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NewsTT Club warning over uninsured assets
A case study by TT Club points out that normal insurance might not cover crane and vessel collision damage if the crane is in the process of being delivered or installed.
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NewsNew Commission guidelines for inland navigation and Natura 2000
The European Commission published new guidelines on inland navigation and nature protection to assist the sector in applying EU environmental legislation.
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NewsPrivate sector finally welcome in Africa
The acceptance of private sector participation in ports in Africa is gaining traction, and not before time. At least that''s what a meeting of port minds in Nigeria would have us believe.
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NewsSOGET taps fast growing PCS market
French port operations solutions company, SOGET, recently announced its plans to strengthen its international growth strategy to become the point of reference for Single Window by 2015.
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NewsPOLB funding to reduce diesel pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $1.34m to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) for its diesel reduction project at its container terminals.
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Learning east coast lessons
The September ''event season'' included back-to-back appearances by executives from the City of New York’s Economic Development Corporation, one aboard “Pier 66”- an old cross-harbour railcar barge converted into a floating restaurant in Chelsea - and the other at the appropriately named Captain’s Ketch, downtown near Wall Street.
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NewsMoving targets
Comparing apples with apples is mission near-impossible when it comes to reachstacker emissions, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsSokhna stand-off hits DP World operations
There is trouble and strife at Sokhna port again – reports in the media this week suggest that labour strikes have brought operations to a standstill, and a counter protest over the strikes hasn''t helped matters either.
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NewsNew joint project on LNG Bunkering
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and nine key members of the Australian maritime, port and energy sectors have established a four-month study into LNK Bunkering organised as a Joint Industry Project (JIP).
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NewsOW Bunker moves supply to Panama
OW Bunker has announced that it will supply low sulphur fuel from Balboa, Panama from mid-October.
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NewsBridging the gap
Finding access that will adapt to suit future ship design changes can be a challenge, Stevie Knight explains
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NewsDusting off the handling questions
It’s a conundrum: although dry, granular bulk is traditionally a simple and low cost cargo, Stevie Knight finds out the handling machinery is being pushed relentllessly in the other direction.
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NewsProposed terminal extension at Port of Durban
The Transnet National Port Authority''s (TNPA) final scope for the proposed development of Berth 203 to 205 at Pier 2 container terminal at the Port of Durban, has been accepted.
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Dawei mega-port still forging ahead
Thailand is to push on with the Dawei mega-port project in a joint venture with the Myanmar governmment.
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East Africa calls for unified harbours authority
Traders on the east coast of Africa want to see the reinstatement of the East African Harbours & Port Authority to stop individual states applying unilateral tariffs.
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Hamburg infrastructure upgrades needed
A plan drawn up for the Port of Hamburg forecasts it will be handling 25.3m teu by 2025, 181% higher than the 9m teu handled in 2011.
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Italy debates relationship of ports with the state
The government of Italy has approved an outline plan to reform the constitution that refers to the relationship between the Italian state and the regions.
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Indefinite strike called in Santa Fe
An indefinite strike called by port unions has made it extremely difficult for any cargo to enter or leave the Argentinean ports of San Lorenzo, San Nicolás and Villa Constitución, which are three of the country''s most important export facilities.
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Tender for Manaus due
Antaq, Brazil''s national waterway regulator, is to issue a $223m tender later this year for the construction and operation of a new port in the city of Manaus.
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HPH Trust shares a “buy”
Financial advisers Maybank Kim Eng have allocated a "buy" rating to Hutchison Port Holdings Trust’s shares.
