Latest News – Page 636
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NewsCavotec wins big with €12m orders
Cavotec is to supply its shore power equipment for customers in the Far East and Europe for a number of orders worth a total of €12m.
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P3 agreement open to comments
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is accepting further public comment on the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement until midnight Friday, November 29, 2013.
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NewsA view of the truth
Geographic Information Systems can bring visibility to ports as John Bensalhia explains
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NewsGladstone dredging woes
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) in Australia is once again bearing the brunt of the restrictions that come with being located in the vicinity of the World Heritage Site of the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsShenzhen poses a threat to Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s competitiveness looks to be hanging by a thread as port authorities in China’s Shenzhen work to persuade carriers to skip the country as a transit hub and do business directly with them.
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NewsFreeport LNG ups the volume
Freeport LNG Expansion LP and FLNG Liquefaction (Freeport) are to export additional volumes of domestically-produced LNG after receiving authorisation from the US Energy Department.
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NewsMinister vows to fight latest EU ports proposals
UK transport minister Stephen Hammond has vowed to "do all he can" to see the EU’s latest proposals for port services regulation are thrown out.
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NewsWorld trade troubles stack up
Like last year, the World Trade Organisation now expects trade volumes to grow only slightly faster than GDP in 2013: the slowing of trade volumes that was manifest in 2012 has therefore continued into 2013. Therein lays a primary cause of the current difficult circumstances of world shipping.
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NewsArgentinean embargo hits Montevideo
Uruguay has officially protested to the Mercosur''s Transport working group regarding the unilateral decision taken by Argentina to impose on embargo on its goods being transhipped at any ports in the region with whom it does not have an existing load standby agreement.
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NewsEC calls on the Court of Justice for Spanish stevedore ruling
The European Commission has made a formal complaint to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg regarding Spanish stevedoring practices. It has also advised Spain''s Ministry of Transport that it has asked for a decision by the end of 2014.
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Simulation accessible to all
ISL Applications is working on a number of developments, including ShiftPreview, to simulate the current shift planning within a maximum of two minutes, to highlight bottlenecks and underutilisation of equipment.
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NewsA ‘window of opportunity’ for Beira
The port city of Beira holds a good spot as it sits where the Pungue River meets the Indian Ocean, but growth and climate change issues are having an impact, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsHong Kong clean air plan could backfire
The Port of Hong Kong could struggle to stay competitive after the introduction of a new law for cleaner marine fuel next year, local media reports.
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NewsGlobal Ports wins tender for Port of Bar
Turkish port operator, Global Port Holdings (GPH) has acquired the unlisted 62.09% of shares of the container terminal and General Cargo JSC (CTGC) company at the Port of Bar in Montenegro for €30m.
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NewsICS addresses CO2 mitigation
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) advised a United Nations event on the economics of mitigation that reducing CO2 emissions is an economic ‘no brainer’ for the global shipping industry and it’s doing all it can to get better.
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NewsReal or no real?
Simulation is being driven by larger ships and higher productivity demands. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSignificant LNG project in Sweden
A Swedish LNG project has been recognised by the European Union as having the potential to significantly contribute to market integration and competition, enhance the security of supply and reduce CO2 emissions.
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NewsOakland emissions plan proves costly
The Port of Oakland Board of Directors is back in the negotiating room for yet another bout of strikes after truckers walked off the job early last week over new clean-air standards.
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NewsSignificant LNG project in Sweden
A Swedish LNG project has been recognised by the European Union as having the potential to significantly contribute to market integration and competition, enhance the security of supply and reduce CO2 emissions.
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NewsLisbon works hard to become “transparent”
The Port of Lisbon is looking to make operations “easier, faster, more efficient and transparent” with investments in a new terminal and a national single window (NSW).
