All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 991
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Liscont owner could seek compensation
The chairman of Portuguese construction and services group Mota-Engil has said that if the government approves the repeal of the law granting it a 27-year concession to operate the Liscont container terminal at Alcantara Dock, it will be forced to defend itself and seek compensation. A law was approved in ...
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NewsPort of Kotka's new EcoQuay opens in February
The Port of Kotka''s EcoQuay concept will be operational at the beginning of February 2010 - the EcoQuay was adopted taking into account several environmental aspects in designing, constructing and using the quay.
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Testing times
Kalmar has begun testing terminal tractors with a custom-built dynamometer at its Tampere facility in Finland.
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Iranian investors eye Iraqi ports
A group of Iranian investors has met officials of the Iraqi Ports Company with a view to making some limited investments in the Basra area.
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NewsHigh definition is the future of survellance
Clues to the future potential of port surveillance are all around us, as Stuart Pearcey discovers
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Leixões aims to be more financially competitive
The Leixõ es and Douro Port Authority has dropped rents in 2010 by 0.4% as a means of boosting the overall competitiveness of its concessionaires. In addition, other port tariffs have not gone up, while discounts have been offered when handling certain types of cargo, such as agribulk and export ...
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NewsSPCT's plans go large
Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) has officially opened its gates after three years of construction. Located near Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, it is part of the area''s push outwards away from the congested inner city, where a number of smaller port operations are closing.
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Shanghai to have free port
The city of Shanghai aims to build an international freeport by 2020. It will be centred on the Yangshan bonded port and form part of China''s 12th five-year plan (2011-2016).
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NewsDover seeks sale
The port of Dover, presently one of the UK''s Trust ports, is planning to sell itself off in order to fund its expansion projects.
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NewsOnwards and upwards for Brazil
The fortunes of Brazilian ports are rising. Firstly the Special Secretariat for Ports has earmarked an investment of $1.8bn from the federal government''s Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) specifically aimed at infrastructure work.
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Second box terminal for Montevideo
A tender covering the concession of a second container terminal at the port of Montevideo will be issued on March 17, 2010. It will specify a minimum of four cranes, which will deployed in a 600 metre quay length dredged to a depth of 14.5 metres and occupy an area ...
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Azerbaijan to build new port
Azerbaijan''s Transport Ministry has received some technical feedback for the construction of a proposed seaport at Alat, which is located to the south of the capital city.
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ACS sells overseas stakes to local partners
Spain''s construction and services group, ACS, has created a series of local agreements for the disposal of the overseas ports assets held by subsidiary Dragados-SPL. In each case, shares in existing joint ventures are being sold to local partners.
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NewsItalians to introduce port labour reforms
The Italian government is planning to introduce reforms to existing waterfront labour legislation, a move strongly opposed by port unions.
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NewsRussian connections
Russia''s sights are on plans for $13.3bn of port investment by 2012. Since the downturn, Russia''s dependence on energy exports has increased, (20% of its coal goes abroad), so its ports are a necessary part of the supply chain.
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China goes supersize
Benchmark spot coal prices at Qinhuangdao - which handles around half of China''s coal - recently rose by about 3% a tonne in just a few days, bringing prices up to a level not seen in a year.
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NewsInvestment down at Brazilian ports
Port authorities in Brazil had invested about 20% of their forecast budgets by the end of October, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Planning.
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NewsLoaders get magnetic boost
The Russian Port of Visotskiy has recently installed two more Lancaster ship loaders to double the number at the port.
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Asciano manages debt repayments
Ports owner Asciano - parent of Patrick stevedores in Australia - has brokered an arrangement with its banks and now has no further debt repayments due for over two years. The agreement involves a revolving credit facility and a working capital facility plus a term loan.
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NewsAPM's Kaohsiung operation goes to Hanjin
APM Terminals and Hanjin Pacific have reached an agreement on the future of Kaohsiung Terminal.
