North America – Page 48
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APS aids Chesapeake Seagirt automation
Ports America is looking at a phased-in automation project for Chesapeake Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore, MD.
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Savannah to gain connections
A highway to improve truck access to and from the Port of Savannah estimated at $140m, has been endorsed by Governor Nathan Deal.
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Clarksville expansion
Winn Marine LLC has announced plans for a major expansion of its Clarksville port operations, positioning Montgomery County to become the largest commercial water port on the Cumberland River.
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Georgia completes wetlands monitoring
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) recently completed annual wetlands monitoring at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and a threatened and endangered species survey and ecological habitat assessment at the Port of Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island Terminal.
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Chicago’s new intermodal gateway
Box carrier APL has purchased 43 acres within the CenterPoint Intermodal Centre in the city of Joliet, Illinois, with a view to developing a large intermodal container terminal.
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NewsLA labour deals to keep expansion on budget
America’s top container port, the Port of Los Angeles has signed a five-year labour agreement committing to the creation of some 20,000 jobs.
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NewsCanal effect 'more evolutionary than revolutionary'
Continued recovery and fast-tracked expansion plans are today''s headline moves for US East Coast ports, according to Paul Bingham, consultant and economist of Wilbur Smith Associates.
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NewsBeyond the expansion
US East Coast ports should look past the Panama widening hype for long term gains, finds Martin Rushmere
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Hurricane season reports
While BOEMRE’s “extreme weather warnings” are primarily aimed at the oil and gas industry, the reports on the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season have relevance for other infrastructure bodies.
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LA/LB press ahead with developments
Long Beach and Los Angeles ports are to press ahead with a series of expansion projects.
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Marine corridor looks for partnership developer
The Port of Stockton and the Port of West Sacramento will be making available their Requests for Proposal (RFP) for a terminal operations and facilities manager for its M580/I80 Marine Highway Corridor Project.
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Viterra gains Montreal’s grain terminal
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has agreed that global agribusiness Viterra will lease and operate MPA’s Grain Terminal.
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NewsCall to tackle US harbour tax misuse
America’s use of its federal Harbour Maintenance Tax came under fire as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica spoke out against its misappropriation.
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NewsPressing need for US east coast port expansion
Many US east coast ports will be unable to cope with spiralling cargo projections without setting significant expansion plans in motion, the US Army Corp of Engineers has warned.
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NewsGrowth gap narrows – for a while
When the figures come in for 2011, they might point to a narrowing of that widening growth-rate gap between the mature and emerging markets. But don''t open the champagne.
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GPA’s remote control on energy management
Georgia Ports Authority is to install an energy management system to monitor and control heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting at seven buildings at the Port of Savannah.
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NewsUS budget cuts run counter to depth
Georgia Ports Authority''s request for $105m from America’s 2012 fiscal budget for deepening works at Savannah has been refused.
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NewsNY-NJ to stamp out redundant working practices
Officials managing terminals in the port of New York-New Jersey say they are doing everything they can to eliminate inefficient labour practices, although stress this can only be comprehensively achieved as part of a collective bargaining agreement.
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“Aggressive goals” for emissions plan
Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation’s two busiest seaports, Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).
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NewsPanama agreement for Long Beach
An agreement involving the Port of Long Beach and the Panama Canal Authority aims to open up new trade between the port, the Caribbean and South America''s east coast.
