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BTP under investigation for anti-competitive behaviour
Brazil''s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the independent agency that reports to Brazil’s Ministry of Justice on competition issues, is to investigate Santos container terminal Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) for the alleged improper collection of Terminal Handling Charge 2 (THC2), which is levied on the delivery of imported cargo ...
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Gulftainer ready to splash the cash
Gulftainer could invest $3bn over the next half a decade, chief executive Peter Richards has revealed.
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Khalifa upgrade contract awarded
The UAE-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has said it has been given a $268m contract to expand the country’s Khalifa Port.
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5 k tunnel to beat Rotterdam congestion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide a €330m loan for a tunnel link to alleviate traffic around the busiest port in Europe.
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Threefold capacity hike for Walvis Bay
Expansion of Namibia’s biggest commercial port could see its capacity boosted to more than 1m teu.
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Blockchain-connector first for Rotterdam
Rotterdam has partnered with ABN AMRO and Samsung SDS to kick-start a container logistics blockchain pilot.
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News‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint
If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.
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NewsTech expert opens LNG manufacturing facility
A technology and equipment company has opened an LNG manufacturing facility at Port Manatee in Florida to keep up with increasing demand from the marine industry.
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NewsBetter arrivals management could cut CO2
If ports kept ships more informed about berth availability prior to arrival they could adapt their sailing speed, save fuel and money and lower emissions, a new study has found.
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NewsGreenfield caution harming capacity expansion
Underinvestment and cautious investor sentiment towards greenfield projects is partly to blame for container terminal capacity expansion falling to not much more than 10% of existing capacity in the next five years, the lowest proportion ever.
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NewsSneak peek of fuel cell container handler
Visitors to the Greenport Congress from 16 to 19 October 2018 received an exclusive look at the Hyster zero emissions laden container handler currently in development.
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Ports urged to grasp ‘trusted broker’ role in data
Ports must urgently embrace their role as ‘trusted broker’ to get real value from the mass of data available to them and their stakeholders.
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NewsFuel cells to power LA trucks
Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to power two zero-emissions terminal yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in a bid to prove the technology’s commercial viability.
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Port authorities on an evolutionary journey
COMMENT: The role of port authorities is evolving, for the better. Where once port authorities were simply required to toe the government line on transportation, they now need to drive change, foster collaboration and nurture innovation, writes Carly Fields.
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Barrier to take-up of shoreside power
Prohibitively expensive shoreside power projects are restricting the widespread take-up of plug-in solutions at global ports.
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NewsAir quality tops priorities in ESPO report
Air quality remains the top priority of European ports with energy consumption and noise closely behind, ESPO’s Environmental Report for 2018 shows.
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NewsAPM sells Aliaga terminal stake
APM Terminals has sold its stake in the Aliaga Izmir container terminal in Turkey to its partner Socar but will continue to operate the terminal.
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NewsAir quality tops priorities in ESPO report
Air quality remains the top priority of European ports with energy consumption and noise closely behind, ESPO’s Environmental Report for 2018 shows.
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NewsBallard fuel cell modules to power LA trucks
Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to power two zero-emissions terminal yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in a bid to prove the technology’s commercial viability in a real and busy operational environment.
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NewsNapier hits back over criticised upgrade plan
The owner of New Zealand’s Napier Port has dismissed concerns about its planned NZD$350m upgrade and that the port’s recent growth could be short-lived.
