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  • The Panama Canal has benefitted from investment, says ACP, and it is time to start paying up. Photo:D Russell
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    Panama charges to rise next year

    2010-06-02T10:00:00Z

    The Panama Canal Authority, (ACP) has announced that it is looking to raise its charges from January next year.

  • Roman Poersch: “Is a Bulgarian or Romanian port just a good a bet as an Italian one?”
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    Looking south-east

    2010-06-02T10:00:00Z

    Southern Europe gateway ports have generally fared better than a lot of the transhipment ports in the downturn, observes Roman Poersch of Wilhelm Borchert GmbH.

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    TPD bullish over 2010

    2010-06-02T10:00:00Z

    Tianjin Port Development claims it will make a profit this year, despite racking up a $6.1m net loss in 2009. This compares with a net profit of $16.8m the previous year.

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    Contenemar terminal to close in Vilagarcía

    2010-06-02T10:00:00Z

    Vilagarcía Port Authority is winding up the concession awarded to Tercovi to operate the port''s container terminal. The process was begun in October following the non-fulfilment of both concession conditions and infractions in respect of legislation covering Spanish ports

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    Rope grab purchases for Brazil

    2010-06-02T10:00:00Z

    Gottwald has recently sold two 4-rope grab Mobile Harbour Cranes for bulk handling to Loxus Granéis Ltda at the Port of Imbituba and Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros Ltda at the Port of Rio Grande.

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    Freight corridor to come under port umbrella

    2010-06-02T10:00:00Z

    Draft recommendations for Australia’s National Ports Strategy would see ports extending their sphere of influence into inland freight corridors, in order to streamline port interfaces.

  • Total emissions of pollutants in the Antwerp port area
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    Major air quality improvement for Antwerp port area

    2010-06-01T10:56:00Z

    Over the past 10 years there has been a significant reduction in pollutants released into the atmosphere around Antwerp harbour. According to the findings of a survey conducted by the large-scale industry work group of Voka, Antwerp-Waasland Chamber of Commerce, among 31 of the largest industrial companies located in the ...

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    Yuzhny fined for anti-competitive practices

    2010-06-01T10:00:00Z

    Ukraine''s anti-monopoly committee has fined the state-owned Yuzhny (Southern) commercial seaport $125,000 for abuse of monopoly position in the provision of safe navigation services.

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    A game of two halves

    2010-06-01T10:00:00Z

    In one sense, operations in southern Europe can be seen as a game of two halves, as those ports with captive customers and feeder and ro-ro links to Africa are doing better than those reliant on Asian trade lanes and hinterland industries explains BMT''s Eleanor Hadland.

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    Australia port planning to be simplified

    2010-06-01T10:00:00Z

    Australian port infrastructure planning is to be streamlined as part of a government initiative to woo more private sector investment in ports.

  • Barcelona is making a bid for rail links as a way to win over shipments
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    Hearts and minds

    2010-05-31T10:00:00Z

    Southern Europe is drawing up the battle lines for intermodal unity, as Stevie Knight reports

  • Be watchful over trends elsewhere within the supply chain
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    Look to the supply chain for insurance inspiration

    2010-05-31T10:00:00Z

    Ports these days are the link rather than the culmination of specific transport operations, so it is vital for them to be watchful over trends elsewhere within the supply chain.

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    Lower emissions from Felixstowe

    2010-05-30T10:00:00Z

    The Port of Felixstowe has announced an 8% cut in its carbon emissions in 2009. The amount of carbon dioxide was reduced from 19.8kg to 19kg in 2009 alone, and the port is confident of a further downward trend over the coming year.

  • Eritrea has a long and strategically placed coastline, but its ports have suffered
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    Eritrean ports begin to climb

    2010-05-30T10:00:00Z

    Eritrea has launched a drive to revamp its ports of Massawa and Assab. These ports have been left languishing after the rupture of relations with Ethiopia cut Eritrea out of the picture and Ethiopian cargo moved to neighbouring Djibouti.

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    Busan places world's largest cable order

    2010-05-30T10:00:00Z

    The largest order in the world for the reeling cable used on high speed cranes has been won by Tratos Ltd. The Tratosflex-ESDB cable will be used in 38 ZPMC cranes at the latest Busan Port terminal in Korea.

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    Italian port reform to go ahead

    2010-05-29T10:00:00Z

    The Italian government has approved draft legislation that will reform the structure of Italian ports.

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    Hamburg's automation advances

    2010-05-29T10:00:00Z

    Hamburger Hafen und Logistiks (HHLA) in Germany recently acquired the first three of eight automatic stacking crane (ASC) blocks.

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    NZ ports' future under scrutiny

    2010-05-29T10:00:00Z

    Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) chief executive Peter Davie predicts there will only be a handful of international container ports in New Zealand within the next decade, as a second tier of feeder ports develops.

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    Liscont legality questions continue

    2010-05-28T10:00:00Z

    Portugal''s Public Ministry has stated that legislation put forward in 2008 allowing the Liscont concession at Alcântara Dock to be extended until 2042 was unconstitutional.

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    Occupation rights

    2010-05-28T10:00:00Z

    Certain jurisdictions (including England and Wales) have laws which provide for commercial occupiers to acquire rights to automatically renew rights to occupy land and buildings that have been occupied for specific periods.