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NewsAPMT Callao investment assured
APM Terminals was granted an extension to file the required stability report for its North Terminal concession at Peru’s Port of Callao, Port Strategy has learned.
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NewsWorldwide impact from Eurozone crisis
The European debt crisis has had far reaching, if varied impact with certain areas such as Africa suffering disastrous setbacks, while others were still seeing healthy growth last year.
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NewsAn end in sight to the UK's port rate fiasco
Port based businesses in the UK facing unfair and unexpected backdated business rates bills can breathe a sigh of relief as the Government has moved to waive and repay bills this week.
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NewsKenya launches Lamu Port project
Lamu Port for South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor project, located in Mombasa, was officially launched this month by the president of South Sudan, the president of Kenya and the prime minister of Ethiopia.
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NewsGreen initiatives on the horizon
US shipping and logistics specialists, Horizon Lines Inc. has issued a report detailing its progress in environmental excellence through its ongoing green initiatives.
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NewsThe beauty of biomass
Green and virtuous, biomass offers some handling challenges, as Felicity Landon finds out
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Balast water system approval
The Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of the United Nations'' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted Siemens Final Approval for its Sicure ballast water management system.
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The piracy conundrum
Piracy is forcing ports to take a good look at operational and security implications, explains Stevie Knight
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NewsRed-Med railway pipe dream
The Israeli government has approved the construction of a railway line from the Port of Eilat to the national railway grid, linking it to the Mediterranean ports of Ashdod and Haifa.
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NewsClaims information found in unexpected places
‘Claims’ is very much the name of the insurance game right now. With record insured losses in 2011, underwriting companies are upgrading the sometimes elderly software that is supposed to aid sound assessments.
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NewsOn the other side of the pond
Dr Robert G Kanter of the Port of Long Beach, California is one of the chief architects of the port’s groundbreaking environmental initiatives – among the most aggressive implemented by any seaport in the world.
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NewsClimate leadership award for Port of LA
On 29 February, the Port of Los Angeles was granted the Climate Leadership Award which recognises businesses and organisations that have shown outstanding leadership in response to climate change.
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NewsWave energy power in the Black Sea
Only two months after the testing and approval of its small scale model (in cooperation with the Hydro Mechanic Institute of Kiev), EWP is in the final construction phase of its medium scale wave energy generation system.
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NewsPort of Gothenburg expands rail system
The Swedish Transport Administration has acknowledged the expansion of the rail system leading to and from the Port of Gothenburg.
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Not much comfort from a trading niche
Indian Ocean energy has a ready market and Indonesian entrepreneurs, for example, might be looking to take a leaf out of India’s copybook.
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NewsIMO versus EU on CO2 shipping emissions
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is making little progress on market-based measures to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from international shipping, putting it on a policy collision course with the European Union.
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Eight bids expected for Manta
Eight companies have been linked to the $230m development of the Ecuadorian port of Manta.
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Valencia container investment frozen
Rafael Aznar, president of Valencia port authority, has publicly acknowledged that an agreement regarding a reduction in transhipment costs may be key to unlocking future investment in container handling facilities in the port.
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Holding the key
There are Indonesian rewards to be reaped by patient investors, as Stevie Knight explains
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NewsCanada to make port tax caps permanent
Ports in the Canadian province of British Columbia aim to become more attractive to investors with a move to make the existing cap on municipal port property tax rates permanent.
