IDB eyes Belawan

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The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will invest US$2.04B to develop the Gabion Container Terminal at Indonesia’s Belawan port in North Suma...

Hanjin signs with Jaxport

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Hanjin Shipping has signed a 30-year lease with the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) for a new US$300M, 88-acre container terminal at D...

Los Reyes on verge of approval

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Chile’s Coastline Use Committee has signalled its approval for a concession to be granted for the Los Reyes Port project.This will require...

Busan looking to Russia

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In a bid to boost flagging growth in its container throughput, the South Korean port of Busan is to invest USS140M in the development of new...

Dragados for sale

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Spanish construction and infrastructure giant Actividades de Construcción y Servicios SA (ACS) has appointed Mediobanca of Italy and Deutsc...

Bolloré bags Pointe Noire concession

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Bolloré Africa Logistics and its approval local partner Socotrans have been pre-awarded a contract to manage a new container terminal to be...

Gottwald’s Latin lessons

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As briefly reported in last month’s WorldCargo News (p2), the number of Gottwald cranes sold to Latin American operators has passed 120 wi...

Push for new 100,000 dwt Terneuzen lock

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Shipping interests and local political figures are pushing for a new Terneuzen lock capable of accommodating 100,000 dwt ships. The joint Be...

Belt tightening time for tank operators

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Although the recent sky-high demand for their services is shrinking along with the global economy, tank container operators are confident th...

Big trucks braced for downturn

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Demand for heavy lift trucks looks set to fall next year. However, some industry spokesmen are still upbeat about the ports sector and the w...

Kotka and Hamina aim for growth

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kotka has overtaken Helsinki to become Finland’s largest container port, with an estimated 650,000 TEU throughput this year. The port also...

First Quantum finds new investor

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Russian independent investment company Troika Dialog (TD) has acquired a 5% stake in First Quantum Ports (FQP), the affiliate of First Quant...

Cosmos pulls out of race

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It is understood that Belgian software supplier Cosmos is no longer actively seeking new clients for its TOS products. It has been confirmed...

Box builders take a break

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The production of standard dry freight boxes has come to a virtual halt in China as the global economic slowdown has seen orders dry up in t...

New Xiamen box terminal

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The Chinese authorities have approved the construction of a two-berth container terminal at Xiamen in which French carrier CMA CGM has a 30 ...

Grand plan for Melbourne…

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An expanded charter for the Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) and renewed interest in a third container terminal operator for the port ar...

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