All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1117
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NewsChittagong ups fines on reefers
As a congestion-busting exercise, Chittagong Port authority has increased penalty rates fourfold for reefer containers remaining within the port for more than four days. The previous $9 a day charge has risen to $36.
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Green light for Ferrol phase II development
Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority has approved the second phase construction of its outer harbour extension.
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Legal challenge to quotas at Newcastle
Small mining companies in Australia are expected to challenge Newcastle port''s decision to allocate 2008 export capacity based on rail transport contracts. This follows the inability by all parties concerned to agree to a capacity system.
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Chiapas ups storage capacity
The Mexican port of Chiapas has almost completed construction of a $2.83m container storage facility, which is due to open by the end of January 2008. There will be 750 slots for empty containers and 84 for reefer boxes in the 2,000 sq m facility.
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NewsTransfennica
On September 26, the Dutch shipping line Transfennica inaugurated an MoS service between the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and Bilbao, in Northern Spain. According to operations manager Karel van Zijl, it took about six months of negotiating prior to the launch of the service. This, he explains, was due in ...
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NewsMotorways of the Sea
The pained first steps of a European Union project to encourage more traffic off the roads has so far failed to impress. Alex Hughes investigates
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Dual duel for union
New Zealand's Maritime Union has recently pursued strong industrial action in ongoing disputes with both the Ports of Auckland and the Port of Napier.
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NewsDriven by efficiency
Ports can make significant fuel savings by selecting the right drive for their container handling operations, writes Patrik Wheater
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Melbourne deepening
Melbourne's controversial channel deepening project has been approved by Australia's federal environment minister Peter Garrett.
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GPA cranes off Good Hope
There can be no greater yardstick to measure the market acceptance of increasingly larger containership tonnage than the increase in container handling capacity, especially orders for new super post-panamax cranes.
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Ferrovial/Cyes scoop Prat contract
Barcelona Port authority has awarded infrastructure specialists Ferrrovial and Cyes the contract to rebuild the collapsed portion of the new Prat quay.
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NewsPunta Colonet tender to be issued
Mexico's Transport and Communications Secretariat has confirmed it is preparing a tender for construction of a new deep seaport at Punta Colonet in Baja California.
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NewsColombo South contract still on hold
The government of Sri Lanka continues to drag its heels on development of a container terminal at Colombo South port.
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NewsHow to cash in on MoS drive
So what kind of port infrastructure is needed to attract Motorways of the Sea (MoS) services?
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NewsBusan to kickstart bond issue
Busan Port Authority (BPA) is to issue bonds to the value of SKWon294bn ($311.9m) to help finance its New Port and North Port developments.
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Barry Parker- Opinion Piece
The tumult in worldwide financial markets has been a headline-grabber in recent weeks, with shares of listed shipping companies joining in the ebbing tide of "systemic risk".
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NewsAPM test bed for quad technology
APM Terminals is about to break new ground with Bromma's delivery of its first production model of its quad-lift spreader.
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NewsGhanaian aims high
Privatisation of the Ghanaian ports of Tema and Takoradi has been ongoing since 2000 as part of a World Bank-supported modernisation programme. But while Oscar Cudjoe, public affairs manager for Ghana Ports & Habours Authority (GPHA), accepts that the introduction of new companies has been a success, he says that ...
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News2008 box trade to grow by 8%
UK analyst, Clarksons Research Services, expects world container traffic will grow by 8% this year in tandem with a 12% rise in handling capacity.
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Short sea loses out to rail
Short sea shipping plans for 1.3m tonnes of coal from a new mine in New Zealand every year for the next 18 have been rejected in favour of rail.
