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Hampton Roads Complex

Poised For Substantial

Expansion In 1991

In line with a new $106 million, five-year capital development pro- gram, Hampton Roads port com- plex in Virginia is poised for sub- stantial expansion in 1991.

Hampton Roads' largest contain- er terminal, Norfolk, will double in capacity in the next three to five years with the development of a 300-acre site acquired by Virginia

Port Authority (VPA) to the north of the existing facility.

The Norfolk terminal expansion will add 4,000 feet of berthing, 250 acres of backup land and a 50-acre rail yard.

Portsmouth and Newport News,

Hampton Roads' two other termi- nals, are also targeted for expansion next year, with the addition of new container capacity.

Portsmouth's east waterfront and connecting Sea-Land berths are to be upgraded, adding 1,500 feet of new berthing space and 16 acres of container storage area.

At Newport News work has re- cently been completed on a new entrance facility and the paving of 35 acres of land. Its number-one pier is to be extended and renovated and a new crane installed to facili- tate container handling by the end of 1991.

Container traffic is expected to show a continuation of strong growth over last year's total 685,295

TEUs, up from 611,677 handled in 1988, and reflecting a 15 percent increase in traffic at Norfolk.

Third quarter performance indi- cations show an increase in contain- er trade of around 14 percent, fur- ther boosted by the U.S. Military

Sealift Command's Desert Shield operation, which has used Newport

News for a substantial amount of tonnage.

Singmarine Acquires

Two Docks To Cope With

Increased Work Volume

To cope with the increasing vol- ume of work in both shipbuilding and repair, Singmarine Dockyard &

Engineering, the shipbuilding arm of Keppel Corporation of Singapore, has acquired two floating docks, one from Belgium and the other from

Ireland. The docks are expected to become operational by the end of the year.

The Belgian dock, with a length of 374 feet long and a lifting capac- ity of 5,000 tons, can accommodate vessels up to 10,000 dwt. The 176- foot-long dock from Ireland can ac- commodate vessels up to 30,000 tons and has a 10,000-ton capacity.

Newbuilding and repair contracts secured recently by Singmarine from owners in the Asia-Pacific re- gion and Europe include building a 9,300-ton chemical tanker for Medi- terranean di Navigasionea, and a containership for a Papua New Gui- nea owner; conversion of two Kor- ean fishing vessels and upgrading an

Australian fishing vessel.

A spokesman for Singmarine said the group would continue to expand its market share in the region.

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Marinexpo '91 Set For

September 30-0ctober 3

In Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Pan-American Institute of

Naval Engineering (IPEN) has an- nounced that Marinexpo '91, the exhibition that accompanies the 12th Copinaval Congress, has been scheduled to take place in Buenos

Aires, Argentina, from September 30 to October 3, 1991.

Experts from the shipbuilding in- dustry, shipping sector and port ad- ministration field meet a Copinaval to discuss the latest developments in shipbuilding, marine and offshore technology, port and waterway con- struction.

The Marinexpo '91 exhibition ac- companying this congress will be organized by Hamburg Fair authori- ties.

For further details, contact: Ma- rinexpo '91, Hamburg Messe und

Congress GmbH, Project Manage- ment MA 3, P.O. Box 302480, W- 2000 Hamburg 36, Germany.

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