World News – Page 344
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New Peruvian port at Ancón
Santa Sofia Puertos, part of the Romero Group, intends to invest $270m in building a new port at Ancó n in Peru. Work is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2010.
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Legal problems stall Vizhihjam box terminal project
Developer Lanco Kondapally Power Limited has withdrawn from the project to build the proposed Vizhinjam container terminal.
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Technological breakthrough for Centreport
CentrePort Wellington chief executive Blair O''Keeffe believes the deployment of voice direction technology on his port''s six new diesel-electric straddle carriers may be a world-first in the ports industry. Mr O''Keeffe expects the newly-equipped straddles will also provide a productivity boost.
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ICTSI doubling Suape capacity
ICTSI is investing $45m as a means of duplicating capacity at its box terminal in the port of Suape in the Brazilian state of Ipojuca by 2011. Recently, the stacking area has been increased by 7 hectares to 30 hectares.
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Ecuador studies HPH Manta severance compensation
The government in Ecuador is considering two alternatives to receive compensation from Hutchison Port Holdings after it cancelled its agreement to build an international hub at the port of Manta. It could either take ownership of the deposit left by the company or accept new severance proposals put forward by ...
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NZ snippets Aug-Sep
Ports of Auckland managing director Jens Madsen believes there is a "special opportunity" for Auckland to develop a world-class waterfront that balances both public and port interests.
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Kiel's breakbulk slowing its slide
The Port of Kiel handled 2.36m tonnes of cargo in the first half of this year, 5% less than in the same period of 2008. Above-average decline was recorded in the breakbulk sector, which was comparatively hard hit by the current economic crisis.
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Iraq improves Umm-Qasr
Iraq''s Transport Ministry has revealed that Iraqi Ports Company has signed a $12.6m contract with local company to expand Umm-Qasr port near Basra. Work will be completed within 210 days.
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Port Qasim taking major private investment
Up to $1.22bn of foreign investment is expected to be made in the various development projects put forward by Port Qasim Authority covering the next five years.
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PPA expanding with French cash
Philippines Port Authority (PPA) is to receive a loan of ¢ 170m ($239m) from the French government by the end of August. This will help fund six new port projects. Originally, finance was to have come from Spain, although a deal with the Spanish government eventually fell through.
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NewsAntwerp responds to Dutch delay
Dutch authorities have again put back the programme of works on the 12 shallow points in the Western Scheldt by suspending the routing decree and one of the implementation permits for deepening the navigation channel.
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NewsLong service honoured at Tyne
Thirteen port employees took part in an evening of celebrations at the Port of Tyne headquarters, UK, to honour their combined 360 years of service.
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Haifa's new box terminal completed
Israel Ports Company has completed its $250m Carmel container terminal and has turned over operations to the Haifa Port Company.
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City trucks get green boost
A clean air strategy in the ports of New York and New Jersey is being helped by an influx of environmental grants, worth over $30m, that will help to replace pre-1994 trucks serving the port.
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Modernisation of the North Quay at the Peruvian port of Callao will be taken forward by DP World and the National Ports Authority (Enapu) under a $600m investment programme.
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Bolloré wins Cotonou bid
Bolloré Africa Logistics has won a 25-year concession for the container terminal at the port of Cotonou (Benin). The operator aims to increase container traffic in Cotonou from the current 312,000 teu in 2008 to 1m teu by 2030.
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New Murmansk relief port
A new port is to be developed on the Kola peninsular in the Murmansk region of Russia by 2010. This is needed because the existing Murmansk port is operating beyond its engineered capacity.
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NewsCompeting Bids at Virginia Port Authority
The battle over Virginia Port Authority-owned facilities heated up at the end of July.
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NewsHard times predicted for box market
2009 is to be the most challenging year ever, says Drewry Shipping Consultants in its annual review of container terminal operations.
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Labour rates must improve at Valencia
Terminal operators in the port of Valencia are warning that recent high levels of transhipment traffic, which now account for 50% of total box traffic in the port, could be under threat if labour costs are not reduced in the next few months.
