All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1142
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Changing of the guards at Kalmar
Port equipment specialist Kalmar has appointed Pekka Vauramo to take its president’ s chair on October 1 2007, after present incumbent Christer Granskog retires.
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Coastal shipping waits for chance to shine
Coastal shipping advocates in New Zealand will soon discover if the Government intends putting their transport mode on an equal footing with road and rail in funding and policy decisions.
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Workers challenge the Indian dream
India wants to ramp up operations at the 13 ports it controls to 24/7 operation by December this year.
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Lashing@Sea puts crew safety centre stage
Health and safety aspects for lashing crews and ship crews are a central part of the Lashing@Sea joint industry project which was launched last year to look at the need for the right balance between safety and operational efficiency for container,ro-ro and heavy lift transport.
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Shadow cast on Punta Colonet project
Proposed expansions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could threaten the planned development of a new mega-port at Punta Colonet in Mexico' s Baja Californian region.
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Handling success for innovative TTS cassettes
In recent weeks, TTS Liftec Oy has secured a substantial contract from UPM-Kymmene Seaways, one of the world’ s leading forest products groups, for the supply of 200 cassettes that will be used to transport products such as paper and timber on routes between Finland and Santander and Ferrol in ...
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Patrick expands straddle carrier coverage
Australia’ s Patrick Corp has firmed up orders for 15 seventh generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its terminals in Melbourne and Sydney.
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Capacity crunch
That word is back again: “ congestion” , and along with it some interesting projections. Two new reports have recently been issued both of which foresee capacity crunches in the port sector.
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Chinese capacity constraints
Chinese experts predict that by 2010 national ports will be handling 8bn tonnes of cargo annually and 170m teu. Existing capacity is for 5.6bn tonnes and 93m teu.
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NewsCapacity drives trailer development
US manufacturer of terminal trailers, Capacity of Texas has increased the size of its standard 50 gallon step fuel tanks from 6in to 10in and now offers a seatbelt light option,where a top of the cab light indicates if the operator has their seatbelt engaged.
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Cang Viet Port to be rebuilt
Vinashin is to invest $93.8m to rebuild Cang Viet Port in Vietnam. This will allow it to handle 2m tonnes of cargo per year and receive vessels of up to 10,000 dwt.
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Calling the shots on continued congestion
The recent Coastlink Conference in Dublin was the focus of much discussion about the thorny subject of congestion – the problems and potential solutions. There was clearly a perception from the conference as a whole that “ congestion is back and likely to get worse before it gets better in ...
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: Quayside lift for Callao
The Peruvian National Port Authority has given permission for tenders to be issued in respect of the purchase of four new cranes for the port of Callao. Contracts for two quayside gantry cranes and two yard cranes worth $33.97m are expected to be signed in August.
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NewsWake-up call
Time for a serious rethink on regulating port pricing in India’ s major ports. Mike Mundy explains why
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Cabello loses regional control
The Venezuelan port of Cabello has been nationalised. Previously, the port was managed locally by the Instituto Puerto Autónomo de Puerto Cabello (IPAPC). The move is viewed negatively by municipal and regional governments, which may freeze planned investment in facilities.
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GIP buys into Indian dream
Private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners has bought a 25% interest in Chennai Container Terminal (CCT), India’ s second largest private container terminal in India overall by traffic volume.
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PSA buys into Great Yarmouth
PSA has been named as an unexpected partner in Great Yarmouth’ s development plans.
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Busan dredging need confirmed
A feasibility study on dredging at Korea’ s Busan port has verified the need for deepening at selected berths at Shinsundae Container Terminal, Gamman Container Terminal, Shingamman and Jasungdae.
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El Prat collapse costs PA a bundle
Barcelona Port Authority has calculated that it has lost € 37.8m ($50.9m) following the collapse of part of the quayside at the new El Prat quay. This will delay transfer of the planned container terminal to operator Tercat until 2010.
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TCB Buenaventura buy
The Barcelona-based TCB group has acquired a 30% stake in the Colombian port company Complejo Portuario Industrial de Buenaventura, which has been awarded a 30-year concession to operate the new 700,000 teu capacity container terminal in the port of Buenaventura. TCB effectively becomes terminal operator in a project requiring investment ...
