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NewsLa Unión to be offered as a concession
The port of La Unión in El Salvador is being offered as a concession to the private sector, with ownership of the infrastructure remaining with the public sector.
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Tauranga consent appeals heard
Appeals to the Port of Tauranga’s resource consent to deepen and widen its harbour shipping channels are currently being heard in the New Zealand Environment Court. Despite endeavours to negotiate, three indigenous groups have maintained their opposition to the development.
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Israel starts Eilat privatisation process
Israel''s Government Companies Authority has begun the process to privatise the port of Eilat. Bids can be made up until May 19 for a 100% stake in Eilat Port Company Limited.
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NewsPressing need for US east coast port expansion
Many US east coast ports will be unable to cope with spiralling cargo projections without setting significant expansion plans in motion, the US Army Corp of Engineers has warned.
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DP World proposes share consolidation
DP World is to pitch a one for 20 share consolidation to shareholders at its annual meeting on 11 May.
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APMT snares Callao North concession
An APM Terminals-consortium has been awarded the concession to operate the Muelle Norte terminal at the Peruvian port of Callao.
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Forth Ports accepts Arcus bid
Arcus European Infrastructure Fund has agreed a £760m takeover of Forth Ports, where it had previously been the biggest shareholder. The move comes on the back of a 20% increase in pre-tax profits to £56.3m and a 5% increase in revenue to £181.9m. Forth Ports operates six Scottish ports and ...
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Lyttelton quake rubble re-use stopped
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has been ordered to cease dumping bricks, masonry and concrete from demolished Christchurch buildings into its harbour reclamation.
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NewsFloating port offers 'quick fix' to congestion
A novel idea for a floating hub port has been unveiled which could not only boost the Scottish economy, but also provide an answer to ports’ perennial problems of trying to predict the future.
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NewsFire in the belly
India’s interior is forcing large scale port growth on both coasts. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsEuropean ports start radiation screening
The port of Rotterdam has confirmed that it is begun to monitor levels of radiation on vessels making calls at Japanese ports.
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NewsIndia "haphazard" terminal growth criticised
The Expert Appraisal Committee of India''s Ministry of Environment and Forests has issued a warning against the "haphazard and piecemeal" growth of container terminals.
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NewsQueensland bounces back from disasters
Devastating floods and cyclone damage have failed to dent Queensland’s ever-expanding coal industry.
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A question of timing
There are various methods of measuring productivity and determining whether the underperformance of the terminal operator is material and should entitle the shipping line to terminate the agreement.
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NewsTrade could suffer from the 'Japan effect'
The impact of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Japan’s imports and exports potentially has significant implications.
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NewsA good performance
HFW''s Cecile Schlub and Matthew Gore discuss the legal implications of enforced key performance indicators
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Tubeless solutions on the horizon
The future of tyres will be affected by various outside influences. Price rears its ugly head again, especially bearing in mind the recent news that tyre prices will increase further due to the high costs of natural rubber used in production.
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NewsFrom across the oceans
The world’s ocean industries will meet at the Sustainable Ocean Summit to tackle shared environmental challenges
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20% ‘green’ energy in electric power contract
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority are considering awarding a contract for $19.8 million to Just Energy Texas L.P. for the purchase of deregulated electric power to be used Port of Houston Authority-wide from 2009 to 2012.
