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Vietnam's Van Phong construction suspended
In a major reversal of policy, building work on Van Phong port is currently suspended, the Vietnam Ports Association has confirmed.
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NewsFloating tsunami debris response
A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March is currently floating across the North Pacific and will reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.
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NewsPort pact on environmental issues
The sister ports of Tacoma and Kitakyushu have signed a pact on environmental issues and disaster prevention.
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Port pact on environmental issues
The sister ports of Tacoma and Kitakyushu have signed a pact on environmental issues and disaster prevention.
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NewsCyber-style UK domination
Felicity Landon reports on a bit of a Doctor Who moment on the quayside at Felixstowe.
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NewsPort of Charleston commits to $1.3bn investment
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large investment over the next ten years to become a true post-panamax harbour.
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NewsGreen investment at Port of Charleston
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large green investment over the next ten years to become a more environmentally friendly post-Panamax harbour.
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NewsLeading the charge
DP World UAE is leading from the front on commitments to growth and green initiatives, as Carly Fields find out
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NewsOakland overcomes strike chaos
The Port of Oakland confirmed maritime operations have been partially resumed after being shut down yesterday prior to an organised march taking place.
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Breaking the mould
US ports continue to be firmly wedded to and dependant on the alliance of 14 marine exchanges that cover 85% of national vessel movement details.
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Second Ust-Luga coal terminal mooted
A group of investors is looking into the possibility of building a second coal terminal at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga.
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NewsA voyage of discovery
Port Community Systems have yet to prove their worth in the lucrative US market, as Martin Rushmere finds out
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NewsThai flooding disrupts export volumes
The massive floods in Thailand may not be having a direct of Thai ports, but they are affecting export and domestic supply volumes, according to APM Terminals.
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Politicians establish US port alliance
Politicians in the US federal government have established a bi-partisan Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade & Security (PORTS) alliance, which aims to highlight the important role ports play in the domestic economy.
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NewsBrazilian port infrastructure woefully inadequate
A recent study carried out by the World Economic Forum has criticised Brazil’s port infrastructure as the worst of any of the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). Of the 142 countries surveyed, Brazil was ranked in 130th place.
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Problems remain with Brazilian ports legislation
Private investors are still having a tough time of it in Brazil, according to the country’s National Agency for Waterway Transport (Antaq).
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Unions defeated in round one of Limón battle
APM Terminals has won an initial legal battle to build and manage a container terminal at Limón in Costa Rica.
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NewsThames Hub infrastructure vision unveiled
Proposals for the Thames Hub were launched by internationally-acclaimed architect Lord Norman Foster on Wednesday, a first step to realising a new integrated vision for Britain''s infrastructure.
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NewsFinancial roulette: the new game in town
It seems to me, as an interested observer, that the western hemisphere is in a gambling mood. There is a lot of hedging and slight of hand going on in the supposed rescue of the European banking system and Greece.
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New port for Angola
The government of Angola has given the go-ahead for the construction of a new commercial port at Barra do Dande, in Bengo province.
