 30 RMGs to APM Terminals new state-of-the-art container terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia. The contract calls for deliveries to begin in October 2006, and…

1st July 2005

KCI Konecranes supplies 30 RMGs to APMT

1st July 2005

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kommerling, manufacturer and supplier of sealants and adhesives, has supplied 360 litres of its Rallithane 810 to Bristol City Docks for sealing its refurbished inner lock gates. Each gate measures 10 metres…

1st July 2005

Kommerling seals refurbish lock gates

1st July 2005