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NewsQueensland Ports Report
Queensland ports have been given a general "pass" mark for their competitive performance by a state government review into port competition and regulation.
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Extra Newcastle output
The port of Newcastle''s biggest exporter will double its output by 2015. Coal & Allied, owned by Rio Tinto, will spend A$5bn (US$4.8bn) to boost production to 58m tonnes/year.
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Fremantle modal shift
Fremantle Ports wants to have 20% of its containers on rail by next year. The port has recorded a 1200% increase in the use of rail since 2002 - about 84,000 teu/year.
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Green light for UK Marine Bill?
UK seas may finally get the protection they need, with indications by Gordon Brown that a Marine Bill will be included in the Queen’s Speech later this year, which sets out future UK legislation.
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NewsEarthrace Eco powerboat
Earthrace, the world’s “fastest and greenest” powerboat started its round-the-world race at the end of April, in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels.
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Tesco brand takes on port
Operator PD Ports and UK supermarket chain Tesco have announced plans to bring 800 new jobs to Teesside, through the development of a state-of-the-art import centre.
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Diesel prices “could rise by 50%”
A proposal is being considered by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that could see a 50% increase in the cost of diesel at the pump.
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India eyes deep draught
India''s Union Ministry of Shipping is to appoint a consultant to help identify and study the feasibility of building five deep draught ports. One of these will be located in West Bengal.
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NewsMARPOL Annex VI discussed in the International Bunker Conference
242 participants from all over the world gathered in Copenhagen 23-25 April for the 29th International Bunker Conference. Upcoming emissions regulations are one the biggest challenges facing the shipping and marine fuels industries and they dominated the opening session of the event.
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NewsHouston welcomes EPA’s new diesel emissions rules
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson announced new diesel emission standards, requiring new and existing locomotive and marine diesel engines to significantly reduce air pollution.
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International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is a company that has a reputation for introducing modern container handling expertise into nations that have previously been bereft of this asset and the latest chapter regarding its efforts in this respect has been steadily unfolding in the Syrian port of Tartous.
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NewsPlaying dirty: extra danger in any cargo
The challenge of neutralising undeclared ''dangerous'' cargoes passing through ports today is greater than ever, as Stuart Pearcey reports
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Down and dirty
Hidden within a perfectly innocent cargo, a dirty bomb is created by combining radioactive nuclear waste material and conventional explosives.
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dangerous cargo: sidebar 2
When is a hazard not a hazard? When the classification makes it expensive, if events in Kenya are any yardstick.
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Add dangerous cargo: sidebar 1
On the European side of the Atlantic, news that a shipment of weapons-ready plutonium was to be taken in an unarmed ship from Sellafield in Cumbria to France caused a media furore recently. The material has to be shipped because Sellafield had to call on its French competitor for help ...
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NewsPortek article
Portek chairman Larry Lam and executive director Ooi Boon Hoe examine the ''cascade effect'' in container shipping and the future implications for regional and feeder ports
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Containership cascade
· MPX (mid panamax) - 2,000 teu-3,500 teu · LPX (large panamax) - 3,500 teu-4,500 teu · PPX (post panamax) - 4,500 teu-6,000 teu · LPPX (large post panamax) - 6,000 teu-8,000 teu · SPPX ...
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NewsTime for change
Tauranga boss Mark Cairns talks candidly to Dave MacIntyre about why he believes there is a pressing need for an overhaul in New Zealand port ownership.
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Poti to dredge channel
Poti seaport in Georgia has issued an international tender for dredging work in its approach channel. The 1.6 km channel is to be deepened to 12.5 metres.
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NewsYuzhny ditches the dollar
The Russian Black Sea port of Yuzhny is to make all payments to foreign shipowners, consignors and consignees in euros. Existing payments are made in dollars, which are generating considerable losses.
