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Head of Unit, EC to open Congress
Dimitrios Theologitis of the European Mobility Network Directorate, will give the keynote speech at the 2011 GreenPort Congress
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Brazilian government to participate in ports
Brazil''s federal government has announced that it is to increase its intervention in the management and planning of 16 large ports.
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Chile's Coquimbo considers concession
The Chilean port of Coquimbo will shortly be offered as a concession as a means of expanding its working area and thereby allowing it to more easily accommodate larger vessels.
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Kiwi ports maintain steady funding
New Zealand’s two largest ports - Ports of Auckland (POAL) and the Port of Tauranga - are reporting steady relationships with their banking creditors, albeit with some differences since the global financial crisis.
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New-fashioned financing
The new age of risk averse banking calls for fresh thinking to raise finance for port projects.
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DP World celebrates four-fold profit increase
A stronger operating environment pushed DP World''s first-half profits up four-fold, but second half uncertainty could disrupt the profits party, the group cautioned on Thursday.
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US East coast ports prepare for Irene
The expected landfall of category three Hurricane Irene on Saturday has prompted the US Coast captain of the port North Carolina sector to set Port Condition Whiskey for the state’s Wilmington and Morehead City ports.
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Suape request for $625m funding
The Brazilian state of Pernambuco has asked BNDES for a loan of $625 million to finance upgrades at the north-eastern port of Suape.
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Santos racks up $6bn in investment
The port of Santos will have received combined private and public investment of $6bn by 2024 aimed at improving infrastructure and capacity.
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Mormugao upgrades put on hold
Modernisation of the mechanical ore handling plant at the Indian port of Mormugao has been suspended.
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India commits $60bn to national ports
The Indian government has announced that, in partnership with the private sector, it is to invest $60bn into the national port network by 2020 to accommodate increasing levels of growth.
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Uruguay revisits deep water port plan
The government of Uruguay has re-activated a project that first emerged in 2005 to build a new deepwater port at Garzón.
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Cadiz releases terminal tender
The southern Spanish port of Cadiz has issued a tender for a new container terminal.
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No one solution to scanning puzzle
Flexibility will be vital in responding to whatever scanning approach is decided upon by regulators, says Andrew Goldsmith of Rapiscan.
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Zero tolerance
The radioactive threats are real, but the container scanning debate continues. Felicity Landon reports
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Portland ‘critical’ for southern success
The port of Portland is critical for economic growth in the so-called “Green Triangle” of south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria, Regional Development Australia says.
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Private cash more attractive than ever
Pulling in Federal money to fund infrastructure projects got a little bit harder, as the US credit rating was downgraded.
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Don't fall foul of bribery rules
The UK Bribery Act promises a shake-up of confused corruption legislation and all companies should take the implications of the Act seriously.
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Investor sought for new Jakarta port
The Indonesian state-owned logistics and industrial park developer, Kawasan Berikat Nusantara (KBN), is seeking an investment partner for a $235m port development in Marunda area of North Jakarta.
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HPH secures inland Sydney logistics hub
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has been appointed operator of the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre, located 18 kilometres from Port Botany.