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NewsUK Budget: Not a great deal in it for ports
UK ports have welcomed the Chancellor’s vision of the country as a free-trading nation in its latest Budget, but say there wasn''t a great deal in it for ports.
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NewsEuropean ports welcome CO2 emissions agreement
ESPO says it welcomes the agreement made between the European Parliament and Council setting a deadline for a global solution on CO2 emissions from shipping.
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NewsBarcelona gets behind the use of electric vehicles
The Port of Barcelona is backing the use of electric vehicles by investing in 31 electric vehicles and 47 charging points.
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NewsWater quality monitors for the Keil Canal
MacArtney has supplied a series of water quality monitor (WQM) instruments from Sea-Bird Scientific for a monitoring and modelling project in the Kiel Canal, Northern Germany.
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NewsFMC to hear US handling charge challenge
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will hold hearings on 16-17 January regarding a petition challenging port charges.
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NewsFirst stage approval for new Canadian container terminal development
A regional council in Canada has approved an agreement to lease or sell a parcel of Port of Sydney land to a private consortium to build a new container terminal and logistics park.
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NewsMacGregor facilitates Bangladesh power supply
MacGregor is enabling Summit LNG Terminal to develop Bangladesh''s power-supply infrastructure.
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NewsPakistan bridges the LNG gap
The gap between demand and supply in Pakistan has reduced with the opening of a second LNG terminal at Port Qasim.
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$624m Port of Puerto Cortés investment
Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana, which operates the Honduran Port of Puerto Cortés, is to invest $624m over the next 14 years to enable it to handle neo-panamax vessels transiting the Panama Canal.
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News‘No conflict of interest’ at Montevideo
Uruguay’s Minister of Transport, Víctor Rossi, has dismissed accusations of any conflict of interest, given that the National Ports Authority (ANP) continues to hold a 20% stake in Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP).
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NewsEPSA issues tenders for new port
San Antonio Port Company (EPSA) has issued a public tender for the project management consultancy linked to the development of a large-scale port at the Port of San Antonio.
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NewsChina Merchants given go-ahead to buy TCP Participações
In Brazil, the competition authority Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) - the Administrative Council for Economic Defense - has given its unrestricted approval to the purchase by China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPH) of port operator TCP Participações. The announcement was made in the Official State News Publication.
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NewsCompetition body probes stevedore deal
In Spain, the competition authority Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) - the country''s National Authority for Markets and Competition - has started possible legal proceedings against the agreement struck between stevedoring unions and the Ministry of Employment, following its official appearance in state publications.
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NewsKawerau terminal selects ISO as operator
ISO has edged C3 in an “extremely close” contest to be named the preferred operator of an inland container terminal planned in forestry-rich Kawerau, located about 100 kilometres southeast of the Port of Tauranga.
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NewsContainer exit for Taranaki
Port Taranaki has formally withdrawn from the container trade and is to focus energies on the log sector and its existing core businesses of bulk liquids, bulk dry products and supporting the offshore oil and gas sector.
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NewsSydney leapfrogs Melbourne in container ranking
Sydney has overtaken Melbourne as Australia’s biggest container port.
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NewsPush back on DPW Australia levy increases
Arguments over infrastructure fees imposed by stevedores in Australia have intensified following a decision by DP World Australia (DPWA) to increase infrastructure levies at its Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne container terminals.
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NewsDP World presents its vision for Sokhna World Zone
DP World has presented its vision for its Sokhna World Zone project which envisions a sustainable industrial area to attract foreign investment complete with a range of investment incentives.
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NewsLow-carbon cooling units improving sustainability
Hapag-Lloyd has invested in low-carbon cooling units featuring the R513A refrigerant system to maintain and expand its container fleet.
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NewsAutomation taskforce to look at sustainability
A new joint taskforce will explore opportunities and turnkey automation solutions to help operators become more efficient and sustainable.
