Latest News – Page 573
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NewsTIGER grant for Hueneme
The US Port of Hueneme is in receipt of a US$12.3 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant helping it to make a number of intermodal improvements to improve efficiency.
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Maltese ports clean up
Project PORT-PVEV has initiated a range of improvements in a move to increase the use of green infrastructure in port areas in Malta.
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Record growth for Houston
The Port of Houston Authority will discuss its record year of growth at its annual State of the Port address.
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NewsPipavav’s profits fall
Pipavav Port, in Gujarat, India, has reported a decline in standalone net profit for the second quarter of the fiscal year due to low sales and higher expenses.
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NewsGreen award for Boston
The Massachusetts Port Authority’s (Massport) Conley Container Terminal has won the 2015 Breathe Easy Leadership Award.
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NewsBig ideas at Canaveral
Port Canaveral in the US has lots of large development projects on the drawing board and according to a recent port authority meeting, it will raise the capital for them using credit.
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NewsPollution contingency planning
In this article, Glyn Humphries, head of Adler and Allan’s marine response division, discusses the key measures to avoid the most common pitfalls in contingency planning for pollution incidents.
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NewsEnvironmentally-friendly tyre
Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) will showcase its speciality tyre portfolio at this year’s CeMAT Asia, including the environmentally-friendly Continental SC18.
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NewsExploratory mission to Iran
A delegation from the Port of Antwerp paid a visit to Iran on an exploratory mission to develop relations between Iran and the port community.
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NewsLong beach truckers strike again
Truck drivers at the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and the Port of Los Angeles have gone on strike for the eighth time in two years.
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NewsExpress rail facility approved
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved an agreement that will allow the construction of a major ship-to-rail facility to proceed.
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Port barometer report
Trelleborg has launched its fifth annual Barometer which explores the issues and challenges that the marine industry has faced over the last five years.
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NewsLooking at the bigger picture
Drewry’s latest global container operators report gives an insight into the industry over the past year and highlights the combined impact that bigger ships and shipping alliances are having on ports and terminals.
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NewsLong Beach surpasses air improvement targets
The Port of Long Beach has surpassed its 2014 air pollution reduction targets through its air quality improvement programmes which aim to put in place cleaner diesel trucks, low sulphur fuel and increased use of shore power.
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NewsZero emission tractors for Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a US$1.2m grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) replace diesel fuelled tractors with electric vehicles.
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NewsPrivatisation bid deadline pushed back
The bid deadline for the privatisation of Piraeus Port has been pushed back until December with an early election being blamed for the delay.
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NewsICTSI secures Manzanillo funds
Port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) confirmed in a statement to Port Strategy today that it has secured a US$260m loan from banks to fund the development of its port in Mexico.
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News2016 climate deadline unrealistic
Shipowners have expressed concerns over a recent European Parliament resolution urging the industry to develop a global policy framework by the end of 2016 which aims to meet carbon reduction targets.
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NewsR&D a priority as Singapore launches NGP 2030
Research and development (R&D) gets top billing as Singapore sets its sights on being a next-generation port.
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NewsGreek port stoppages
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has advised of a towage strike taking place Greece from 22 to 23 October which threatens to affect vessel movements at Greek ports and terminals.
