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NewsUK ports benefit from 3G access
Mobile network, Three, has launched a national campaign with the help of the Merchant Navy Welfare Board, to provide 500,000MB of free mobile internet access to ports across the UK.
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NewsPSA walks away from Indian project
It seems that the battle over India’s tariffs has resulted in PSA International and ABG walking away from Jawaharlu Nehru Port’s fourth box terminal with the port trust recommending they be barred from further Indian projects.
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NewsHong Kong encourages vessels to switch to cleaner fuel
As from 26 September 2012, ocean going vessels will benefit from a 50% reduction in port facilities and light dues if they switch to use low sulphur fuel while berthing in Hong Kong waters.
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NewsShuttle connects Stockholm and Gothenburg in six hours
This month, a new shuttle between Stockholm Årsta and the Port of Gothenburg came into service. The shuttle provides companies throughout the Stockholm area with a rapid, environmentally smart link to key import and export markets.
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NewsGreen corridors and the SuperGreen project presentation
A late addition to the programme, the purpose of this paper is to present the available output of the project with emphasis on its transport policy content.
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NewsTaking the whole terminal view
The longer term future of operating systems will leave no terminal stone unturned, according to developers.
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NewsFirst reading for ports transparency bill
Parliamentary debate began this Wednesday on a Private Member’s Bill proposed by Labour MP Darien Fenton to increase transparency within New Zealand’s port sector.
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NewsPortugese ports hit by strikes
Strike action will be taking place across Portugese ports for the remainder of September following workers'' protests against the government’s austerity measures.
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NewsEnvironment ministry to inspect Mundra port
The environment ministry has appointed an expert committee to inspect Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd at Mundra in Gujarat after reports of environmental violations.
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NewsStormy weather fails to dampen prospects
Hurricane Ernesto, Typhoon Haikui, Typhoon Damrey, Typhoon Saola. That grim quartet struck in the space of just a few days of August, bringing destruction to parts of Central America in the first instance, and heavy flooding in the Far East in the rest. Earlier in the year, tornadoes brought havoc ...
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NewsSpreading their wings
Software suppliers are eagerly eyeing the utopia of including all terminal tasks in a TOS. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsCall for action over ageing US ports
A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has said that aging infrastructure for US marine ports and inland waterways is threatening the national economy.
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NewsAberdeen harbour plans port expansion
Scotland''s Aberdeen Harbour Board has begun a study to evaluate the likelihood of extending the facilities at the port to meet its increasing operations.
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NewsAntwerp port rep wins Chinese award
Jan Van der Borght, who represents the Port of Antwerp in China, has been presented with the Silver Magnolia Award – the first Belgian to receive the award since 2009.
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Chinese to operate out of North Korea
China''s state-owned Yanbian Haihua Group has purchased the rights to make use of two berths at the North Korean east coast port of Chongjin.
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DP World to sell Antwerp break bulk stake
DP World intends to sell the 60% stake it holds in DP World Breakbulk, the company that operates a bulk terminal in the port of Antwerp.
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Brazilian association threatens legal action
The Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP) has threatened legal action if terminals granted to private operators as concessions under the previous Ports Law are not renewed.
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Hedland puts inner harbour to work
Port Hedland has reviewed its operations and decided to optimise its inner harbour space, identifying under-utilised capacity that has led to approvals being granted for three developments in the inner harbour.
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Portland wins tax challenge
The Australian port of Portland has won its challenge against the Victorian government for the amount of land tax that was payable at the time the port was privatised in the mid-1990s.
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Everybody needs good neighbours
One thing that port operators need to bear in mind is how they interact with the nearby community: noise and pollution levels are just two factors that port operators need to consider with respect to the neighbours.
