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    Suape’s triple tender whammy

    2011-02-21T10:00:00Z

    The North Eastern Brazilian port of Suape has issued tenders for three new terminals. Currently, Suape has five operational quays, with four more under construction. In all, investment will amount to $1.55bn over the next four years.

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    GT closes for want of traffic

    2011-02-21T10:00:00Z

    For the first time since it opened in September 1995, the Italian transhipment hub of Gioia Tauro was forced to close for 30 hours in January because of lack of traffic.

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    Columbia terminal plumps for APS system

    2011-02-20T21:00:00Z

    The $250m Terminal de Contenedores de Buenaventura (TCBuen) development in Colombia is to invest in partially automated systems.

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    Cargotec to acquire Navis

    2011-02-20T21:00:00Z

    Cargotec has entered into an agreement to acquire terminal operator systems (TOS) provider Navis from Zebra Technologies. The transaction value is approximately $190M. Navis will continue its business with its customers as an independent part of Cargotec irrespective of equipment supplier.

  • Port Strategy: The IAPH's Fer van de Laar wants to increase the number of ports adopting port climate goals
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    IAPH ups targets for green initiatives

    2011-02-20T20:56:00Z

    The International Association of Ports and Harbors is to increase its targets for the uptake of “green” projects under the World Ports Climate Initiative.

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    Historic year for Uruguayan port traffic

    2011-02-20T20:55:00Z

    Alberto Diaz, president of the National Ports Authority of Uruguay, has forecast that 2011 will be a record year for container throughput, beating the previous historic high registered in 2008. Last year, throughput rose 12%, with the last quarter setting new records.

  • SCCT operations have, so far, been winning against the problems despite the protests, but the unrest may yet cause more delays
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    Egyptian terminals dealing with backlog

    2011-02-20T20:52:00Z

    Against an unpredictable political situation, Egyptian ports and terminals were still on their feet and working to clear congestion in February – although this could change with little notice.

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    DP World quits Mina Zayed

    2011-02-20T20:52:00Z

    DP World has ceded management of Mina Zayed to Abu Dhabi Terminals. It had previously enjoyed a five-new management contract at the site. ADT is a joint-venture between Abu Dhabi Ports Company (75%) and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners (25%). However, DP World will continue in the joint-venture it currently enjoys at ...

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    APMT accused of anti-union practices

    2011-02-20T20:51:00Z

    The International Transport Workers'' Federation (ITF) has accused APM Terminals'' Tanger-Med operation of adopting anti-trade union practices.

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    Mumbai transhipment goal realistic

    2011-02-20T20:47:00Z

    The prospect of Mumbai emerging as a transhipment hub in the near future has been held out by top port consultant, Sanjay Mehta, chief executive of Maia Intelligence.

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    Eleven in the 10m teu club

    2011-02-20T20:47:00Z

    In 2010, 11 ports registered traffic in excess of 10m teu. These were Shanghai, 29m teu (up 16%); Singapore, 28.4m teu (up 10%); Hong Kong, 23.3m teu (up 12%); Shenzhen, 22.5m teu (up 23%); Busan, 14.1m teu (up 19%); Ningbo, 13.1m teu (up 25%); Guangzhou, 1.5m teu (up 12%); Qingdao, ...

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    APMT to build Monfalcone terminal

    2011-02-20T20:46:00Z

    APM Terminals is working with the Unicredit Group to fund a new container terminal it intends to build at the northern Italian port of Monfalcone, viewed as a complimentary development of that already in place at Vado Ligure. It should enter service by 2015.

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    Forth adds to its carbon credentials

    2011-02-20T20:42:00Z

    Forth Ports PLC has added the Carbon Trust Standard to its environmental credentials after significantly reducing carbon emissions across the Group by over 4%.

  • Cyclone Yasi makes landfall in Queensland. Photo: NASA
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    Cyclone damage kept to a minmum

    2011-02-20T20:39:00Z

    Queensland''s ports have survived an onslaught from Cyclone Yasi, one of the most destructive cyclones to hit Australia in decades.

  • The D’Artagnan will complete the dredging of the waterway’s Pacific entrance
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    Powerful Dredger for Expansion Project at the Panama Canal

    2011-02-18T15:28:00Z

    On January 11, the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, the D''Artagnan, arrived at the Panama Canal.

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    Product recall practice

    2011-02-17T15:51:00Z

    Because an efficient product recall process might help to avert a catastrophe, it is vitally important that every manufacturer has the ability to implement best practice if compelled to issue a recall.

  • The UK's Prince Charles joined senior EU leaders at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit
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    Prince Charles calls the EU to set Europe on course for survival and prosperity

    2011-02-17T15:00:00Z

    On 9 February Britain’s Prince Charles joined senior EU leaders at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels. The EU leaders gathered to talk about how Europe and the world can create a low carbon economy. Prince Charles said economic growth should be decoupled from ever ...

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    RENFE trails 730-metre block trains

    2011-02-17T14:07:00Z

    The freight division of Spanish National Railways (RENFE) has begun trials with 730-metre block trains between Valencia and the inland container terminal at Coslada near Madrid. Initial services were composed of 50 container flats conveying combined load of 101 teu.

  • Genoa's sunset glow may be augmented by a box containing Cobalt-60. Photo: F Salvetti
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    ‘Dirty bomb’ fears in Genoa

    2011-02-17T11:30:00Z

    The dilemma of a container at Genoa found to be containing radioactive material is a ‘security and ecological disaster’, according to container scanning expert Joe Alioto.

  • DP World and Enapu already operate at Callao: this may  exclude DP World from further bids
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    Controversy hits Callao concession

    2011-02-17T11:15:00Z

    Despite an initial judgement to allow DP World to bid for Callao’s Muelle Norte terminal, the claim that this would result in a net loss for the country has reached Peru’s Superior Court.