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NewsEU ports enter LNG joint venture
The port authorities of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Strasbourg and Switzerland are joining force to introduce LNG in the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor.
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NewsGetting on with ANNA
The ANNA project was born out of the frustration of EU member states that claimed they didn’t have the clarity they needed in connection with Directive 2010/65, enforcing the ''Single Window'' concept. It started out as a working group and was later established as a project co-financed by the EU ...
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NewsLithuanian LNG terminal makes progress
The Lithuanian National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (NCECP) has agreed the rules for the first Baltic LNG terminal, making it open to the global gas supply market.
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NewsWindow cleaners
Confusion reigns over the implementation of the EU''s ‘Single Window’, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsNew Haifa port development questioned
The development of a new port in the Haifa Bay area of Israel has been questioned by the head of a new Knesset subcommittee tasked with looking at the environmental and planning issues of the proposal.
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NewsBecks kicks up a storm
David Beckham is jeopardising maritime sector growth in Miami by seeking to build a soccer stadium at the port of Miami. Or so an alliance of shipping interests and a billionaire car dealer believe.
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NewsCome out fighting
The commodities websites and energy blogs have been buzzing with the rumblings that Albany, about a hundred miles north of New York harbour on the Hudson River, is under consideration by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a delivery point for futures contracts in ''light'' crude oil.
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NewsClampdown on corruption
Is the first corporate prosecution under the UK Bribery Act just around the corner, asks HFW''s Daniel Martin
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NewsHybrid battery-powered PSV contract
Norway’s Havyard is to design and build a hybrid battery-powered platform supply vessel (PSV) for Fafnir Offshore HF as part of a NOK 350m (US$58.5m) contract.
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NewsTerminals prepare for equipment influx
Shanghai-based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) is to supply state-of-the-art ‘mega’ container cranes for Peel Ports Group as part of its £300m investment programme in its new Liverpool2 development.
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NewsNakilat expands LNG fleet
Qatar gas transporter, Nakilat, is adding three new LNG vessels to its fleet through its joint venture Maran Nakilat Co Ltd after refinancing US$807.4m with Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) and Barwa Bank.
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NewsFlaws in the jewel
Russia needs to polish its Black Sea port gem before it loses its lustre. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsICTSI risks could pay off, says Drewry
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), known for its risks, is showing signs of better risk management which will help with its long-term sustainability, says Drewry Maritime Equity Researchers.
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NewsSimplicity is necessary
Ballast-water borne invasive species are a major environmental challenge that needs addressing but some are concerned that an important message might get lost: shipowners want technology - and legislation - that above all is workable, says Stevie Knight, GreenPort contributor
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NewsEU approves Maritime Spatial Planning legislation
The European Parliament approved a Directive for Maritime Spatial Planning which should help Member States develop plans to better coordinate the various activities that take place at sea, ensuring they are as efficient and sustainable as possible.
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Ecuador abolishes existing port authorities
A decree passed by Ecuador''s president, Rafael Correa, has abolished the port authorities of Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Manta and Puerto Bolívar. These will be administered directly by the Ministry of Transport & Public Works instead. The move was justified as a need to end inter-port rivalries.
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Japanese blow cold on Indian port investment
The Japanese trading houses of Mitsui & Co and Sumitomo Corp have decided to put plans to invest in the Indian port sector on hold, despite having indicated an interest for more than a year.
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Four seek pre-qualification for new Israeli ports
Four international terminal operating companies have sought pre-qualification in respect of tenders to develop two new ports in Israel at Haifa Bay and South Ashdod.
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NewsUS beach restoration work to begin
Construction of shore protection and beach restoration at Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, is set to begin this month.
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NewsPresident, Port of Barcelona invites all to GreenPort Congress & Cruise 2014
Sixte Cambra looks forward to welcoming delegates to Barcelona from 14-17 October 2015 for the 2nd Greenport Cruise & 9th Greenport Congress.
