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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.
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New port for Chile
Chile''s Ministry of Public Works has issued a tender for the construction of a quay and harbour at San Pedro de Chañaral in the Atacama region in the north of the country. The work will be financed by the regional government.
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NewsEvolution, not revolution
Quieter times in the conservative ports sector are prompting some new thinking. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsTercat takes over terminal site
Terminal Catalunya (Tercat), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, is to take over the site of the Muelle Prat container terminal from Barcelona Port Authority in order to start construction on the new quay.
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Georgia cleans up crane act
The Georgia Ports Authority has received grant money from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program to repower 17 of its older rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) from TIER I to newer, cleaner TIER III diesel engines.
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Singapore maintains discounts
Containerships calling at the Port of Singapore will now be able to take advantage of the 20% reduction in port dues until 30 June 2012 following a decision to extend the concession by a further two years. Container vessels represent 14% of the total number of calls at Singapore ports.
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New terminals for Colombo
The port of Colombo in Sri Lanka is to build three new terminals, spending $334m on redeveloping the port, with finance sourced from the Asian Development Bank and Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
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Napier holding company mooted
A holding company may be established to operate a range of developing Hawke’s Bay Regional Council assets as well as its currently wholly-owned Port of Napier.
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Melbourne third stevedore not a certainty
The Port of Melbourne Corporation is going to the market with a discussion paper on options for port expansion, following indications from the Victorian Government that it wants to explore other possibilities than purely developing a third container terminal.
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NewsSaigon orders zero-emission cranes
Kalmar is to deliver six E-One2 zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Vietnam''s Saigon Newport (SNP).
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UK port traffic picture hazy
The UK’s Department of Transport has published provisional statistics on freight traffic at its major ports which shows, at best, ports suffering from a slight fall with exports helping figures somewhat.
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Saudi Arabia takes first privatisation steps
Saudi Arabia''s eight state-owned ports will be managed by an independent company as part of a gradual privatisation process, Saudi Ports Authority has announced.
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DP World denies disagreements with Egyptian government
Media speculation that DP World is in dispute with the Egyptian government over Sokhna Port has been publicly denied by the Emirates-based operator.
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NewsVictims and victories of the recession
APM Terminals recent withdrawal from the 2.15m teu capacity Kaohsiung terminal, and from its 10.5m teu investment in the Yantian facility in the Port of Shenzhen reflect the company’s strategy of focusing on growth areas.
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Worked killed at Tauranga
A 61-year-old man died of severe head and chest injuries after being struck by a forklift at the Port of Tauranga on the night of June 21.
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NewsHyster reaches six-high
Hyster Europe has unveiled a series of developments on its reachstacker range including a six-high stacking option for higher density container stacking.
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NewsGottwald replaces entry-level model
In launching its Model 3 Harbour Crane, Gottwald has expanded its current range of Generation 5 Harbour Cranes.
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Complaints continue from Paita
Exporters using the Peruvian port of Paita, as well as the local chamber of commerce, have revealed that there are irregularities in the contract signed between Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos (TPE) and Proinversión, the state body which awarded its concession.
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Ningbo IPO
Ningbo Port Company is to raise $1.9bn via an initial public offering on the Shanghai stock exchange. Analysts, however, believe that interest in transport stocks is on the decline, especially given uncertainty over recovery from the global recession.
