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NewsVolumes down, spending up
Volumes have plummeted in the economic downturn, but US West Coast ports remain committed to investment, as Felicity Landon discovers
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Dalrymple sale gets thumbs-up
The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board has approved Brookfield Asset Management''s part acquisition of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal from ports investor Babcock & Brown Infrastructure.
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Accolade for ABP's emissions reduction
Associated British Ports (ABP) has been awarded official certification by the Carbon Trust for reducing its carbon emissions by 8.3% between 2006 and 2008.
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Genova to recover 2007 traffic levels by 2012
Studies carried out by Ocean Shipping Consultants suggest that it will not be until 2012 at the earliest that Genova Port will be able to return to traffic levels last seen in 2007.
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Canada's Federal Marine Terminals unveil new green policy
Montreal...Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), operating ten terminals across the Great Lakes and the Eastern Seaboard, has unveiled its environmental policy on its website. FMT is one of the first marine terminal operators to make its detailed environmental policy available to the public.
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Rotterdam to offer rebates
The Port of Rotterdam is to give a one-off rebate in 2010 on both sea and inland harbour dues.
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NewsReducing shipping’s CO2 emissions
Although the level of emissions of CO2 by the shipping industry is largely determined by world trade, multilateral collaborative action is needed to ensure signifi cant reductions. Simon Bennett, Secretary of the International Chamber of Shipping*, explains how this might be achieved
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EOIs invited for Sierra Leone operation
As part of the National Commission for Privatisation (NCP) programme of port reform, the government of Sierra Leone has invited expressions of interest for a concession to run the Queen Elizabeth II quay at the Container Terminal of Sierra Leone, plus further interest is invited for bulk and breakbulk stevedoring ...
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Dalian port to issue A-shares
Dalian Port is to complete its A-share listing by the second quarter of 2010.
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Primeport culls staff base
PrimePort Timaru recently made 24 workers redundant and re-employed them on part-time contracts in response to major shipper Fonterra''s port-use revamp reducing its annual container throughput from 61,000 to 37,000 teu.
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NewsBarometer indicates positive signs for Baltic port economy
The 12th Baltic Ports Conference held in Aarhus, Denmark in September concludes that despite the impact of the economic downturn, positive signs are beginning to show although the recovery ahead will be slow
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Barcelona bans Iscomar
100,000 ($149,200) and settling outstanding debts, but this was not done.
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Privatisation protests at Salaverry
Local residents and port workers at the Peruvian Port of Salaverry have protested against the proposed privatisation of the installation.
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NewsGreening container logistics in seaports
Port Feeder Barge is a self-propelled container pontoon, equipped with its own container crane, which will contribute to carbon reduction in ports
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'Green pact' straddles the Pacific
A new "green port" collaboration between the Port of Long Beach and China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) aims to further environmentally friendly technologies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
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NewsMontevideo Not To Tender
Uruguay''s national port authority (ANP) will not hold a tender process to concession a new container terminal in Montevideo port, an ANP official as said.
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ESPO award nominations
The ports of Algeciras, Genoa, Ghent, Gijón, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Turku have been shortlisted for the ESPO Award for the societal integration of ports.
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NewsNew challenges in applying environmental directives
Roger Morris of Bright Angel Coastal Consultants* talks of some of the new challenges for the application of environmental directives which must be overcome in order to enable a high level environmental performance Since its introduction in 1992, the EC Habitats Directive has challenged everyone from port managers to environmental ...
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Spanish in Vietnam venture
Spain''s Grup Maritim TCB is to develop a container terminal in the south of Ho Chi Minh City in Hiep Phuoc port. The proposed container terminal will have 1,450 metres for berthing and capacity for 2m teu.
