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The port of Auckland is preparing to service the next generation of container vessels by confirming a multi-million dollar investment in a berth deepening and lengthening programme. The investment will see the deepening of the northern berth at the Port’s Fergusson Container Terminal, and the construction of a mooring “dolphin” that wi...
The railway track between Chennai and Tuticorin ports, which was laid over a decade ago, would be replaced within the next six months, reported The Hindu. The Madurai division of Southern Railways handled about 90 per cent of the cargo from the port city, according to A K Goel, divisional railway manager. He said that the operations of the inland co...
To move the huge backlog of imported containers on the premises of Chennai Port Trust (ChPT), all the stakeholders have taken a decision to suspend export-related activities at the container terminals in Chennai Port for the next 78 hours from Thursday noon, reported The Hindu. According to official sources, about 11,000 import containers have been stra...
Shanghai: The sixth phase of construction at Shanghai’s Waigaoqiao Port has been almost completed and the facilities will become operational later in December, further boosting the container handling capacity of the city. This phase is expected to add 2.1m teu of annual capacity and handle 730,000 units of cars annually, the city’s port oper...
A foundation-laying ceremony for an inland port in the city of Tonghua, Jilin province, was held early this month by the governments of Tonghua and Dandong, Liaoning province, reported China Daily. The development, which cost US$45 million, will be open by the end of 2011. The inland port is a leading project in the Yalu River Economic Development Z...
Busan: DP World’s Pusan Newport Co (PNC) has opened its first on dock rail facility. The 60,000 sq m facility is expected to service all existing terminals at Newport and the nearby freight stations and free zone. It has two operational units each with four 600m sidings. “The ability to seamlessly transition containers between modes offers custo...
London: A report from research firm Drewry says that container terminals in Asia and the Middle East tend to achieve more intensive use of their resources, including berths, cranes and land, than European or North American terminals. The report enetitled “Container Terminal Capacity and Performance Benchmarks” says that the adoption of autom...
Shanghai: Major Chinese ports recorded a container throughput of 108m teu in the first three quarters of 2010, according to a report by ResearchInChina. It forecasts that the full-year figure will reach 134m teu, up 9.8% on 2009. Coastal ports achieved a throughput of 96.89m teu in the first three quarters of this year, with Shanghai ranking first with ...
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