World News – Page 114
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NewsAPSEZ to acquire Indian port
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), will acquire a majority stake in a major Indian port.
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NewsSAN ANTONIO THE WINNER IN BATTLE OF CHILEAN PORTS
Container handling supremacy has been a long-term fight in Chile but, as Rob Ward discovers, there may finally be one port set to win through.
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NewsAPM Terminals Rotterdam sale confirmed
APM Terminals has signed a letter of intent for the sale of APM Terminals Rotterdam to a global port operator.
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NewsKhalifa Port set for expansion
Abu Dhabi Ports’ Khalifa Port is set for further expansion to boost its handling capacity from 5mn to 7.5mn teus.
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NewsMelbourne rail review
Fierce criticism of the Melbourne Port Rail Shuttle plans have sparked a review
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NewsPort rail proposals move forward in Australia
The rejuvenation of on-dock rail and rail shuttles is moving ahead in several Australian ports, but is not without its challenges.
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NewsNZ government closes in on Auckland
The New Zealand government has confirmed its next step in light of Cabinet’s position that freight operations in Auckland are no longer viable.
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NewsTrade war hits Californian port
Cargo volume dropped 3.5% in November at the Port of Long Beach as restrictive tariffs continued to affect the national supply chain.
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NewsUK port operator in “major restructure”
A big UK port operator has confirmed it is in the “process of a major restructure” involving compulsory and voluntary redundancies.
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NewsDP World Sokhna enters trilateral partnership
DP World Sokhna recently entered into a trilateral partnership to serve as the hub for all construction material imports needed to build the central business and financial district of Egypt’s new administrative capital.
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NewsPort corporation denies market power misuse
A port corporation in Australia has denied it has breached competition law after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) started legal action against it in its first case taken under the amended misuse of market power provision.
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NewsUS100m container expansion project begins
A global terminal operator has initiated the circa US100m second phase expansion of its terminal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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NewsCAD$300m for port project
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing up to CAD$300m in financing for a new container terminal in the country.
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NewsStudy reveals cost of closing Auckland’s port
A new study has revealed the cost of closing the Port of Auckland following the publication of two economic reports which the Ports of Auckland (POAL) said show that the idea of moving Auckland’s port to Northland is “seriously flawed”.
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News“Serious threat” to fair competition warning
Feport has warned regulators about what it deems to be a “serious threat” to fair competition within the maritime logistics chain.
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NewsNIRAS wins Tanzanian port masterplan contract
NIRAS is heading an international consortium that has just signed a deal with Tanzania Ports Authority for the strategic development of the country’s ports during the next 25 years.
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NewsPort operator raises US$2.3bn for investment
A global port operator has raised US$2.3bn through bond listings in Dubai and will use the capital raised for debt refinancing and to fund growth opportunities with the goal of boosting its end-to-end logistics capability.
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NewsTASMANIAN SHIPPERS HAVING TO SUCK UP COSTS
Tasmanian shippers are positive despite increasing infrastructure charges being applied by terminal operators, as Iain MacIntyre discovers.
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Indonesian port stake to be sold
A construction company is planning to sell its stake in an Indonesian port to fund new infrastructure projects.
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News"Texas chicken" concerns in the Houston ship channel
The Port of Houston Authority''s commissioners voted to limit arrivals of container ships and shut down two-way traffic in the Houston Ship Channel. Gordon Feller investigates the impact.
