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    GCC supports Kuwait’s Mubarak project

    2012-01-06T10:00:00Z

    The Gulf Cooperation Council has spoken out in support of Kuwait in its development of Mubarak port, which it is taking forward despite objections from neighbouring Iraq.

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    The Asian success stories

    2012-01-06T10:00:00Z

    What makes a good Asian transhipment port tick?

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    Chennai rejects Mundra box terminal bid

    2012-01-05T12:15:00Z

    Chennai Port Trust has rejected the $698m bid by Mundra Port and Economic Zone to develop a new container terminal at the port of Chennai, claiming that the 5% revenue share being offered is too low.

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    No to Ukraine privatisation

    2012-01-05T12:12:00Z

    The president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, has blocked legislation that would have led to wholescale privatisation of the country''s ports.

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    Konecranes makes redundancies in Europe

    2012-01-05T12:12:00Z

    Konecranes has made 125 of its European workforce redundant as part of a cost reduction programme to save €7m ($9.1m) per annum.

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    Impact of Europe’s transparency legislation unclear

    2012-01-05T12:12:00Z

    The European Commission has put forward a directive to modernise public contracts, with an aim of improving transparency and ensure a level playing field.

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    Indian terminal operators seek to revamp TAMP

    2012-01-05T12:12:00Z

    Delhi High Court has received a petition from the Indian Private Ports and Terminals Association, challenging the right of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports to determine tariffs at private cargo terminals situated in state-owned ports.

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    Spanish ports increasingly unprofitable

    2012-01-05T12:12:00Z

    Liabilities of Spanish ports are expected to total €4.5bn ($5.9bn) in 2012, up from the €4.1bn reached in 2011.

  • Unifeeder’s Emotion arrives to offload its first cargo at ULCT
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    Ust-Luga opening sets development agenda

    2012-01-05T11:40:00Z

    The call of its first container ship on December 29 marked the opening of the new NCC Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT) in Russia, with weekly Unifeeder calls already in the bag.

  • The losses continue for the Ports of Auckland
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    Strikes leave Auckland licking its wounds

    2012-01-05T11:40:00Z

    Ports of Auckland has confirmed that it has lost more trade as a consequence of ongoing strikes, with New Zealand’s largest exporter, Fonterra following Maersk''s lead of shifting services.

  • Transhipment now accounts for 25% of Auckland's total throughput
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    Transhipment builds for Kiwi ports

    2012-01-05T10:00:00Z

    Even in smaller countries such as New Zealand, transhipment is changing the business cases for main ports.

  • Panama Canal
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    US concern over Panama Canal expansion

    2012-01-05T09:26:00Z

    Business, labour and public officials fear expansion of the Panama Canal could cut cargo business by a quarter at the twin Los Angeles-Long Beach ports, which currently handle 40% of the nation''s imported Asian cargo.

  • The efficient feeder ship concept from Knud E Hansen, in collaboration with ABB and Maersk Broker
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    New Danish green feeder ship concept

    2012-01-04T17:07:00Z

    Danish Naval Design and Marine Consultancy Knud E Hansen has developed a design for a fuel efficient 2,000 teu container feeder vessel in cooperation with ABB.

  • APM is aiming to make Mexico more competitive in world markets
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    APM wins Lázaro Cárdenas concession

    2012-01-04T10:40:00Z

    APM Terminals has won a deepwater container terminal bid at Mexico''s Port of Lázaro Cárdenas, snaring a project that includes a 32-year design, build and operate concession of a greenfield site.

  • "Ports should acknowledge their position within the supply chain instead of focusing on their own operations," Joost Smits, Systems Navigator
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    Cooling off

    2012-01-04T10:00:00Z

    Chasing the transhipment rainbow may be a fool''s errand, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre explain

  • Why should the East suffer from Western 'illness'?
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    Western malaise only mildly infectious

    2012-01-04T10:00:00Z

    The West consumes, the East produces, the population split is 1 billion vs 6 billion, and yet it seems strange that when the former catches a cold we expect the latter to sicken as well. The reality is quite different.

  • Gothenburg wants green bunkering to be adopted across Sweden
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    Gothenburg behind green bunkering push

    2012-01-03T16:38:00Z

    The Port of Gothenburg has produced a proposed bill for green bunkering in Swedish waters - which has been presented to the Swedish Transport Agency recently.

  • Port of San Diego businesses are cleaning up their act
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    San Diego port businesses clean up their act

    2012-01-03T15:32:00Z

    Port of San Diego tennant, Flagship Cruises & Events, is converting its 11 vessel fleet to take advantage of on-shore electricity – eliminating the need to run diesel engines to generate power whilst at dock.

  • Bromma's Green Zone applications are designed to aid maintenance and operations managers
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    In the zone

    2012-01-03T10:00:00Z

    Bromma has been helping to make the most of spreader fleet performance with the aid of the Green Zone initiative.

  • Stinis long twin spreader has proved a popular choice this year
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    Bells and whistles

    2012-01-03T08:45:00Z

    Today''s smart spreaders need to do much more than simply lift a container, as John Bensalhia finds out