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Philippine ports fail November collection targetsDec 8, 2008

The ports of Manila, Batangas and Ninoy Aquino International Airport and six others failed to meet their collection goals in November, the Manila Standard reported. Port of Manila collected US$66.7 million against its $82.9 million target while Batangas recorded $74.8 million against the goal of $95 million. Naia posted $28.3 million, short of it...

Indonesian cap urged on port chargesDec 8, 2008

The Indonesian government should enforce a limit on sea port fees charged by service providers to help reduce the high cost that traders, in particular importers, have had to bear for far too long, a discussion heard this week, the Jakarta Post reported. The seminar, organized by Senada the USAID-backed non-profit agency, revealed that service firms o...

UK govt pumps £1bn into misdirected transport projects, says PD PortsDec 8, 2008

PD Ports says the UK government's funding of rail infrastructure improvements are all focused in the south of the country, with little provision for problems already identified in the north. UK Transport Secretary, Geoff Hoon, recently confirmed that the government plans to inject an extra £1 billion into major transport projects next year. According ...

DP World’s Jebel Ali Port wins Lloys’s List Award 2008Dec 8, 2008

Global marine terminal operator DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has won the Lloyd’s List Middle East Award 2008 for the Best Container Terminal of the Year, in recognition of its vision and commitment to port operations on the domestic and international stages.The prestigious award honours DP World’s performance in providing safe, reliable, cost-e...

First Container Terminal handled 1 million TEU Dec 8, 2008

On the 5th December 2008 First Container Terminal (FCT, part of NCC group, Russia) handled its millionth TEU since the beginning of the year. For the first time ever, turnover of Russia’s container terminal exceeded 1M TEU. The millionth container was delivered to the terminal by containership MSC IRIS of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). ...

West Bengal to go ahead with Kulpi Port projectDec 5, 2008

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee has reaffirmed his government's commitment to Dubai-based DP World for development of Kulpi Port project in the state. According to state cabinet sources, Bhattacharjee has written two letters, one to Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, Dubai World, and the other to T.R. Baalu, Union Minister of ...

Mexican terminal tender cancelledDec 5, 2008

API Tuxpan, the administrator of Mexico's Veracruz state Tuxpan port, has decided to cancel a US$180 million tender to build and operate a general cargo and container terminal scheduled to be awarded in March 2009, Business News Americas reported. The decision was based on objections by various bidders who pointed to the fact that only the waterfront ...

Hutchison to invest in new Shenzhen container berthsDec 5, 2008

Shenzhen Yantian Port Group said on Thursday Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (, the world's biggest container terminal operator, had agreed to invest in a container terminal in the city's Yantian East area. The Yantian East phase I will have an area of 1.38 million square metres and can develop four container berths to handle ships of up to 100,000 tonnes,...

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