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NewsCashing in on US distraction
Sandwiched in-between the big fiascos in Washington, DC - which culminated in a government shutdown - President Obama, visiting New Orleans, called for increased infrastructure spending.
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NewsGlut of global tenders
Ecuador’s Manta Port Authority has launched a new tender in search of a strategic international partner to operate its container and multi-purpose terminal.
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Haifa and Ashdod monopolise Israeli box traffic
A ruling by Israel''s Antitrust Authority that the ports of Haifa and Ashdod act as an oligopoly in container handling has allowed director David Gilo to prohibit the existing port companies from involvement in government plans for new container ports.
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NewsSouth-south trade shift to benefit ports
Marking a shift away from traditional Asia-Europe shipping lanes, trade routes in the southern hemisphere are fast becoming drivers of traffic for well placed ports.
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NewsMore weighing guidance needed
Industry experts have already called for additional guidance on mandatory container weighing, while agreeing that enforcement is the only way to ensure accuracy of container weights.
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NewsKalmar container handlers for DP World
Kalmar is continuing its long standing partnership with DP World supplying seven new empty container handlers to the new Jebel Ali port development in Dubai.
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NewsMore companies sign up to being ‘green’
Twenty more maritime companies have signed the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge to show their commitment towards promoting clean and green shipping in Singapore.
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NewsPorts remain positive for 2014 volume growth
North Europe trade volumes are set to grow in 2014, bar for the Chinese New Year period regarding imports, according to the latest ‘Global Port Tracker: North Europe Trade Outlook’.
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NewsA general approach to alternative fuels
The European Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports - a directive that is part of the Clean Power for Transport Initiative
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Global ports set for “warm winter”
The productivity of global ports has maintained a steady improvement this year and is expected to continue as the Christmas period sets in, according to the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.
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NewsA general approach to alternative fuels
The European Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports - a directive that is part of the Clean Power for Transport Initiative
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EU invests €1.1m in shore power infrastructure
The European Union is investing just over €1.1m in shore power infrastructure studies and a pilot implementation to boost the services for inland navigation in the Belgian region of Flanders.
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NewsNigeria set for first ever deep sea port
Nigeria is set for its first ever deep sea port, estimated to cost N 216bn (US$ 1.354bn) after receiving approval from the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
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NewsMiddle East overcapacity talk dismissed
The prospect of overcapacity in the Middle East has been rejected by DP World at TOC Middle East in Dubai this week.
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News"World's first" LNG hybrid barge set for 2014
Slovakia''s Shipbuilding and Machinery is to build what is thought to be the world''s first LNG hybrid barge for Hybrid Port Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems GmbH & Co KG.
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Flying solo
Kalmar is taking advantage of its renewed autonomy to drive innovation as Anne-Marie Causer finds out
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NewsDeveloping high-tech Oman container terminal
The last of three Post-Panamax cranes have been safely installed at Oman’s new container terminal at SOHAR Port and Freezone.
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It's time we made safety a priority
APS Technology''s Allen Thomas asks why aren''t more operators taking safety seriously
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NewsPhoenix LEDs for terminal RTGs
Phoenix Products Company Inc. has supplied its most innovative LED fixtures to illuminate RTG cranes for terminals in Houston, Texas, USA and Lomé, Togo in Western Africa.
