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NewsMaritime, Intermodal Transport: the future of Europeam Transport
IN THE LAST FEW years intermodal transport has become the cornerstone of the European transport policy.
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Viewing terrace for Schwedenkai Terminal
Germany - The new panoramic viewing terrace at Kiel’s Schwedenkai Terminal has been officially opened to visitors and the public.
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NewsHand it over, says Jaxport
Ports in the US are pressing Congress to hand over a bigger portion of the money collected through the Harbour Maintenance Tax, to enable them to maintain infrastructure and facilities.
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NewsUnder pressure
Environmental regulations and increasing costs continue to pose challenges to maintenance dredging programmes. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsGreen ferries for the Clyde
UK - Ferguson Shipbuilders in Scotland has been selected to build the world’s first two sea-going RoRo diesel electric hybrid ferries.
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Puerto Lirquen to issue shares
The Chilean company Puerto de Lirquén is to issue shares worth $86m to boost capital.
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Aqaba port workers strike
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
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
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.
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NewsNY/NJ port projects secure $346m funding
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.
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NewsGreen Port Hull plans submitted
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.
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NewsEuropean capacity question resurfaces
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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NewsFacing up to falling volumes
Despite rocky times, the Los Angeles and Long Beach box trade dominance will continue. Martin Rushmere reports
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Oil spill protection at Malmö
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.
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NewsGreen Port Hull plans submitted
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.
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NewsPropulsions & Emissions Conference 2012 - Call for papers
The 2012 Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has opened its call for papers today.
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NewsIMO pressed on container weight issue
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.
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NewsCaterpillar supports sustainable cities
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
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
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 ...
