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Port of Manzanillo considers expansion project

To support the development of the National Port System, to meet the growing demand for port services and generate greater social, local and regional development, the General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine (CGPyMM) considers the expansion of the Port of Manzanillo necessary.

During the first five months of this year, Manzanillo has mobilized 13.5 million tons of cargo and 1.24 million 20-foot containers (TEUs); 1.2 and 4.8 percent higher than the same period last year, respectively. In...

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Adelaide expansion project gets the green light

The receipt of a dredging licence from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will allow work to commence on widening the Outer Harbor shipping channel and swing basin at Port Adelaide to underpin the port’s $14 billion a year contribution to the State’s economy.

The Chief Executive Officer of Flinders Ports, Mr Stewart Lammin said the company was committed to minimising the environmental impact of the channel widening program and maximising the ongoing health of South Australia’s marine...

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Port of Virginia proceeds with its expansion project

The Port of Virginia® continues to expand its capacity and this month 12 new container stacks at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) began operating as the project to reconfigure the terminal’s south container stack-yard moves forward according to schedule.

“A little more than a year ago an area the size of 30 football fields was cleared and today we’re processing thousands of containers through that same space,” said John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority....

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Container Stack-Yard work at Virginia gateway ends – Expansion project almost completed

Container Stack-Yard Work at VIG Ends; Overall Expansion Project is on Target for June Completion
“We are on-budget, on-time and with the end clearly in sight, we are already seeing the benefits.”

NORFOLK, VA – This week, container stack No. 1 began operating at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) and in doing so signaled the end of a critical construction phase at that terminal. The end of the stack-yard work leaves only two projects to be completed before the entire $320 million effort comes...

https://container-news.com/container-stack-yard-work-vig-ends-expansion-project-almost-completed/

ATI exploring more projects to expand its services

Listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is keen at expanding its services beyond its international gateway ports in Manila and Batangas to further enhance logistics cycles for manufacturers, shippers and transporters in support of the country’s growing economy.

Within ATI’s scopes are off-dock container yards, empty container depots and other ancillary facilities, banking on its fundamental strength as a major Philippine port operator with proven track-record and expertise in moving cargoes within the...

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VOCPT expansion project gets the geen light – The port ready to challenge Colombo

Deeper channel will help dock bigger box ships and compete with Colombo

The expert appraisal committee attached to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change has recommended environment and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances to V O Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) to expand the capacity of the Central government-run port located in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district with an investment of ₹ 5,720 crore.

The expansion of the inner harbour of VOCPT – one of the biggest yet...

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VCTPL expansion project is about to start

With the objections over applicability of the latest lease rental cleared, the work on the expansion of Visakha Container Terminal Private Limited (VCTPL) termed as ‘Terminal-2 Project’ will be launched shortly.

Though the project proponent – J.M. Baxi Group and Dubai Port World—had completed the process for financial closure for the ₹633-crore project under Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) scheme, uncertainty dogged issuing of the work order for sometime.

Concession agreement

However, after...

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