All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 3
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Acajutla doubles throughput
Following 12 months of upgrading work El Salvador''s main box terminal at the port of Acajutla forecasts throughput rising to 50,000TEU in 2003 compared to 41,000TEU the year before and just 12,000TEU in 2001. The traffic increase is the result of the introduction of a private operator raising productivity from ...
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NewsVolatile Global Markets affect Coal Forecasts
It''s not easy being a major coal exporting terminal in an essentially volatile global marketplace, writes Alex Hughes , but terminals are having to learn how to adapt.
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NewsOn the horns of an African dilemma
Steve Camerson reports with breaking news on the hard-fought concessions over the Luanda and Douala port privatisations
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NewsSouth Africans progressing ports legislation
Additional clauses have been inserted into South Africa''s National Ports Authority Bill enabling Public Enterprises minister Jeff Radebe to direct state holding company Transnet to speed up the privatisation of its ports division if he detects any signs of deliberate foot dragging. Transnet currently generates much of its profit from ...
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NewsBeirut aims to crack Iraqi humanitarian market
The UN''s World Food Programme is currently making use of six Middle East ports to direct relief aid through to Iraq. Lebanon has recently joined Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey and Iran after agreeing to cut several port tariffs at Beirut by 50% and abolish others completely.
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NewsAIS Boosts VTS Effectiveness
Paul Eastaugh analyses the pros and cons of AIS in the context of growing VTS utilisation.
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NewsJack of all TRADES
The mobile harbour crane is proving to be a popular cargo handling solution due to its versatility and cost effectiveness, writes Benedict Young
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Andean inland project gets go-ahead
Chile''s Public Works Ministry has given the goahead for the construction of a new dry port high in the Andes at Los Andes, a central border crossing with Argentina. The concession for the terminal is for 25 years with investment of US$10-16m forecast.
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Mazda switches distribution from Antwerp to Barcelona
The Japanese car maker Mazda has moved its Southern Europe distribution hub from Antwerp to Barcelona, where it will make use of Barcelona Autoterminal. The move was prompted by better value added services and good customs clearance. Vehicles will be shipped in from the US, Thailand and Japan on either ...
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APL seeking Chinese terminal investments
APL has revealed that it is in discussions with two Chinese container terminals with a view to taking an equity stake.
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Scott Wilson appointed for Colombo expansion
The Ministry of Port Development and Shipping in Colombo has signed a US$ 10 million contract with British consultant Scott Wilson to realise plans for the development of the Port of Colombo over the next 20 years.
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Panama teams up to boost Asia business
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, which saw its Asian cargo volumes increase by 23% in 2002, has signed an agreement with the Panama Canal Authority to jointly promote the benefits of using the allwater route via the canal.
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Bidding extension for Montevideo m-p terminal
Uruguay''s National Ports Authority (ANP) has extended from May 9 to August 8 the deadline for bids to be received for a 30-year BOT concession associated with the proposed multipurpose terminal at the port of Montevideo.
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NewsLIVING WITH BIG BROTHER
Gavin van Marle voyages to the Baltic states and assesses the need for extra port capacity in light of impending EU accession and the not always easy relations with a sometimes obstinate neighbour.
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NewsPanama posts big first quarter numbers
Panama''s three container terminals, Manzanillo, Colon and Balboa which account for 97% of total traffic, registered a 14.3% first quarter growth in containers handled.
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Tanjung Pelepas Boost
The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), which has become an increasing thorn in the side of the nearby Port of Singapore, reports a 37% growth in throughput for the first half year compared to the same period last year.
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NORTH OR SOUTH - RESTRUCTURING BRINGS BOTH THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Does shipping line self-interest serve box terminal operations? There is a growing debate in port circles as to whether shipping lines can make effective common-user container terminal operators.
