All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 362
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Tauranga port 'a success', finds Working Group
A 21-page interim progress report has been published by the Working Group undertaking the review of Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy.
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Auckland container shortage crisis talks
An ongoing empty container shortage plaguing New Zealand''s supply chain has led to a key stakeholder meeting being called to debate the challenges by Ports of Auckland (POAL).
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NewsCollaborative working key to "net zero" goal
The ports sector can expect to see innovative concession agreements alongside increased shoreside power and electric equipment usage following the UK Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation for the government to adopt a "net zero" goal for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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NewsPSA picks up Macquarie disposals
PSA International said it has finalised an agreement to acquire Halterm Container Terminal in Canada’s Port of Halifax and Penn Terminals in Pennsylvania, US from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners.
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Three major port projects underway in Peru
In Peru, an updated Macroeconomic Projections 2019-2022 report prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Finance has revealed that three port projects are currently absorbing significant amounts of investment.
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Guatemala invests to eliminate port congestion
The government of Guatemala must invest $133m into its ports’ network in order to reduce congestion and improve operations at existing terminals, according to officials.
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Costa Rican port faces operational collapse
The Costa Rican Pacific ports institute, Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacifico (INCOP), has claimed that the Port of Caldera has effectively reached a point of collapse, with few options open to it under the existing operations contract.
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Just one bid for box terminal concession
Santa Fe-based Mundo Construcciones has been confirmed as the only bidder for the concession to operate a container and general cargo terminal at the Argentinian Port of Santa Fe.
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China to invest $450m in Peru
In Peru, the regional governor of Ancash state, Juan Carlos Morillo Ulloa, has revealed that China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) is to invest more than $450m in an upgrade of the Port of Chimbote.
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The sky isn't falling in on cargo demand... yet
While the sky “isn’t falling in”, as one speaker put it, there was a definite air of negativity on the global economic outlook at TOC Asia’s conference in Singapore.
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NewsCollaborative working key to "net zero" goal
The ports sector can expect to see innovative concession agreements alongside increased shoreside power and electric equipment usage following the UK Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation for the government to adopt a "net zero" goal for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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NewsLong Beach usage agreement helps COSCO
A 20-year usage agreement made as part of Orient Overseas (International) Limited''s (OOIL) US$1.78bn sale of Long Beach Container Terminal to Macquarie Group subsidiary Olivia Holdings will ensure a continued benefit for OOIL''s subsidary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and its owner Cosco Shipping Holdings.
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NewsPort Kembla LNG terminal approved
Australia’s New South Wales Government has awarded development consent to Australian Industrial Energy’s (AIE) LNG import terminal project at Port Kembla.
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NewsOpen-loop scrubbers to stay in use
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) said it has received no-objection letters from more than 20 port authorities indicating they won’t ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters.
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NewsPorts part of eco solution
Ports are part of the solution to economic and environmental challenges, the new chairperson of the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.
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NewsRazon: Mixed bag for ICTSI ports this year
The chairman and president of ICTSI, Enrique Razon, Jr, has said that the business’ ports face mixed prospects in 2019.
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NewsPolish LNG terminal extension grant
The Polish government and Polskie LNG have signed a grant agreement for the extension of the LNG terminal in Swinoujscie, north west Poland.
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NewsFrustration of a one-track planning environment
Brexit: UK ports can''t be sure about it, can''t get past it and can''t ignore it. But, as Felicity Landon reports, they are trying to look beyond it
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NewsBringing people on the tech journey
Automation and AI are pushing forward but as Stevie Knight asks, what happens to the workforce?
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NewsToo good to be true
Fakes, forgeries and misleading claims: ports and shippers would do well to question things more often. Felicity Landon reports
