All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 4
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Lazaro Cardenas box terminal out to concession
Francisco Lopez Barredo has been awarded the concession to operate the Terminal Especializada de Contenedores box handling facility at the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas. His bid included investment of US$7m compared with US$6.97m offered by ICAVE, US$4.41m by P& O Ports and US$3.86m by the Intercom consortium.
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Kingston Signs Zim and Builds
Fast track construction plans for the fourth phase of the Kingston Container Terminal are underway and the Port Authority of Jamaica has just signed a new five-year agreement with its number one customer Zim Israel.
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NewsWake-up call for the Western MED
The growing number of complaints by ship agencies and operators in the Med have to be taken seriously, or else! Mike Munday reports.
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Canal Trials
The Panama Canal Authority has initiated trials of simultaneous, two-way transits (Atlantic and Pacific bound) of large commercial vessels through the Canal.
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Major upgrade for Laem Chabang terminals
The Port Authority of Thailand has earmarked 16bn baht (US$385m) to convert Laem Chabang into a dominant regional hub.
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NewsChinese ports reaching saturation point
Shanghai handled a record 912,000 TEU in April, a month-on-month rise of 35%.
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El Ferrol to host major coal terminal
Spanish power generating company Endesa Generacion has ratified an agreement with the port authority of El Ferrol in northwest Spain to build a major coal importing terminal on a 106,000 sq m site in the outer harbour development zone. It has also guaranteed a minimum annual cargo of 3.5m tonnes ...
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Cochin Concession Talks
The long talked about new container terminal concession in Cochin, India, is the focus of interest on the part of CSX World Terminals and APM Terminals, sister company of Maersk Sealand.
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Colombian increase
Public terminals at Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta and Buenaventura reported a 10% across the board rise in exports to 3.07m tonnes during the first quarter although this figure excludes coal.
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Colombo recovers transhipment traffic
A series of tariff initiatives, more aggressive marketing and improvement in productivity are allowing Colombo to recover transhipment traffic lost to other regional competitors.
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Former commandos unite for ISPS deadline
A company specialising in training company and ship security officers in compliance with the ISPS Code has been formed by two maritime security specialists with nearly 50 years merchant navy and Special Forces experience between them.
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Karachi has new container terminal
The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, has loaned US$9.25m to the Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) project in Karachi which is being developed as part of a 21-year concession.
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Genoa latest to institute CSI
Genoa has become the 14th member port of the Container Security Initiative (CSI). It joins Rotterdam, Le Havre, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Antwerp, Singapore, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Gothenberg, Felixstowe, Vancouver, Montreal, and Halifax in the US-led scheme.
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Dalian invests
The port of Dalian is to double capacity investing US$1.45bn in the next five years having already invested US$143m on box handling facilities. Dalian Container Terminal and Dalian Dagang Container Terminal handled a combined 1.3m TEU in 2002, the 13% boost in throughput effectively pushing the terminal to saturation point.
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Maersk Sealand labels St Petersburg Europe's most expensive port
Elena Siems, Maersk Sealand general manager, noted recently that, " St Petersburg is the most expensive port in the whole of Europe."
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Funding for Pusan project
Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has received financial backing of US$480m for the construction of its new terminal in Pusan.
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ISPS guide published
A new guide providing a useful insight into the complexities of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which enters into force on 1 July 2004, has been published.
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Kalmar's new Smartpath
Kalmar has introduced a new generation of Smartpath, its container position verification system originally developed for straddle carriers. The company claims the technology can now be adapted for implementation on a range of handling equipment helping operators to improve productivity and cost-efficiency.
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TTS trailer trestles promise manpower savings
Gothenburg-based TTS Ships Equipment, the ro-ro access equipment developer, has unveiled a new design of ro-ro trailer trestle with a built in cargo-lashing system.
