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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes VLC Corporation has received an order for a Panamax dimension ship-to-shore gantry from the Luka Container Terminal at the Port of Koper.

1st September 2004

KOPER ORDERS UP SSG

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of New York & New Jersey has implemented a $1.66m channel-deepening programme which will be completed in 2014. This is a joint project between the port authority, which will finance…

1st September 2004

NY/NJ DREDGES FOR THE FUTURE

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is in the throes of swapping maritime land known as the Pier 98 Annex to the SYSCO Corporation, a domestic food distribution company.Granex has taken out…

1st September 2004

NEW GRANITE TERMINAL FOR SUAPE

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is in the throes of swapping maritime land known as the Pier 98 Annex to the SYSCO Corporation, a domestic food distribution company.The Long Beach Board…

1st September 2004

L.B. SETS BUDGET

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The port of Paranagua, Latin Americas largest dry bulk exporting facility and Brazils leading soya export gateway, has issued tenders for the repair and upgrading of its Muelle Comercial.

1st September 2004

Paranagua upgrades quay

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Conoco Phillips and Mitsubishi have signed an MOU to undertake a joint development of an LNG import terminal at the US West Coast port of Long Beach. Investment of up to $400m…

1st September 2004

LNG terminal for Long Beach

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) is in the throes of swapping maritime land known as the Pier 98 Annex to the SYSCO Corporation, a domestic food distribution company.Venezuela's Infrastructure Ministry (Minfra)…

1st September 2004

Venezuela to build new deepsea port

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

On 15 July Puerto Nuevo Milenium SA, a Colombian/ Ecuadorian consortium, took over management of Ecuadors Esmeraldas port for the next 25 years.

1st September 2004

Esmeraldas in the private sector

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Chilean and Brazilian governments are in discussion regarding the promotion of a rail link between the ports of Antofagasta and Santos.

1st September 2004

Cross-continent rail link mooted

1st September 2004

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

October 2004 has been set as the deadline for bids to operate the container and multi-purpose terminal at Argentinas Santa Fe port.

1st September 2004

Santa Fe to return to private sector

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

JN Ports two existing container terminals continue to suffer congestion problems with some 14,000TEUs rumoured to be effectively trapped within the various stacking yards because of insufficient block trains to move them.

1st September 2004

JNPT congestion..

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

P& O Ports is also facing congestion problems at Chennai on Indias east coast, where feeder operators increased the congestion surcharge from $15 to $50/TEU as from July 15. Chennai International Container…

1st September 2004

..and P&O Ports CCCL at Chennai following suit

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Ironically, while PSA Corp is backing out of India - see preceding story - a consortium of Indian companies has taken their expertise overseas and signed a deal to set up a…

1st September 2004

IRANIAN DEAL FOR ALPS

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Tecon Suape terminal reported profits for the first time with these following on from a significant increase in cargo throughput and positive management initiatives on the part of ICTSI to introduce…

1st September 2004

PTP REPORTS RECORD GROWTH

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Tecon Suape terminal reported profits for the first time with these following on from a significant increase in cargo throughput and positive management initiatives on the part of ICTSI to introduce…

1st September 2004

SHANGHAI EXPECTS

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

Indian port news is plentiful this month with the " ins and outs" of investment strategy, congestion issues, new development plans and mooted institutional change in port authority operating structures, all generating…

1st September 2004

PSA pulls out of India

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The international terminal operator that has shown most commitment to India is P& O Ports and it has just reaffirmed this by securing the rights to become an investor in Bengal Port…

1st September 2004

P&O Ports signs for Bengal box terminal

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

15 September 2004 is the closing date for qualifying bids for a BOT project for the construction of a new iron ore export facility at Paradip on Indias east coast.

1st September 2004

PARADIP CLOSING DATE

1st September 2004

ASIA

ASIA

The Chinese port of Shenzhen reported a 32% first half throughput growth with a total of 6.06mTEU, in line with expectations. The ports three terminals forecast reaching at least 13mTEU by the…

1st September 2004

SHENZHEN CONTINUES TO CLIMB

1st September 2004

EUROPE

EUROPE

Of all the ports in the world to fail to meet the requirements of the ISPS Code, Piraeus would not be an immediate selection.

1st September 2004

No ISPS gold for Piraeus yet

1st September 2004