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NewsThe highway to funding
Even without explicit ties to port funding, highway projects throw off enormous benefits to ports.
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NewsLighting up the locals
Ports can bring much more to a local community than just commercial benefits, as Alex Hughes explains
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Barcelona seeks €97m El Prat compensation
Barcelona port authority is seeking financial compensation of €97m ($134m) from three construction companies involved in the El Prat quay fiasco.
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Itajaí strikes push boxes away
In the first week of November, an estimated 7,500 teu bound for the port of Itajaí, Brazil, was forced to divert to other terminals, because of a strike of dockworkers at the APM Terminals facility.
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Sugar vessels stack up in Brazil
The number of vessels waiting to take on consignments of export sugar in Brazil has been hovering around the 50 mark in recent weeks, although is now starting to decline.
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Vietnam's Van Phong construction suspended
In a major reversal of policy, building work on Van Phong port is currently suspended, the Vietnam Ports Association has confirmed.
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NewsFloating tsunami debris response
A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March is currently floating across the North Pacific and will reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.
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NewsPort pact on environmental issues
The sister ports of Tacoma and Kitakyushu have signed a pact on environmental issues and disaster prevention.
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Port pact on environmental issues
The sister ports of Tacoma and Kitakyushu have signed a pact on environmental issues and disaster prevention.
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NewsCyber-style UK domination
Felicity Landon reports on a bit of a Doctor Who moment on the quayside at Felixstowe.
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NewsPort of Charleston commits to $1.3bn investment
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large investment over the next ten years to become a true post-panamax harbour.
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NewsGreen investment at Port of Charleston
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large green investment over the next ten years to become a more environmentally friendly post-Panamax harbour.
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NewsLeading the charge
DP World UAE is leading from the front on commitments to growth and green initiatives, as Carly Fields find out
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NewsOakland overcomes strike chaos
The Port of Oakland confirmed maritime operations have been partially resumed after being shut down yesterday prior to an organised march taking place.
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Breaking the mould
US ports continue to be firmly wedded to and dependant on the alliance of 14 marine exchanges that cover 85% of national vessel movement details.
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Second Ust-Luga coal terminal mooted
A group of investors is looking into the possibility of building a second coal terminal at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga.
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NewsA voyage of discovery
Port Community Systems have yet to prove their worth in the lucrative US market, as Martin Rushmere finds out
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NewsThai flooding disrupts export volumes
The massive floods in Thailand may not be having a direct of Thai ports, but they are affecting export and domestic supply volumes, according to APM Terminals.
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Politicians establish US port alliance
Politicians in the US federal government have established a bi-partisan Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade & Security (PORTS) alliance, which aims to highlight the important role ports play in the domestic economy.
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NewsBrazilian port infrastructure woefully inadequate
A recent study carried out by the World Economic Forum has criticised Brazil’s port infrastructure as the worst of any of the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). Of the 142 countries surveyed, Brazil was ranked in 130th place.
