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Industry "oppose" Access Point Interface
Maritime organisations have urged the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism not to create an EU Level Access Point Interface following its adoption of the Clune Report on the draft Regulation for a European Maritime Single Window Environment.
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NewsGlobal operator boosts Latin America portfolio
DP World is set to expand into Chile after signing an agreement for a 71.3% stake in Puertos y Logistica S.A. (“Pulogsa”) from Minera Valparaiso and other shareholders associated with the Matte Group.
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NewsFremantle oil spill clean-up under control
A Fremantle Ports-led team has successfully recovered almost all fuel oil which spilled from a ship into the Inner Harbour on 12 January.
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NewsOn the 2020 campaign trail
COMMENT: The political climate has been more divisive than ever lately, or at least it seems that way. The good news through all the political manoeuvring, skirmishing and, some days, outright war between the political parties is that infrastructure is a topic which has the potential for agreement among all ...
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Urgent challenges to overcome on hydrogen use
With more ports considering hydrogen fuelling options for shoreside equipment, there is a pressing need to overcome the challenge of inexperience, according to Hydrogen Europe.
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NewsFirst US electric straddle carrier testing
The Port of New York and New Jersey will undertake testing of the first all-electric straddle carrier in the US for the first time at any US port as part of its bid to meet Paris Climate Agreement greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets.
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NewsFirst JAXPORT bunkering for Crowley ship
Eagle LNG’s Talleyrand LNG Bunker Station at the Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) has bunkered Crowley’s newest ConRo ship ''Taino'' for the first time, for its maiden voyage from JAXPort to Puerto Rico.
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NewsNew shore power facility contributes to lower climate gas emissions
Host port update: Providing ferries with shore power, Port of Oslo is becoming a zero emissions port.
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NewsWilmington contractor dies after fall
A man has died following a fall from a storage container at the Citrosuco plant at the Port of Wilmington Delaware, in the US.
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NewsEastern port alliance competition roadblock
Hong Kong’s Competition Commission has opened an investigation into the newly formed ‘Hong Kong Seaport Alliance’ to assess whether it breaks fair competition rules.
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NewsSeattle expands its shore power
Port of Seattle commissioners have approved a funding plan to bring shore power to the port’s current cruise berth at Pier 66, provide shore power at the cargo-handling Terminal 5 and support research and development to further electrify the Seattle waterfront.
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NewsGreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019
Join us at the world’s leading conference on sustainable development and effective environmental practice within ports and surrounding industries.
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NewsHong Kong "prime candidate" for alliance
Hong Kong has "long been a prime candidate" for a terminal alliance, Drewry’s senior analyst for Ports & Terminals has said following the formation of the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance.
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NewsRNG gas to help clean up California ports
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. will supply Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) to intermodal trucking company Overseas Freight as part of an emissions reduction initiative in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
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NewsUnsolicited Davao Sasa bid gains traction
Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. is getting closer to gaining the approval of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for its plan to modernise the Davao Sasa Port in the Philippines.
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NewsUS shutdown threat 'not yet a crisis'
As the US partial government shutdown continues the maritime industry has raised concerns over operational stability as security, customs and air safety workers are facing being unpaid, but ports appear yet to be impacted by the situation.
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NewsUS$2.4m funding for Baltimore eco-equipment
The Port of Baltimore has been awarded US$2.4m from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repower marine engines and upgrade diesel dray trucks and cargo handling equipment to help reduce emissions and improve air quality.
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NewsDraft emergency declared in Colombia port
The Mayor of the Colombian city of Barranquilla has declared the lack of draft in the main port as a national emergency.
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NewsBoluda identifies possible Valencia bidders
Spain’s Confederación General del Trabajo trade union reports that Vicente Boluda, president of both Boluda Corporación Marítima, which operates the Boluda shipping company, and Valencian business association Asociación Valenciana de Empresarios, has put forward his favourites to win the concession for Valencia’s fourth container terminal.
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NewsMexican port slashes 2019 budget
Mexican ports will receive less state investment in 2019 than was originally forecast.
