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Cracking maritime disputes
When it comes to disputes, winning a case is just the start of the battle. In the maritime world, very often the ruling, or award in the case of arbitration, has to be enforced in a different jurisdiction, and that is where local legal knowledge – and enormous reserves of ...
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NewsPeruvian ports in peril?
Port Strategy has learned that there is discontent in Peru on the planned reconfiguration of the port authority services. According to an industry source, control of Peruvian ports is to be taken back by the Navy and Ministry of Transport (MTC).
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NewsOMC products to increase Hedland capacity
Australian maritime engineering company, OMC International, has announced it will deliver two new products to Port Hedland to help increase port capacity.
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NewsGas-fuelled ferry based on R-R Environship
Rolls-Royce has announced a teaming agreement with Italian company Lauro Shipping to design innovative new gas powered ferries based on Rolls-Royce’s Environship concept, the first such application for a passenger vessel.
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NewsA moving target
Varied storage solutions are needed to cater for different cargoes and strategies. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsHPH withdraws UK port plan variation
Hutchison Ports (UK) has withdrawn its latest application to develop a container port in Essex, UK, following news that the British Government has opted for a public inquiry on the issue.
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NewsCargotec completes operational adjustments
Finland''s Cargotec has completed its employee cooperation negotiations that were launched in October as the company prepares to make operational adjustments.
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News1,000th SEEMP for GL's FutureShip
Despite some indications to the contrary, Germanischer Lloyd believes that compliance with the incoming requirement for a ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) is a high priority for many ship operators.
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NewsBuilding a network
Ports adopting a port community system can create a strong network among its many stakeholders, according to South Korea''s Total Soft Bank, well known for its PLUS (Port Logistics Unifying System).
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Manta tender retrenchment
The current round of bidding to expand and operate the Ecuadorian port of Manta has been abandoned, following a lack of bids from interested parties.
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Tauranga port criticises process
Port of Tauranga is frustrated at both the NZ$2.5m (US$2.1m) expenditure - excluding staff time - and four-year process it has undertaken to seek resource consent to widen and deepen its harbour channel.
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Bill killed by one vote
Labour MP Darien Fenton’s Local Government (Council Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill was thwarted by a single vote in New Zealand Parliament last month.
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$20bn set for Brazilian ports
Brazil''s president Dilma has agreed the final shape of a new ports package, including a set of ambitious measures in terms of both investment and ‘light’ changes to the regulatory framework.
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Taiwanese ports welcome $1.9bn boost
Four Taiwanese ports are to receive combined investment of $1.9bn from 18 local investors over the next five years.
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Haulage drivers end crippling strike at Bilbao
The strike by self-employed road hauliers which has been ongoing at the port of Bilbao since November 5 has been called off.
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NewsUkraine opens the door to concession
Operations for all of the 18 sea ports in the Ukraine are now theoretically available for concession following their recent addition to The List of Concession Objects by the Cabinet of Ministers in what is called Resolution 1055.
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Study on LNG solution in the Baltics published
The European Commission has published the study on gas supply issues in the East-Baltic region, requested by concerned Member States.
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NewsStrike averted after Portland negotiations
A planned union strike at the Port of Portland was averted yesterday as negotiations between the port and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 28 ended in a speculative contract agreement.
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NewsICS heads to Doha Climate Change Conference
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) will be representing global shipowners at the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in Doha on 27 November.
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NewsA collective voice
Intelligent port community systems can give hubs the edge when chasing cargo. Alex Hughes reports
