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New Terminal for Buss
Hamburg - Port and logistics services provider, Buss, has taken over a new multi-purpose terminal in Eemshaven in the Netherlands from Groningen Seaports.
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NewsThe role of Ports in bridging the gap between the interests of urban and business communities
THE 6TH GREENPORT CONGRESS will continue the theme established at previous events of examining the challenges and opportunities of developing good practice and sustainable solutions in ports.
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NewsGrowth strategies go west
San Francisco and Prince Rupert use economics and natural advantages to get ahead, by Martin Rushmere
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NMP protests rental hike
India''s Shipping Ministry has been asked to intervene in the dispute between stevedores at New Mangalore Port and the Tariff Authority for Major Ports, which has attempted to increase port rentals retrospectively as of 2007.
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NewsFirst cold-ironing birth at Port of Oakland
USA -- The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) commended one of its members, APL, for becoming the first container shipping line to "cold-iron" at the Port of Oakland.
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NewsBuss terminal to support wind power industry
The Netherlands -- Operations for the Orange Blue Terminal started in August. The Hamburg-based port and logistics services provider, Buss, took over Orange Blue Terminal from Groningen Seaports in July.
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Sendai resumes international box operations
Partial international container services are due to resume on September 26 at the Japanese port of Sendai-Shigrama, following the restoration of domestic feeder services in June.
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Venezuela confirms La Guaira expansion
Venezuela''s transport and communications ministry has signed an agreement with the Portuguese government for an expansion project at La Guaira port in Vargas state.
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Patrick parent profits up
The parent company of Patrick stevedoring company, Asciano, has reported a net profit after tax of A$145.2m (US$153.8m) for the 2010-11 financial year, but blamed “significant industrial relations activity” in the ports division for putting a dampener on its overall performance.
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NewsKeeping the cargo moving
With no standardised template for grain-handling port design discharge methods and speeds can vary widely, and even the faster ports can hit a brick wall when it comes to onward movement of grains.
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APM Terminals offloads partial Xiamen stake
APM Terminals is to sell 25% of the stake it holds in the Xiamen Songyu container terminal in China.
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Peru to strengthen Enapu role
Peru says it is going to strengthen the National Ports Administration, Enapu, which will continue to function as the administrator for all the public ports owned by the state.
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Man killed at Tauranga
Tauranga resident, Walter Daniel Crosa, was tragically killed in an accident at the port on August 15.
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NewsCreating something from nothing
One benefit of alliances that can pay dividends for end users is the development of solutions that did not previously exist.
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New crane for Odense
Denmark - The Port of Odense has taken delivery of a new Liebherr mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550. With its impressive total height of 74 meter the crane is more than twice as high as the famous Round Tower in Copenhagen.
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Martin Engineering Acquires Clean Cat Conveyors
USA - Martin Engineering, a global supplier of bulk handling systems and services, has taken another step in its expansion into India with the acquisition of a manufacturer of conveyor components and systems, Clean Cat Conveyors Pvt Ltd., of Goa.
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Giant sulphur reduction modules to Valero
UK:The recent delivery of five giant scrubber units, built by Ledwood Mechanical Engineering, to the Valero Pembroke oil refinery on Milford Haven illustrates the ability of local companies to successfully deliver high value and large scale engineering projects to the local refinery infrastructure and beyond.
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Maranhão pushes grain terminal
The Brazilian port of Maranhão is to construct a new grain terminal at a cost of $159m. A tender has been issued based on the facility handling 5m tonnes annually by July 2013. Subsequent expansion could double this.
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Uruguay raises fees by 20%
Uruguay''s National Ports Authority (ANP) is to hike tariffs, which are calculated in US dollars, by 20%.
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Wanganui port bids shortlisted
Wanganui District Council has conducted interviews with the shortlisted four of eight applicants interested in operating its Wanganui port. The applicants are to now report back on a business planning exercise aimed at identifying the potential and cost of restoring a commercial port operation.
