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- No Space? Build A New Port. Wilson, Jim // DPC: Dredging & Port Construction;Feb2010, p29
The article focuses on the port development efforts in Busan, South Korea. It states that piers 1-4 will be redeveloped at a cost of 8.4 billion dollars and include new international cruise terminal with a probable eight berths. It adds that the facility will complement the existing...
- Lazy Days. Clarke, Wendy Mitman // MotorBoating;May2006, Vol. 197 Issue 5, p42
The article features the Oxford port in the Chesapeake Bay Region of Maryland. The port has a deep water that runs right up to its shores which make it an ideal shipping port. It has beautifully restored houses, a waterfront park with a fine playground for children, a handful of eateries, a few...
- Shipping hub takes shape. Gillet, Nathalie // MEED: Middle East Economic Digest;10/12/2007, Vol. 51 Issue 41, p61
The article reports on the opening of the first phase of the Tangier-Mediterranean deepwater port in Morocco in July 2007. The port is due to operate at full capacity by the end of October 2007. The first container terminal has been let under a 30-year concession to AP-MollerMaersk. The project...
- Everett Has Rail-Barge Pact. // Traffic World;6/13/2005, Vol. 269 Issue 24, p33
Reports on the status of the planned construction of a rail-barge facility at the Port of Everett in Seattle, Washington. Reason why the Tulalip Native American tribes have decided to withdraw their objection to the project; Features of the construction project.
- THE 'CROWN JEWEL' OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. Stomierowski, Peg // Alaska Business Monthly;Feb2008, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p92
The article reports on rapid changes at the Dutch Harbor Bay in Southwest Alaska due to aggressive harbor redevelopment projects in the area in 2008. Key projects at the Dutch Harbor Bay include the construction of a cold-storage marine terminal with an enclosed seafood-sorting atrium, as well...
- Trade increase spurs transport growth. // African Business;Dec2011, Issue 381, p56
The article reports on the growth in the port terminals in Africa. It is stated that many governments and port operators are keen to position their ports as trans-shipment facilities as trade between Africa and the rest of the world continue to grow. It is stated that Transnet scheme is the...
- Trade volumes spark expansion. // African Business;Dec2011, Issue 381, p62
The article reports on the continuous growth in trade volumes at port terminals in Africa. It is stated that 352,737 TEU were handled last year by the container terminal, which is operated by Tanzania International Container Terminal Services. It is mentioned that a small number of African ports...
- Diggin' It. Power, John // Journal of Commerce (15307557);2/4/2013, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p39
This section offers port improvement news briefs as of February 2013. PortMiami is planning to double its container volume through an infrastructure project worth 2 billion U.S. dollars (USD). North Carolina ports are focusing on new opportunities and expansion in the bulk commodities sector....
- Pacific Gateway Strategy. Dibenedetto, Bill // Traffic World;1/2/2006, Vol. 270 Issue 1, p31
The article reports that the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia is preparing for an expansion aimed at boosting capacity. According to the president and chief executive of the Vancouver Port of Authority Gordon Houston, the port is poised for the greatest expansion in history. He states that...
