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Return visit for Fospar
Brazilian operator Fospar SA has returned to Terex Gottwald to place an order for a portal harbour crane to move handle fertilizer at a bulk terminal in Paranagua.
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Controversy surrounds possible Guayaquil relocation
The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has stated that the existing port of Guayaquil must be relocated outside the Gulf of Guayaquil, prompting the mayor, Jaime Nebot, to suggest that, in future, this would mean that port traffic would be limited to cabotage with the Galapagos Islands and tourism.
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Putin urges private sector investment in ports
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has stated that he would like to see conditions created that would allow significantly increased private sector in ports. The announcement was made during a meeting to discuss the development of ports in the Azov and Black Seas.
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NewsTackling shipping congestion
A global engineering and construction company has come up with an innovative port design to tackle shipping congestion in Africa.
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NewsMaintaining competitive edge
The Port of Los Angeles is investing in its Yang Ming terminal with a US$122m project to expand the facility and extend the lease agreement.
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NewsSharp end of the financial stick
Decisions related to money transfers may have an impact on shipping: diaspora remittances are the biggest foreign currency earner for many of the poorest nations in the world as well as for some others, such as Egypt.
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NewsChilean terminal concession
Iquique’s port authority, Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) will put the public terminal of the Port of Iquique out to tender this year.
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NewsICTSI's Portland pain to end
Longshoremen at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 have been given a stern directive by a federal administrative law judge ordering them to stop disrupting operations.
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Japan considers upping state intervention
In Japan, the central government is considering taking equity stakes in the local government run companies that operate container ports in Tokyo and Osaka to tackle the threat of South Korean competition.
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NewsTechnip wins US FEED project
Technip is to carry out a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the potential expansion of the existing LNG import terminal at Lake Charles, Louisiana, US.
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NewsSouth African bunkering market
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has called on the South African government to realise the potential of the ship refuelling market to help support regeneration in the industry.
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NewsShipping solution for lower sulphur
Auramarine’s new equipment is helping the shipping industry switch to lower-sulphur fuel to meet new stringent emission rules, due to come into effect in 2015.
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NewsNew players for terminal sector
A number of new players are setting their sights on the global container terminal sector, but need “mega mergers and acquisitions (M&A)” to catch up with the top four players, Neil Davidson, senior analyst, Drewry, told Port Strategy.
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NewsCasting the net
San Diego takes a much broader view of its role and future, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsState owned, but passing the hat
With government ownership dominant in Western Australia, the dredging funds question is a considerable one for the state''s mid-sized ports.
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NewsSmartPort solutions for Argentina
Kalmar is to supply a range of its SmartPort solutions to TecPlata SA, a fully-owned subsidiary of ICTSI, for its ‘greenfield’ terminal at Port La Plata, Argentina.
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NewsGreenPort South Asia call for papers
The second GreenPort South Asia Conference (GPSA) is set to take place in Mumbai, India, from 26 to 27 February 2014, following a successful first event. The call for papers for next year’s conference have now been released.
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NewsGreenPort South Asia call for papers
The second GreenPort South Asia Conference (GPSA) is set to take place in Mumbai, India, from 26 to 27 February 2014, following a successful first event. The call for papers for next year’s conference have now been released.
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NewsThe deep dive
To dredge or not to dredge can be a loaded question for second tier ports, as Stevie Knight explains
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Saving planets and pounds
Research conducted by manufacturer Teijin Aramid and Gabriel Lodewijks, professor of transport engineering and logistics, has shown the way forward for an environmentally-friendly conveyor system.
