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Three major port projects underway in Peru
In Peru, an updated Macroeconomic Projections 2019-2022 report prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Finance has revealed that three port projects are currently absorbing significant amounts of investment.
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China to invest $450m in Peru
In Peru, the regional governor of Ancash state, Juan Carlos Morillo Ulloa, has revealed that China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) is to invest more than $450m in an upgrade of the Port of Chimbote.
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Costa Rican port faces operational collapse
The Costa Rican Pacific ports institute, Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacifico (INCOP), has claimed that the Port of Caldera has effectively reached a point of collapse, with few options open to it under the existing operations contract.
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The sky isn't falling in on cargo demand... yet
While the sky “isn’t falling in”, as one speaker put it, there was a definite air of negativity on the global economic outlook at TOC Asia’s conference in Singapore.
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NewsCollaborative working key to "net zero" goal
The ports sector can expect to see innovative concession agreements alongside increased shoreside power and electric equipment usage following the UK Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation for the government to adopt a "net zero" goal for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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NewsLong Beach usage agreement helps COSCO
A 20-year usage agreement made as part of Orient Overseas (International) Limited''s (OOIL) US$1.78bn sale of Long Beach Container Terminal to Macquarie Group subsidiary Olivia Holdings will ensure a continued benefit for OOIL''s subsidary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and its owner Cosco Shipping Holdings.
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NewsPort Kembla LNG terminal approved
Australia’s New South Wales Government has awarded development consent to Australian Industrial Energy’s (AIE) LNG import terminal project at Port Kembla.
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NewsOpen-loop scrubbers to stay in use
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) said it has received no-objection letters from more than 20 port authorities indicating they won’t ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters.
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NewsPorts part of eco solution
Ports are part of the solution to economic and environmental challenges, the new chairperson of the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.
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NewsRazon: Mixed bag for ICTSI ports this year
The chairman and president of ICTSI, Enrique Razon, Jr, has said that the business’ ports face mixed prospects in 2019.
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NewsPolish LNG terminal extension grant
The Polish government and Polskie LNG have signed a grant agreement for the extension of the LNG terminal in Swinoujscie, north west Poland.
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NewsFrustration of a one-track planning environment
Brexit: UK ports can''t be sure about it, can''t get past it and can''t ignore it. But, as Felicity Landon reports, they are trying to look beyond it
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NewsBringing people on the tech journey
Automation and AI are pushing forward but as Stevie Knight asks, what happens to the workforce?
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NewsToo good to be true
Fakes, forgeries and misleading claims: ports and shippers would do well to question things more often. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsDiving off the TOS springboard
Navis has moved far beyond its terminal operation system origins with its multitude of product offerings, writes Carly Fields
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NewsBucking the national trend
Porto Itapoá invests beyond increased throughput and potential automation for its future success, writes Carly Fields
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NewsSea of change or storm in a teacup?
COMMENT: Shipping companies and ports are currently in somewhat of a quandary; they face criticism that ships are too large or too small, that alliances are harmful to customers and service providers such as ports, that they sail too slow or too fast and that they arrive too late or ...
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NewsConnecting up port financing dots
Watson Farley & Williams’ (WFW) Lindsey Keeble, Christina Howard and Florian Kutzbach deliver key financing advice.
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NewsThe Umbilical Cords of Port Machinery
Dave MacIntyre finds out if crane cable chains deliver everything they promise.
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NewsBlank sheet of paper for Tilbury2
The Port of Tilbury is expanding next door as part of its £1bn investment programme. Felicity Landon reports.
