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South Africa's Transnet first half profit up 35pc to US$242.6 million...Nov 2, 2010

SOUTH AFRICA's state-controlled rail and port corporation, Transnet, posted a first half net profit increase of 35 per cent year on year to ZAR1.71 billion (US$242.6 million), drawing on revenues of ZAR3 billion, an increase of 22.5 per cent. Revenue was up 15.6 per cent to ZAR4.2 billion for Transnet National Ports Authority, which runs South Africa's ...

Vietnam's CICT secures loan to build new box terminal Nov 2, 2010

VIETNAM's Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT) has secured US$100 million in financing after entering into loan agreements with a lending consortium comprised of the IFC, FMO, PROPARCO and ICF Debt Pool. The funds will be used to construct a new deep water container terminal in Quang Ninh province that supports Hanoi and the north Vietnamese m...

Guangdong's container throughput up 20.8pc in first 9 months Nov 2, 2010

GUANGDONG provincial port throughput recorded a robust year-on-year growth of 20.8 per cent to 32.2 million TEU in the first nine months of the year as economy recovered, , Xinhua reported. Cargo tonnage of these ports increased 18.2 per cent to 865 million tonnes. Domestic trade cargo grew 20.1 per cent to 551 million tonnes. Foreign trade cargo climbed ...

Belgian companies visited the group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Pe...Nov 2, 2010

President of Flanders (Belgium) Kris Peeters, President and General Director Uwe Bakosch and representatives of ports and transportation and logistics companies visited the group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg”. During their visit the guests discussed with the management of the group the issues of business cooperation and interactio...

Hybrid container cranes to operate in Japan's portsNov 1, 2010

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has received orders for a total of four of its new hybrid-type container cranes from two harbour operation companies affiliated with Mitsui OSK Lines, according to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The cranes are for moving objects inside the container yard. They are designed with large lithium-ion battery packs that store electr...

China firms seek stake in Taiwan terminal Nov 1, 2010

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corphas received separate offers from two Chinese shipping companies for a total 40 percent stake in a US$621.17 million terminal in Taiwan's largest harbour in Kaohsiung, a Yang Ming official said. China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co, or Cosco, and China Merchants Group each proposed to buy a 20 percent stake in Kaohsiung's conta...

Belgian firm to dredge Tuticorin port Nov 1, 2010

Tuticorin Port Trust, according to its chairman G.J. Rao, has selected Belgian firm Jan de Nul for dredging at the port. “We'll issue the work order soon,” Rao told The Hindu. The US$103.53 million job presupposes removal of six million cubic metres of soil, mostly rock, over two years. On completion of the work, the average draft in the port...

New Zealand's Lyttleton port up 5.8pc to 252,539 TEU Nov 1, 2010

CHRISTCHURCH's Lyttleton Port has achieved record container volumes in the first half of the year and despite challenges brought on by the city's 7.1 magnitude earthquake of September 4, which closed port operations, the second half's export and import figures were robust averaging NZ$1 million (US$750,00 million). Container volume increased 5.8 per ce...

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