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NewsEU Parliament rejects ship recycling fund
Yesterday, the European Parliament rejected the proposal to introduce a levy on all ships calling at EU ports that would finance a fund to support sustainable recycling of ships.
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NewsGrup TCB invests in Barcelona
Container terminal group, Grup TCB, has selected Orbita Ingenieria to automate the truck gates at its Barcelona Container Terminal (TCB) at the Port of Barcelona in a bid to boost capacity by almost 25%.
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NewsPortland pays more than lip service to green goals
The Port of Portland has been recognised by the US Environmental Protection Agency as one of its top green power purchasers. The port is purchasing more than 75 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough to meet 106% of the organisation''s electricity use.
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NewsSan Diego reinforces environmental efforts
The Port of San Diego has hired a new director of environmental and land use management – part of its strategy to transform the way in which it approaches planning in the future.
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NewsSevern Trent De Nora BWTS approved
US based Severn Trent De Nora’s BALPURE ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) Alternate Management System (AMS) approval.
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NewsPortek acquires Latvian operator
Portek International, terminal operator and port equipment engineering solutions provider, has acquired 80% of the share capital of Latvias’s Rigas Universalais Terminals SIA (RUT) in order to expand its portfolio.
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NewsHong Kong staff to be laid off
Following the strikes at Hongkong International Terminals’ (HIT) Kwai Tsing Port, Global Stevedoring Service Company Limited (Global), which hires the crane drivers, has announced that it will lay off its staff and will not renew its service contract after its expiration on 30 June 2013.
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NewsDP World sues Australian unions
Industrial action taken at Sydney’s Port Botany in December last year has led to legal action being initiated by stevedore DP World against the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and two of its senior officials.
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Terminal operators to clamp down on organised crime
A drive to prevent the infiltration of organised crime into Australia’s ports and distribution networks has been proposed by the country’s Home Affairs minister Jason Clare.
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Truck congestion tackled at Lyttelton
An electronic vehicle-booking system is expected to be developed at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch within the next few months to address a growing truck congestion issue.
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Auckland revises expansion plans
Ports of Auckland has released two scaled-back options for future expansion in order to balance handling projected cargo growth with appeasing community interests.
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Santos creaks under the strain
The president of the São Paulo Customs Brokers'' Union (Sindasp), Valdir Santos, has suggested that one of the best ways of reducing congestion at the port of Santos would be to divert inbound trucks to the port of Paranaguá.
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News‘Illegal’ strike brings chaos to Chilean ports
A three-week strike resulting from demands by stevedores at the northern Chilean port of Angamos for a 30-minute lunch break and a place to set up a cafeteria ended recently.
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NewsA phoenix from the ashes
The devastating February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand’s Christchurch gave rise to Lyttelton Port’s reclamation project, at Te Awaparahi Bay.
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NewsUSMX and ILA ratify new contract
Members of the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have voted to ratify a new six year Master Contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) after more than a year of negotiating.
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NewsStrike delays Hong Kong
As strikes continue at Hongkong International Terminals’ (HIT) Kwai Tsing Port, “the efficiency of the port has reduced to around 50-60%, delaying many ships for more than 10 days”, Chan Chiu-wai, organising Coordinator at Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) told ‘Port Strategy’.
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NewsGantry crane for Port of Kiel
Germany’s Port of Kiel has received a new Kalmar rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG) for the intermodal terminal, Ostuferhafen, which promises to speed up loading.
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NewsBotany and Kembla privatised
The Australian state owned ports of Botany and Kembla have been privatised in a deal worth AUS$5.07bn, says the government of New South Wales (NSW).
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NewsScenario planning: Korean hostilities
In a scenario where military hostilities between North Korea and South Korea breakout and Seoul is shelled, “Incheon port would likely suffer collateral damage”, says IHS Fairplay’s senior analyst, Gary Li.
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NewsRoyal HaskoningDHV tunnel contract
International consultancy, engineering and project management firm, Royal HaskoningDHV, has won a contract worth around €5m to construct a 500m immersed tunnel for Brazil’s Port of Santos.
