Port Capacity

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STOAN Refutes Claims of Congestion at Lagos Ports

This Day 23 Aug 2019

“Most of the terminals in the two ports are operating below capacity ... Akinola said the ports in Lagos have capacity to handle beyond the volume of cargo they are handling at the moment if government pays attention to the issue of dilapidated port access roads as well as put an end ......

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Piraeus port owner Cosco to submit investment plan

Kathimerini 22 Aug 2019

Piraeus, the world’s 32nd largest port in capacity, is now the busiest in the Mediterranean, having surpassed Valencia a few weeks ago ... The port’s management believe total traffic – which differs from capacity – will be 5.5 to 5.6 million TEUs in 2019....

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Saudi terminal operator RSGT to invest in Bangladesh’s port sector

Arab News 22 Aug 2019

The Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), a leading Saudi terminal operator, is keen to invest in Bangladesh’s port development sector ... According to sources in the shipping ministry, Bangladesh is keen to expand its port capacity as the economy grows ... Now we need to increase the capacity of the ports,” Islam said....

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Port plan pushback begins with petition to go before WA Parliament

Sydney Morning Herald 22 Aug 2019

Pushback to plans for a new port in Kwinana has begun amid concerns over the environmental impact on Cockburn Sound and debate on just when the current container port in Fremantle will hit its capacity .......

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Webjet shares plunge despite profit jump

This is Money 22 Aug 2019

Webjet shares have declined more than 10 per cent to a six-month low despite the online travel agency increasing full-year earnings by 43 per cent to $124.6 million ... "A lot of moving parts within today's result ... Online Republic's cruise bookings were also down, Webjet said, blaming constrained capacity in the Australian home port market ... WEBJET FY19 ... ....

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How Scotland’s food and drink industry is gearing up for the disruption of Brexit

Scotsman 22 Aug 2019

Withers says ... But Withers says ... However, the government's own projections could see the capacity of some of the critical arterial routes such as the channel ports and the Channel Tunnel down to 20 per cent capacity ... “Look at other markets, the Scottish Government is looking at ways to get products on to the continent and avoid log-jams at ports ... ....

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No Deal Chaos: the Brexit Cliff Face and Operation Yellowhammer

CounterPunch 22 Aug 2019

Britain’s Boris Johnson is driving his country to the cliff face, along the way mouthing and spouting all manner of populist reassurances ... “Until recently the level of planning has been fairly low ... “We have already commissioned all necessary works at the port of Gibraltar in order to have even further contingency capacity in maritime traffic ...   ....

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Essar Ports cargo handling up 17% in Q1

Business Line 21 Aug 2019

The growth, according to the company is triggered by the higher capacity utilisation at its recently commissioned terminals at Salaya and Vizag ports and an increase in third-party cargo ... Its current operations span four terminals with a combined capacity of 110 MTPA, which is roughly 5 per cent of India’s port capacity....

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The best power banks of 2019: portable chargers to keep your gadgets going

TechRadar 21 Aug 2019

Just want to charge your laptop? Check out the best portable laptop chargers Best power banks for capacity ... You have two ports here so you can charge two gadgets at the same time and it'll have enough capacity to be able to charge both a mobile and an iPad or tablet from 0% too ... Best power banks with lots of ports....

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Essar Ports Apr-Jun cargo volume up 17.4 pc

The Times of India 21 Aug 2019

New Delhi, Aug 21 () Essar Ports on Wednesday reported a 17.4 per ... Significant boost in third-party business and enhanced capacity utilisation of our anchor customers has been the key driver for the growth in volumes," Essar Ports MD and CEO Rajiv Agarwal said....

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US ports brace for surge of imports ahead of new tariffs on China

The News International 21 Aug 2019

Limited warehouse capacity at US ports nationwide provides another challenge, while new international low-sulfur fuel standards going into effect on January 1, likely will take some vessels out of service late in the year for upgrades, said Walter Kemmsies, a managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate firm....

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EIG Announces Major Developments at Prumo Logística

The Record 21 Aug 2019

(“Prumo” or the “Company”), a private Brazilian company leading the energy infrastructure hub at Port of Açu, today announced major developments at Prumo ... About the Port of Açu Complex ... These attributes allow the port to receive VLCC vessels that have the capacity to store up to 2 million barrels of oil and are among the largest ships in the world....

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Essar Ports April-June cargo volume grows 17.4%

Business Line 21 Aug 2019

Essar Ports on Wednesday reported a 17.4 per cent growth in cargo volume across its four terminals at 13.5 million tonne for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 ... its target throughput by the end of the current financial year, Essar Ports said in a statement....