World News – Page 437
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NewsBusan policy shift
Port management have wised up to reality and are seeking out new ways to boost stagnant volumes, as Wing Kah-goh finds out
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NewsPioneering tug design breaks Europe
US towage company Seabulk is looking to build on its first break into the European market with its patented Ship Docking Module (SDM) tug design.
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NewsJones to take up ABP mantle
Former Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) boss Peter Jones has been appointed chief executive of Associated British Ports (ABP) from April 1. He will take over from Bo Lerenius, 60, who is retiring from ABP after eight years as chief executive.
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WALLHAMN AND KALMAR TEAM UP
Wallhamn,Sweden''s largest private port,has signed a deal with Kalmar for the financing, insurance, leasing and maintenance of two reachstackers, one 33-tonne fork-lift truck,one 25-tonne fork-lift truck, four terminal tractors, four 8-tonne fork-lift trucks, and a number of smaller Linde trucks.
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ROTTERDAM LEGAL SUCCESS ...
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has come out on top in a $26m claim lodged by Commerzbank. A Rotterdam court dismissed the claim, which stemmed from the end of August 2004,when it emerged that the former chief executive of the Port Authority had allegedly authorised guarantees for bank loans worth ...
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MSC Valencia introduces operational changes
Valencia''s new MSC Terminal has struggled with a lack of available equipment at peak times and has been forced to introduce emergency measures at the gate. The dearth of available equipment has forced the closure of terminal gates on occasions at 1700 hrs.To compensate for the unexpected closures,the terminal now ...
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NewsMerseyside secures training funding
Mersey Maritime has been awarded £ 1.75m ($3.4m) in funding to promote and enhance maritime training on the Merseyside, UK.
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... AND SECURITY SEAL
Savi Networks'' real-time tracking service is to be installed at the Port of Rotterdam.The company''s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) infrastructure automatically tracks the location and security status of cargo containers around the world. SaviTrak services are already fully operational at many of the world''s major ports in Asia, the Americas ...
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NewsCement deal binds Tilbury with Cemex
Forth Ports and Cemex have signed an agreement which will involve the building materials company investing £ 27m ($53m) in a cement grinding and blending facility at the Port of Tilbury.
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NIGERIA PLANS NEW DEEPWATER PORT
Nigeria is to build a major deepwater port in the Niger Delta.The project is to be taken forward in four phases, the first of which will commence in March for an eventual completion in 2015.
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APM TO INVEST IN APAPA
Finance is being jointly provided by the national government and Dersko Marine Limited as part of a public-private partnership.
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BOSKALIS WINS LNG CONTRACT
Dredging company Royal Boskalis has secured a contract for the construction of an export terminal for liquefied natural gas in Soyo, Angola.The contract, worth $390m, involves creating new land at sea as well as dredging an access channel.
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MADAGASCAR BOOSTS HANDLING POWER
ICTSI subsidiary,Madagascar International Container Terminal Services,has commissioned a new Gottwald heavy duty mobile crane at its Toamasina container terminal to increase handling power and berth coverage.
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KONE NETS AFRICAN ORDERS
Konecranes has confirmed reachstacker orders from three African port operators. Six units will be supplied to the Namibian Port Authorities, three to Kenya Ports Authority and four to Ghana''s Meridian Ports Services. The total value of the three orders is approximately $7.1m.
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Third Jeddah box terminal confirmed
The Saudi Trade & Export Development Company (Tusdeer) and Seaport Terminal of Malaysia, which helped established the successful transhipment port of Tanjung Pelepas, have signed a joint venture agreement to develop a third container terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP).The Malaysian company will hold a 20% stake in the project. ...
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NewsNew grain and fertiliser terminal at Djibouti
A new grain and fertiliser terminal was inaugurated at Djibouti at the end of 2006 following the award by Compagnie Djiboutienne de Gestion du Terminal Vraquier of a contract to Vigan SA in Belgium as prime contractor for the delivery of the equipment for the terminal.
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NewsOICT inaugurates Sohar expansion
At the end of January, Oman International Container Terminal inaugurated Phase 1 of its Terminal B expansion at the port of Sohar.
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PRIVATISATION SPEEDS UP
Authorities in the ports of Guayquil and Puerto Bolívar have until June 30, 2007 to transfer existing terminal operations to private-sector companies.
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BARRANQUILLA TO INVEST
The Colombian port of Barranquilla needs to invest $60m in improving facilities in order to handle 10m tonnes of cargo in 2007.However, concessionaire SPRB has only six years left to run on its contract with the government and is therefore seeking an extension to justify such a large outlay. A ...
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MANTA HANDOVER COMPLETE
Hutchison Port Holdings has handed over the Ecuadorian Port of Manta to Terminales Internacionales del Ecuador (Tide),marking the start of a 30-year concession.The original agreement, which had seen the transfer taking place on January 1, 2007, was put back by one month on the back of paperwork difficulties.
