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Algerian sea port tender
The Algerian government has issued a tender for a new port to be located between Algiers and Ténès, some 200 km to the east.
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Lyttelton insurance costs mount
As Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) processes what is due to be the largest single corporate insurance claim in the Southern Hemisphere, other local ports are also feeling the ramifications of the Canterbury earthquakes.
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NewsShifting sands
The focus of Middle East port development has shifted from transhipment capacity to addressing specific domestic bottlenecks. Karen Thomas reports
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NewsDip in demand just a blip
Following a stellar 2010, global volumes of sea-air cargo have declined this year.
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NewsKeeping the detail in view
It’s not the information you have but what you do with it – this is the message from James Cutler of emapsite.
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NewsAgencies ordered out of Nigerian ports
Nigerian ports are making a move toward efficiency by finally kicking multiple government agencies off their premises.
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Brazilian state muscles into ports
The Brazilian government is to renegotiate all contracts that ports have with the state, municipal government or private sector to allow it to have more influence in how they are managed.
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Dockers down tools at Al-Dekheila
Some 450 ports stevedores belonging to the Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company downed tools in October, claiming that promises made to them over concerns raised in April had been reneged on.
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Cavotec holds capital base
Plans to raise significant capital have been put on hold by Cavotec partially due to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm-listing firm having a “very strong balance sheet” and recently signing a €80m ($110m) Credit Facility agreement.
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Otago job cuts stun unions
A committed protest campaign is being promised by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) in light of Port Otago seeking up to a dozen voluntary redundancies.
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NewsTauranga undeterred by Rena disruption
Containers from the Rena grounding finding their way into the shipping channels of the Port of Tauranga have so far been swiftly removed, the port has said.
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NewsFreight loses Asia pull
The latest global freight data highlights concern over economic recovery and exposes the risk of dependence on Asia-led growth, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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NewsEU Customs procedures cause of competition
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is calling for a harmonised implementation of customs procedures across EU ports after it identified problems arising from uneven legislation.
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NewsEU ports 'vunerable' to sulphur legislation
Baltic and UK ports will be “especially vulnerable” to new Sulphur Emission Control Area (ECA) regulations which may increase bunker fuel prices by 87%, David Balston of the UK Chamber of Shipping told Port Strategy.
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NewsSmaller feeders face marginalisation
The recent wave of newbuilding contracts for vessels of over 8,000 teu will start to tell on the ports themselves, as smaller feeder facilities start feeling the impact of the increases.
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NewsBoost for green port solutions in Singapore
Jurong Port (JP) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have committed to a large investment in green port technology and productivity over the next five years.
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NewsUplifted by sea-air
Numerous bodies need to be on the same wavelength for sea-air shipping to function efficiently, writes Michael King
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NewsSwimming in a big pond
Businesses that place their insurance in the London market – and these include the majority of large ports groups in addition to many smaller facilities – may be comforted to learn that they are swimming in a very large pool.
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NewsPort collaboration delivers better air
Port Metro Vancouver and two Washington State ports are making significant progress in a cross-border effort to reduce port-related emissions in the Georgia Basin.
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NewsGreen Port fees for Hamburg
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has introduced a discount on port dues for environmentally friendly ships.
