All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1176

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    VALENCIA EXTENSION AWARDED

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Valencia port authority has awarded a contract to a joint-venture consisting of Ferrovial Agromán and Ocide Construcción in respect of the extension of Levante Quay at a cost of ¢ 12bn.

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    Kalmar innovations designed to speed stacking and automation

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Kalmar has developed a new heavy version of its Shuttle Carrier, the SHC 250 H. The 7g shuttle has capacity of 50 tons under the spreader and can handle twin 20-foot containers with fixed or extendable twin spreader.

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    Australia raises the bar

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Ports down-under are readily stepping up to meet the challenge of supplying ever increasingly volumes of iron ore to China.Mike King reports

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    Breakthrough for New Zealand ports as Tauranga and Auckland discuss pairing

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    New Zealand may be on the brink of finally embracing genuine port rationalisation after the country''s two major container gateways announced they are discussing ways in which the two companies can work together, including the possibility of a merger.

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    GRUPO MARITIMO ATTRACTS INVESTORS

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    A group of institutional investors headed by Deutsche Bank has taken a 37% stake in Barcelona-based Grupo Marítimo TCB.The Pérez company retains a 42% stake.

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    Spanish labour bottleneck needs urgent attention

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Labour has traditionally been a problem along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline and recent times have seen things getting worse.  

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    Zeebrugge welcomes new box handling arrival

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    A new container terminal in Belgium has been officially opened at the Albert II dock,Zeebrugge. The multi-user facility has a 16 metre deepwater draft and no lock or river restrictions. Seven post-panamax gantry cranes are installed and it has a fully automated gate for trucks. 

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    CHINESE SNIFFING AROUND BARRANQUILLA

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The Chinese government has expressed an interest in the port project being developed at Barranquilla in Colombia on the western bank of the river of the same name.The port will handle exported coal from the Caribbean coast and interior.

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    Aqaba's changing fortunes

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    APM Terminal''s helping hand has lifted throughput at Jordan''s primary port.

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    Busan invites applications for third phase of popular industrial park

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Busan invites applications for third phase of popular industrial park

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    San Antonio maps out future

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Chile''s leading container hub, San Antonio, has released its Master Plan governing future development. The aim is to convert the port into a future logistics platform, which will make it the leading facility of its kind in South America.  

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    Alternative to ultrasonics

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Visual inspection and ultrasonics may be the most used forms of inspection for ALWC,but RTD Group also recommends RTD INCOTEST (which stands for INsulated COmponent TEST), a unique corrosion survey method that allows ferrous objects to be surveyed without the need to make contact with the surface. This means that ...

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    All talk at Kochi as voice response system is installed

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal operated by India Gateway Terminal, has introduced an Interactive Voice Response System,linked to SMS and the tracking of containers via the internet.

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    Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet been identified, the favourite is Issers, where a 600,000 teu/year terminal could be built. 

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    Grangemouth's great aims

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The Port of Grangemouth is expanding its container handling capability. Forth Ports, operator of the container terminal at Grangemouth, has added two new quayside gantries, upgraded the terminal''s landside handling equipment, expanded the terminal area and upgraded maintenance facilities.  

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    GUANGZHOU DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    APM Terminals has entered a joint venture agreement with Cosco Pacific to develop and manage the second phase of the container terminal at the Chinese port of Guangzhou. The port authority will also participate in the management company. The new facility will be operational by mid-2007 and have an annual ...

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    MOFFATT & NICHOL $3.4M CHARLESTON CONTRACT

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Port planning specialist and engineer Moffatt & Nichol has been awarded a $3.4m contract to develop a marine container terminal at the former Charleston Naval Base in North Charleston, South Carolina.

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    Japan Y22m commitment to support Sri Lanka projects

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    The Government of Japan has pledged a sum of Yen 21,559m to Sri Lanka under its Official Development Assistance loan scheme in support of development efforts of the country, including the first phase of the Galle Port Development Project.

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    Construction of Maasvlakte 2 given go-ahead for 2008 start

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Maasvlakte 2 has had the green light from Dutch Parliament, who voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of the construction the new port district of Rotterdam.

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    Colombian ports commit $120m for development

    2006-11-01T18:27:00Z

    Development projects put forward by Colombia''s three leading Caribbean ports will absorb investment of $120m over the next few years.