All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1120
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Dave Mac Aussie News Briefs
Geraldton''s iron ore export capability has stepped up with the arrival of a new high-capacity iron ore shiploader. Capacity will move from 3.5m tonnes of iron ore per annum to 12m.
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RAM telescope fixed on Antwerp
RAM Spreaders'' new telescopic mobile harbour crane spreader, incorporating weight-saving features for maximum crane lifting capacity, has entered into service at the Port of Antwerp.
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Maersk to build ICD near Chittagong
Maersk has put forward plans to build an inland container depot near the port of Chittagong as a means of reducing congestion at the seaport. The facility, which will cover 100,000 sq m, will cost $20m to build.
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Botany extends hours
Heavy truck congestion at Port Botany has prompted P& O Trans Australia to further extend its operating hours. POTA says it is up to road transport operators to make use of its 24-hour weekday operating hours.
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NewsLiner insight
Just published by Dynamar B.V. is its Top 25 Container Liner Operators/Trading Profiles publication which is a must buy study for any organisation interested in these 25 entities who collectively move 80% of the world''s global container trade.
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Still time to shine on the West Coast
While the past couple of years have been "varied" for volumes into Southern California ports, and this year has been rather flat, the longer-term forecast is put at 6%-7% growth a year in the region''s ports, according to Halcrow''s Stacey Jones.
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NewsLong Beach / Los Angeles profile
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach take their environmental responsibilities very seriously, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsLos Angeles ports to be handling 42.5 million TEU by 2030
The Californian ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are predicted to handle 42.5m teu by 2030.
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Traffic up at Lisbon
Traffic at the port of Lisbon increased by 11.6% to 10.4m tonnes in the first three quarters of 2007. Container throughput increased by 10% and dry bulk tonnage by 16.6%. River traffic was up 57.2%.
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Iquique drowning under cars
The northern Chilean port of Iquique is struggling to cope with an increasing amount of new vehicles traffic imported by the users of the adjacent Free Zone. As a result, the port company, EPI, is to ask permission to undertake a southern extension of the port covering 4.5 hectares.
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Russia expands port capacity
Russia Transport Minister Igor Levitin has revealed plans to build a new port at Nakhodka, near Vladivostok, capable of handling 5m teu/year.
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Kerala to build five ports
The Indian state government of Kerala is to develop five more ports in addition to the proposed Vizinjam container transhipment terminal. A consultant for the process is currently being sought.
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NZ Dec news snippets
Public consultation is being sought on three maritime documents released by New Zealand''s Ministry of Transport - a draft sea freight strategy, Port and Harbour and Safety Navigation Management discussion, and discussion on four international maritime environmental conventions/protocols.
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Liebherr cranes in demand
Liebherr has completed delivery of two megamax container cranes to Cerescorp Company''s Halifax Terminal in Nova Scotia, Canada, just as it confirmed a contract for the supply of an additional two super post panamax container cranes for the Ports of Durban and Elizabeth, South Africa.
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India collaborates with Myanmar
India is collaborating with partners in Myanmar to build the new gas handling port of Kaladan close to the city of Sittwe. India will supply investment of $103m.
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Mitsui partners bulk liquid project
Mitsui, Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC), and Rubis Terminal have teamed up in the Port of Antwerp to construct a new bulk liquid chemical terminal.
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NewsMaersk first into TICT
Maersk was the first shipping line to make use of the new ICTSI''s Tartous International Container Terminal in Syria. Investment of $37m is being made in the terminal, which is equipped with two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes.
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Port Rashid to close?
Part of Dubai''s Port Rashid may be forced to close at the end of next year because of its inability to accommodate the largest containerships currently operating in the Gulf.
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China Cosco to continue investment
Chinese shipping line Cosco, the world''s largest dry bulk shipper, has confirmed its commitment to investment in ports and terminals in both China and overseas. Terminals in Hong Kong, Singapore, Egypt and Belgium are already earmarked for investment.
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Cochin to upgrade quay infrastructure
Cochin port is to upgrade much of its existing quayside infrastructure to make cargo handling operations easier for dry bulk cargo.
