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NewsOakland approves air quality improvement plan
The Oakland Port Board approves Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan and up to $5 million for truck retrofits
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Five new Nigerian ports planned
Nigeria is to build five new ports at Onitsha, Idah, Dekina, Lokoja and Baro in Niger state. They are said to be needed to tackle the perennial problem of congestion at existing terminals in Lagos, where containers remain an average of 28 days in the stacking yard because of problems ...
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NewsTracking ships from port to port
Is a pan-European vessel monitoring system on the cards? Patrik Wheater investigates
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Three Sino-Russian ports planned
China has announced a budget of $50m to build three multi-functional ports on the border with Russia. These will be sited at Tuntszyan, Jiamusi and Big Ussuri. Not only will these facilities be designated transport hubs, but they will also be involved in controlling water quality and responding to cross-border ...
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NewsA concessionaire's market
After years of dictated terms, concession seekers now have the upper hand, as Samantha Roberts explains
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NewsGreening Africa’s ports
In line with global efforts to develop and operate ports in a sustainable manner, two leading port associations are now taking the initiative to develop an environmental strategy for African ports. Njuguna Mutonya reports
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Upgrades on the way in Rio
Rio de Janeiro Port Authority, which overseas operations at the ports of Rio, Niterói, Itaguaí and Angra dos Reis, is looking to attract a series of new clients, backed by a package of investments.
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Fremantle considers capacity solutions
The port of Fremantle, in conjunction with the newly established Fremantle Ports Optimum Planning Group, has committed to a strategic planning programme to establish a solution to a long term capacity squeeze at the port.
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NewsDredging in sensitive environments
Frederik Mink*, Environment Advisor to the European Dredging Association, considers the need for dredging should take place with an “ecosystem” approach – and explains why some sites are not suitable for dredging, or the disposal of dredging material
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NewsFrank Robotham to leave Liverpool after 31 years
Peel Ports group marketing director Frank Robotham is to leave the company in July after more than 31 years at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsRecord investment for Algeciras Bay
Private-sector investors have pledged ¢ 386m ($524.4m) for projects in the Spanish port of Algeciras Bay, in addition to the ¢ 153m ($207.9m) allocated by the port authority itself.
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NewsChilean companies frozen out of domestic ports privatisation
Chile''s privatisation process has become a hotbed of controversy, with the executive vice president of the Maritime and Ports Chamber of Commerce, Rodolfo Garcí a, commenting that it is "absurd" that multinational stevedoring companies will be permitted to bid for concessions while domestic operators will be excluded.
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Green Goat
Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has begun using a new fuel-efficient, low-emission hybrid locomotive at its on-terminal rail operation at Norfolk International Terminals.
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NewsNoell readies ICTSI cranes
Manufacturer Noell cranes has assembled and tested eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes ready for shipment to ICTSI''s Manila International Container Terminal.
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NewsABPmer develops a toolkit for Port Assessment
Working with the European Maritime Navigation and Information Services (MarNIS) Project, ABPmer has developed a port management support tool for harbour masters and vessel traffic managers
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NewsA bounce after the downturn?
French cargo port Marseilles Fos is pondering if its recent throughput could indicate "a return to normal" after container and oil volumes begin to claw back from a decline caused by the global economic crisis.
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New port at Baku
The Transport Ministry in Azerbaijan is to start construction of a new deep sea port close to the village of Alyaty in Baku district in 2010. Originally, work was due to start in 2009, but will now be implemented in three stages and completed in 2016 at a cost of ...
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Peru Ports
Japanese and Korean investors will finance the private initiative submitted by Minera de los Andes y el Pacifico (MAPS) for the concession of the port of San Juan de Marcona in Ica, which has a total investment of $2.2bn, Peru''s National Port Authority (APN) has reported.
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NewsGeorgia moves forward with expansion projects
Bucking the crisis, Georgia remains steadfast in its expansion aims. Felicity Landon reports
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HPH invests in Karachi
HPH is to invest in estimated $457m in Karachi''s new Deep Sea Container Port, which will generate royalty payments of $1.1bn during the concession.
