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Evergreen out of Kaohsiung
A report that claims the Evergreen Shipping Group is to pull out of Kaohsiung has been strongly denied by the company.
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NewsNew dynamics
The global economic slowdown has created some new dynamics in the insurance market for marine construction risks, as Felicity Landon discovers
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Asciano's "insane" debt levels
The former chief executive of Australian stevedore Patrick, Chris Corrigan, has described the level of debt carried by the stevedore''s new owner, Asciano, as "insane" at the time of the takeover.
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NewsSC Ports awarded additional funds to reduce air emissions
Continuing its “Pledge for Growth” environmental initiative, the SC State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has been selected for US federal funding to upgrade diesel equipment at the port, in the harbour and on the highway.
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Recovery Beyond the Crash of 2009
An interesting psychological makeup is prevalent in the shipping industry: it is forgetful of the past and assumes that the present rules the future.
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NewsBRazilians go it alone over ballast water
Five years of waiting for the world to get in step over new rules to control discharge of ships'' ballast water has proved too much for Brazilian authorities, who are to go it alone.
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NewsCoping with a bigger drop
Two special versions of the MoorMaster suction anchoring system have been designed by Cavotec, one that has to deal with a massive 14 metre drop on an inland waterway, and another which deals with repetitive flooding.
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NewsNapier port sale denied
Hawke's Bay Regional Council has moved to quash speculation it has imminent plans for a sell-down of the Port of Napier.
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NewsGreen innovation in the supply chain
Jane Gorick, managing director of LPR – one of the UK’s leading pallet pool operators – discusses how the sector can look at reducing empty running and the combined environmental and cost benefits it can bring.
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NewsWe mustn't pay the earth for development
It''s a burden we all have to share; protection of the environment should be top of port developers checklists, as Stuart Pearcey explains
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Shanghai pulls out of Zeebrugge deal
Shanghai International Port Group is not now to go ahead with the purchase of a 40% stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge. The decision was made because of the global economic downturn.
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NewsManta seeks strategic partner
Following the pull out of Hutchison Port Holdings, Manta Port Authority in Ecuador is seeking a new strategic partner to build and operate an international terminal in the port. If none is found, the project could go-ahead with state backing.
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NewsThe measure of things
Drewry Shipping Consultants advises clients on a host of possible KPIs but again, as Drewry ports director Neil Davidson points out, it all comes down to the way they are measured and used.
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Venezuelan port privatised
Venezuela has passed a law effectively transferring control of national ports from provincial to central government control. Guamache, Cabello and Maracaibo will be administered by the newly created Empresa Bolivariana de Puertos.
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Shanghai and Ningbo in merger talks
The Chinese ports of Shanghai and Ningbo are reported to be in negotiations on a possible merger sometime in the near future.
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NewsLong Beach’s green administration complex
New energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, administration and operation complexes are being constructed at the ITS terminal.
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NewsImproving traffic monitoring in EU waters
A new amendment to the EU Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information Systems will permit electronic interchange of information between Member Countries. Ingrid Römers, Secretary of the European Harbour Masters’ Committee, explains the aims of this project.
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NewsThe key message: keep it simple
Intelligent use of KPIs can have real value in monitoring and improving operational performance. Felicity Landon reports
