All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1143
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Buenaventura concession extended
The Colombian government has extended the concession to operate the port of Buenaventura conditional on investment of $54m being made by March 2008. In addition, incumbent SPRBUN must present a territorial reorganisation plan within two months.
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Where does the buck stop?
For the P& I clubs, the dangers associated with lashing operations are only too clear.
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Brisbane ties with Bundaberg
The port of Bundaberg is to merge with the Port of Brisbane Corporation, the Queensland Government has announced. Bundaberg will function as a wholly-owned subsidiary but will continue to trade under its own name.
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OTAGO BREAKS GROUND
Port Otago is currently rolling out what is understood to be one of the first multi-terminal container operating systems in the world.The Jade Master Terminal container management software solution will provide an holistic view across the port’ s container terminal and inland container depot facilities.
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NewsBreaking the mould
HPH’ s muscling in on the Brisbane scene could have far-reaching implications for Australia’ s operations sector.
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NewsPTP positions itself for box dominance
The government of Malaysia is to rationalise traffic at the ports of Tanjung Pelepas and Johor. The former will henceforth concentrate purely on container traffic, while Johor will specialise in non-containerised cargo. Both are owned by MMC Corporation.
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Two Ngqura box terminals
Private-sector companies are going to be asked to bid for two large container terminals at South Africa' s Ngqura Port, which will require investment of € 841m ($1.1bn). These will be able to handle 3m teu annually, with expansion potential to eventually handle 4m teu.
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NewsEnergy boost
Ports are taking up the green challenge, seeking out various ways of reducing both fuel consumption and engine emissions. Alex Hughes reports
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Log exports boom carves a path for NZ ports
New Zealand’ s forestry exporting ports are flourishing, with a construction boom in Asia and export log restrictions in Russia pushing the price of locally-produced logs up 20% over the past year,writes Iain MacIntyre.
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Boluda La Luz investment
The Boluda group has ordered two super-post-panamax gantry cranes from Paceco at a cost of € 10m ($13.5m). These will be deployed at its recently acquired La Luz container terminal on the Canary island of Las Palmas in February and March of 2008. Outreach will be over 19 rows of ...
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Bolivian border port
The Bolivian government is to build a port terminal at Puerto Quijarro on the border with Brazil at a cost of $25.6m. This will enable Bolivian soya to access coastal ports via the Paraguay-Paraná inland waterway network.
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No end in sight to congestion blight
Congestion problems continue to dog Australia’ s coal ports. Recently Queensland Rail rejected blame for queues at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, saying the fault lies more with other supply chain issues, such as ships arriving in quick succession.
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NewsBilbao box terminals consolidation mooted
Dragados-SPL is believed to be in the final stages of acquiring Bilbao-based box terminal TMB, despite the fact that the company is already the majority shareholder at the rival ATM terminal in the port. This would enable the company to control annual traffic of 500,000 teu.
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Saqr to boost berthage
Four new berths have been commissioned at Saqr Port in the United Arab Emirates. These 795 metre long berths will bring to 12 the number of operational berths available to shipping. The port recently opened a new 350,000 teu container terminal operated by KGL Ports.
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Las Palmas beefs up
Las Palmas Port Authority is to build two new outer dykes at a cost of € 59m ($79.4m). One of these will protect an 800,000 sq metre area currently under construction, which will also have 2,000 metres of quayside.
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Port Nou becomes itinerant
Activities at Barcelona' s multi-purpose Terminal Port Nou will be temporarily transferred to a 60,000 sq metres site on Adosado Quay during the summer, before finally relocated to a 130,000 sq metre area on Adosado Sur within a period of two years. It plans to invest € 50m ($67.3m) up ...
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NewsPersonal banking
India needs to capture private sector investment if it is to realise its full future potential. Gordon Feller reports
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NewsBallast water rules under scrutiny
Ballast water practices in bulk carriers may come in for special investigation after unseasonal storms led to the grounding of the panamax bulk carrier Pasha Bulker near the entrance to Newcastle on Australia’ s east coast in June.
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'Economic backwater' threat
The Victorian Transport Association has told the state government that the dangers of avoiding channel deepening at the port of Melbourne and its approaches, far outweigh the risks of doing so.
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Inland port scheme attracts key supporters
New Zealand railway network provider, Ontrack, is backing a NZ$6m-7m ($4.6m-$5.4m) plan to develop Ports of Auckland’ s Wiri inland port into a raillinked facility potentially capable of handling 200,000 teu per year, writes Iain MacIntyre.
