Upgrades for Pakistan ports

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Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has drawn up plans for a US$120 mill renovation and expansion of the port. The first phase calls for dredging the 1...

Brisbane steady as she goes

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The port of Brisbane maintained positive growth during the past financial year despite the low Australian dollar and variable economic condi...

Dunkirk building on…

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Enlargement of the container terminal operated by NFTI in the Port of Dunkirk is due to get underway next month....

Channel push gathers strength

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A major government study has come out strongly in favour of channel deepening for the ports of Melbourne and Geelong and identified a host o...

Performance rising but volumes slip

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Australia's quarterly review of container terminal productivity in five major ports has found that performance is still improving, albeit at...

Melbourne key to stevedore competition

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A credible challenge to the Australian stevedoring duopoly of Patrick and P&O Ports appears to hinge on the outcome of Melbourne's Westgate ...

Fibre optic first from Liquip

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The year to 30 June 2001 was a record one for tank component manufacturer Liquip Sales Pty Ltd of Australia, as sales surged ahead of the pr...

Business as usual in the big truck field

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Among recent developments in the FLT industry, Haldex Barnes Hydraulics in Sweden, part of the Haldex group, recently received a major order...

ABP bags Nippress

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Associated British Ports (ABP) has acquired the assets and business of Nippress Coldstorage (UK) Ltd from administrative receivers....

Links for Philippine archipelago

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A new scheme to link several islands in the central Philippines through a network of roads and ro-ro terminals promises to deliver what Fili...

Core business for Corpus

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For the first time the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas is handling imported fruit - "Enza" apples from Napier, New Zealand - thanks to its new...

Sydney meat exports boom

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Sydney Ports Corporation (SPV) says improved efficiency in the movement of export containers by rail has ensured an 11.6 per cent increase i...

Seacom on a roll

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Following what it describes as an excellent 2000, Seacom (the trading name of SC Marine AG), early last month registered its 1000th trailer ...

Stowage plans

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CMA-CGM's VILLE D'ORION suffered a deck stow collapse recently and, according to the US Coast Guard, 69 containers were damaged. There were ...

Ceres and the shock of the new

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The next few months are crucial for Amsterdam as Ceres Paragon negotiates with lines whose existing contracts are up for renewal. As previou...

A universal solution

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Following a 4-year development programme, MacGregor's securing division (previously Conver) is conducting final in-service trials with the U...

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