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    Vizhinjam tender back on the table

    2012-07-18T10:30:00Z

    The proposed Vizhinjam port project in India may be put out for re-tender.

  • The benefits of AWT’s new ship optimisation service (FOS)
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    New AWT fuel optimisation service

    2012-07-17T18:08:00Z

    US based Applied Weather Technology Inc. (AWT) has revealed a new ship optimisation service (FOS) which it says will give ship operators the data needed to plan more efficient and environmentally friendly voyages.

  • The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has strongly reacted against the maritime industry’s call for stricter IMO regulation on the declaration of container weights, which would involve mandatory weighing.
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    Proposal to IMO for mandatory weighting of containers

    2012-07-17T16:06:00Z

    A number of international maritime associations submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) aiming for a legal requirement to be introduced, forcing port terminal operators and ships to verify container weight in order to export a loaded container.

  • At last the UK looks set to get more efficient with rail freight
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    UK invests in strategic rail network

    2012-07-17T13:03:00Z

    The UK’s Department of Transport has announced the biggest upgrade to the country''s rail network in years - great news for freight and terminal operators.

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    Kochi to re-tender Willingdon island

    2012-07-17T10:30:00Z

    Kochi Port Trust has invited bids for the establishment of a port user complex on a 900,000 m² area, which is to be offered as a 30-year concession.

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    Residents throw spanner in Melbourne expansion

    2012-07-17T10:30:00Z

    The environmental pressures facing ports close to residential areas have surfaced in Melbourne, where residents of the suburb of Williamstown have already raised concerns about the proposed development of the Webb Dock container terminal.

  • Shipping dangerous cargo is a profitable business on the Yangtze Photo: V Menkov
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    Illegal DG shipping on the Yangtze

    2012-07-16T18:37:00Z

    Port Strategy has learned that a shipowner has been remanded in custody for ten days and fined for shipping dangerous goods (DG) cargo having used fake documents on the Yangtze.

  • The existing Gate LNG terminal at Maasvlakte Photo: Port of Rotterdam
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    Rotterdam LNG a step closer

    2012-07-16T17:38:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam says that it has moved one step closer to realising its plan to become an LNG port filling station.

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    Bulgaria to privatise ports

    2012-07-16T10:30:00Z

    The Bulgarian government is to privatise its ports, airports and railways as a means of attracting investment of around €500m.

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    Australian assets offer low returns

    2012-07-16T10:30:00Z

    A number of major Australian ports have a lower return on assets than counterparts internationally, according to a report by Infrastructure Australia.

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    Brazil to modernise infrastructure

    2012-07-15T10:30:00Z

    The Brazilian federal government is to instigate measures designed to modernise Brazil''s port infrastructure.

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    Consultant slams Australian port productivity

    2012-07-15T10:30:00Z

    Australian port performance has come under fire from a report by economic researchers Castalia which suggests productivity at Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney is not keeping pace with wage increases.

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    Eilat concession decision deferred

    2012-07-14T10:30:00Z

    Israel Chemicals Ltd has emerged as the sole bidder for the concession to run the Israeli port of Eilat.

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    Competition authority probes Valencia

    2012-07-14T10:30:00Z

    Spain''s National Competition Commission says it is to continue investigating a complaint against the logistics community in the port of Valencia.

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    DPW Adelaide sale result of right exercise

    2012-07-14T10:30:00Z

    DP World says it was forced to sell its Adelaide terminal to Flinders Ports due to the exercise of a right in the agreement held by Flinders.

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    Yemen to end DP World's Aden tenure

    2012-07-13T18:15:00Z

    Yemen''s Anti-Corruption Commission has asked the country''s parliament to cancel the contract that allows DP World to operate Aden container terminal.

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    Enapu on verge of bankruptcy

    2012-07-13T18:13:00Z

    Peru''s Transport and Communications Minister, Carlos Paredes, has conceded that the National Ports Company, Enapu, is skirting bankruptcy.

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    WA mulls second box port

    2012-07-13T18:12:00Z

    Western Australia’s state government is to consider options for a second container port 10km south of Fremantle to cope with predicted steep annual growth rates in cargo volumes.

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    Asciano questions multiple operators

    2012-07-13T18:10:00Z

    The head of Australian stevedore Asciano has questioned whether having three competitive stevedores in the Australian waterfront industry is viable in the long-term.

  • Peter Hinchliffe, secretary general, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
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    ICS concern for shipping regulations

    2012-07-13T16:31:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging for regulations on the environmental impact of the shipping industry, developed by the IMO, to be left alone.