All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1186
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ICTSI REGGIANE ORDER
Interested parties will have to partially finance construction of the facility, although public investment of ?396.3m is also earmarked.As part of a $25m programme, Madagascar International Container Terminal Services, which belongs to ICTSI, has placed an order for four mobile harbour cranes with Italian manufacturer Reggiane. Also on order are ...
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NewsSingapore vs Hong Kong: the same old story?
Age old competition continues to drive Singapore to new heights, but Malaysian up-starts could put a spanner in the works, reports Peter Trevalyn
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Senator Lines hits out at Italian ports
Senator Lines has accused Italy''s ports of failing to invest adequately in terminal and hinterland infrastructure. Chief executive Hans-Hermann Mohr said that, with notable exceptions such as Contship, PSA and Cosco, investment had been inadequate.
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NewsOdessa snaps at Illichivsk's heels
Just 30 km separates the rival Ukrainian ports of Odessa and Illichivsk, but the management systems employed by the two are worlds apart, reports Alex Hughes
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NewsHeavy lifters won't over-reach themselves
Reachstackers may well be the preferred choice for container handling in the European ports market, but heavy duty container handling FLTs continue to be in demand, where the situation suits their use, as David Foxwell explains
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IPH lands Great Yarmouth partnership
International Port Holdings (IPH) has won a public procurement process to become the preferred partner for the development and operation of the existing Great Yarmouth river port and its new outer harbour project.
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NewsMaersk Line signs to GPA
"We're expecting the permitting process to be cleared in November, " says Byron Miller, director of public relations at South Carolina State Ports Authority.The world's largest container liner Maersk has signed a 20-year agreement with Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), with the inclusion of a 10-year renewal option to allow for ...
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NewsMoving up a gear
With many car manufacturers facing tough times, it''s no surprise that this filters through the supply chain, leading to significant pressure on port and stevedore rates. Felicity Landon finds out what the customers want - and how the ports are working to deliver it What must ports provide for their ...
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NewsSpace: the final frontier
Ports handling vehicles are finding more inventive ways to store cars, moving up rather than out. But authorities still find themselves juggling the needs of containers against cars, reports Felicity Landon
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Highways of the Sea: Fact or Fiction
Much has been written about the " Autoroute de la Mer" and considerable money has been spent by the European Commission and various national governments studying the viability of shifting truck traffic from the land highways to the maritime routes, particularly in the Mediterranean between Italy, France and Spain, but ...
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Expect the unexpected
As I walked around Limassol port last month and watched the port manager calmly overseeing thousands of evacuees using his port as a springboard for other destinations, I have to say I was impressed. This port on the south coast of Cyprus didn''t ask to be the channel for evacuees ...
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Namibia invests in expansion
Namibian Ports Authority is to invest € 58.79m in expanding capacity at its ports in Walvis Bay and Luderitz. Walvis Bay presently generates an annual throughput of 3.3m tonnes, which is equivalent to 30%-40% of total capacity.
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NewsLisbon to expand Liscont
Lisbon Port Authority has conceded that it may knock down existing buildings in Alcantara Dock in order to double the operating area of Liscont Container Terminal, which is currently handling in the region of 320,000 teu/year.
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Durban port expansion sorely needed
Durban Port manager Basil Ndlovu has said that throughput growth of 16%18% annually over the last five years means that the proposed ¢ 1.72bn expansion into the Bayhead area of the port must start as soon as possible.
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DP World plans flotation
DP World is to undertake an initial public offering within 18 months. The world''s third largest terminal operator has said that it must undertake an IPO given its global status, which has to be matched by a global shareholding base.
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DP World moves into Saigon
This coincides with the delivery of four gantry cranes, which it is hoped will boost productivity by a factor of three. However, at the moment, they are only handling 10-12 containers per hour. DP World has announced that it is to invest €182m in the development of Saigon Premier Container ...
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DP WORLD EYES GWADAR
DP World is negotiating the possibility of assuming operational management of Pakistan''s Gwadar port.
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Thumbs Down
Interesting to note the saga that is playing itself out in the Port of Marseilles whereby crane operators and other workers employed by the port authority recently stopped work - for three hours - with the aim of emphasising that they want to remain in the port authority''s employ when ...
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NewsLiebherr post-panamaxes in demand
Building on its existing client base in New Zealand, Liebherr Container Cranes has commissioned two postpanamax cranes at the Port of Wellington. The Irish supplier has supplied several cranes over the years to New Zealand for ports such as Tauranga and Lyttelton. The new cranes have 43 metres waterside outreach ...
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REVENUE DECLINE AT PIRAEUS
Piraeus port authority has reported a 3.8% drop in revenue during the first quarter. This amounted to € 34.5m compared with € 35.9m in the corresponding 2005 period.
