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  • Local residents sometimes raise environmental concerns on nearby coal port development
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    A local spanner in port development works

    2012-02-27T10:00:00Z

    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.

  • An enquiry into the MSC Napoli grounding found that the weight of a fifth of the boxes were underdeclared. Credit: French Ministry of Defence
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    Take a load off

    2012-02-27T10:00:00Z

    A heavyweight container problem is attracting lightweight commitment, as HFW''s Matthew Gore explains

  • The 3rd Africa Ports, Logistics & Supply Chain Expo presents the business community with the platform to network and help alleviate the problems at African ports.
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    Ghana to host Africa Ports Conference

    2012-02-24T11:00:00Z

    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.

  • North Queensland has opted for a multi-cargo facility to protect the environment from a range of single user facilities around the Great Barrier Reef
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    Ore struck

    2012-02-24T10:00:00Z

    Are coal and iron ore exports high in value – or high in risk? John Bensalhia investigates

  • It’s back to normal for Sokhna Photo: DP World Sokhna
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    Strikes end at Sokhna

    2012-02-24T00:15:00Z

    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

    2012-02-23T15:29:00Z

    Tampa Port Authority has received $22.5m in state funds toward the modernisation and expansion of its primary petroleum terminal complex.

  • The DMD 4020 bound for the Port of Djibouti
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    Djibouti's strategic move into maintenance

    2012-02-23T14:49:00Z

    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'

    2012-02-23T14:49:00Z

    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

    2012-02-23T14:47:00Z

    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

    2012-02-23T14:47:00Z

    DP World reached record throughput volumes in 2011, handling over 54.7m teu at its terminals around the world.

  • Barloworld want to maximise container handling efficiency
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    Barloworld gets port centric

    2012-02-23T14:45:00Z

    UK materials handling supplier, Barloworld, has extended its range of solutions to ports by offering free advice to help reduce costs as volumes grow.

  • Discontented workers continue strikes at Ports of Auckland. Photo: S Oosterman
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    No easy win for Tauranga

    2012-02-23T11:43:00Z

    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.

  • Security systems are good at generating so many alarms it can make people ‘power down’...
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    Stay turned on

    2012-02-23T10:00:00Z

    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.

  • The Port of San Diego is focusing on environmental stewardship
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    Public input needed for San Diego plan

    2012-02-23T08:43:00Z

    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

    2012-02-22T15:41:00Z

    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.

  • Ports need to take a careful look at their context to see what security systems are the best fit
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    A sense of balance

    2012-02-22T10:00:00Z

    Ports need to find an equilibrium when investing in security, rather than invest for investment''s sake. Stevie Knight reports

  • Iranian sanctions and Nigerian turmoil could further disrupt oil markets. Credit: www.dragonoil.com
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    A oily mess by anyone's standards

    2012-02-22T10:00:00Z

    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.

  • IHS forecast another period of crazy market conditions for container trade
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    IHS report on state of container trade

    2012-02-22T10:00:00Z

    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.

  • DP World has been awarded for a traffic congestion project at Jebel Ali Photo: Imre Solt
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    DP World wins sustainability award

    2012-02-21T22:30:00Z

    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.

  • A Greenheart vessel concept
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    Greenheart Project

    2012-02-21T13:34:00Z

    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.