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NewsPulling the green strands together
One problem bubbling up throughout the industry but not yet formally on the East Asia agenda is its ''greening''.
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NewsBanking on reforms can take its time
If you go the World Bank route then invariably arriving at a conclusion about what type of port reforms to adopt will prove a long drawn out process based on a myriad of studies.
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Challenge to Panama Canal
Juan Manuel Santos, President of Columbia, says he is in talks with the Chinese for the construction of 400km of railway line to link the country’s Pacific and Adriatic coasts.
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NewsHamburg Port Authority invites delegates to GreenPort Congress 2011
The Congress is an opportunity to present and focus on topics that concern the sustainable operation of modern port operations.
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NewsEcoPorts entering a new era
Since 1 January 2011 the EcoPorts Foundation dissolved and EcoPorts is now officially integrated within the structure of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).
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NewsEnergy for Green Ports and GreenPort Logistics Conference in Venice
Last week the Port of Venice hosted the 6th GreenPort Conference and the 2nd Energy for Green Ports conference, which were focused on the latest in renewable energy technology and on green supply chain management developments.
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Long Beach Clean Air
The Port of Long Beach reports that the Clean Air Action Plan shows a 50%-plus reduction in air pollution since its approval by Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbor Commissions in 2006.
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NewsNew boarding tower in Venice
Last week the Venice Port Authority presented its Multipurpose Boarding Tower, an environmental-friendly solution for passenger logistics.
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Chinese eye port opportunities in Papua
Nine Chinese companies have indicated an interest in building new ports in Papua and West Papua. Locations so far identified are Sorong, Biak and Jayapura, with the latter scheduled to become a dedicated container terminal.
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OTR burning rubber with hire scheme
Tyre specialist OTR is pushing its Tyre Hire service as an “affordable and convenient” option, with the added benefit of improving cash flow management.
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Gottwald goes large in Chile
Demag subsidiary Gottwald Port Technology is celebrating an order for the largest mobile harbour crane for container handling in the Americas. The Generation 5 G HMK 8410 MHC will be supplied to Puerto Angamos, Mejillones, Chile, allowing the operator to service super post-panamax vessels in future. Commercial operation is scheduled ...
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NewsMombasa privatisation plans stall
Kenya’s government has shot down plans to privatise Mombasa port, contrary to a proposal from its Transport Ministry and against World Bank advice.
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NewsGreen pressure piled on port consultants
The pressure to ‘green’ port equipment is being keenly felt by consultants, according to a survey by Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsSydney penalises under-achievers
Sydney has flicked the switch on a penalty system for underperforming stevedores and truckers, following a month-long trial.
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NewsGreen pressure piled on port consultants
The pressure to ‘green’ port equipment is being keenly felt by consultants, according to a survey by Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsFirm foundations for Bristol
The Bristol Port Company has started the site investigation for a £STG600mil deep sea container terminal in Avonmouth.
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NewsHull 'ticks all the boxes'
Hull''s proposed site for Siemens'' wind turbine factory ''ticks all the boxes'' in terms of location, deepwater, lock-free access and space, says Matt Jukes, ABP''s port director for Hull and Goole.
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Global Ports to expand port investment
Russian company Global Ports Investments has hinted that it is to acquire new port assets in the near future, although declined to give specifics. The group, Russia''s largest container terminal operator, is owned by N-Trance.
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Two new ports for Indonesia
Indonesia''s Ministry of Public Housing is to shortly commence construction of two ports, at Tanjung Bulu and Tanjung Bumi, costing a combined $1.12bn. These will ease pressure on Suramadu Bridge and also at Tanjung Perak port. The latter is operating at its peak capacity of 1.3m teu and is also ...
