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Green investment at Port of Charleston
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large green investment over the next ten years to become a more environmentally friendly post-Panamax harbour.
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Leading the charge
DP World UAE is leading from the front on commitments to growth and green initiatives, as Carly Fields find out
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Oakland overcomes strike chaos
The Port of Oakland confirmed maritime operations have been partially resumed after being shut down yesterday prior to an organised march taking place.
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Breaking the mould
US ports continue to be firmly wedded to and dependant on the alliance of 14 marine exchanges that cover 85% of national vessel movement details.
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A voyage of discovery
Port Community Systems have yet to prove their worth in the lucrative US market, as Martin Rushmere finds out
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Second Ust-Luga coal terminal mooted
A group of investors is looking into the possibility of building a second coal terminal at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga.
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Thai flooding disrupts export volumes
The massive floods in Thailand may not be having a direct of Thai ports, but they are affecting export and domestic supply volumes, according to APM Terminals.
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Politicians establish US port alliance
Politicians in the US federal government have established a bi-partisan Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade & Security (PORTS) alliance, which aims to highlight the important role ports play in the domestic economy.
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Brazilian port infrastructure woefully inadequate
A recent study carried out by the World Economic Forum has criticised Brazil’s port infrastructure as the worst of any of the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). Of the 142 countries surveyed, Brazil was ranked in 130th place.
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Problems remain with Brazilian ports legislation
Private investors are still having a tough time of it in Brazil, according to the country’s National Agency for Waterway Transport (Antaq).
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Unions defeated in round one of Limón battle
APM Terminals has won an initial legal battle to build and manage a container terminal at Limón in Costa Rica.
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Thames Hub infrastructure vision unveiled
Proposals for the Thames Hub were launched by internationally-acclaimed architect Lord Norman Foster on Wednesday, a first step to realising a new integrated vision for Britain''s infrastructure.
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Jump the queue
Itajai is positioning itself as an alternative to more congested Brazilian ports, as Bob Moser finds out
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Industry questions Brazilian cruise choices
Brazil will invest millions of dollars to build four new passenger terminals and reform two key existing ones for cruise tourism before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but the industry is concerned over the choice of ports, and timetable for construction.
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Financial roulette: the new game in town
It seems to me, as an interested observer, that the western hemisphere is in a gambling mood. There is a lot of hedging and slight of hand going on in the supposed rescue of the European banking system and Greece.
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New port for Angola
The government of Angola has given the go-ahead for the construction of a new commercial port at Barra do Dande, in Bengo province.
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Batam project re-tendered
Indonesia''s Transport Ministry is to re-tender the project to build a transhipment port in Batam.
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Strabag to build Duqm port
Strabag has been awarded a €150m ($212m) contract to build the new port of Duqm, in Oman. As part of the contract, it will supply major expressway links to the port.
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Growing orders for greener spreaders
Bromma has so far won contracts for nearly 300 all electric crane spreaders for service in automated or semi-automated terminal environments.
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Oakland threatened by strike closure
The Port of Oakland is being targeted as part of the Oakland General Strike in California today. A group called Occupy Oakland are leading a march on the port in order to ‘shut it down’ before the 1900 hrs night shift.