All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1184
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NewsTacoma bond issue
The Port of Tacoma has issued $100m in revenue bonds with an effective fixed interest rate of less than 4%.
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NewsLondon blazes trail
The PLA has long been a supporter of identification systems, despite the major expenditure required to introduce AIS equipment, as Alex Hughes found out
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Big spin-offs
The thirst for ever larger containerships is seemingly never quenched. Last month, the gleaming Emma Maersk sashayed on to the market with its declared 11,000 teu capacity - and whispers of a ''real'' capacity of more than 13,000 teu.
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TOLL FINDS BIG SAVINGS AT PATRICK
For the first half of 2008 overall, the index registered 13.7 days, which compares with the 22.9 days reported 12 months ago. Australia's Toll Holdings Ltd is expecting to make savings of more than ¢39m following its ?3.785bn acquisition of port operator Patrick Corp Ltd.
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NewsBig brother's watching
New tracking and identification regulations mean that ships can be monitored from port to port. Alex Hughes investigates
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THREE BID FOR SAVONA TERMINAL
Savona port authority in Italy has received three bids to operate a multipurpose terminal at Vado Ligure, which will handle both liquid bulk and containers.
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NewsFifth SCT berth planned
Southampton Container Terminals has announced that it plans to open a fifth berth to handle containers at the Port of Southampton in a bid to attract more feeder traffic.
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NewsBeating security blackspots
Industry experts say the focus on container security has sharpened following the furore surrounding the DP World port ownership in the US. Felicity Landon reports on the latest developments in container seals and the challenges of box security on the quayside
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NewsBeating hurricane hangovers
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused unprecedented human and financial damage along the Gulf coast of the US last year. As this year''s season gets underway, Michael King examines how the grain ports are gearing up for this season''s onslaught
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Breaking box barriers
A new chapter in container operations has opened with the launch of the Emma Maersk, the first of a new series of vessels from Maersk with a nominal capacity of 11,000 teu but which is believed in industry circles to be closer to 13,000 teu or above.
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NewsBelle of the ball
India offers great potential for investors but are ports still waiting for their Prince to come as delays dog privatisation efforts? S.N. Srikanth investigates
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NewsTeam up or bail out
New Zealand’s ports are told to consolidate or risk losing out to the Australians in the battle for booming Asian cargo.
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NewsBack to basics
Introducing a larger measure of common sense into container terminal concessioning should be a priority, according to Mike Mundy
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VOLUME INCREASE FOR AXIS INTERMODAL
Ports of Auckland''s specialist container handling and terminal operating company Axis Intermodal has reported an 11% increase in export box volume and 7% rise in import containers during the past six months.
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Low wages delay automation in Poland
Robin MacLeod, technical director at DCT Gdansk in Poland, has told Port Strategy that terminal automation in Poland will only become an option when Polish wages increase substantially, or when it proves difficult to recruit sufficient labour of the right kind.
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NewsIn-built intelligence key to successful automation
With shipping lines demanding higher productivity and reduced handling costs, terminals that don''t have the ability to implement new technology are less likely to be able to provide efficiency improvements, as David Foxwell reports
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Chittagong port authority at odds with feeder operators
The current relationship between Chittagong Port Authority and local feeder vessel operators has recently become strained following the decision by the latter to impose a congestion surcharge on every container handled.
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South Australian ports come under fire
The state of bulk ports in South Australia has copped criticism from a Perth mining company, which says the " poor standard" of ports has prevented a proposed major iron/copper/gold mining operation near Coober Pedy from securing a reliable export gateway.
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Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints
Although not in the ''overheated'' state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006.
