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NewsLA truck clean-up programme approved
Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program has been given the green light by a US District judge, overturning an injunction obtained 16 months ago by the American Trucking Associations (ATA).
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Two international NZ hubs identified
Development of the Port of Tauranga and Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) as the sole 7000-teu vessel-capable ports in New Zealand could deliver a NZ$338m (US$244m) per year benefit to the country’s economy from 2015-2016.
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Teamwork for Antwerp and Panama
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Antwerp Port Authority to “foster commercial activity between the two authorities”. It is hoped that the MoU will increase cooperation - such as joint marketing and coordination on modernisation and expansion projects - and help boost trade. In ...
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Ranking shows Asian ports hold their own
Eight of the world''s top nine ports are, according to the new Top 50 World Container Ports ranking, in Asia, with the Port of Singapore keeping its top spot despite falling volumes during the downturn.
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NewsCutting corners doesn't pay
According to some industry experts, a low-grade fender will typically end up costing two or three times that of a well-made system over 20-25 years.
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New Dutch coastline takes shape
The construction of Maasvlakte 2 is proceeding according to plan. Over a quarter of the necessary sand was applied during the last year by contractors’ consortium PUMA. The trailing suction hopper dredgers have started to create two islands in the North Sea. One of these is already over 4 km ...
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NewsShanghai overtakes Singapore
Shanghai is celebrating taking Singapore’s crown as the world’s busiest container port after the last eight month''s figures put it ahead on boxes.
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NewsAustralian stevedore’s price hike quashed
The New South Wales government has stopped a stevedoring company raising its charges by 67% after fears that this would bring the Port Botany area to a standstill.
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NewsTechnology can trump human error
The biggest challenge in introducing best practice into the ports industry is people’s “wariness of change”, Hannu Oja of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) claims.
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Brazil needs private sector investment
A Brazilian parliamentary representative has called for greater private sector investment in port infrastructure to support growth in the agricultural sector.
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DP World now third largest operator
DP World is now the world''s third-largest port operator, according to a report from Drewry Shipping Consultants.
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Vietnam ports to move
Government plans to move ports from the inner parts of Vietnam''s Ho Chi Minh City to outlying areas have stalled because of delays in infrastructure construction at the proposed new sites as well as a lack of funds, port management officials have said.
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NewsApprovals or assumptions?
Ports really need to know more about the fendering and mooring options they choose.
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NewsManaus concession awaited
Concessions for port operations in Brazil’s Manaus and Aratu ports are to be released by the end of the year, according to port sources.
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NewsPRC anti-monopoly law and its application
Connie Chen and Donny Low, of Holman Fenwick Willan’s Ports & Terminals Group, explain the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law and consider its potential application to port operations.
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NewsChanging the guards
The order of things is changing in Mediterranean container transhipment operations.
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APMT lone bidder for Moín
APM Terminals was the only company to bid for the construction and operation concession for the new container terminal at the Costa Rican port of Moín.
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GPA takes green gains to heart
Georgia Port Authority has upped its green credentials with its newest facility, Annex 2.
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Terminal dispute heats up
Ports of Auckland has been named as a defendant in the dispute between Port of Tauranga and NZL Group over the latter’s right to establish a terminal operation at Sulphur Point.
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NewsNew dynamics after Russia’s export ban
During the Cold War the world held its breath, watched and wondered if Russia had ambitions to take over the world by force.
