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APM Terminals offloads partial Xiamen stake
APM Terminals is to sell 25% of the stake it holds in the Xiamen Songyu container terminal in China.
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Peru to strengthen Enapu role
Peru says it is going to strengthen the National Ports Administration, Enapu, which will continue to function as the administrator for all the public ports owned by the state.
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Man killed at Tauranga
Tauranga resident, Walter Daniel Crosa, was tragically killed in an accident at the port on August 15.
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New crane for Odense
Denmark - The Port of Odense has taken delivery of a new Liebherr mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550. With its impressive total height of 74 meter the crane is more than twice as high as the famous Round Tower in Copenhagen.
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Martin Engineering Acquires Clean Cat Conveyors
USA - Martin Engineering, a global supplier of bulk handling systems and services, has taken another step in its expansion into India with the acquisition of a manufacturer of conveyor components and systems, Clean Cat Conveyors Pvt Ltd., of Goa.
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Giant sulphur reduction modules to Valero
UK:The recent delivery of five giant scrubber units, built by Ledwood Mechanical Engineering, to the Valero Pembroke oil refinery on Milford Haven illustrates the ability of local companies to successfully deliver high value and large scale engineering projects to the local refinery infrastructure and beyond.
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Maranhão pushes grain terminal
The Brazilian port of Maranhão is to construct a new grain terminal at a cost of $159m. A tender has been issued based on the facility handling 5m tonnes annually by July 2013. Subsequent expansion could double this.
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Uruguay raises fees by 20%
Uruguay''s National Ports Authority (ANP) is to hike tariffs, which are calculated in US dollars, by 20%.
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Wanganui port bids shortlisted
Wanganui District Council has conducted interviews with the shortlisted four of eight applicants interested in operating its Wanganui port. The applicants are to now report back on a business planning exercise aimed at identifying the potential and cost of restoring a commercial port operation.
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A happy union
Carly Fields asks whether alliances and partnerships really do deliver on their promises
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CMA CGM Group holds Environmental Day
France - Marseilles-based CMA CGM, organised its third Environment Days to mark World Environment Day and World Ocean Day.
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Antwerp Offers Green Incentive
Belgium - Antwerp Port Authority is to reward “clean ships” calling at the port.
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Zero-Emissions Terminal Takes a Leap Forward
Germany - The first fully-automated battery-powered AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) have been put into service at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, Hamburg.
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New shunting operator at the Port of Gothenburg
Sweden - The Port of Gothenburg has contracted a new shunting operator.
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LA & Long Beach Announce Clean Air Winners
US - The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have selected seven local maritime and cargo companies as 2011 recipients of the Clean Air Action Plan Air Quality Awards.
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Cloud Based Regulatory Compliance
US - Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have signed up cloud based environmental regulatory compliance management system from Enviance.
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Commission Proposes Revised Sulphur Directive
EU - On the day the IMO agreement on GHG emissions was announced, the European Commission presented its proposals to lower the sulphur content of shipping fuels.
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Hybrid car carrier design aims at zero emissions while berthed
The Netherlands - Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd has announced the exterior and basic design of the hybrid car carrier aiming at zero emissions while berthed had been determined.
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Harwich Welcomes MPI Adventure
UK - Harwich International Port has welcomed the MPI Adventure on its maiden operational call to the port.
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Age not the only concern
Yossi Bassan, the Port of Ashdod''s vice president Logistics & Engineering, sings the praises of the many good, independent workshops around the port of Ashdod.