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PD Ports criticises light dues hike
PD Ports has voiced strong concerns to the UK government''s proposed hike in light dues which, it believes, will "add significantly" to the annual costs of goods passing through UK ports.
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NewsAsia's year of thrift
South East Asian ports are tightening the purse-strings as the recession bites out east. Mike King reports
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Antwerp’s “swift-friendly” warehouse
Antwerp Port Authority has for many years taken various initiatives to protect nature within the port area, both on its own sites and also in collaboration with companies in the port area. The most recent example is the construction of a swift-friendly warehouse by the Wilmarsdonk Company on the Noorderlaan ...
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Expansion at Beirut
The Lebanese government will issue a tender by the end of April for a $120m expansion of the port of Beirut. Work is due to take no more than 30 months and will boost capacity to 450,000 teu. A new 40,000 sq m piece of land will be reclaimed, increasing ...
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Kembla seeks Chinese investors
Chinese investment is being sought to boost the development of Port Kembla in New South Wales. Ports Minister Joe Tripodi announced the establishment of an economic development committee to attract Chinese investment in the port. Represented on the committee are the port of Shenzhen and Cosco Shipping.
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The Insurer
Executives at ports in the Asia/Pacific region will shortly be turning their attention to an annual financial exercise which should be considerably more straightforward than the complexities occasioned by the downturn in trade volumes.
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BBI takes on Dalrymple advisor
Babcock and Brown Infrastructure has contracted Macquarie Capital Advisers to advise on the process of selling part or all of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal. Offers from minority to full ownership will be considered. BBI has seen its assets tumble in value during the global recession.
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NewsPort of Los Angeles to start rooftop solar power project
The Port of Los Angeles will begin generating one megawatt of electricity via 71,500 square feet of solar panels on its World Cruise Center rooftop by the end of 2009. A $9 million construction contract was recently approved by the Board of Harbor Commissioners for this first phase of a ...
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NewsPort business rates - "Defending the indefensible"
Crippling backdated rates demands still hang heavy over UK port businesses. Felicity Landon takes stock of the sorry affair
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NewsMaersk tackles THC transparency
The polarisation of the two sides was well illustrated by the furore earlier this year when Maersk, one of the carriers most willing to embrace charging transparency in the post-conference era, adjusted its THC system in Asia.
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Cargotec wins commercial contract
Cargotec has won its first commercial contract: an order from US-based security company Lockheed Martin for a spreader-mounted radiation detection system.
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What’s new in Seattle? Electronic Environmental Report published
The Port of Seattle has published its first electronic Environmental Report, covering progress made during 2008 and to-date in 2009.
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NewsGeorgia takes up environmental policy
As part of the continuing effort to build upon current environmental initiatives, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has instituted a policy for managing port operations with consideration for best environmental practices and procedures.
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NewsPCA help for the credit-squeezed
The Panama Canal Authority''s (ACP) set of temporary measures ''designed to help mitigate the impact'' of the global downturn on the canal''s clients will no doubt bolster the waterway''s finances too.
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NewsValparaiso postponement
Valparaiso is to postpone plans to expand in the face of the recession. "This year is not good to go to the markets," manager Harald Jaegar said in a phone interview with Port Strategy.
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Thumbs up for Posorja
Alianza Internacional Portuaria (Alimport) has been given permission to build a deep water port and transhipment hub for containers at Posorja, close to Guayaquil, in Ecuador. Draught of 16 metres will be available.
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Newspolarisation at ports
With the end of the container line conference system in Europe, the battle over terminal handling charges has now moved to Asia. Mike King examines this controversial fee
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NewsReefer control for Tokyo
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has installed an automatic temperature monitoring system for reefer containers at the Tokyo International Container Terminal.
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EcoPorts-ESPO Environmental Review 2009
The ESPO/Ecoports Port Environmental Review 2009 was launched during the Greenport conference in Naples (24-25 February 2009) and was received with enthusiasm by the port sector.
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Equatorial Guinea capacity boost
Equatorial Guinea is instigating plans to double its existing port capacity to become a regional hub in West Africa. DP World has invested heavily in the country.
