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Dragados-SPL rebrands as Noatum Ports
Dragados-SPL - the Spanish port terminal operator with equity stakes in container operations in Bilbao, Valencia, Malaga and Las Palmas, and in general cargo terminals in Santander, Castellón and Sagunto - has been renamed Noatum Ports.
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The sell-off quandary
Experts in Kenya are divided as to whether the port of Mombasa should be privatised or not.
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NewsCaution counselled as uncertainty rules
Our industry expects economists to provide forecasts for the months and years ahead, prognosticating about demand and supply as well as financial returns. We spout optimism and pessimism with equanimity, but often with a lag.
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EU infrastructure project win
The European Union is to finance 51 infrastructure projects costing a combined €170m ($241m) as part of its Trans-European Transport Network. In Italy, the River Information Services in the Northern Italian Waterway System will be financed, as will the Adriatic Gateway project.
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DP World second West Bengal project
DP World has been linked with a new container port development at Kulpi in West Bengal, with negotiations said to be at an advanced state. The project, claims DP World, would be viable given an ongoing shortage of capacity in India.
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NewsSouth American spurt for ICTSI
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) reported 2010 results of $527.1M from its port operations, an increase of 25% over last year.
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NZ port productivity slammed
New Zealand Business Roundtable executive director Roger Kerr has strongly criticised the productivity of the local port sector.
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NewsCall for papers released!
Companies wishing to submit an abstract for the programme should do so by 12th April 2011 latest.
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NewsGreen solutions and actions for the Port of Venice
For centuries Venice was the bridge and connection for the trading within the far east countries. Shortening the way for the import of silk and spices to Europe remains a challenge. Today it’s measured in terms of CO2 and transport duration.
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NewsReducing pressure on Europe's coastal and marine areas
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to explore options for future EU action on Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. The Commission is seeking the views of all interested individuals and organisations. The consultation runs for eight weeks.
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NewsEnvironmental guidelines for Ports
The European Commission published its Guidance Document on the implementation of Birds and Habitats Directives in estuaries and coastal zones with particular attention to port development and dredging and is commonly referred to as the ‘port environmental guidelines’.
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Combating maritime pollution in South Africa
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) has installed a sophisticated satellite navigation system that will enable it to monitor vessels that might pollute South African waters. The Long Range Identification and Tracking will be able to track vessels within 1000 nautical miles of South African coastline.
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Maersk calls for Benchmarking
Speaking at the recent Green Port Logistics Conference, Maersk Line’s General Manager of Terminal Strategy, Soren Thomsen, said a terminal’s environmental performance was viewed as a tie-breaker when selecting where to send ships.
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NewsAll systems go
Advances in technology, cost-effectiveness, functionality - port operating systems need all three, finds John Bensalhia
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Las Palmas first in Spain with stevedoring reforms
The port of Las Palmas has become the first in Spain to convert its port labour company, Sestiba, into a port stevedoring management company with limited liability (Sagep).
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Sagunto investment crisis
The current economic crisis has meant that €300m ($425.4m) of investment in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Sagunto has yet to go ahead. This was committed to the southern expansion of the port, where three new terminals are planned: one for dry bulk and two for general cargo.
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NewsNew Basra super port mooted
Iraq''s Transport Minister has announced that a tender will be issued by the end of this year for a multi-billion-dollar port south of the city of Basra.
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Buenos Aires concessions to be re-visited
Argentina''s General Ports Administration (AGP), which oversees operators at the port of Buenos Aires, is to undertake an integral analysis of concessions following recent requests for them to be renewed.
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NewsFlexible tariff reforms will cost Spanish ports money
Spanish ports estimate making an average loss of 12% in their revenue in the current year as a result of applying a revised tariff model set out in new framework legislation.
