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NewsUS traffic down to 2002 levels
Figures released in the US suggest that the country''s ports will handle 12.3m teu in 2009, equivalent to an 18.8% year-on-year drop - the fewest containers handled since 2002.
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NewsUnderwater fixing tool unveiled
Underwater tool manufacturer SUPRAMECA has launched a reference tool for port authorities, consulting companies and contractors to aid underwater operations.
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Transnet's new COO
Transnet Port Terminals has appointed former general manager of sales, logistics and commercial, Nosipho Damasane, as the company''s new chief operating officer following Solly Letsoalo''s departure to the private sector.
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Arrested ships cause headaches for ports
One unfortunate effect of the downturn is that there are more ships being arrested in ports as vessel operators become insolvent and different parties - from marine suppliers to ship financiers - look to secure claims against debtors'' assets.
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Brisbane ups fees
Brisbane has raised wharfage and harbour charges by 6% across the board, the first time in 27 years it has raised its fees. The increase reflects the cost of infrastructural investment and inflation. A new scale of charges for coal has not yet been detailed.
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Motorway hold up is testing patience
Among consultants there is a standard joke that if Europe had funnelled into the marketplace as much money as it has spent studying the idea of Motorways of the Sea then the European maritime sector would be much richer for it.
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NewsThe Rules... and unexpected exposures
Mike Burns, partner in the Marine & Transit Team of Weightmans Solicitors has his own angle on what issues are cooking at the moment, starting with the newly signed Rotterdam Rules.
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NewsAuckland Port holds surcharges
Ports of Auckland is to postpone its Fuel Adjustment Factor (FAF) surcharges until January 1 in recognition of the current "challenging trading environment".
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NewsIndia investing $4bn in ports
India''s Ministry of Shipping is to award contracts for 28 projects worth $4.11bn in 2009-10.
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Portuguese port growth outstrips Spain's
Ports in Portugal have grown faster than those in Spain in spite of the recent economic crisis, according to Portuguese officials.
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Hull opens all-weather terminal
Associated British Ports'' Hull has converted its steel terminal to an all-weather 10,000 sq m terminal to store dry bulk materials, forest products and paper. It also continues to handle steel products.
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NewsAPMT opens Dubai office
Operator APM Terminals has inaugurated its regional head office in Dubai for its Africa, Middle East & Indian subcontinent region.
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NewsPort Authority of New York and New Jersey Completes Preliminary Study of Bayonne Bridge
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) has released results of a US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) analysis of the air-draft restricting Bayonne Bridge.
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NewsInteresting openings
Doing business in new locations can be a legal and financial minefield, as Stevie Knight finds out
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NewsThe Insurer
September opened a new chapter in the growing book of potential liabilities for port and terminal operators.
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NewsBrazil ports
Brazil''s Oderbrecht, an engineering and construction company, in partnership with Dubai-based ports operator DP World, has acquired a majority stake in a Brazilian port, Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuarios (Embraport) in Santos City, Sao Paulos state, media reports have said.
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NewsDealing with lines
Matthew Gore explains how to deal with shipping lines who do not pay bills promptly
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NewsThe law's no ass
The applicable law is the legal system that applies to the contract or standard terms and the applicable jurisdiction is the court system which has power to adjudicate over disputes.
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NewsARL takes yard clashes out at PTP
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has paired up with software specialist ARL tools to run rubber-tyred gantry crane and yard block management tools at the Malaysian port.
