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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.
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NewsTilbury biomass fire proves handling risks
A huge fire in two biomass storage hoppers at Tilbury Power Station has highlighted the challenges for ports involved in handling and storing wood pellets for power generation.
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NewsPoole explores green development options
Specialist UK sustainability, ennvironment and engineering design company, Ramboll, has secured a key advisory role to help Poole Harbour Commissioners to finalise its long term environmental masterplan for the Port of Poole.
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NewsAutomation gives Cargotec a lashing
Cargotec is looking to bridge the gap in terminal container flow by offering operators the chance to get even better with automation with its newly-purchased lashing and twistlock technology.
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Next step for Teesport expansion
PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity.
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NewsClimbing the ranks
Bilateral trade deals and transhipment traffic will see the world''s fifth largest container port continue to grow. Michael King reports
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NewsSecond Environship order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced a second contract for a vessel to one of its Environship designs, a 75m LNG-powered vessel for Norway''s Eidsvaag for fish farm supply along the Norwegian coast.
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NewsNext step for Teesport expansion
PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity.
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Japan puts annus horribilis behind it
2011 was a year to forget for Japan and its ports. On March 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake launched a tsunami which engulfed much of the country''s coastal northeast and caused the worst nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl in 1986.
