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NewsFrench now open to privatisation
The French government has introduced a ports reform programme, which will allow the privatisation of cargo handling at ports.
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NewsFelixstowe
Two ship-to-shore gantry cranes at Felixstowe''s Landguard Terminal ended up in a mangled heap on the quayside at the weekend after a ship delivering three new ship-to-shore cranes to the port broke loose from its moorings in high winds and crashed into them.
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The global credit crunch may be in play and this may be adding percentage points to the borrowing of port businesses, but this does not mean that the interest of what can be termed new generation investors - private equity concerns and infrastructure funds - in the port sector is ...
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Ports take action against climate change
A port climate conference is to be held in Rotterdam on 9, 10 and 11 July 2008, entitled the “2008 C40 World Ports Climate Conference.” In preparation for this, the Port of Rotterdam Authority organised a conference entitled ‘World Ports for a better climate’, on 25, 26 and 27 November ...
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NewsBetter quality but higher claims
Better quality port equipment and operations have reduced claims, but at a cost as Felicity Landon finds out
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COntainer insurance: A bigger chunk of risk
Ports looking to take a bigger chunk of the supply chain take a bigger chunk of risk, warns Eric Buur, underwriting coordinator cargo liability at Fortis Corporate Insurance (FCI).
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Container insurance: TT Club warning
The TT Club is working on an in-depth analysis of claims from terminals, in an effort to help prevent future losses. Results of this study will be published soon, it says - but meanwhile, incidents involving straddle carriers remain "the chief area of concern".
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Tanzania opens eight ICDs
Eight private companies in Tanzania have been licensed to operate inland container depots (ICDs) as a means of providing capacity relief for the container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam.
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Vietnam confident on 2008 port success
The head of Vietnam's Maritime Administration believes that 2008 will be a banner year for the country's ports following an injection of investment capital.
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NewsBoost for Columbia River dredging project
With $36 million allocated in the US fiscal year 2009 budget, the channel deepening project on the Columbia River between Astoria and Portland/Vancouver will be substantially complete by 2010.
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EIB funds Rotterdam expansion
The European Investment Bank has granted a ¢ 900m ($1.3bn) loan to the Port of Rotterdam to finance infrastructure expansion. The financing contract for the first ¢ 100m ($145m) has already been signed.
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Long Beach votes on Clean Truck concessions
As GreenPort journal was going to press on Monday 18 February, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners was due to vote on the following day (Tuesday 19 February 2008), on the final elements of a “landmark” Clean Trucks Program that, says the Port Authority, will “modernise the port trucking ...
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Ten JVs in Longkou
The Chinese port of Longkou has increased throughput in the last five years from 6.2m tonnes to 25m tonnes. Ten private investment and corporative agreements have been reached with more than 10 shareholders in areas such as containers, liquid and dry bulk.
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NewsHutchison Moves INto Brisbane
A formal agreement has been signed by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to lease two new container berths (Berths 11 and 12) from the Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC).
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Plans for an A$1bn (US$896m) ocean terminal at Townsville have moved closer with the release of an environmental impact statement. The development includes construction of a terminal with international-standard cruiseship facilities, and residential and marina precincts. Construction could begin this year and be complete in 2010.
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NewsContainer Security: Is it Feasible and Who Pays?
Former US Senator Warren Rudman''s recent concerns over port security should not be taken lightly given his history as co-chair of a bi-partisan committee assigned to investigate the threat of international terrorism after the September 11 attacks and his role in setting up the Department of Homeland Security.
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NewsBARRY PARKER New initiatives in North American port funding
Politicians are coming at the US congestion crisis from a number of angles. But will there be a workable solution offered asks Barry Parker
