World News – Page 350
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Tyne to rise to 2009 challenge
The UK Port of Tyne anticipates a “much more difficult trading period” in 2009, in line with the downturn affecting its customers.
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NewsRates fight dealt another blow
The fight against crippling backdated rates bill for UK port tenants may have hit a stumbling block - one put there by the nation''s House of Commons, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsHinterland project for Humber
Plans for what will be one of the biggest port related developments in the UK -- covering almost 1,500 acres on the South Bank of the Humber -- have been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council.
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NewsMoin bids must hit high
A tender has been released for a new Greenfield container terminal at Costa Rican''s port of Moin, sister to the Caribbean port of Limon.
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NewsQueensland ports up for grabs in mass asset sell off
Queensland is to tackle a drop in its credit ratings by conducting a huge sale of infrastructural assets including the Port of Brisbane Corp and Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Other assets with the "for sale" sign include the state''s rail coal business.
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Brazil to see "hidden island" boxes rise from the sea
A "Hidden Island" in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, could be turned into Brazil''s newest container terminal, if a plan from the Rio de janeiro state govenment goes ahead.
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Gijón Port expansion progresses
A new dock''s outer perimeter and nearly 4,000 metres of sea wall have been completed at Gijó n Port.
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NewsFelixstowe South emerges from the sea
The first phase of reclamation work at the UK''s Felixstowe South development has been completed, with 750,000 cu m of unsuitable material removed and 1.7 cu m of sand placed on site by Westminster Dredging, part of the Royal Boskalis Group.
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Waiting times to fall at Algiers
By the beginning of next year, DP World has stated that waiting time for vessels at the port of Algiers will be reduced from three weeks to just four days.
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Buenaventura continues investment despite traffic fall
Although traffic at the Colombian port of Buenaventura fell by more than 5% during the first quarter, the planned investment programme for 2009 by port company Sprbun will continue. April has seen a significant rise in the number of bulk carriers visiting the port and it is hoped that this ...
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Five new Nigerian ports planned
Nigeria is to build five new ports at Onitsha, Idah, Dekina, Lokoja and Baro in Niger state. They are said to be needed to tackle the perennial problem of congestion at existing terminals in Lagos, where containers remain an average of 28 days in the stacking yard because of problems ...
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Three Sino-Russian ports planned
China has announced a budget of $50m to build three multi-functional ports on the border with Russia. These will be sited at Tuntszyan, Jiamusi and Big Ussuri. Not only will these facilities be designated transport hubs, but they will also be involved in controlling water quality and responding to cross-border ...
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Upgrades on the way in Rio
Rio de Janeiro Port Authority, which overseas operations at the ports of Rio, Niterói, Itaguaí and Angra dos Reis, is looking to attract a series of new clients, backed by a package of investments.
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Fremantle considers capacity solutions
The port of Fremantle, in conjunction with the newly established Fremantle Ports Optimum Planning Group, has committed to a strategic planning programme to establish a solution to a long term capacity squeeze at the port.
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NewsFrank Robotham to leave Liverpool after 31 years
Peel Ports group marketing director Frank Robotham is to leave the company in July after more than 31 years at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsRecord investment for Algeciras Bay
Private-sector investors have pledged ¢ 386m ($524.4m) for projects in the Spanish port of Algeciras Bay, in addition to the ¢ 153m ($207.9m) allocated by the port authority itself.
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NewsChilean companies frozen out of domestic ports privatisation
Chile''s privatisation process has become a hotbed of controversy, with the executive vice president of the Maritime and Ports Chamber of Commerce, Rodolfo Garcí a, commenting that it is "absurd" that multinational stevedoring companies will be permitted to bid for concessions while domestic operators will be excluded.
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Green Goat
Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has begun using a new fuel-efficient, low-emission hybrid locomotive at its on-terminal rail operation at Norfolk International Terminals.
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NewsA bounce after the downturn?
French cargo port Marseilles Fos is pondering if its recent throughput could indicate "a return to normal" after container and oil volumes begin to claw back from a decline caused by the global economic crisis.
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New port at Baku
The Transport Ministry in Azerbaijan is to start construction of a new deep sea port close to the village of Alyaty in Baku district in 2010. Originally, work was due to start in 2009, but will now be implemented in three stages and completed in 2016 at a cost of ...
