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NewsEmission regulations at Californian ports
Californian ports are doing their best to ensure that vessel operators are ready for the new OGV Fuel Regulation and Northern American Emission Control Area (ECA) requirements coming into force in January 2014.
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Phoenix lights up operations
Phoenix Products Company has provided its LED fixtures to illuminate rubber-tyred gantry cranes for terminals in Houston, in the US, and Lomé, in Togo.
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Kalmar’s RTG automation first
Cargotec’s Kalmar has won a contract to supply eight zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes to the Port of Oslo in Sydhavna, Norway.
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NewsShaking the investment tree
The key drivers of change in port investment patterns are the recent economic recession and its effects on containerised trade, according to Tomas Vitsounis, project leader, Total Port Logistics, at NICTA, Australia’s ICT research centre of excellence.
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NewsProduct and equipment round-up
Here''s a round-up of the latest products and services on the market aimed at saving terminal operators time and money by improving operations.
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Ngqura terminal development put on hold
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has suspended the Request for Qualification (RFQ) process for the financing, operation and maintenance of the Ngqura Container Terminal.
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NewsRising demand for sulphur emissions control technology
Alfa Laval says demand for sulphur emissions control technology is increasing as the 2015 deadline for meeting low sulphur regulatory requirements edges closer.
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NewsKandla bid triggers rivalry concerns
Kandla Port board trustees could reject Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd’s (APSEZ) initial bid for the development of a new container loading facility, local media suggests.
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NewsPick and mix
Investors are torn between the high risk and high returns offered by ports. Felicity Landon reports
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Indonesian LNG plant falls behind
Indonesia’s Donggi-Senoro LNG project will start production in March 2015 instead of 2014, local media reports.
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New GIS solutions offer increased flexibility
Important developments have taken place in the GIS field, with new products and initiatives introduced to allow for easy, efficient usage.
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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.
