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News€124m LNG investment
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €124m loan to Fjord Line for the expansion of its fleet, starting with two new LNG cruise ferries.
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NewsDP World dismissed by Djibouti
DP World’s Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) concession at the Port of Djibouti has been withdrawn by the Djibouti government following apparent evidence of corruption.
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NewsBiosecurity: a front-line battle
Inevitably ports are increasingly involved in the battle against the flood of intruders piggybacking on global trade. However, some port defences are further developed than others, says Stevie Knight, GreenPort Contributor.
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NewsEU countries enforce emissions regulations
A number of North Western European counties are joining forces in a bid to make the control of ship’s sulphur emissions more efficient.
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NewsShip recycling convention ratified
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) says that France has become the third state to ratify the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009.
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NewsLNG tractors for new Turkish terminal
Netherlands-based Terberg Benschop is to supply 40 LNG tractors for Asyaport’s new container terminal, being built in Turkey on the Marmara Sea.
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Baltic ports management merger
The owners of the Swedish and Finnish harbours, Umeå and Vaasa, have set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB to takeover management of the ports in January 2015.
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NewsGDF Suez signs LNG agreement
GDF Suez has signed a framework agreement with Mitsubishi and NYK to develop the LNG bunkering market through LNG bunkering vessels.
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Baltic ports management merger
The owners of the Swedish and Finnish harbours, Umeå and Vaasa, have set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB to takeover management of the ports in January 2015.
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“Ground-breaking” LNG concept
ABS has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop what is thought will be the industry’s first LNG-fuelled drillship.
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NewsPLA invests for the future
River operators are investing to meet the growing demand for freight by water, says the Port of London Authority.
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NewsGreen superhighway
Felicity Landon reports on the dramatic increase in cargo volumes on the River Thames
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Kumport e-RTG project completed
Turkish port operator Kumport’s eight Kalmar diesel powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have been converted to e-RTGs by a joint team from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) and ZPMC Mediterranean Turkey.
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US$800,000 funding to improve US emissions
The US Environmental protection Agency (EPA) is awarding almost US$800,000 to the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) to reduce emissions from non-road equipment and marine vessels.
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Kumport e-RTG project completed
Turkish port operator Kumport’s eight Kalmar diesel powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have been converted to e-RTGs by a joint team from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) and ZPMC Mediterranean Turkey.
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Crane spreader copyright infringement
Sweden’s District Court of Västerås has found SweFrame Port Equipment AB guilty of copyright infringements having unlawfully reproduced some of 18,000 of Bromma’s drawings, manuals and other documents.
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NewsCongestion concerns at European ports
Congestion issues were a thing of the past, but now the North European ports of Rotterdam and Hamburg are experiencing significant traffic, and Drewry says it shows no sign of stopping in the coming months.
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Finding a lease structure that fits
There are two basic forms of leases most commonly in use in port environments today: flat rate and shared revenue leases - both can be used for multi-user as well as single-user (dedicated) terminals or berths.
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Stalled Queensland coal terminals plans
Plans to build coal terminals at Dudgeon Point near Mackay in central Queensland have been put on hold due to a lack of demand.
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Panama port concessions not being built
Work has yet to start on any of the four terminal concessions approved by the government of outgoing Panamanian president, Ricardo Martinelli, between 2012-2014, according to Willys Delvalle, chairman of the Panama Maritime Chamber.
