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  • Tariff rise of 3% at Kembla criticised by association. Credit: Steven
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    Shipping Australia bemoans port rate rises

    2016-05-09T16:18:00Z

    A series of tariff increases at Australian ports has incurred the wrath of Shipping Australia, representing shipowners. Among recent increases is a 3% general rise by NSW Ports at Port Kembla, effective July 1.

  • PSA is supporting start-ups. Credit: Ria Tan
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    PSA International launches $20m incubator program

    2016-05-09T16:18:00Z

    PSA International has launched a new corporate venture capital arm, PSA unboxed, with an initial fund size of $20m.

  • New bulk storage facility at Belfast harbour
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    Belfast opts for moveable port storage

    2016-05-09T14:33:00Z

    Rubb Building Systems has designed, manufactured and constructed a new port storage structure at Belfast Harbour.

  • Phoenix Lighting has introduced its new SturdiSignal Series
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    Phoenix Lighting introduces SturdiSignal Series

    2016-05-09T12:01:00Z

    Phoenix Lighting has introduced its SturdiSignal Series as the latest addition to its LED crane and equipment lighting product range.

  • Energy efficient: LED street lighting will reduce power usage at the port by 60%
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    Greener lighting at Sohar

    2016-05-09T12:00:00Z

    The Port of Sohar is building on its green port credentials by installing LED street lighting, the first port in the Middle East to do so.

  • Energy efficient: LED street lighting will reduce power usage at the port by 60%
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    Greener lighting at Sohar

    2016-05-09T11:58:00Z

    The Port of Sohar is building on its green port credentials with LED street lighting, the first port in the Middle East to do so.

  • Positive future for Indian ports
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    India's new LNG terminal

    2016-05-09T11:46:00Z

    India is expected to build a new LNG port in Kakinada, according to The Hindu.

  • The Port of Sines LNG terminal is strategically placed as a gateway to Europe Photo: REN Atlântico
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    First US LNG shipment reaches Europe

    2016-05-09T11:30:00Z

    The Creole Spirit LNG carrier has arrived at the Port of Sines in Portugal carrying the first American shipment of LNG, enough to provide one week’s worth of the nation’s consumption.

  • Kalmar wins order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers
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    Kalmar equipment for Eurogate

    2016-05-06T09:45:00Z

    Kalmar will deliver nine diesel-electric straddle carriers to Eurogate, for use at its Hamburg Container Terminal.

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    Investigation on Puerto Quetzal bribes

    2016-05-05T16:34:00Z

    Interpol is seeking the whereabouts of Spanish businessman Ángel Pérez-Maura for allegedly paying bribes of $24m in respect of a port concession in Guatemala.

  • Kalmar to upgrade seven STS cranes at Port of Tanjung Pelepas. Credit: Port of Tanjung Pelepas
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    Cargotec’s Kalmar wins record contract

    2016-05-05T16:34:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded its largest ever crane upgrade contract worth more than €20m to upgrade seven ship-to-shore cranes at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia.

  • ABP announces consultation on future vision at Port of Newport. Credit: ABP
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    ABP launches Port of Newport Master Plan

    2016-05-05T16:34:00Z

    Associated British Ports, or ABP, has launched a consultation on the Port of Newport Master Plan, a document that sets out ABP’s future vision for growth and development at the Port of Newport from now until 2035.

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    Penalties loom for Spanish stevedore monopoly

    2016-05-05T16:07:00Z

    The European Commission has referred Spain to the Court of Justice for failing to comply with a previous judgement concerning freedom of establishment at Spanish ports.

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    Waste disposal incentive

    2016-05-05T10:49:00Z

    Ecoslops, the specialist in producing marine fuel from refined marine oil residues, has signed a ship incentive agreement with the Green Award Foundation.

  • The Port of New York and New Jersey - East Coast ports are chipping away at the West Coast's traditional dominance
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    US East Coast ports chip away at West Coast dominance

    2016-05-05T10:39:00Z

    The balance of seaborne-cargo delivery in the United States shifted further east in the last year, resulting in East Coast seaports making gains against their West Coast counterparts, according to an index of North American seaports.

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    Making operations more efficient

    2016-05-05T10:08:00Z

    The MONALISA 2.0 project’s successor, Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project, aims to be the next step for a more efficient and environmentally friendly maritime sector.

  • Peter McLean (pictured) to take over as president of Bromma this June
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    Bromma appoints new president

    2016-05-04T20:46:00Z

    Peter McLean has been appointed the new president of spreader manufacturer Bromma, effective from June 1, 2016.

  • Phoenix Lighting has introduced its new SturdiSignal Series
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    Phoenix Lighting introduces SturdiSignal Series

    2016-05-04T20:46:00Z

    Phoenix Lighting has introduced its SturdiSignal Series as the latest addition to its LED crane and equipment lighting product range.

  • Yilport awarded full port operations for Gävle terminals
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    Yilport acquires 100% shares in Port of Gävle

    2016-05-04T20:46:00Z

    Yildirim Group subsidiary Yilport Holding has acquired 100% shares of Gävle Container Terminal and Baltic Sea Gateway, claiming the rights to operate container, bulk, general cargo, rail and CFS services in Port of Gävle terminals as part of a 40-year concession.

  • Big names in the running for Corozal. Credit: Panama Canal Authority
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    Four operators pre-qualify for Corozal

    2016-05-04T20:46:00Z

    Four port operators have pre-qualified for Request for Qualifications to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain Panama’s Corozal Container Terminal.