World News – Page 418

  • Tanjung Priok could soon be joined by a number of other international facilities in Indonesia
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    Indonesia plan to develop 25 international ports

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The Indonesian Transport Ministry says it will develop 25 of the country’ s 141 ports into international facilities over the next few years. 

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    Bidding war for new Pakistani deepsea port

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Concerns have been raised over the bidding process for the Pakistan Deep Sea Container Port, which appears to have allowed some companies to simultaneously enter more than one bid. 

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    KLANG TO EXPAND NORTHPORT

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Port Klang Authority is seeking consultants to carry out a feasibility study on developing a plot of industrial land next to Sungei Puloh. This will be incorporated into the Northport concession. The area in question covers 800 hectares and has sea frontage, and is located just to the north of ...

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    MYANMAR DEEP AMBITIONS

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Myanmar is to build a new deep seaport on its western coastline at Mayday island near Kyauhphyu. Privately-owned Asian World will undertake construction; it originally carried out the project survey.

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    LIANYUNGANG BOND ISSUE

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Jiangsu Lianyungang Port Group, parent of Shanghai-listed Lianyungang Port Co Ltd (SHA 601008), has issued Yuan400m ($53m) worth of 365-day discount bills on the interbank bonds market to optimise its loan structure.

  • Cochin is taking a tough stance to improve productivity
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    Cochin hits back at labour rebels

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Cochin Port Trust has introduced a raft of new measures aimed at improving productivity, especially in the container terminal. 

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    Busan New Port secures Maersk calls

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The fortunes of DP World flagship facility Busan Newport (PNC) have improved with confirmation that the world’ s  largest containerline is moving in. 

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    Vizinjam tender

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The Indian ports minister has confirmed that the tender process for the development of the Vizinjam container terminal at the port of Thiruvananthapuram will be completed by the end of the current year. In all, 43 international and domestic companies have shown an interest.

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    Dampened spirits

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Chittagong’ s deep water port plan falters as its neighbours get the jump on construction, as Wing Goh-Wah finds out

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    UK ports review puts trust in operators

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The UK Ports Policy Review interim report has concluded that a market-oriented approach to port development remains appropriate and that there would “ in general” be no additional benefit from a locally or regionally determinative ports policy. 

  • Making use of London's waterways could become more common
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    Thames power trial for Sainsbury's supplies

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    UK supermarket Sainbury’ s has hailed a success a trial using the London artery of the River Thames to supply its daily product. 

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    Government committee lambastes Lisbon PA

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The Portuguese government' s audit committee (Tribunal de Contas) has declared that the Port of Lisbon Authority (APL) is losing millions of euros annually because of the way it allocates concession contracts, many of which are questionably profitable. The worst contracts are those offered to multipurpose terminals, says the committee.

  • Traffic is shunning Vigo and heading to other ports
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    Congestion at Vigo causing traffic loss

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Vigo is progressively losing competitiveness in the container market because of problems associated with a lack of space and the restricted operations at its frontier inspection post. 

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    Cargotec CVS Ferrari purchase hits a wall

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    German competition authorities are demanding “ disproportionate remedy actions” to a deal sealed late last year to bring CVS Ferrari into the Cargotec fold, according to Cargotec. 

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    Tartous takes delivery of ground-breaking handlers

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Crane manufacturer Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has delivered two new mobile cranes to ICTSI’ s Tartous International Container Terminal. 

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    MAASLAKTE 2 SEALS LINER CONSORTIUM

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    A consortium of Mitsui OSK Lines, APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, CMA CGM, and DP World is to jointly establish a terminal operation company “ Rotterdam World Gateway” under a 25-year lease contract with the port of Rotterdam.

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    YILPORT SUPPLIED BY KALMAR

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    Yilport Container Terminal, located at the Turkish port of Izmir, has placed an order for 21 terminal tractors with Kalmar. Delivery will commence from October 2007. Another option for a further 30 tractors to be delivered over the next three years has also been included in the contract.

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    SCT STRETCHES OUT

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    DP World’ s Southampton Container Terminals has secured 10.5 acres of additional Associated British Ports-leased land currently used for ro-ro operations, in addition to the 13 acres taken at the start of the year.

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    UK kick starts 'motorway' finance

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    The UK Department for Transport (DoT) has invited ports with sea-related infrastructure projects in the North Sea region to bid for financing funds under the European Union’ s (EU) plan to establish “ Motorways of the Sea” . 

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    Duisburg box terminal takers

    2007-09-01T17:45:00Z

    CMA CGM and NYK are to operate a new container terminal at the German River port of Duisburg in partnership with management company Duisport.