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This article was published in September 2010 issue of World Port Development. To receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures please send an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com
Built to last
It's probably the h...
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Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko has agreed to buy Murmansk Commercial Sea Port for $250 million. The deal is expected to be closed in the first quarter. Murmansk is Russia's leading coal export terminal and is controlled by a group of private invest...
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India's Visakhapatnam container terminal has obtained ISO 28000 certification and it has also got connected to Thailand through a new service, according to Captain Sriram Ravichander, Chief Operating Officer. At a press meet, Ravichander said, "It is a ...
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Driven by container and dry bulk volumes, throughput at leading French cargo port Marseilles Fos totalled 86 million tonnes last year – a 3% increase on 2009 despite lengthy nationwide strikes over the government's port and retirement age reforms. Pass...
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The US Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia has awarded a contract to Norfolk Dredging in Chesapeake, Virginia for dredging works at the south side of Pier 11 at the Norfolk Naval Station. The contract is estimated to be ...
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The ports in Egypt are beginning to feel the impact of the current political unrest in the country. Some port operations are being affected although transits through the Suez Canal are still continuing normally. Container traffic will be affected due to e...
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2011 has started well for Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd with the company announcing several scheduled deliveries of their STS cranes to various parts of the globe. Two additional Megamax Ship-to-Shore Cranes will be delivered to Southampton during the fir...
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CEO Paul Anderson recently joined JAXPORT pledging to position the port to ensure future growth. Anderson, a former Federal Maritime Commissioner, has held senior leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. At JAXPORT’s January Board of Dir...
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Port of New Orleans President and CEO Gary LaGrange announced container volumes at the Port rose 31 percent in 2010, compared to 2009. LaGrange made the announcement during the Port’s monthly Board of Commissioners meeting. In 2010, the Napoleon Avenue ...
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PD Ports has announced it has reached another major milestone at Teesport – handling its 150,000 container through its container terminals for the first time in history within a calendar year. To have reached this record number from a steady throughput ...
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Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), one of the world's leading container transhipment ports, operated by Sharjah-based international ports and logistics group Gulftainer on behalf of the Sharjah Ports Authority, recently welcomed some unusual guests – ...
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Metro Ports, a holding of Nautilus International Holding Corp., recently announced the promotion of Brian Johnson to vice president of business development from director of strategic analysis and contracts. In his new position, Johnson will focus mainly o...
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Chief Executive Officer Alec G. Dreyer reported to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority at its January 25 meeting that December was a good month for the Port Authority in steel and containers, with improvements in other cargo categories as...
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In November 2010 Konecranes received an order for three RTG (rubber tired gantry) cranes from Altamira Terminal Portuario (ATP Altamira) in Mexico. When these recently ordered cranes have been delivered, it will be Konecranes' third RTG delivery to ATP Al...
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Due to the ongoing unrest in urban areas around the country a maritime security alert has been issued for Egypt. The Suez Canal has not been affected and transits are proceeding as normal with no delays or schedule alterations.
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Cargotec has entered into an agreement to acquire terminal operator systems (TOS) provider Navis from Zebra Technologies Corporation in the United States. The transaction value is approximately USD 190 million (approximately EUR 140 million). By acquiring...
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International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), the country's top port operator, was recently included in Euromoney's Best-Managed Companies in Asia for 2011. ICTSI ranked second in the magazine's best companies with the most convincing and coher...
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The Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) is planning to modernise the ports in the country. Part of their medium term plans PPA is considering to install a new vessel traffic monitoring system (VTMS) and to increase capacity at different ports.
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Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald), a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, has been awarded a contract to supply a G HMK 8410 Mobile Harbour Crane to Puerto Angamos, Mejillones, Chile. The Generation 5 (Model 8) crane will be the largest Gottwald Mobile H...
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This article was published in the April 2010 issue of World Port Development. To receive a pdf of the article in its original format including charts and pictures please send an email to archive@worldportdevelopment.com
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