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Ecuador to formalise port services
The government of Ecuador has introduced new directives that will formalise all services offered by those working within the ports industry.
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Brazil's private operators face tender threat
The Audit Commission of the Brazilian government has asked for four of the country’s private container terminal operators to demonstrate within 90 days that they are handling a balance of their own cargo and that of third parties.
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Auckland enters facilitation phase
Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union of New Zealand commenced the Employment Relations Authority’s facilitation process in May in a bid to break their nine-month industrial dispute.
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Manta issues port tender
Manta Port Authority in Ecuador has issued a tender for a 25-year concession to not only expand the existing port, but also to operate it.
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NewsBalancing the portfolios
Swings in port ownership throughout southern Europe are changing the face of Mediterranean operations. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsUS gateway for global commerce
Global Terminal & Container Services LLC has revealed plans for a multi-million dollar expansion project to develop a technologically advanced container terminal on the New Jersey waterfront.
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NewsAmerican ECA awareness workshop
There is now less than three months until the Emission Control Area (ECA) for the United States and Canada will come into effect on 1 August 2012.
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Proud to go it alone
Jakarta''s rising star isn''t looking for state handouts to fulfill its aspirations. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsEU compromise on sulphur in the making
The European Parliament, Commission and Council have reached a controversial agreement setting drastically reduced sulphur content in marine fuels, in line with new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards.
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LA pioneers clean ship incentive
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.
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Lining up despite the rivalry
Southeast Asia ports are trying to find answers to help the cargo flow, and at time of writing, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was about to try to meld its 10 nations together into a body a little like the European Union, although the differences between them are ...
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NewsBalqon contract for electric yard tractors
Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has received a US$ 630,000 contract from the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) to retrofit existing yard tractors with Balqon’s lithium battery system.
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An open door
Intra-Asia ports will find they will have to learn to swallow or choke on a cascade of larger ship sizes coming from the main Europe-Asian trades. But typically, they won''t get much state help.
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NewsWilhelmsen - ‘Green makes sense’
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) president and chief executive officer, Dag Schjerven, emphasised the need for a green shipping ethos at the EXPO 2012 in Korea this week.
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NewsICTSI get busy in the Baltic
Its been a busy week for International Container Services (ICTSI) – its subsidiary Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) has taken the plunge and entered into a credit agreement for the modernisation of the Gdynia terminal in Poland.
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A domino waiting to fall
Stevie Knight questions whether how many of the rising Southeast Asian feeder facilities will cope with the influx of traffic inevitably coming
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NewsBridges to mend and to build
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey appears to have hit a difficult patch in its trading life.
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NewsUK examines investment opportunities
British government agency UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has published its most extensive assessment of market potential in the Asian ports sector to date.
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NewsA new era in port lighting
Today, outdoor lighting solutions no longer have to rely just on yellow light. The alternative is high quality white light. It''s much more successful in combining the qualities of daylight with the energy efficiency associated with high pressure sodium, says Jeffrey J Newman, president of Global Tech LED.
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NewsNew green initiatives in the UAE
Drydocks World and Maritime World have been implementing new environmentally friendly technologies and has a recertification to ISO 14001 standard by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).
