All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 734
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Australian environmental project
BMT Oceanica (BMT) has completed an environment project with Pluton Resources Ltd, to help increase knowledge of marine fauna off the coast of Western Australia to meet with future infrastructure expansion approval.
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NewsItaly to ban cruise ships from tourist hotspot
The Italian government is to ban large cruise ships of more than 96,000 gross tonnes from the historic Venice lagoon in a bid to protect the area.
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NewsIsraeli water solution awarded
Israel’s TaKaDu has won the ‘Sustainia Award 2013’ for its water distribution loss reduction technology.
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NewsLNG facility proposal delayed
The contentious proposal to build a new LNG terminal off the US coast of New Jersey has hit a stumbling block – the US Coast Guard has issued a 90 day hold on the proposal because of significant “data gaps”.
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NewsNew LNG terminal for Jordan
BAM International is to design and build a new €47m LNG terminal in Aqaba, Jordan, that will help develop the country’s energy intake capabilities.
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NewsNew Jordan hub opens for business
The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) US$140m berth expansion project has been completed and is now open for business, making Jordan a “key regional gateway and logistical hub”.
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NewsNew LNG terminal for Jordan
BAM International is to design and build a new €47m LNG terminal in Aqaba, Jordan, that will help develop the country’s energy intake capabilities.
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NewsPSA makes a move on China
A subsidiary of PSA International has acquired stakes in a new container terminal company in Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China – its first major venture in the Yangtze River Delta region.
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NewsMilitary takes control of Mexican port
The military has assumed control of Mexico''s port of Lazaro Cardenas relieving the local police of its duties to make a stand against drug cartel violence.
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NewsLondon Gateway open for business
After a false start when it became a port of refuge for a fire-struck containership in September, DP World''s London Gateway has today welcomed its first scheduled ship.
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NewsEU ports regulation woes
Major European port players met in Brussels this week to discuss the European Union’s plans to review EU ports policy at a specially convened mini-hearing.
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Italian unions call for strike action
In Italy, trade unions have called a 24-hour strike to take place tomorrow amid criticisms of a slow moving contract renewal for port workers.
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NewsTrustees reject Chennai austerity programme
Major losses at the Indian port of Chennai have prompted management to put forward an austerity programme aimed at bringing finances back towards equilibrium.
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NewsSCPA drives for cleaner air
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) is driving for reduced port-related air emissions with a new clean truck certification programme.
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NewsSprint to the finish
We are in the home stretch for the mayoral race in New York, with my candidate John Catsmitides shut out - he lost in the Republican primary to Joe Lhota.
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NewsCommitted to be pro-active and to increase the transparency of the sector
A few months ago, Isabelle Ryckbost took up her new position as ESPO Secretary General. She succeeded Patrick Verhoeven, who led the ESPO secretariat for the past thirteen years, and became the new Secretary General of the European Community Shipowners” Associations (ECSA). GreenPort Editor Daniëlla Arbyn Havugimana had a double ...
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NewsEU agrees to ratify Convention for safe ship recycling
EU Member States have found an agreement on a compromise text for a Council decision supporting the ratification of the Hong Kong Convention for the safe and sound recycling of ships.
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NewsThe meaning of P3
The P3 container alliance has ramifications in a legal context for ports, as HFW''s Joseph Botham explains
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NewsUS Water Resources Bill clears another hurdle
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill has finally been passed through America’s House of Representatives.
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NewsEEDI first for Hapag-Lloyd ship
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new cruise ship, ‘Europa 2’, has become the first in the world to be awarded Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certification by Germanischer Lloyd.
