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    Puerto Lirquen to issue shares

    2011-12-14T21:29:00Z

    The Chilean company Puerto de Lirquén is to issue shares worth $86m to boost capital.

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    Aqaba port workers strike

    2011-12-14T21:29:00Z

    On December 7, 3,200 workers of the Aqaba Port Corporation went on strike in protest against the Board of Directors who had failed to implement an agreement to improve working conditions.

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    Pay hike for Valencia stevedores

    2011-12-14T21:29:00Z

    Terminals and stevedores at the port of Valencia in Spain have agreed to a 3.2% salary increase for all the 1,300 dock workers.

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    SLPA to issue bonds

    2011-12-14T21:29:00Z

    Sri Lanka Ports Authority is to issue $500m in bonds, with the revenue used to pay off Japanese loans, which are proving unaffordable given the appreciation of the yen.

  • PANYNJ has committed cash to port development
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    NY/NJ port projects secure $346m funding

    2011-12-14T21:28:00Z

    New York/New Jersey port authority is to invest $346m in port projects for 2012, in addition to the $15m it will spend on increasing air draft clearance under the Bayonne Bridge.

  • Plans for the new development at Green Port Hull
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    Green Port Hull plans submitted

    2011-12-14T20:03:00Z

    There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.

  • Marking a major milestone, the dredging of the main channel and a turning basin for oil tankers has been finished at the Port of Long Beach. Credit: Port of Long Beach
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    Facing up to falling volumes

    2011-12-14T10:00:00Z

    Despite rocky times, the Los Angeles and Long Beach box trade dominance will continue. Martin Rushmere reports

  • The opening of Maasvlakte 2 will have a significant competitive impact, according to Netherlands-based Policy Research Corp
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    European capacity question resurfaces

    2011-12-14T10:00:00Z

    In sharp contrast to the fears just a few years back that north European ports were heading for a capacity crunch, today’s concern is that there will be too much capacity flooding onto the market too soon.

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    Oil spill protection at Malmö

    2011-12-14T09:00:00Z

    Denmark - A unique remote-controlled, self-propelled torpedo has been launched aimed at protecting Malmö’s port from oil spills that may occur in the future.

  • Plans for the new development at Green Port Hull
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    Green Port Hull plans submitted

    2011-12-13T22:25:00Z

    There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.

  • Last year's Propulsion & Emissions Conference
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    Propulsions & Emissions Conference 2012 - Call for papers

    2011-12-13T22:19:00Z

    The 2012 Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has opened its call for papers today.

  • Overloading of the MSC Napoli back in 2007 may have been averted if the container weight had been properly verified
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    IMO pressed on container weight issue

    2011-12-13T19:49:00Z

    Organisations have joined together in an effort to encourage the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to amend the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to incorporate a condition for verifying weights of loaded containers.

  • Caterpillar is doing its bit to encourage sustainability around the world
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    Caterpillar supports sustainable cities

    2011-12-13T17:14:00Z

    Much of the world’s population lives in coastal cities built up around ports so a new injection of funding by the Caterpillar Foundation to the Sustainable Cities Initiative this week is important news.

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    Bureaucracy and eco-regs worry developers

    2011-12-13T10:00:00Z

    Huge environmental costs and lengthy bureaucratic processes on the US West Coast are starting to make investors take a second look at the whys and wherefores of building terminals.

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    Connecting Europe Facility: €50 billion boost

    2011-12-13T09:44:00Z

    EU – The European Commission has tabled a plan foreseeing EUR 31.7 bln for developing the Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T). The plan sets off new guidelines, determining which projects are to be implement into TEN-T, and establishes the ‘Connecting Europe Facility’, that defines procedures for providing EU financial aid ...

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    Summa Group and VTTI to build oil terminal

    2011-12-13T09:38:00Z

    The Netherlands - The President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte have attended the signing ceremony for a major long-term agreement between the Port of Rotterdam and Shtandart TT B.V.

  • Battery-powered AGVs are performing well at HHLA Photo: Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
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    Zero emissions project wins award

    2011-12-12T18:13:00Z

    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Gottwald Port Technology have been awarded the Hanse Globe 2011 sustainability prize for their ‘Zero Emissions’ pilot project.

  • The Port of Auckland hit back at MUNZ today
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    Auckland strikes out at union on Maersk loss

    2011-12-12T15:41:00Z

    The Port of Auckland has hit out at the Maritime Union of New Zealand and said that the loss of the Maersk Southern Star service is a “sad attempt” to deflect blame for the situation from the union.

  • ABP's policy required contracts with a guaranteed 15% return
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    Guaranteed return a must for ABP

    2011-12-12T12:00:00Z

    Long-term demand planning has always been paramount; but it''s the level of protection that is built into those forecasts that varies widely.

  • DB Schenker has started rail transports from Leipzig to China
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    DB Schenker new rail transport to China

    2011-12-12T10:36:00Z

    Germany/China - DB Schenker Rail Automotive, Deutsche Bahn’s specialist in automotive rail freight transport, is overseeing auto part transports from Leipzig to China on behalf of BMW.