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Pay hike for Valencia stevedores
Terminals and stevedores at the port of Valencia in Spain have agreed to a 3.2% salary increase for all the 1,300 dock workers.
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SLPA to issue bonds
Sri Lanka Ports Authority is to issue $500m in bonds, with the revenue used to pay off Japanese loans, which are proving unaffordable given the appreciation of the yen.
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NewsNY/NJ port projects secure $346m funding
New York/New Jersey port authority is to invest $346m in port projects for 2012, in addition to the $15m it will spend on increasing air draft clearance under the Bayonne Bridge.
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NewsGreen Port Hull plans submitted
There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.
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NewsFacing up to falling volumes
Despite rocky times, the Los Angeles and Long Beach box trade dominance will continue. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsEuropean capacity question resurfaces
In sharp contrast to the fears just a few years back that north European ports were heading for a capacity crunch, today’s concern is that there will be too much capacity flooding onto the market too soon.
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Oil spill protection at Malmö
Denmark - A unique remote-controlled, self-propelled torpedo has been launched aimed at protecting Malmö’s port from oil spills that may occur in the future.
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NewsGreen Port Hull plans submitted
There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.
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NewsPropulsions & Emissions Conference 2012 - Call for papers
The 2012 Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has opened its call for papers today.
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NewsIMO pressed on container weight issue
Organisations have joined together in an effort to encourage the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to amend the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to incorporate a condition for verifying weights of loaded containers.
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NewsCaterpillar supports sustainable cities
Much of the world’s population lives in coastal cities built up around ports so a new injection of funding by the Caterpillar Foundation to the Sustainable Cities Initiative this week is important news.
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Bureaucracy and eco-regs worry developers
Huge environmental costs and lengthy bureaucratic processes on the US West Coast are starting to make investors take a second look at the whys and wherefores of building terminals.
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Connecting Europe Facility: €50 billion boost
EU – The European Commission has tabled a plan foreseeing EUR 31.7 bln for developing the Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T). The plan sets off new guidelines, determining which projects are to be implement into TEN-T, and establishes the ‘Connecting Europe Facility’, that defines procedures for providing EU financial aid ...
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Summa Group and VTTI to build oil terminal
The Netherlands - The President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte have attended the signing ceremony for a major long-term agreement between the Port of Rotterdam and Shtandart TT B.V.
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NewsZero emissions project wins award
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Gottwald Port Technology have been awarded the Hanse Globe 2011 sustainability prize for their ‘Zero Emissions’ pilot project.
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NewsAuckland strikes out at union on Maersk loss
The Port of Auckland has hit out at the Maritime Union of New Zealand and said that the loss of the Maersk Southern Star service is a “sad attempt” to deflect blame for the situation from the union.
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NewsGuaranteed return a must for ABP
Long-term demand planning has always been paramount; but it''s the level of protection that is built into those forecasts that varies widely.
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NewsDB Schenker new rail transport to China
Germany/China - DB Schenker Rail Automotive, Deutsche Bahn’s specialist in automotive rail freight transport, is overseeing auto part transports from Leipzig to China on behalf of BMW.
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NewsEfficiency or effectiveness?
Stevie Knight asks why ports still lag behind the other industry sectors on performance indicators
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NewsFirst Rainbow Warrior newbuild delivered
Europe - Greenpeace’s new 57.9m LOA Rainbow Warrior III has gone into service after completion in north Germany as the first purpose built newbuilding for the internationally active environmental organisation.
