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NewsEU performance indicators
European ports have come a step closer to transparent reporting with the beginning of a research project to establish performance indicators.
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NewsTerminals and lines need to work together says ex-Maersk CEO
Low levels of growth and reduction in revenue brought about by the global economic crisis can only be combated by terminal operators and vessel owners working together, claims Christian Moller Laursen, the financial director of APM Terminals.
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Ports America seals Seagirt deal
Maryland''s Seagirt Marine Terminal has been signed over on a 50-year lease to Ports America Chesapeake in a public-private partnership valued at $1.3bn to the State of Maryland over the life of the agreement.
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Vietnam issues ports master plan
The Vietnamese government has approved the national Seaport Development Master Plan, which calls for investment of $19.5bn-$23.8bn by 2020.
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NewsPerformance axe hangs over Botany stevedores
The newly-appointed New South Wales ports minister has quickly moved to reinforce his government''s commitment to improving the performance of Sydney''s Port Botany stevedores.
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NewsAustralasian Feature Third Lead
New Zealand''s future port scene will be shaped by natural market forces and not influenced by direct Government intervention.
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NewsAustralasian Feature Second Lead
A sign of increasing optimism about trade between Australia and Asia, Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has finalised an agreement with Sydney Ports Corporation for the development and operation of the third container terminal (T3) at Port Botany.
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NewsHaiti port pivotal to aid operations
Food, water, medical aid, humanitarian supplies - the bulk of the aid to Haiti should be arriving by sea, the most effective way of delivering the truly massive amounts of aid needed by the victims of the earthquake.
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NewsLayup plan may impact ports
If a German plan to put a group ship layup in place gets past the European Commission, it might well further impact on already burdened European ports.
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NewsUnions bemoan 'unsafe' ports working
Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) general secretary Joe Fleetwood says Kiwi ports are "cutting" safety corners due to the economic recession and increasing competition for available cargo.
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NewsAustralasian Feature -- MAIN LEAD
Ports down under have been spared the worst of the recession, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsIndonesian terminals to open around the clock
Indonesia''s 13 international ports are moving towards 24 hours-a-day operations, with Tanjung Priok, Makassar, Belawan and Tanjung Perak ports the forerunners for the move.
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News1st Stones shipment for Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 sea defences
The Yeoman Bontrup, the first ship carrying stones for the hard sea defences for Maasvlakte 2, was unloaded in Rotterdam.
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NewsLimited growth in 2010 best US ports can hope for
Early indications on final import figures for US ports in 2009 reveal a 17% slump in traffic, despite overcoming a trough in the first half of the year.
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NewsThailand safety rules
The Port Authority of Thailand has been ordered to complete a new set of safety measures for emergencies in a bid to help make its deepwater port Laem Chabang the country''s first "safety port", official sources have confirmed.
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NewsRescues not in industry's best interests?
Noting a container rebound "on the far horizon" and a year ahead that will continue to be "challenging", Drewry Shipping Consultants has questioned the financial bail-outs of suffering shipping lines.
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NewsDutch bow to Scheldt dredging pressure
A Netherlands court has finally given its approval for the Scheldt deepening project on the Dutch side, removing a thorn in the side of neighbour Antwerp who has already completed its dredging works.
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NewsThe Insurer
Ports are as vulnerable as any other business to problems sprung on them from the blind side. Take the outbreak of swine flu, which hit Ukraine in the autumn, causing initially 30 or so deaths, and government orders to close schools and universities.
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Mascus speaks up
Electronic heavy machinery online marketplace Mascus has added three new languages to its platform: Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
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Bromma secures Georgia order
Stockholm-based Bromma has won an order from Georgia Port Authority for 25 rubber-tyred gantry yard crane spreaders, with delivery set for mid-2010.
