World News – Page 452
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TRIPLOCK TRACKING TRIALS
The Overseas Shippers Association has been taking part in trials to track containers using a device called TripLock, supplied by UK-based telematics company Aeromark.
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THREE BID FOR SAVONA TERMINAL
Savona port authority in Italy has received three bids to operate a multipurpose terminal at Vado Ligure, which will handle both liquid bulk and containers.
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PORTEK IN MALTESE VENTURE
An area of 250,000 sq m will be reclaimed from the sea, giving the terminal alongside draught of 15 metres-20 metres. In all, 200,000 sq m will be dedicated to container handling and the rest to liquid bulk handling. Portek International (55%) and the Maltese group Tumas (45%), trading at ...
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NewsFifth SCT berth planned
Southampton Container Terminals has announced that it plans to open a fifth berth to handle containers at the Port of Southampton in a bid to attract more feeder traffic.
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Ravenna to build new box terminal
A feasibility study undertaken on behalf of Ravenna Port Authority has shown that it would be both financially and technically possible to justify deepening the draught of the port to 14.5 metres.
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BOSKALIS PROFIT RISE
Royal Boskalis Westminster achieved a substantially higher net profit of 37.8m in the first half of 2006.
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ROTTERDAM THROUGHPUT UP
The Port of Rotterdam handled 186m tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2006, 1.1% more than in the first half of 2005.
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NewsRotterdam's racing form
Rotterdam welcomed the world''s largest sailing Formula 1 racing car last month, in the form of a ''car-boat'' built around an inland waterway ship. At 40 meters long and 12 meters wide, the ''car-boat'' produced the sound and smoke of burning rubber while cruising through the port and surrounding area.
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New record for Mediterranean crane size
Gioia Tauro has taken delivery of what it claims are the largest cranes in the Mediterranean.
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Low wages delay automation in Poland
Robin MacLeod, technical director at DCT Gdansk in Poland, has told Port Strategy that terminal automation in Poland will only become an option when Polish wages increase substantially, or when it proves difficult to recruit sufficient labour of the right kind.
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STRONG GROWTH FOR KONECRANES
Well-balanced growth continues at KCI Konecranes, with manufacturing output up and second quarter order intake setting another record at 369.2m. Full year sales growth expectation has risen from over 35% to 40%-45%.
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APM inks Vietnam and Jordan agreements
APM Terminals, together with Saigon Port Co, has reached an agreement to build a new container terminal at Cai Mep some 15 miles south of Ho Chi Minh City. Construction of the terminal is expected to start later this year and completion is scheduled for mid-2009.
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ICTSI WINS TARTOUS CONCESSION
Hopes are that the port will serve Vietnam's future in global commerce.ICTSI has been awarded a 10-year concession to operate Tartous Container Terminal in Syria, with scope for a five-year extension in the contract. Also bidding were CMA CGM, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport/Gulf Stevedoring and OPM/PWC Logistics. Tartous, claims ...
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Immense interest in P&O Ports' US terminals
Around 100 companies have declared an interest in terminal assets held by P& O Ports in the US.
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NewsTacoma bond issue
The Port of Tacoma has issued $100m in revenue bonds with an effective fixed interest rate of less than 4%.
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P&O NA teams with Tideworks
Tideworks Technology has announced the successful deployment of its container terminal management suite with P& O Ports North America in Tampa, Florida.
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Americas sustain containerport throughput
Globalisation and the rise of China as the world''s manufacturing centre have accelerated containerport demand in the Americas in recent years, according to a study from Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd.
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Santos concession provokes outrage
A local councillor in the Brazilian city of Santos has criticised the decision by the local port authority to award an area of 80,000 sq m on the left bank to incumbent container terminal operator Santos Brasil without going through the process of an open tender.
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NewsBelle of the ball
India offers great potential for investors but are ports still waiting for their Prince to come as delays dog privatisation efforts? S.N. Srikanth investigates
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Australasia-Asian trade demand stifles shipper complaints
Although not in the ''overheated'' state of a couple of years ago, AsiaAustralia trades appear to be bouncing back from a lull in the first half of 2006.
