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Primeport redundancies confirmed
PrimePort Timaru chief executive Jeremy Boys has advised staff there will be 29 redundancies as a consequence of the port having recently lost its container trade.
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NewsA key ingredient
Corporate social responsibility is now an important part of the concession mix. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsPutting the community first
A series of corporate social responsibility programmes were implemented by APM Terminals Callao when it started operations in July last year. These ranged from health & safety training and anti-corruption training to various community projects.
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NewsAPMT commits to fishing deal in Callao
APM Terminals looks to have finally put to bed concession concerns at Callao with an agreement with the regional Government, the Peruvian Navy and the Artesian Fishing Community to develop a new modern commerical fishing terminal.
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NewsCapacity growth to lag future demand
Global container port throughput is forecast to surpass 800m teu by 2017, but port capacity growth will remain 6% below demand growth, according to the latest port sector report from Drewry Maritime Research.
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NewsUS research partnership underway
A partnership to advance the research and development of ocean energy has been signed by The New England Marine Renewable Energy Centre (MREC) and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
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NewsGFS Conference is fast approaching
The third Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships (GFS) Conference is due to take place on 12 September to the 14 September 2012 in this year’s host city, Bergen, Norway.
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NewsBMT provides port planning for Sime
BMT Asia Pacific, a BMT Group Ltd subsidiary, will be providing port planning for Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad as it prepares to expand its Weifang Port, Shandong province, China.
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NewsNew container terminal for ABG
ABG Container Handling Private Ltd, a unit of Mumbai based infrastructure company ABG Infralogistics Ltd, has won a contract to build and operate a new container terminal at VO Chidambaranar port in Tamil Nadu.
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NewsStrategy needed for North Sea research
Its a matter of urgency that industry and academia are brought together, Alf Baird of Edinburgh Napier University tells GP, especially focusing on green projects, such as ship design and new fuels.
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NewsAn answer for South African water issues
Most of South African river systems are turbid – containing high concentrations of suspended silts and clays – exacerbated by a number of knotty management issues.
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News'Gold' sponsorship prompted by sector growth
The new Gold Sponsor for Greenport South Asia, ABB, explains that India in particular is a growth area and points out that 90% of the country’s trade volume is conducted by sea.
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NewsFirst floating turbine without heavy lift needs
Offshore classification company, ABS, has certified the design, fabrication and installation of Portugal’s first WindFloat facility.
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NewsNew CTG waste monitor
Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) will be holding a workshop on 7 and 8 November 2012 to introduce its new UviLux Effluent Monitor, where delegates will have a chance to learn more about the product.
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NewsTEN-T grant for Maasvlakte 2 operator
Port Strategy has learned that although the Port of Rotterdam has said that it has received a €5m grant from the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), it hasn’t seen a penny, it has gone directly to one of Maasvlakte 2’s new operators.
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NewsFalling well short of disaster
The height of the summer vacations are taking their toll across European production and consumption as factories shut down and workers headed for the beaches or mountains.
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NewsCar export boom at Grays
American car manufacturer, Chrysler, celebrated its 100,000th exported vehicle today with the Port of Grays Harbour, the Pasha Group and Siem Car Carriers.
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NewsACS develops cleaner fuel
A group of scientists from the world’s largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society (ACS), have developed a new, cleaner fuel to help reduce air pollution.
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NewsWind turbine foundations built at Zeebrugge
Belgian marine civils and dredging expert, the Jan De Nul Group, has finished construction of the majority of its 16 concrete turbine foundations in the Port of Zeebrugge for Swedish power giant, Eon .
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NewsMIRA aims to make ports safer
MIRA, a UK engineering company specialising in delivering automotive technology to the defence sector, is exploring port security as a potential commercial market.
