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NewsIMO versus EU on CO2 shipping emissions
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is making little progress on market-based measures to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from international shipping, putting it on a policy collision course with the European Union.
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Eight bids expected for Manta
Eight companies have been linked to the $230m development of the Ecuadorian port of Manta.
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Valencia container investment frozen
Rafael Aznar, president of Valencia port authority, has publicly acknowledged that an agreement regarding a reduction in transhipment costs may be key to unlocking future investment in container handling facilities in the port.
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Holding the key
There are Indonesian rewards to be reaped by patient investors, as Stevie Knight explains
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NewsCanada to make port tax caps permanent
Ports in the Canadian province of British Columbia aim to become more attractive to investors with a move to make the existing cap on municipal port property tax rates permanent.
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NewsTilbury biomass fire proves handling risks
A huge fire in two biomass storage hoppers at Tilbury Power Station has highlighted the challenges for ports involved in handling and storing wood pellets for power generation.
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NewsPoole explores green development options
Specialist UK sustainability, ennvironment and engineering design company, Ramboll, has secured a key advisory role to help Poole Harbour Commissioners to finalise its long term environmental masterplan for the Port of Poole.
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NewsAutomation gives Cargotec a lashing
Cargotec is looking to bridge the gap in terminal container flow by offering operators the chance to get even better with automation with its newly-purchased lashing and twistlock technology.
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Next step for Teesport expansion
PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity.
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NewsClimbing the ranks
Bilateral trade deals and transhipment traffic will see the world''s fifth largest container port continue to grow. Michael King reports
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NewsSecond Environship order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced a second contract for a vessel to one of its Environship designs, a 75m LNG-powered vessel for Norway''s Eidsvaag for fish farm supply along the Norwegian coast.
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NewsNext step for Teesport expansion
PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity.
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Japan puts annus horribilis behind it
2011 was a year to forget for Japan and its ports. On March 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake launched a tsunami which engulfed much of the country''s coastal northeast and caused the worst nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl in 1986.
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NewsRAMPing up American port potential
An important piece of legislation, the Realize America’s Maritime Promise proposal that could free up money for harbor maintenance, is kicking around Washington, DC.
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Hong Kong and its neighbourly rivals
Hong Kong has been one of Asia''s leading ports for generations and remains one of the top three container ports in the world.
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NewsWelcome the investment outsiders
Is the entrance of pension funds, infrastructure funds, private equity funds and other non-core investors into the international port investment arena a good thing? Of course it is.
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NewsPoole explores green development options
Specialist UK sustainability, ennvironment and engineering design company, Ramboll, has secured a key advisory role to help Poole Harbour Commissioners to finalise its long term environmental masterplan for the Port of Poole.
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NewsGreen Ports Initiative in Spain
In current times society is becoming more and more sensitised about environmental protection - as Sara Blanco Monge, Systems Engineer at Isdefe explains.
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Automated lashing efficiency for containers
An automated lashing platform for fully automated quayside twistlock handling has been added to Cargotec’s portfolio. Under the terms of an exclusive global licensing agreement, Cargotec has assumed full responsibility for KALP GmbH''s automated lashing platform products and services.
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Georgia turns to RTG greening
Georgia Ports Authority is investing in green on-dock technology with the approved purchase of four electric-powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes.
