All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1121
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Rotterdam mulls Oman investment
The Port of Rotterdam is considering investing ¢ 170m ($240m) for the expansion of Sohar port in Oman even as it extends its own facilities to accommodate increased traffic from Asia.
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Khalifa contracts confirmed
Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a $1.5bn contract with an international consortium to undertake the first phase construction of Khalifa port. Work will consist of excavating 47m cu m of sand, the construction of 3.2 km of walls and platforms and the creation of a 7.3 km breakwater.
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CVRD to build new port
CVRD is considering construction of a new port at Ubu, in the state of Espí rito Santo, some 65 km from the port of Tubarã o, which serves the state capital Vitó ria. Tubarã o is currently the world''s largest iron or export facility, but is working beyond its engineered ...
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NewsHPH beats off competion for Pakistan concession
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has emerged as the winner for a concession in the first phase of the Pakistan Deep Water Container Port.
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Cavotec runway sale
Cavotec MSL has sold crane runway design and manufacture specialist Gantrex to Belgian Gantry Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Queensland tightens rations to beat congestion
Queensland coal producers will be subject to further exports rationing after Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal received interim authorisation to extend the terminal''s queue management system.
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Algeria plans ports investment
Algeria is to invest $10m in the development and expansion of its ports, with finance partially sourced from foreign companies. In all, 95% of foreign trade is handled by the country''s ports.
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Time to take stock
Only relatively few ports and terminal operating groups have looked to a stock market listing as a way of raising cash to expand, but why? Invariably those that do take this route receive a fair amount of media attention and so perhaps it seems that there are more takers than ...
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NewsNew owners take on Georgia terminal
International Container Terminal Services'' (ICTSI) Georgian arm has taken over the operation and management of Batumi Container Terminal under a 48-year lease.
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NewsPort Hedland tackles dust head on
A unique combination of factors gives Port Hedland one of the world''s worst dust problems.
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Major new Santos development
Ecorodovias, which manages the Sistema Anchieta-Imigrantes and Ecopá tio facilities in Cubatã o, has announced plans to build a cargo terminal in the port of Santos. This will handle containers and ethanol. The location of the terminal will be identified within the next few months.
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Dar es Salaam investment upgrade
The government of Tanzania is to spend $112.8m in 2007-08 to improve facilities at Dar es Salaam port.
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NewsProfit is blowing in the wind (dust feature main)
With ever stricter environmental legislation, dust is becoming public enemy no.1, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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London dredging programme kicks off
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is poised to begin its biggest dredging project for 40 years at a cost of £ 1.5m.
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Rostima appoints Malaysia CEO
Port labour specialist Rostima has appointed of Lawrence M Sunderam to spearhead the company''s growing Asia team.
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Japan invests in Mombasa
The Japanese government has pledged $225m towards the development of the port of Mombasa. It said that it had been impressed by Kenya''s economic growth and development.
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NewsDrop off in traffic at Manta
Authorities in Ecuador have become worried by the drop-off in cargo handled at the port of Manta. In part, this is a result of labour unrest in the port, which is due to be upgraded by the new concessionaire Terminales Internacionales de Ecuador (Tide) over the next three years.
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Port merger talk resurfaces
Speculation has arisen that "low-level" merger talks have commenced between Lyttelton Port of Christchurch and Port Otago, although both parties remain tight-lipped to the media.
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DP World dips into Egypt
DP World has paid $670m for a 90% stake in ECHCO, the majority shareholder in Egypt''s Sokhna Port Development Company. The remaining 10% of the equity is held by Amiral Holdings.
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Zebra buys Navis
US company Zebra Technologies Corporation is to buy Navis Holdings in its entirety for $145m. The transaction is due to take place later this year.
