Latest News – Page 978
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NewsSaigon Port runs with the big boys
Come 2010 a slew of new terminals should help Vietnam realise its exporting potential, writes Wing Kah-goh from Ho Chi Minh City
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NewsCity and Port celebrate Earth Day Park dedication
The Port of Houston Authority has transferred to the City of Seabrook the new 41-acre Seabrook Wildlife Park, taking the last step of their historic November 2007 agreement.
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News“Clean & Green” ads encourage Houstonians
The next phase of the Clean & Green Port of Houston Program has been launched with a new multi-faceted advertising campaign promoting the environmental initiative.
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NewsISPS code doubts at Paranaguá
Questions are being raised as to whether the Brazilian port of Paranaguá is abiding by security measures contained within the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
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Hauliers fined in Barcelona
Road haulage organisations Transcont and ALTC have been issued with fines of ¢ 7.3m ($11.6m) and ¢ 7.6m ($12.1m) respectively by Spain''s competition authority for restrictive practices involving operations in the container terminals at the port of Barcelona.
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France to privatise ports
Seven of France''s nine public ports - Bordeaux, Dunkirk, La Rochelle, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire and Rouen - are to be privatised, with investment made available by the state to boost throughput from 3.6m teu/year to 10m teu/year by 2015.
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Sjursøya Phase Two delayed till 2014
Completion of phase two of the Port of Oslo''s container terminal at Sjursø ya has been put on hold and is unlikely to open before 2014.
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Hamilton continues environmental remediation
Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) is the current owner of the Pier 22, the site of the former Stelco Rod Mill (now US Steel Canada). Steel products were manufactured at the site for some 40 years until 2004. The site has been the focus of significant attention since environmental assessments began ...
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NewsMarval and MSC end cooperation
Marí tima Valenciana and MSC have ended the management contract that the former has at the latter''s home terminal in the port of Valencia.
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Environment week at Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe, in conjunction with several of the East of England’s leading environmental organisations, held an Environment Week from 28 April to 2 May 2008. The week focused on raising awareness of the environmental issues facing society, and highlighted the actions that the Port’s employees, and the Port ...
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NewsSavannah achieves sustainability initiatives
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has completed its Container Berth 2 Upgrade, including the installation of electrified refrigerated cargo racks and the transfer of GPA’s ship-to-shore cranes to electric power. “These projects will increase capacity, improve efficiency and the environment,” says Steve Green, Chairman of the Board of GPA.
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Linde invests in modular capability
By creating an independent business unit, Linde Material Handling aims to boost its heavy truck business and occupy a stronger position in the global market.
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Productivity Award for APM Cranes
APM Terminal''s Zeebrugge has been awarded a Crane Productivity Award by APL for its handling of the New World Alliance weekly South China Express (SCX) service.
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Singapore broadband
Infocomm Development Authority, QMax Communications and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore have introduced the world''s first wireless broadband network for ships in port. Known as Wiseport, it is based on the Mobile WiMAX wireless broadband network.
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IAPH “Tool Box” for clean air programmes
The International Association of Ports and Harbour (IAPH) has launched a web-based guideline and reference, entitled the “IAPH Tool Box for Port Clean Air Programs”, which is available free to both its member ports and nonmember ports.
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NewsPlanners relax conditions for Felixstowe
Hutchison Ports (UK)''s deepwater container expansion at Felixstowe appears to be a step nearer after local planners agreed to a variation in the conditions attached to the project''s original planning consent.
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NewsFocusing on Air Quality and Climate Change
Recent scientific studies, experiences and developments in policy related to air pollution and climate change in shipping and port industrial areas with specific attention to the reduction of pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions will be discussed in the 2nd Harbours & Air Quality conference that will be hosted in Rotterdam ...
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Long Beach honours shipping lines
Fifteen major shipping lines that led a 620-ton reduction in air pollution by participating in the Port of Long Beach’s Green Flag air quality programme have been honoured by the Board of Harbor Commissioners.
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NewsPS Opinion piece to go in news from Mike
It is interesting to note that the privatisation of the Port of Izmir, Turkey has been temporarily suspended after a legal challenge by a union that it is contrary to the public interest. The thought springs to mind as to why government hadn''t got this aspect covered before the launch ...
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NewsThe money men
There''s real cash to be had for sound port developments; and on reasonable terms too, as Alex Hughes discovers
