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NewsIllegal DG shipping on the Yangtze
Port Strategy has learned that a shipowner has been remanded in custody for ten days and fined for shipping dangerous goods (DG) cargo having used fake documents on the Yangtze.
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NewsRotterdam LNG a step closer
The Port of Rotterdam says that it has moved one step closer to realising its plan to become an LNG port filling station.
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Australian assets offer low returns
A number of major Australian ports have a lower return on assets than counterparts internationally, according to a report by Infrastructure Australia.
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Bulgaria to privatise ports
The Bulgarian government is to privatise its ports, airports and railways as a means of attracting investment of around €500m.
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Consultant slams Australian port productivity
Australian port performance has come under fire from a report by economic researchers Castalia which suggests productivity at Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney is not keeping pace with wage increases.
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Brazil to modernise infrastructure
The Brazilian federal government is to instigate measures designed to modernise Brazil''s port infrastructure.
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DPW Adelaide sale result of right exercise
DP World says it was forced to sell its Adelaide terminal to Flinders Ports due to the exercise of a right in the agreement held by Flinders.
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Eilat concession decision deferred
Israel Chemicals Ltd has emerged as the sole bidder for the concession to run the Israeli port of Eilat.
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Competition authority probes Valencia
Spain''s National Competition Commission says it is to continue investigating a complaint against the logistics community in the port of Valencia.
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Yemen to end DP World's Aden tenure
Yemen''s Anti-Corruption Commission has asked the country''s parliament to cancel the contract that allows DP World to operate Aden container terminal.
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Enapu on verge of bankruptcy
Peru''s Transport and Communications Minister, Carlos Paredes, has conceded that the National Ports Company, Enapu, is skirting bankruptcy.
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WA mulls second box port
Western Australia’s state government is to consider options for a second container port 10km south of Fremantle to cope with predicted steep annual growth rates in cargo volumes.
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Asciano questions multiple operators
The head of Australian stevedore Asciano has questioned whether having three competitive stevedores in the Australian waterfront industry is viable in the long-term.
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NewsICS concern for shipping regulations
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging for regulations on the environmental impact of the shipping industry, developed by the IMO, to be left alone.
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NewsPTP invest in new equipment
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is investing RM1.4bn (US$313.5m) in new cranes, electrifying existing RTGs and building two new berths to keep up with the ever-growing shipping industry.
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NewsChinese LNG tug engine order for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä says that it is to supply the main engines for two environmentally sustainable LNG-fuelled tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC).
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NewsTerminal opportunity
International Terminal Services Augusta (ITSA) has commenced the search for a strategic partner – terminal operator or shipping line – in order to further develop its business in the port of Augusta, Sicily.
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NewsHyde Marine names sales agent
Hyde Marine Inc, a subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation, has named Scanunit Ab as the agent for sales of Hyde GUARDIAN Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Systems in Sweden.
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NewsThe transhipment race
Have you noticed the debate in the on-line Global Ports Forum about who will become the main container terminals in East and West Africa? We have, and have taken it upon ourselves to score some of the suggestions.
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NewsMuelle Prat begins testing phase
Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) has had its first vessel call at Muelle Prat signifying the start of the testing phase which will cover all equipment and IT systems at the new terminal.
