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  • At Portland, new Terminal 6 operator ICTSI set out early to get the union on side
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    Working out the details

    2011-06-03T10:00:00Z

    Martin Rushmere investigates the heated issue of port labour Stateside

  • Hamburg Port
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    Congress Programme confirmed!

    2011-06-02T10:58:00Z

    The Programme for the 2011 GreenPort Congress can now be viewed online.

  • The UK's Thanet wind farm developer Vattenfall has funded Ramsgate's dredging on the back of a lease deal with the port
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    Ramsgate rides the wind train

    2011-06-02T10:00:00Z

    The UK Port of Ramsgate has benefited from the investment generated by wind farms, with Thanet developer, Vattenfall, paying for recent dredging works.

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    Peru concession awarded

    2011-06-02T08:32:00Z

    The Yurimaguas consortium has been awarded a concession to build and manage a new port in the Loreto region of Peru.

  • Santos was one of three Brazilian ports to make the top ten list. Credit: Jorge Andrade
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    Panamanian ports head Latin America league

    2011-06-02T08:28:00Z

    The Panamanian ports of Colón and Balboa have topped Cepal’s latest league table of Latin American ports, respectively handling 2.81m teu and 2.75m teu.

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    Rio Grande ordered to re-tender contract

    2011-06-02T08:27:00Z

    A court has told the port of Rio Grande that it must re-issue a tender in respect of emergency environmental services within the next six months, or the contract granted to the current provider, Ecosorb, will be suspended.

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    Protests stall Açu port construction

    2011-06-02T08:27:00Z

    Construction work on the new Açu port being promoted by LLX was interrupted twice in March and April.

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    NMPT abandons PPP

    2011-06-02T08:26:00Z

    New Mangalore Port Trust has abandoned plans for a public-private partnership development of its proposed container terminal.

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    Cost overrun hits Tanjung Priok

    2011-06-02T08:25:00Z

    The bill for the first stage of Tanjung Priok’s North Terminal development has spiralled by 26% from the original forecast, up from $1.02bn to $1.29bn. The hike in prices has been blamed on the change in location for the container terminal, an increase in infrastructure costs for construction of a ...

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    Ust-Luga PPP completed

    2011-06-02T08:22:00Z

    The Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga has completed construction of the last two of five berths at the multipurpose transhipment terminal. This is the first time such a development has taken place using a public-private partnership involving the Russian Investment Fund, which contributed almost $72m towards the $305m total cost.

  • The East Arm of Darwin’s harbour is to be saved from blasting
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    No blasting for Darwin’s LNG project

    2011-06-02T08:22:00Z

    Blasting at Darwin’s harbour will be replaced by more environmentally friendly dredging methods, after concerns were raised by the community.

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    'Unlawful' strikes challenged

    2011-06-02T08:22:00Z

    Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has launched two prosecutions against the Maritime Union of Australia following allegations of unlawful industrial action at Fremantle and Broome.

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    Adani wins Abbot Point lease

    2011-06-02T08:22:00Z

    The long-term lease of the Abbot Point coal terminal in Queensland has been won by Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ), a branch of the Adani group of India.

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    APMT linked to Kaliningrad

    2011-06-02T08:21:00Z

    APM Terminals has been linked with a new 6m teu-capacity port development at Baltiysk, in the Kaliningrad enclave of Russia. The project is said to be at the early stages of discussion and APM Terminals has subsequently said that it has no firm investment plan, although confirms that studies are ...

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    Turkish Canal mooted

    2011-06-02T08:21:00Z

    The Turkish prime minister has revealed his government is looking into a project to build a canal connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean paralleling the Bosporus Strait, one of the world''s busiest waterways.

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    Marine corridor looks for partnership developer

    2011-06-01T14:50:00Z

    The Port of Stockton and the Port of West Sacramento will be making available their Requests for Proposal (RFP) for a terminal operations and facilities manager for its M580/I80 Marine Highway Corridor Project.

  • Essar is looking at further expanding its facilities
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    Essar Ports shares go to market

    2011-06-01T14:26:00Z

    Essar Ports stock has, following its demerger from Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics, realised a market capitalisation of around Rs 5,000 crore (USD$1,106m) from its entry onto the National and Bombay Stock Exchanges (BSE and NSE).

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    Box discharge units bought by Adelaide

    2011-06-01T14:18:00Z

    Three innovative units that allow containers to be used for bulk and discharged straight into a ship’s hold have been bought by DP World Adelaide.

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    Viterra gains Montreal’s grain terminal

    2011-06-01T14:12:00Z

    The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has agreed that global agribusiness Viterra will lease and operate MPA’s Grain Terminal.

  • Van Phong aims to attracts ships like the 9,000 teu Mathilda Maersk
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    Vietnam hub development stalls

    2011-06-01T12:55:00Z

    It seems that the Van Phong project may have been the victim of the region''s success. The latest news is that work has been suspended for a year, with only a fraction of the necessary piling in place.