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NewsSpain tariff freeze to fund urgent upgrades
Spain''s National Ports Authority (Puertos del Estado) is proposing to freeze port tariffs at their current rates for 2015, having cut them in both 2014 and 2013. Last year''s cut reduced the organisation''s income by around €60m.
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NewsSign up to join in with the networking opportunities at social events
The 2014 GreenPort Congress, GreenPort Cruise Conference, Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner will all be located in and around the Port of Barcelona. The Tour of Barcelona will take place on 17 October 2014.
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NewsEntering the modern era
Haiti’s “first modern container terminal”, Port Lafito, operated by the GB Group, will benefit from a Tideworks terminal operating system (TOS).
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NewsIdeal system for Holyhead management
Stena Line has implemented a custom-built computer system to ensure the efficient port operations and management at the UK’s Port of Holyhead.
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NewsPort of Tyne tests the water
In its search for a solution for safely testing the efficacy of its mooring bollards, the UK’s Port of Tyne has found what it calls a “revolutionary” new product.
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NewsBuilding up environmental attributes
Ports suffer from a lack of joined-up environmental information systems, says Actual IT''s Gregor Veselko
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NewsConcession challenges apply worldwide
COMMENT: I recently had the opportunity to discuss the challenges in granting concessions with a large number of port authorities in West and Central Africa, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsEnvironmental and Oceanographic Monitoring Solutions
Over the years, Unique Maritime Group has implemented many systems for Environmental and Oceanographic Monitoring, which consist of remote sites for the measurement of various parameters, data transmission and centralised data collection.
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NewsStrong performance by Gaussin
Global handing solutions provider, Gaussin Manugistique, achieved a strong turnover in its half year accounts – €16.9m up by 170% on the same period last year.
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NewsABS and MPA collaborate on R&D
ABS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation.
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NewsDutch ports under EU tax break microscope
An in-depth investigation into Dutch Corporate Tax Law has been launched by the European Commission to ensure fair competition between EU ports.
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European Council finance for EMSA
The European Council has adopted a regulation to finance the actions of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the field of response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and gas installations from 2014 to 2020.
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NewsConnecting the process dots
Ports are latecomers to the Enterprise Resource Planning party, as Iain MacIntyre discovers
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Teekay LNG secures Yamal contract
Through a joint venture with China LNG Shipping, Teekay LNG is to build six 172,000m³ ARC7 LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project.
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NewsNew technology, old habits
Terminal tractors need to balance sensitive features with regular rough handling, finds Stevie Knight
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UK shipowner fined over Oz pollution incident
UK-based Lombard Corporate Finance Limited has been fined AUS$5,000 (US$4,700) after its car carrier, ‘Morning Midas’, was involved in a ‘pollution incident’ in Port Phillips Heads, Australia, in 2012.
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NewsMaersk sulphur regulation implications
Maersk Line says that the projected financial impact of the new Emission Control Areas (ECA) coming into force in January 2015 will cost it more than US$250m.
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NewsSouth Oz ports pre-mortem report
Experts at the Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics at Victoria University in Australia have completed a “pre-mortem” report warning of the dangers of pushback by private operators and of the haste towards building a new port.
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NewsNew online BWM tool unveiled
A new online ballast water management tool has been developed by Helcom and Ospar Commissions to make ballast water treatment easier for shipowners.
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NewsAPMT sells off US terminal
APM Terminals is selling its state-of-the-art container terminal located in Portsmouth, Virginia, US, because it doesn’t want to remain a non-operating lessor of the facility to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the next 16 years.
