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31.08.11 Minor amendments to Magdalla, India, available

Magdalla is a multipurpose port handling LNG, petroleum products, chemicals, dry bulk, steel products, cement and Ro-Ro cargoes. Most cargo is discharged at the anchorage and lightered to shore.

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31.08.11 Major amendments to Newcastle, Australia, available

Newcastle, Australia, is a multipurpose, tidal port consisting of three main areas: The Basin, handling general cargo and grain; Main Shipping Channel (formerly known as the Steelworks Channel) and Kooragang Island handling dry and liquid bulk, including coal and vegetable oil.

Other cargoes handled include timber, containers, concentrates, woodchips, alumina, aluminium and passengers.

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31.08.11 Hong Kong recently amended incl. berth and facility information

Hong Kong is a hub port serving SE Asian Pacific and leading container port in a sheltered natural harbour located at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta, in Special Administrative Region of southern China.

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30.08.11 Port information updated for Cape Town, South Africa incl. charts and repatriation

Cape Town port is a hub port which has developed into one of southern Africa's most important trade links. This port handles general cargo, bulk, breakbulk, containers, tankers, Ro-Ro and coastal traffic and has cold storage facilities.

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30.08.11 Major amendments to the port of Mackay, Australia

Mackay, on the east coast of Australia between Brisbane and Cairns, has commercial facilities for petroleum, bulk sugar and grain, molasses, breakbulk, scrap metal, general cargo and chemicals. Mackay region is the largest sugar producing area in Australia and has one of the world’s largest bulk sugar terminals. The port includes a 479 berth marina for leisure craft.

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23.08.11 Additional information available for Assaluyeh, Iran, including services

Assaluyeh is Iran's main exporting port in the central coastal region of the country. It consists of two ports; the Logistics Port handling containers, bulk sulphur and heavy cargoes and the Petrochemical Port handling petroleum products, chemicals and gas. There are also two SBMs handling gas condensate off the port.

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23.08.11 Information for Hobart, Australia, newly amended incl. max. size and facilities

Located in SE Tasmania on the River Derwent, Hobart handles general cargo, containers, Ro-Ro, tankers, bulk minerals, fishing and passenger vessels.

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22.08.11 Minor changes to Rye port, UK now available

Located on the south coast of England, the port of Rye is a river port handling bulk, bagged and palletised cargoes, timber and leisure craft.

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22.08.11 Ports Abadan and Bushire, Iran, newly amended

Abadan

Located on the eastern bank of the Shatt-al-Arab on the Iran/Iraq border, Abadan port primarily handles bulk liquids, breakbulk and dry cargo.

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22.08.11 New terminal available to findaport.com: Ebok, Nigeria

Ebok terminal consists of the FSO Virini Prem spread moored in close proximity to a wellhead conductor structure and jack-up Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU) Veer Prem. The stabilised crude oil is transferred to the FSO via a series of dedicated free-hanging catenary jumper hoses, and from there is exported to tandem moored offtake vessels.

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19.08.11 Puerto del Rosario, Spain newly amended incl. approaches and dry dock information

Located midway along the east coast of the island of Fuerteventura, Puerto del Rosario is under Las Palmas Port Authority administration. Principal cargoes are containers and fruit export, with tomatoes being the most important product.

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19.08.11 Amended information available for Hay Point, Australia incl. port limits and pratique

Located on the east coast of Australia, Hay Point is a major coal exporting port comprising Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) and Hay Point Coal Terminal. Both terminals have rail facilities, onshore stockpile yards and offshore wharves that permit deep-water loading.

DBCT is leased to Prime Infrastructure by the Government, and Hay Point Coal Terminal is owned and operated by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA). North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) is the Port Authority.

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19.08.11 St. John's port, Canada, newly updated incl. max. size and berths

St. John's port consists of an enclosed harbour approached through a narrow channel and handles container ships, cruise vessels, general and bulk cargo vessels, fishing vessels and naval vessels.

St. John's is located on the east side of the Avalon Peninsula on the eastern seaboard of the island of Newfoundland. It is the most easterly port on the continent, naturally sheltered, and ice-free year round.

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18.08.11 Turkish port of Bartin newly amended

Bartin is located in northern Turkey, on the southern shore of the Black Sea, 140 n.m. ENE of the Bosporus.

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18.08.11 Thursday Island, Australia, newly amended incl. charts and berths

Located north of Cape York in the Torres Strait, Thursday Island is a natural harbour with wharf facilities established on both Thursday Island and Horn Island. A number of government agencies are based at the port including Customs. The port services the needs of these two islands and also operates as a transshipment point for the supply of essential cargoes to other islands in the Torres Strait.

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