World News – Page 123

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    Unions intervene in Buenos Aires dispute

    2019-01-16T12:03:00Z

    Union leader Hugo Moyano is attempting to scuttle a government plan to create a single container terminal concession at the Port of Buenos Aires as of 2020, replacing five existing concessions.

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    Yilport supports innovation contest

    2019-01-16T12:00:00Z

    Global port operator Yilport is backing a Port Innovation Contest to encourage solutions to the current challenges facing the industry.

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    Major operator celebrates surging volumes

    2019-01-16T12:00:00Z

    PSA International boosted volumes by 9.1% year-on-year in 2018 on the back of “slow but steady” growth in global container trade volumes.

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    Legislation preventing investment in Brazilian ports

    2019-01-16T11:37:00Z

    José Di Bella, chief executive of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stated that centralised decision-making in the country’s ports sector is deterring investment.

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    São Paulo governor wants Santos privatised

    2019-01-16T11:37:00Z

    The governor of São Paulo State, João Doria, is to ask Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, to privatise the Port of Santos. He has labelled the current facility as "inefficient" and costly.

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    Newcastle box terminal benefits

    2019-01-16T11:37:00Z

    A container terminal at the Port of Newcastle could provide a A$6bn (US$4.1bn) boost to the New South Wales economy as well as significantly reducing truck trips through Sydney by 2050, according to a new report.

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    NSW to more than triple volumes by 2045

    2019-01-16T11:37:00Z

    NSW Ports is forecasting a growth in containers through its port gateways from 2.4m teu to between 7.5m and 8.4m teu per year by 2045.

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    Auckland announces hydrogen project

    2019-01-16T11:37:00Z

    A hydrogen-generating plant is to be built by Ports of Auckland (PoAL) to power hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles as part of the port’s programme to become a zero-emissions business by 2040.

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    Auckland to revamp supply chain

    2019-01-16T11:37:00Z

    Ports of Auckland (PoAL) and the National Road Carriers’ Association (NRC) have announced a joint commitment to drive significant changes within Auckland’s overheated supply chain.

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    Global operator boosts Latin America portfolio

    2019-01-14T13:42:00Z

    DP World is set to expand into Chile after signing an agreement for a 71.3% stake in Puertos y Logistica S.A. (“Pulogsa”) from Minera Valparaiso and other shareholders associated with the Matte Group.

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    Wilmington contractor dies after fall

    2019-01-11T15:47:00Z

    A man has died following a fall from a storage container at the Citrosuco plant at the Port of Wilmington Delaware, in the US.

  • Davao Sasa Port
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    Unsolicited Davao Sasa bid gains traction

    2019-01-10T15:38:00Z

    Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. is getting closer to gaining the approval of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for its plan to modernise the Davao Sasa Port in the Philippines.

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    US shutdown threat 'not yet a crisis'

    2019-01-10T11:54:00Z

    As the US partial government shutdown continues the maritime industry has raised concerns over operational stability as security, customs and air safety workers are facing being unpaid, but ports appear yet to be impacted by the situation.

  • The district council for managing Barranquilla disaster risk is in the process of drawing up an action plan to ensure a return to normal as soon as possible Photo: Carlos Carvajalino/Pexels/Pexels License
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    Draft emergency declared in Colombia port

    2019-01-09T15:26:00Z

    The Mayor of the Colombian city of Barranquilla has declared the lack of draft in the main port as a national emergency.

  • MSC, CMA CGM, DP World and PSA International were all favourites of Mr Boluda's (image is of the city of Valencia) Photo: jpedroza2k/Pixabay/Pixabay License
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    Boluda identifies possible Valencia bidders

    2019-01-09T15:26:00Z

    Spain’s Confederación General del Trabajo trade union reports that Vicente Boluda, president of both Boluda Corporación Marítima, which operates the Boluda shipping company, and Valencian business association Asociación Valenciana de Empresarios, has put forward his favourites to win the concession for Valencia’s fourth container terminal.

  • There has been a reduction of 7.1% in finance allocated to the general ports directorate, whose budget has fallen from $3.04m to $2.82m Photo: Arantxa Treva/Pexels/Pexels License
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    Mexican port slashes 2019 budget

    2019-01-09T15:26:00Z

    Mexican ports will receive less state investment in 2019 than was originally forecast.

  • APM Terminals Poti
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    APM submits Poti design

    2019-01-08T15:25:00Z

    APM Terminals Poti and Poti New Terminals Consortium have submitted conceptual designs for the first stage construction permit of the Poti Port expansion, which includes a new breakwater and extended quay wall.

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    UK tackles no-deal Brexit with test HGV route

    2019-01-07T16:46:00Z

    The UK government has been preparing for a no-deal Brexit scenario by trialling a 20-mile lorry route to the Port of Dover in a bid to ease traffic congestion.

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    2019 about 'more than Brexit' for UK ports

    2019-01-07T10:31:00Z

    2019 will see the British Ports Association (BPA) focus on issues including port sector-promotion, increased public transport investment, planning/consenting improvements and issues around people and safety, in addition to Brexit.

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    ‘Price war’ to blame for Australian handling hikes

    2019-01-07T09:50:00Z

    The Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) has blamed a “price war to win shipping line contracts” for hefty hikes in infrastructure charges imposed by Australian stevedoring companies.