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The international port community will come together in Venice from 11-14 October 2016 for the packed conference including discussion panels, working groups and in-depth plenary sessions, with welcome from the President of Venice Port Authority, Paolo Costa.
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NewsWind turbine focus
The UK’s Port of Cromarty Firth has received a fourth and final shipment of components to complete 17 wind turbine towers for the Corriemoille windfarm in Garve, Ross-shire.
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NewsGPA clean air award
The Georgia Ports Authority has won the 2016 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award for its electric rubber-tyred gantry crane programme.
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Two new FEPORT members
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) which is located at the Port of Gdynia in Poland and the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), at the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, have become members of FEPORT.
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NewsCMIT 'out of the storm'
APM Terminals’ Vietnamese Cai Mep International Terminal is "out of the storm... but not home yet", according to managing director Robert Hambleton.
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Kalmar completes employee negotiations
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed employee co-operation negotiations with labour unions in Lidhult, Sweden.
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Consultations come to a close
Trade unions FNV and CNV Vakmensen, together with Rotterdam container companies and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, have concluded consultations on employment in the container industry.
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NewsGPA awarded $44m transportation grant
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has received a $44m Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) grant from the US Department of Transportation to increase rail capacity at the Port of Savannah.
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Dockers take part in union action day
Dockers in ports across six continents took part in a union action day on July 7, including thousands of dockers belonging to the International Dockworkers’ Council, the International Transport Workers’ Federation and the European Transport Workers’ federation.
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NewsLeaders in UK renewable energy
Cutting carbon emissions and generating renewable energy are at the forefront of Associated British Ports’ (ABP) recent engineering projects, writes Alice Mason, GreenPort news reporter.
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Brexit threatens EU port throughput statistics
The announced Brexit – Britain’s exit from the European Union - will have a very visible impact on EU port throughput statistics, according to award-winning port economist Theo Notteboom.
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Government approves port in Tami Nadu’s Enayam
The NDA government has approved a proposal to build a major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu, worth INR25bn ($3.7bn).
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NewsInvesting in bulk handling
Associated British Ports (ABP) is in the midst of a £1bn investment programme across all of its 21 ports, writes Ann-Maree Andritsakis, communications Coordinator, ABP.
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NewsEnvironmental award for Akzonobel
AkzoNobel’s carbon credits methodology has won the Environmental Leader Product of the Year award for 2016.
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Universal carbon counting method
The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) has released a universal method to calculate the carbon footprint of the logistics supply chain.
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WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff expands port team
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff expects to achieve significant growth in the maritime and logistics sectors with the addition of key personnel.
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NewsMarseille Fos upgrades Port Community System
Marseille Fos has upgraded its Port Community System (PCS) from the Escale V2 Nautique application to a new Neptune Port system, an investment of around €3m.
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NewsAgreement reached on EU Ports Regulation text
After 15 years of discussions, the European Commission, Council and Parliament have reached a compromise on the text for the Ports Regulation, the legal framework for organising port services and financial transparency of ports in Europe.
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No to Buenos Aires port privatisation
Ports in the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires will not be privatised, Marcelo Lobbosco, heads of the ports department, has said.
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Work suspended on Colombia's Aguadulce port
The mayor of Colombia’s Buenaventura, Eliécer Arboleda, has ordered all work on the new Aguadulce port to be suspended.
