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USA to raise issue of bottlenecks in Indian ports
The infrastructure and congestion of Indian ports is a matter of concern for the US companies operating in India, as informed by Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco J Sanchez.
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NewsA sense of balance
Ports need to find an equilibrium when investing in security, rather than invest for investment''s sake. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsA oily mess by anyone's standards
The latest monthly report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecasts 2012 demand as 88.9m barrels per day (bpd), up slightly on a previous estimate of 88.87m bpd.
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NewsIHS report on state of container trade
German global research firm IHS, has forecasted a move towards a “tendency to control the market and another period of crazy market conditions” for global container trade, in a webcast this week.
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NewsDP World wins sustainability award
DP World has won the prestigious Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) for its work in helping to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.
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NewsGreenheart Project
Greenheart is a non-profit organisation dedicated to innovation in sustainable maritime technology with a focus on sail-solar hybrid solutions, writes Pat Utley, director of the Greenheart Project.
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Santos to hike fees by 58%
The Port of Santos in Brazil is considering raising port fees by 58%, following seven years of the same rate.
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Gdynia to invest $142m
Gdynia Port Authority (ZMPG) is to invest $142m from 2012-2014 on repairs and modernisation.
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NewsPlaying around
“If you had the choice between sitting down with, say, 20 different manuals to sharpen up your safety management skills, or playing a game, what would you rather do?” asks Joost Smits of Systems Navigator.
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WA restructures port bodies
Western Australia’s eight port authorities are to be restructured, with seven of the bodies consolidated into four regional port authorities from 2014.
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NewsStrike deadlock at Auckland
Ports of Auckland (POAL) is in the middle of its latest strike - the fourth month of union action over pay and working conditions.
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NewsBetter accessibility for Rotterdam
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is expanding the Maasgeul to prevent waiting times for ships entering the Port of Rotterdam improving efficiency.
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NewsShipping company fits fuel switch
Norwegian ship owner Jo Tankers has achieved positive results in respect of meeting CARB and ECA requirements as a consequence of installing Jowa Technology''s Diesel Switch DS MKII.
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Kalibaru construction cost soars
The initial cost of building a new port at North Kalibaru in Indonesia has soared by 55% from $1.1bn to $1.9bn.
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Canadian cold ironing
The Canadian government is to go ahead with a new cold ironing initiative, following the successful completion of its C$3.8m Marine Shore Power programme in 2007-2012.
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NewsWhen to reject reality
Simulated port environments can do more than improve training, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsLargest scrubber system now on order
Alfa Laval has signed a contract with Dutch shipowning group Spliethoff to fit a multiple inlet PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system onboard a ship operating mainly in the North European ECA.
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Don’t forget the supporting roles
As well as updating their port infrastructure, countries are also tackling supporting infrastructure, including roads and rail.
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Vallarpadam void of transhipment boxes
A year after it was inaugurated, Vallarpadam container terminal in the Indian port of Kochi handles virtually no transhipment traffic.
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MSC fires warning shot across Valencia's bows
MSC has calculated that the port of Valencia could potentially lose 70% of its current transhipment traffic unless it makes adjustments to operating costs.
