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NewsSubmit your project for the ESPO award 2016
Submissions are now being taken for the 8th European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Societal Integration of Ports.
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NewsEnvironmental concerns over Marseille Fos development
A key development project at Marseille Fos port will be reshaped to allay the environmental worries of residents and authorities in the area.
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NewsEuropean container port competition ‘complex and intense’
Container port competition across Europe has become increasingly complex and intense, creating a market in which all players can no longer record growth, according to a recent academic study by Portecomonics.
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NewsABP and Unite take port regulation fight to Strasbourg
Representatives from the dock workers union, Unite, and Associated British Ports (ABP) have travelled to Strasbourg to urge members of the European Parliament to reject the European Commission’s proposal for a new port services regulation.
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NewsPeel Ports Great Yarmouth offshore windfarm co-investment
ScottishPower Renewables’ £2.5bn East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm has selected Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the port for construction and installation activities.
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NewsRoadmap to sustainable shipping
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has launched a set of milestones and priorities which it thinks must be met in order to create a sustainable shipping industry by 2040.
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NewsChinese shipping company fined for violating regulations
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has fined the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd. $129,500 for failing to switch its engines over from heavy diesel bunker fuel to cleaner, low-sulphur fuel when close to the California coast, as required by state law.
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NewsMaersk subsidiary latest to introduce new Liverpool service
Seago, the intra-European shipping line which is part of Maresk Group, is to launch a new cargo route between Algeciras-Liverpool-Dublin.
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NewsPort Canaveral joins Green Marine programme
The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) has joined the Green Marine environmental certification programme.
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NewsDanish test centre expands to meet growing demand for LNG
The Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Denmark is set to expand fivefold to enable marine customers to meet environmental and energy targets.
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Black Sea container market 2015 review
The Black Sea container terminals of Ukraine, Romania, Russia, Georgia and Bulgaria handled 2,294,848 TEU in 2015.
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NewsLong Beach’s new Middle Harbour opening soon
The Port of Long Beach’s new terminal, the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), will open on 11 March 2016.
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NewsFigures show Rotterdam ‘attractive for business’
Rotterdam is ‘attractive for business’ says chief financial officer, as the port authority releases its annual figures showing turnover is up and profit development is sound.
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NewsYellowline Asphalt wins Hamilton Port Authority green award
Yellowline Asphalt Products has been awarded an environmental excellence award by Hamilton Port Authority (HPA), recognising its contribution to respecting and protecting the natural environment.
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NewsNew CEO appointed at Gulftainer
Gulftainer has announced the appointment of Flemming Dalgaard as the new chief executive officer of the group.
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NewsBrazil prepares next round of port tenders
Brazil''s ports department, SEP, is to issue six new tenders for port terminal concessions on March 31, which will require combined investment of $443m.
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NewsPortuguese government drops Barreiro from budget
The Portuguese government has dropped the new Barreiro container terminal in Lisbon from its list of development projects for 2016. Instead, this has been replaced by a drive for enhanced co-ordination between the ports of Lisboa and Setúbal.
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NewsPlanning ahead
Nigeria is gearing up for major expansion of its port capacity to cater for future growth, explains Richard Rowe
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Mixed results for Kiwi ports
Port of Tauranga has reported a comparable 9.4% dip in net profit after tax to NZ$38.56m for the six months to December 31, 2015 - albeit the result is a NZ$56,000 improvement on last year’s interim when comparing underlying profit after tax figures.
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Auckland launches round two of automation consultation
Ports of Auckland has launched a second phase of consultation with staff and unions on a proposal to deploy 15-metre-high automated straddle carriers in its container terminal.
