All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1072

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    Kuwait draught is a concern

    2008-09-29T12:24:00Z

    Kuwait Ports Authority has advised the government that access channels to existing port facilities be extensively dredged, since currently these offer a draft of no more than 8.5 metres. Neither Shuwaikh nor Shuaiba ports can accommodate very large containerships.

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    Japanese to build Vietnamese terminals

    2008-09-29T12:24:00Z

    The Cai Mep container terminal and the Thi Vai general cargo terminal at the Vietnamese port of Cai Mep-Thi Vai are to be built by two Japanese joint ventures. Of the total $718m cost of the port, $328.5m will be financed by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation, with the ...

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    Marine Bill

    2008-09-29T12:24:00Z

    The UK''s Marine Bill promises ports a streamlined planning process - surely something to be welcomed in an industry used to fighting its way through a planning quagmire. So what''s the catch? Felicity Landon reports

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    Buenos Aires concessions to be lengthened

    2008-09-29T12:24:00Z

    Argentina''s General Ports Administration has confirmed that, with government support, it is prepared to extend concession periods of port terminals in the so-called Puerto Nuevo district of Buenos Aires.

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    CMA CGM in Tianjin development

    2008-09-28T12:24:00Z

    CMA CGM subsidiary Terminal Link is to undertake a 50-year joint venture with Tianjin Port Development Holdings (TPDH) and Grand Asia International Shipping to manage a new container terminal at the port of Tianjin. The three-berth facility will be situated in Binhai New Area. Projected investment is $215m, of which ...

  • Port Strategy: the serenity of Buenaventura Bay will be disrupted by the start of box terminal works
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    Another terminal for Buenaventura Bay

    2008-09-28T12:24:00Z

    Construction has begun on a new dedicated container terminal in Buenaventura Bay, close to the existing facilities in Colombia.

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    PIA turns over Mindanao port to ICTSI

    2008-09-27T12:24:00Z

    Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA) has formally handed over Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) to Mindanao International Container Terminal Services Inc (MICTSI) at a ceremony held at the MCT berthside attended by Phividec officers, shipping lines and local government officials.

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    Strikes hit Salonika port profit

    2008-09-26T12:24:00Z

    Thessaloniki Port Authority has reported a 34% decrease in first half net profit as a result of a loss of revenue caused by strike action.

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    Legal Eagles - rates row

    2008-09-26T12:24:00Z

    To pay or not to pay? The row over massive backdated business rates demands that broke out in Hull this summer is set to roll its way round the UK. Felicity Landon reports on the legal implications

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    'Green' option for Mumbai and Delhi

    2008-09-26T12:24:00Z

    Arshiya International has ordered seven E-One+ rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and 10 DRF450 reachstackers, complete with maintenance agreements, from Kalmar. The new ''green'' units will initially be deployed at Arshiya''s Free Trade Warehousing Zones (FTWZ) in Mumbai and Delhi. Some of the equipment will eventually be used at three new ...

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    SEPTEMBER PS News Euromax

    2008-09-25T12:24:00Z

    The Euromax terminal,  operated by Europe Container Terminals (ECT) in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, is now up and running.

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    Callao will reach capacity limit in 2010

    2008-09-25T12:24:00Z

    Lima''s chamber of commerce has warned that Callao port will reach full capacity by 2010 and that investment in alternative outlets such as Paita and Pisco must be speeded up to help manage traffic. Even a new development being funded by DP World is still seen as insufficient to cater ...

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    100% box scanning for Karachi?

    2008-09-25T12:24:00Z

    Following a successful pilot programme at the Pakistani port of Qasim, US officials are now extending measures to scan all US-bound containers at the port of Karachi.

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    Modular training meets specifics

    2008-09-24T12:24:00Z

    With calls for International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) training on the increase, Hamburg Port Training Institute has developed a range of security courses based on a modular system.

  • Port Strategy: Yangtze throughput depressed by economic downturn
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    Slowdown in Yangtze Delta

    2008-09-24T12:24:00Z

    Ports in the Yangtze River Delta have reported a slowdown in container throughput growth in the first half of this year.

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    Kochi copes with congestion

    2008-09-24T12:24:00Z

    If a container is left in the stacking yard at the port of Kochi for more than 15 days, it will now automatically be moved to a private container freight station as a congestion-busting measure.

  • Port Strategy: Chennai has revised the concessioning terms for its Mega-Container Terminal
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    New bids for Chennai box terminal

    2008-09-24T12:24:00Z

    Chennai Port has invited fresh bids for its Mega-Container Terminal after changes to the terms and conditions of the concession pushed the forecast cost up to $787m.

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    Grabs article

    2008-09-24T12:24:00Z

    Alex Hughes warns of the perils of investing in cut-price grabs

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    October 17, 2008 - The end of an era in Europe

    2008-09-24T12:24:00Z

    October 17th marks the end of the block exemption for liner shipping conferences in the European Union. The shipping companies will be forced to comply with anti trust laws in line with all other industries.

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    South American trade body in offing

    2008-09-23T12:24:00Z

    A formal invitation to set up a regional trade body for private port companies throughout South America was made at the TOC Market Briefing in Guayaquil September 17.