And the great depth of Halifax harbour which has made it the nation's first superport, is expected to be an important factor in the future development of container shipping through Halifax. ❋ Unknown (1969)
Brazil's richest man, Eike Batista , is building a $2.6 billion superport north of Rio de Janeiro for massive tankers headed for China. ❋ David Wessel (2011)
"You should see a 10-year-old boy saying, 'I understand? the Chinese are coming and when the Chinese industries come I want to work for them and if I speak Mandarin I'll have a competitive advantage on the others'," beamed Eike Batista, the billionaire entrepreneur behind the superport and one of the most vocal cheerleaders for Chinese advances into Brazil. ❋ Tom Phillips In Sao Joao Da Barra (2010)
I am told that within a year the biggest ships ever to enter a Canadian port supertankers of over 200,000 tons -- will begin sailings to this new superport, and later the 300,000 ton superships which are the largest moving things in the modern world will regularly dock at a new $7,000,000 pier in Canso Strait. ❋ Unknown (1969)
Mr. Batista's logistics company also plans to open a $2 billion "superport" in Rio next year that he said would be Latin America's version of Rotterdam. ❋ By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO (2012)
Indeed, the real purpose of our helicopter trip was to view Mr Batista's latest project, a vast superport north of Rio, built with this customer in mind. ❋ Unknown (2011)
In Brazil, a new $2.7 billion intermodal superport - the size of the island of Manhattan - is being built in Açu to accommodate increased trade with China. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Teenager who dreamt of being a judge stabbed 24 times in 45 seconds Supersize superport: London Gateway London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres ❋ Unknown (2012)
Supersize superport: London Gateway London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres ❋ Peter Dominiczak (2012)
Brazil's new superport has been dubbed "highway to China" ❋ Unknown (2011)
The computer-generated image also shows the Essex town of Stanford-le-Hope in the distance on the right Supersize superport: London Gateway 15 Feb 2012 The character of the landscape out east, beyond the M25, is extraordinary. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Supersize superport: London Gateway London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres Chris Powell: racist abuse between players was accepted in my day ❋ Peter Dominiczak (2012)
