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NewsA local spanner in port development works
Concerns voiced by local residents are often heard when coal export facility development is mooted, as one planned terminal at Coos Bay, Oregon, can testify.
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NewsTake a load off
A heavyweight container problem is attracting lightweight commitment, as HFW''s Matthew Gore explains
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NewsGhana to host Africa Ports Conference
African ports are faced with serious challenges of productivity, efficiency and sustainability impacting logistics and supply chain performance - the 3rd Africa Ports Conference in Ghana aims to address these issues.
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NewsOre struck
Are coal and iron ore exports high in value – or high in risk? John Bensalhia investigates
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NewsStrikes end at Sokhna
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has announced a victory over Egypt’s Sokhna Port and operators DP World following the recent strikes over pay.
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Tampa welcomes state funding
Tampa Port Authority has received $22.5m in state funds toward the modernisation and expansion of its primary petroleum terminal complex.
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NewsDjibouti's strategic move into maintenance
The Port of Djibouti is looking to grow its revenue stream through a novel, modular dock that will provide repair and maintenance services for both the port authority’s fleet and other vessels.
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Pensions resolution has 'broader context'
APM Terminals has told Port Strategy that the industrial action over the pensions gap issue taking place at the Port of Rotterdam this month has ended in resolution.
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Savannah receives extra funding
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project has received a welcome $2.5m funding boost from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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DP World handles record 54.7m teu
DP World reached record throughput volumes in 2011, handling over 54.7m teu at its terminals around the world.
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NewsBarloworld gets port centric
UK materials handling supplier, Barloworld, has extended its range of solutions to ports by offering free advice to help reduce costs as volumes grow.
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NewsNo easy win for Tauranga
The labour situation in New Zealand has gone from bad to worse: discontented port workers were about to enter their fourth month of strikes at Ports of Auckland as this issue went to press.
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NewsStay turned on
Obviously a system has to detect everything that could be an intruder, but if it gives half a dozen false alarms – each one having to be investigated – there’s a matter of trust to think about.
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NewsPublic input needed for San Diego plan
The Port of San Diego is inviting the public to review and submit comments on its updated natural resources plan through 16 March.
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USA to raise issue of bottlenecks in Indian ports
The infrastructure and congestion of Indian ports is a matter of concern for the US companies operating in India, as informed by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco J Sanchez.
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NewsA sense of balance
Ports need to find an equilibrium when investing in security, rather than invest for investment''s sake. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsA oily mess by anyone's standards
The latest monthly report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecasts 2012 demand as 88.9m barrels per day (bpd), up slightly on a previous estimate of 88.87m bpd.
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NewsIHS report on state of container trade
German global research firm IHS, has forecasted a move towards a “tendency to control the market and another period of crazy market conditions” for global container trade, in a webcast this week.
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NewsDP World wins sustainability award
DP World has won the prestigious Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) for its work in helping to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.
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NewsGreenheart Project
Greenheart is a non-profit organisation dedicated to innovation in sustainable maritime technology with a focus on sail-solar hybrid solutions, writes Pat Utley, director of the Greenheart Project.
