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Forth Ports to go to Arcus

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At the fourth time of asking, Arcus Capital may finally get control of Forth Ports plc, the UK’s last multi-port group to remain in Britis...

Melbourne boxes stay close

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Around 87% of Melbourne’s 1.5M import containers are destined for the metropolitan area, according to the latest origin/destination study ...

Two new terminals for Dar es Salaam?

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Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced that it plans to commission two new container terminals at the port of Dar es Salaam rather tha...

Cure for Colombo congestion

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Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will build a cargo village near the Port of Colombo to hold export containers in a bid to reduce congestion...

Botany penalties go live

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As trailed in last month’s issue of WorldCargo News (p13), Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) activated the new Port Botany performance system...

Carlyle buys into Qube Logistics

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Carlyle Infrastructure Partners (CIP), part of the US-headquartered Carlyle Group, has taken a significant stake in the Chris Corrigan-led Q...

ZPMC STS cranes arrive at Kumport

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ZPMC Mediterranean, an affiliate of Turkey-based Portunus Port Spares & Services, has reported the delivery of three 20-wide STS gantry cran...

Healthy growth at Chinese ports

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China’s ports handled 23.55M TEU in the first two months of this year, an increase of 13.4% over the same period last year, government fig...

Purfresh expands partner network

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Purfresh Inc has announced a further expansion of its global partner network selling and supporting its Purfresh Transport ozoneenhanced atm...

Growth stalled at India’s major ports

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Strikes and congestion have stalled growth at India’s major ports where volumes grew just 1.2% from April 2010 through February 2011, figu...

APMT under pressure in Algeciras

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Difficult negotiations are under way between APM Terminals and labour unions in the Port of Algeciras over the operator’s plan to cut cost...

Mumbai to go deeper

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India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) will form a joint venture to deepen the shipping channel the two fa...

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