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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.
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Minister signals go ahead for new Chilean hub port
Chile''s Foreign Minister used his Twitter account to confirm that construction will now go ahead of a new deep water port at San Antonio, in Valparaíso''s southern zone. The announcement co-incided with the opening of the new locks of the Panama Canal.
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DP World Australia boasts of 100% VGM accuracy
DP World Australia claims it has achieved 100% verified gross mass (VGM) of all containers travelling through its Australia ports following changes to Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) legislation, which came into effect on July 1.
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NewsAiming for zero emissions
Recently awarded best seaport in North America for the second year in a row, the Port of Long Beach (POLB), aka ‘Green Port’, knows that what’s good for business, is also good for the environment, writes Lauren Riga.
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NewsLNG bunker feed vessel unveiling
Greece’s Helengi Engineering Ltd has unveiled a new design for a LNG bunker feeder vessel which will serve the Port of Piraeus and other ports including Patras and Heraklion.
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Malaysia’s Kudat to benefit from funding
Sabah Ports Authority has allocated RM6m ($1.47m) to upgrade Kudat Port’s facilities, Bernama, Malaysia’s national news agency has reported.
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NewsPTP ready to invest RM8.6bn
Malaysia’s biggest single port operator, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), is ready to invest more than RM8.6bn ($2.1bn) under a plan to increase the port’s capacity.
