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NewsPrepare for life out of the shadows
Ports have traditionally had a link to politics but under the influence of COVID-19, lockdowns, congestion, environmental goals, strikes, exceptional geo-political events and other key influential factors the political dimension has grown significantly larger.
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NewsHigh stakes ‘game’ in play
It is interesting to speculate what will happen when DP World’s two terminal contracts at Jawaharlal Nehru Port – India’s second biggest container gateway in volume terms – come to the end of their concession lifetimes in 2028.
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NewsSTS10 When?
STS10, the planned new Santos mega-terminal, will not now be offered for concession until after the privatisation of the Santos Port Authority with the whole process subject to the outcome of Brazil’s upcoming presidential elections for which the first round of voting is scheduled to take place in early October.
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NewsUSA Rail Funding
In a move welcomed by US railroad operators, The US Department of Transportation (USDOT)…
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NewsKalmar Expansion…
Kalmar has confirmed that it is upgrading and expanding its manufacturing plant in Ottawa, Kansas, in a deal worth close to US$21.5 million.
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NewsPaita’s agri-product play
The northern Peruvian port of Paita is making its mark in the agri-products export business and there are expectations of even better things to come. Rob Ward reports
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NewsAPMT takes a slice of EAS
News that APM Terminals is taking over 30 per cent of a failed shipyard in Suape came as a big surprise. Rob Ward looks at the implications
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NewsHAL offer for Boskalis recommended
At the time of writing in early September 2022, Dutch investor HAL Holding, had raised its offer to acquire Dutch dredging and marine services provider Boskalis, to €33 per share.
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NewsPort triples economic impact
Alabama’s port triples in economic impact in two years, doubling the number of jobs at the port
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NewsRecycling facility partnership
KEZAD Group and Renov8 Polymer Industries have teamed up to create an advanced recycling facility
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NewsA Bumper Package
The view appears to be gaining ground that the party is over in container shipping and normal operating conditions are on the way back. This may be true – only time will tell – but for sure there are still significant problems in the supply chain.
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NewsLNG tank safety gauge order
Svanehøj Tank Control Systems has secured its largest ever order in China for tank gauging systems at a new LNG import terminal
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NewsSafety investment pays off
An €80 million investment in safety has seen the risk of injury at DP World’s European terminals drop by 40%
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NewsMarine monitoring - the bigger picture
Amy Thompson, oceanographic data engineer at OceanWise discusses how environmental monitoring is changing and improving safety in an unpredictable world.
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NewsUltra-fast charging
A new ultra-fast Megawatt Charging System could speed up the efficiency of electric transport
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NewsCO2 import terminal
A commercial relationship is looking to develop a CO2 import terminal in the UK
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NewsSt Lucia cruise concession
GPH is to provide cruise operations along with an upgrade of port facilities in St Lucia
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NewsSecond round of Liverpool strikes
Workers at the Port of Liverpool are to walk out for a second time
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NewsClimate outstrips air quality as port priority in European survey
Tackling emissions at EU ports is top agenda
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NewsOceania ports face unprecedented environmental challenge
Oceania ports are facing mounting environmental challenges
