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News'Secret' government deal holding back Newcastle
A "secret deal" between the New South Wales (NSW) government and port owners is stopping the Port of Newcastle from developing a container terminal and pushing up consumer prices, according to Australia’s NSW state government opposition.
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NewsNew container app records damage to help port efficiency
A new app to help the transportation logistics and shipping industries better assign costs based on responsibility for damaged shipping containers is expected to help ports become more efficient.
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NewsTaiwan takes a four-strand green approach to pollution
Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) is carrying out a four-strand approach to reducing environmental pollution and impact to boost competitiveness as part of its ‘Taiwan Greening the Ports Action Plan.’
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MMC makes another play for Sabah Ports
Malaysian local media have reported that MMC Corp has submitted an appeal to the new Sabah state government on its proposed acquisition of a 20% stake in Sabah Ports Sdn. Bhd. (SPSB) after its initial bid on behalf of subsidary MMC Ports Holding was rejected by Suria Capital Holdings Berhad ...
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NewsMaryland officials to offer practical insight at GreenPort Congress Americas
The Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Boyd K. Rutherford, will be opening GreenPort Congress Americas on 16 May.
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NewsNorway adopts zero-emissions regulations in world heritage fjords
The Norwegian Parliament has adopted a resolution to halt emissions from cruise ships and ferries in the Norwegian world heritage fjords as soon as technically possible and no later than 2026 to make the fjords the world’s first zero emissions zone at sea.
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NewsSkou: more tech and automation for APMT
A.P. Moller-Maersk chief executive Søren Skou has said that APM Terminals (APMT) will use more technology and more automation where appropriate — especially for transhipment boxes.
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NewsHaifa and Ashdod workers end strike
Workers at Haifa and Ashdod ports have agreed to end a strike beginning 10 May which resulted in labour shortages and an ignored court order.
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NewsUK’s first carbon neutral terminal helping renewable electricity production at Southampton
ABP Southampton has installed more than 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels on the Port of Southampton’s largest cruise terminal to make it carbon neutral as part of a programme to invest more than GB£1m in solar energy on ABP-owned buildings.
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NewsIran’s ports face return to harder times
The US withdrawal from the JCPOA (nuclear) agreement will mean the re-entry of direct sanctions against Iran’s port operators alongside those aimed at South Shipping and IRISL lines, according to UK P&I Club-Thomas Miller.
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NewsEthiopia diversifies trade access with Sudan and Kenya port investments
Ethiopia will take a stake in Port Sudan in its latest deal to boost and diversify its maritime business.
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Cambodia mulls Kampot deep-sea port
Cambodia’s Try Pheap Group has signed a co-operation agreement with China’s Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group to conduct a feasibility study on the construction a deep-sea port in Kampot province.
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Melbourne pilotage services under review
A preliminary review into the standard of pilotage services in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay is to be conducted by the Victorian Ports Corporation, following the recent opening up of pilotage competition in the bay.
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Support builds for Newcastle box terminal
Support for a container terminal at the New South Wales port of Newcastle has come from a regional business group.
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NewsPRF Directive fixed fee could result in an “unreasonable” amount of garbage
ESPO claims the proposed revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive to incentivise port waste facilities users to deliver by introducing the 100% fixed fee could result in "unreasonable" amounts of garbage.
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NewsPRF Directive fixed fee could result in an “unreasonable” amount of garbage
ESPO has criticised a plan set out in the new proposal on the revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive to further incentivise users of waste facilities in ports to deliver by introducing the 100% fixed fee (indirect fee) for garbage.
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NewsFEPORT backs call for increased facilitation budget
The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) has called for prioritisation of investment favouring hinterland connections and multimodal projects with “a real and evaluated market need” — including ports — in a position paper.
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NewsMyanmar’s AWPT invests in new equipment
The operator of Myanmar’s Asia World Port Terminal (AWPT) has stated that the port’s recent investment in 14 new pieces of equipment “signals” the facility’s robust confidence in Myanmar’s overall macroeconomic development and its government’s “strong policies”, as well as the future of the country’s economy.
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NewsChinese port pilots welcome 5G 'era'
Telecommunications equipment firm Huawei and telecommunications company China Unicom have unveiled a 5G product that offers smart ports a totally-connected wireless network.
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NewsTT Club: cyber activity must be addressed
Specialist port insurer TT Club has warned of the daily operational risk posed by cyber ''activity'', urging ports to shut down third party back doors into their systems.
