Latest News – Page 390
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NewsRekindling the flame
The rollercoaster West African port sector might be on the rise again, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsPD Ports-Unite seal learning deal
UK-based ports company PD Ports has signed a ''Learning Agreement'' with Unite the Union (Unite) for its sites across the North East of the country. The deal aims to make learning and development opportunities accessible to all employees while encouraging them to seek essential functional skills support.
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NewsWork begins on Los Angeles’ AltaSea incubator
The Port of Los Angeles'' (LA) marine research centre AltaSea has heralded the start of construction of the La Kretz Blue Economy Incubator, a facility forming a key part of its campus.
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NewsYilport bemoans Bolívar ‘smear campaign’
Put up or go elsewhere and suffer: that seemed to be the main takeaway from a defiant statement from Yilport Holding’s (Yilport) boss following a call to examine Ecuador''s Puerto Bolívar port contract following protests by banana producers.
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NewsCall for police action on Webb Dock picket
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has called for police to enforce the Supreme Court of Victoria’s orders and ensure that legitimate business activities can resume at the Port of Melbourne in Australia. Port operations are being hampered by a union members’ blockade.
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NewsNingbo-Zhoushan still world’s top port
The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan has retained its place as the world’s top port in terms of cargo throughput, registering 11.3% year-over-year growth.
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NewsGalicia passes first regional Ports Law in Spain
In Spain, the parliament of the autonomous region of Galicia has approved a new Ports Law, which brings back into regional ownership 122 quays. No other autonomous region has yet gone down this route, although others, notably in the Basque Country and Catalonia, have indicated similar aspirations.
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NewsCompetition authority undermines Spanish reform talks
The file opened by Spain''s main competition authority on proposed stevedoring reform at the country’s ports has had a destructive impact on negotiations between owners and unions at both a national and local level, claim port unions.
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NewsAPMT to appeal nullification of Quetzal concession
The Courts of Claims in Guatemala has declared null and void the concession contract held by APM Terminals for the Quetzal Container Terminal, Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ).
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NewsHumanised automation is the way forward
Regardless of how advanced automation becomes, we will still need people at terminals in the coming years.
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NewsAuckland planning for zero emissions
Ports of Auckland is using an emissions reduction scheme to help it become a zero emissions port by 2040.
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NewsMediterranean ports provide LNG to AIDA
Three Mediterranean ports are providing LNG refuelling opportunities for an AIDA Cruises vessel as part of an LNG initiative.
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NewsProposed new container terminal for Québec
The Québec Port Authority (QPA) says it plans to build a container terminal at the site of the Beauport 2020 project to allow for its future expansion.
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NewsSeahorse Awards recognise Port Strategy contributors
''Port Strategy'' contributor Felicity Landon won the Innovation Journalist of the Year accolade at the Seahorse Journalist Awards.
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NewsTeething troubles at Pakistan LNG terminal
The industry has been reminded of the hazards of working with LNG following the leakage at Port of Qasim’s LNG terminal in Pakistan.
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NewsShanghai world’s most connected container port
Shanghai has come out top in a new Drewry index ranking the connectedness of the world''s container ports.
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NewsAntwerp’s €1.4m truck trip reduction plan
Belgium''s Port of Antwerp is set to invest €1.4m in seven initiatives that will collectively result in up to 250,000 less truck trips annually.
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NewsOakland foresees busier future
The Port of Oakland''s maritime director has said that improved infrastructure, together with new supply chain capabilities, could make the port a first port of call for container ships visiting the US from Asia.
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NewsKalmar to supply FCT strads
Kalmar has made a deal to provide 12 classic straddle carriers to Global Ports'' OJSC Sea Port of Saint Petersburg (JSC) First Container Terminal (FCT) in Russia.
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NewsHow to attract future calls from mega-ships
The International Transport Forum has used Jakarta as an example to illustrate how ports with more mixed performance volumes could attract future calls from very large container ships.
