All Concessions & Investments articles – Page 18

  • Box terminals are still the investor's favourite, but breakbulk is catching up
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    Running the risk

    2012-01-31T10:00:00Z

    Emerging markets are the focus in the quest for a better bottom line, finds Martin Rushmere

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    West African blight takes its toll

    2011-12-22T10:00:00Z

    Although the problem of Somali pirates carrying out attacks within port limits is new, attacks and robberies in West African ports are unfortunately common and also on the rise, although the pirates'' aims in West Africa are very different.

  • Ports need to join the global battle to beat pirates
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    Nowhere to hide

    2011-12-21T10:00:00Z

    HFW''s Sally Buckley explains that the knock-on effects of piracy could affect many ports

  • Artificial lights on dock can be the source of much irritation for port neighbours
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    A breeding ground for 'troublesome' activities

    2011-11-14T10:00:00Z

    The statutory nuisance regime is set out in the UK''s Environmental Protection Act 1990 and lists eleven matters which can amount to a statutory nuisance.

  • Idling trucks outside the port gates could be considered a public nuisance. Credit: Daniel Christensen
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    Nuisance neighbours

    2011-11-11T10:00:00Z

    HFW’s Matthew Gore looks at the legal obligations of ports in relation to their local residents

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    Liner companies under the microscope

    2011-10-04T14:30:00Z

    The catalyst for the shipping line raids is likely the Commission''s suspicion of some form of agreement between companies over capacity and/or rates since the Block Exemption Regulation ended.

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    Competing concerns

    2011-09-30T10:00:00Z

    The shipping industry is coming under increasing legal scrutiny, advises HFW''s Simon Burden

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    Prudent reserves policy pays off

    2011-09-22T13:45:00Z

    The TT Club made a modest operating loss in 2010, which chairman Knud Pontoppidan said was a satisfactory result, for a mutual and in the light of market conditions.

  • The earthquake in Haiti brought claims, mainly for losses of containers on the ground. Credit: US Navy
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    Claims under control

    2011-09-21T10:00:00Z

    TT Club''s Charles Fenton tells James Brewer how the insurer has steered its way through the financial shoals

  • The US Navy is relentless in its search for those in breach of Iraqi sanctions
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    On whose authorisation?

    2011-09-02T10:00:00Z

    International sanctions pose a threat to worldwide ports and terminals. HFW''s Daniel Martin explains

  • Port Strategy: Auckland believes that local body ownership helps secure bank support. Credit: QFSE Media
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    Kiwi ports maintain steady funding

    2011-08-29T10:00:00Z

    New Zealand’s two largest ports - Ports of Auckland (POAL) and the Port of Tauranga - are reporting steady relationships with their banking creditors, albeit with some differences since the global financial crisis.

  • Global Ports
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    New-fashioned financing

    2011-08-26T10:00:00Z

    The new age of risk averse banking calls for fresh thinking to raise finance for port projects.

  • Companies need to pay close attention to the revised bribery legislation
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    Don't fall foul of bribery rules

    2011-08-23T10:00:00Z

    The UK Bribery Act promises a shake-up of confused corruption legislation and all companies should take the implications of the Act seriously.

  • Sweeteners to customs officals to expediate shipments could land UK companies, citizens and residents in jail
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    A little incentive

    2011-08-22T10:00:00Z

    HFW''s Anthony Woolich and Simon Burden explain how the UK Bribery Act has global implications

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    A win-win for PPPs

    2011-08-08T10:00:00Z

    Apart from addressing budgetary challenges, the availability payment public-private partnership approach has significant ‘value for money’ merits that make it worthwhile for port authorities to consider.

  • A consortium making a bid for an availability payment contract is more likely to be more interested in the longevity of port equipment
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    Making finance available

    2011-08-05T10:00:00Z

    Boudewijn Jansen, Berend Paasman and Joe Seliga discuss the benefits of availability payments

  • Maersk 18,000 teu Triple-E class ship is forcing a sea change in ports
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    Time for change

    2011-07-26T10:00:00Z

    Carly Fields talks to Maersk Line about its drive to overhaul shipping and ports as we know it

  • Gulftainer is expanding its influence beyond it's Sharjah boundaries
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    Catching the international investment bug

    2011-07-25T10:00:00Z

    Alongside the ‘big four’ of DP World, HPH, APMT and PSA, others are steadily increasing their influence and geographical spread.

  • TT Club calls for thorough inspections of welding to spot failing crane components.
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    Repeat after me

    2011-07-22T16:47:00Z

    The message isn''t getting through on the same old insurance risks, as Felicity Landon finds out

  • South and Latin America continue to attracting investment from the big operators
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    Back in the game

    2011-07-22T16:41:00Z

    Rapidly growing markets and the promised rise of new, affluent middle classes have got pulses racing, as Felicity Landon discovers