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NewsNo quick fix for US port congestion
Port congestion continues to be a serious problem for economic growth in the US and worryingly a new report suggests there will be no obvious solutions or quick fix to the problem.
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NewsKalmar bags Austrian equipment order
Kalmar is to supply cargo handling equipment for general cargo and intermodal operation at the Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Infrastruktur AG terminals at Wolfurt, Wels and Wien Süd in Austria.
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NewsAntwerp looks for an LNG concessionary
The Port of Antwerp has made a new request for a concessionary to build and operate a new permanent LNG bunkering and filling facility on quay 528.
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NewsKonecranes ARTGs for Pelindo III
Konecranes has received a repeat order for an automated RTG (ARTG) system from PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) in Indonesia.
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NewsConductix wins box weighing order
Conductix-Wampfler is to supply ICTSI’s Contecon Guayaquil SA with 12 of its LASSTEC container weighing systems for use on new RTGs.
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NewsHong Kong tackles sulphur pollution
A green group says that sulphur pollution around Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung and the city’s main container port have fallen markedly since new laws on were put in place on 1 July, but there is still much more work to be done.
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NewsNoatum to test electric tractors
Europe’s first electric terminal tractors are to be tested at Spain’s Noatum Container Terminal this year, as part of a €3.1m low-carbon port equipment project.
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NewsAPM Terminals eyes Greek port concessions
APM Terminals has confirmed that it is interested in buying up the Greek ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki if they are selected for privatisation following the country’s latest EU bailout.
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News‘Green’ award for India’s Krishnapatnam Port
India’s Krishnapatnam Port has been awarded the ‘Golden Peacock Environmental Management Award’ for its ‘green’ operations and contribution to overall economic development in the region.
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NewsSri Lanka formally invites foreign investors
The Sri Lankan government is calling for expressions of interest for foreign investors to operate two new port terminals in a bid to promote the country’s growing maritime industry.
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Clean cargo guide
The Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) has released a new guide for understanding and applying its Carbon Emission Accounting Methodology for calculations and benchmarking in the ocean container shipping sector.
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NewsDenmark’s first LNG terminal
Fjord Line has put Denmark''s first LNG terminal into operation at the Port of Hirtshals, opening up the European LNG market to the port.
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News‘Green’ certification for New Orleans
The Port of New Orleans has become the eighth US port to reach ‘green’ certification under the Green Marine environmental programme.
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NewsEnvironmental award for AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel has won an award for its carbon credits methodology for the shipping industry at the 2015 Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings.
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Kalmar nets Egyptian refurb job
Kalmar is to retrofit both two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Co (ACCHCO) at the Egyptian port of Alexandria – an order worth approximately €3.5m.
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Japan firms up Dawei support
Thailand, Japan, and Myanmar have agreed to develop the Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar.
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NewsWikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia eyes Arabian Sea port
According to a document recently published on WikiLeaks, authorities in Saudi Arabia are looking for a new access point on the Arabian Sea. This implies either a port in the Sultanate of Oman or in Yemen.
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NewsEIB loans Spain €50m for port efficiency
Spain''s Minister for Economic Development, Ana Pastor, has accepted a loan amounting to €50m from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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NewsSão Sebastião to offer new container concession
The Brazilian port of São Sebastião is to put out to tender a new terminal requiring investment of $317m as part of a second tranche of concessions being put together by the central government.
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NewsHutch scales back Australian services
Hutchison Ports Australia is to reduce its active bidding for services and reduce the size of offerings to customers, as it repositions after a difficult start-up period in Australia. A memo to business unit managers also announced that there will be employee lay-offs.
