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NewsFears of knock-on congestion from Dalian closure
China''s Dalian port has reopened to traffic following a oil pipeline explosion earlier this week, but operations at Dalian Port Group crude oil terminal remain suspended pending a full investigation into the cause of the incident.
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NewsMontreal lockout disrupts Canadian shipments
Negotiations to end a four-day lockout at Canada’s Port of Montreal start today, under the supervision of government-appointed mediators.
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NewsLessons from the US
The vigour with which President Obama has been beating the drum about what BP should have done and should now do regarding the disastrous rig blow-out in the US Gulf is a sight to behold.
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"Next-generation” project for Otago
Port Otago has filed a resource consent application to deepen and widen its harbour channel, dispose of dredging spoil and extend wharves and berths. Expected to cost NZ$100m (US$70.7m), the project is aimed at preparing for the next-generation of containerships.
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Muscat dry port
Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) has opened a new inland container depot (ICD) or “dry port” in Muscat. The Muscat Container Depot is Oman’s first ICD complete with customs facilities.
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Health and safety issues dog Antonina and Paranaguá
The Brazilian Ministry of Public Works in partnership with the Regional Works Superintendency has encountered irregularities in working conditions at the ports of Antonina and Paranagua, following a health and safety audit.
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Box flow study for Sydney
Sydney Ports Corporation is commissioning a study to find out the origin and destination of the container flows coming into and out of the port.
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NewsReport identifies projects with “national significance”
The latest Infrastructure Australia report outlines a number of port and logistics related projects that it says would help free up some of the country’s freight jams.
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Vacuum mooring for Dampier
An Australian mining port is to install a vacuum-based automated mooring technology. Hammersley Iron Pty, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, is putting in eight MoorMaster units at the Dampier Fuel Wharf, Parker Point, Western Australia.
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NewsHamburg contest celebrates new thinking
A contest organised by Hamburg Port Authority, looking for the best design concepts for its planned Central Terminal Steinwerder, attracted a host of innovative ideas.
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Malta Freeport expansion
Terminal 2 at Malta Freeport is to be expanded. The North Quay will be extended from 480 metres to 668 metres and the West Quay from 118 metres to 312 metres. The overall Birzebbuga terminal area will also grow by a further 25,500 square metres.
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NewsSucking up could help box terminals
The use of vacuum mooring solutions such as Cavotec’s MoorMaster can not only speed up and increase safety in ferry turnrounds but could allow the construction of container terminals in more exposed locations, says AECOM’s Richard Clarke.
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NewsMajor Yangtze crackdown on overloaded vessels
Chinese river ports from Sichuan province to Shanghai have been involved in the largest action yet against overloaded vessels in the region.
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NewsBrazil feeling the sugar rush
Brazilian ports such as Santos have been coming under pressure from the large number of handysize vessels arriving to pick up sugar exports, doubling waiting time at the port to around three weeks.
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NewsDP World to share box information
DP World’s terminal operations are to start sending data on containers to an external IT platform called SICIS (Shared Intermodal Container Information System), following successful pilot demonstrations.
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Vallarpadam to be rate competitive
Cochin Port Trust has decided to pitch vessel-related charges at the new Vallarpadam container transhipment terminal at a level that will make facility competitive with other transhipment hubs in the region.
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Tideworks wins Vietnam contract
SP-SSA International Terminal (SSIT), a greenfield terminal close to Ho Chi Minh City, has opted for Tideworks'' suite of terminal management software to manage Vietnam''s growing container volumes.
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Ports Australia backs best practice
Ports Australia has advocated that state governments adopt a “best practice” to protect valuable port land from possible encroachment by other urban developments.
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NewsDrill, baby drill
It’s impossible to pick up any maritime newspaper or magazine, or surf the myriad excellent websites offering business news, without reading about the ''oil spill''.
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Riga port on the move
A tender has been issued for the transfer of Riga Port from the city centre to the nearby Russian island of Krievu sala.
