World News – Page 129
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NewsFive bids for Port Centralny tender
Five bids have been placed on a Port of Gdansk Authority (ZPMG) opened tender for the design of Port Centralny.
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NewsLyttelton strike action as mediation fails
Last week’s gestures of mutual goodwill leading into mediation have failed to result in a breakthrough in the industrial dispute between the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) and Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).
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NewsQube Melbourne workers strike over EBA
Workers at Qube Ports’ Port Melbourne facility have carried out a 48-hour strike following a move by the company to terminate an agreement on salary and conditions.
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NewsBrazil to auction seven more operating licenses
Brazil will auction seven additional port operating licenses as part of its privatisation plans, a government source has told Reuters.
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NewsDover awards GB£15m DWDR terminal contract
Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd has been awarded a GB£15m contract to build a Refrigerated Cargo Terminal (RCT) at the Port of Dover''s Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development.
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NewsUN calls for Yemen ports to remain open to aid
The UN Security Council has called for ports in Yemen to remain open to allow commercial and humanitarian imports to reach people in need of them.
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NewsDP World records strong 2017 results
DP World reported total revenue of $4.7bn and total profit of $1.2bn in 2017, marking increases of 13.2% and 7.3% respectively from 2016.
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News$72m in TIGER grants for port-related projects
Just five port-related grants totalling US$72.7m have been awarded in Round 9 of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) programme.
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NewsBrief strike respite for Lyttelton
Industrial action planned from March 15-20 has been suspended by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) ahead of further mediation with Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).
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NewsBrexit could cause tailbacks and food shortages
Tens of miles of tailbacks and food shortages in Britain: these are some of the consequences that parties on either side of the English Channel have warned could result from the UK’s departure from the EU.
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NewsDublin prepares for post-Brexit reality
Dublin Port is getting ready for the “inevitability” of border controls following the UK’s departure from the European Union, with Ireland planning to complete construction work on new customs booths and freight inspection points in the city this year.
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NewsCalls for Welsh ports to get free port status
Calls have been made for ports in Wales to be given free port status following the UK’s departure from the European Union.
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NewsPort of Thessaloniki privatisation finalised
The privatisation of one of Greece’s biggest seaports, the Port of Thessaloniki, has been finalised through a €1.1bn deal.
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NewsLowestoft set for £2.5bn offshore windfarm
The UK’s Port of Lowestoft is set to become home to a £2.5bn offshore windfarm.
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NewsOakland five-year plan to benefit community
The Port of Oakland has released a five-year strategic plan to boost jobs and the economy that pairs business expansion with community benefits.
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NewsCanada’s port authorities set for review
The Canadian Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has launched a modernisation review of the country’s port authorities “to optimise their role in the transportation system”.
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News£1.7bn of port infrastructure in development
New research shows that UK ports and terminals have an estimated £1.7bn of port infrastructure investment in the development pipeline.
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NewsSpanish and Irish ports receive €2.4bn in EU funds
A European Commission report has revealed that the European Union has raised in the region of €2.4bn to finance some 100 port projects in both Spain and Ireland, as well as boosting the maritime economy in more peripheral regions of the trading block.
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NewsPrivate sector cash needed for Valencia expansion
The northern expansion of the Port of Valencia, in Spain, will only go ahead if the private sector can stump up €400m of investment capital, says the port authority Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV), or Valenciaport.
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NewsNew Zealand ports report solid financials
Solid financial performances have been reported by Ports of Auckland (PoAL), Port of Tauranga and Port Taranaki during the six months to December 31, 2017, with CentrePort Wellington continuing its November 2016 earthquake recovery.
