World News – Page 136
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NewsBrexit key focus for BPA in 2018
The British Ports Association (BPA) will continue to engage with Brexit negotiators and seek to influence discussions in 2018.
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Peruvian business against longer terminal concessions
In Peru, employers have stated that they want to see changes to the Ports Law to allow concessionaires to achieve higher levels of service and productivity, but are opposed to concessions being extended.
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Colombia to issue port expansion strategy
In March, Colombia is to issue its official policy towards port expansion.
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NewsPort of Antwerp takes charge to modernise Cotonou
The consultancy and investment subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority has been appointed by Ministers from Benin in West Africa to temporarily take control and modernise the port of Cotonou.
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NewsAPMT $49.5m expansion agreed for Mobile
The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and APM Terminals have approved a $49.5 million expansion of the container facility at the Port of Mobile.
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NewsHappy holidays from Port Strategy
Port Strategy would like to wish all readers a very enjoyable festive season and a happy and prosperous 2018.
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NewsTilbury plans to build new terminal
London''s major port the Port of Tilbury has submitted an application to build a new terminal adjacent to the current port in Thurrock in Essex.
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NewsOakland to upgrade air quality plan
The Port of Oakland is to upgrade its Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan that aims to lower emissions from containerised cargo operations over the next decade.
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NewsNewcastle chairman: coal puts port at financial risk
The newly-appointed chairman of the Port of Newcastle Board has said that the port''s reliance on coal - which accounts for 90% of its business - as its core cargo puts the facility at financial risk.
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NewsGävle to double capacity for growth
The largest container port on the Swedish East Coast is doubling its capacity to 600,000 teu in order to achieve continued growth.
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NewsDepth isn't everything
US East Coast ports continue to dig deep for business. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsRekindling the flame
The rollercoaster West African port sector might be on the rise again, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsPD Ports-Unite seal learning deal
UK-based ports company PD Ports has signed a ''Learning Agreement'' with Unite the Union (Unite) for its sites across the North East of the country. The deal aims to make learning and development opportunities accessible to all employees while encouraging them to seek essential functional skills support.
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NewsWork begins on Los Angeles’ AltaSea incubator
The Port of Los Angeles'' (LA) marine research centre AltaSea has heralded the start of construction of the La Kretz Blue Economy Incubator, a facility forming a key part of its campus.
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NewsYilport bemoans Bolívar ‘smear campaign’
Put up or go elsewhere and suffer: that seemed to be the main takeaway from a defiant statement from Yilport Holding’s (Yilport) boss following a call to examine Ecuador''s Puerto Bolívar port contract following protests by banana producers.
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NewsCall for police action on Webb Dock picket
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has called for police to enforce the Supreme Court of Victoria’s orders and ensure that legitimate business activities can resume at the Port of Melbourne in Australia. Port operations are being hampered by a union members’ blockade.
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NewsNingbo-Zhoushan still world’s top port
The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan has retained its place as the world’s top port in terms of cargo throughput, registering 11.3% year-over-year growth.
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NewsGalicia passes first regional Ports Law in Spain
In Spain, the parliament of the autonomous region of Galicia has approved a new Ports Law, which brings back into regional ownership 122 quays. No other autonomous region has yet gone down this route, although others, notably in the Basque Country and Catalonia, have indicated similar aspirations.
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NewsCompetition authority undermines Spanish reform talks
The file opened by Spain''s main competition authority on proposed stevedoring reform at the country’s ports has had a destructive impact on negotiations between owners and unions at both a national and local level, claim port unions.
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NewsAPMT to appeal nullification of Quetzal concession
The Courts of Claims in Guatemala has declared null and void the concession contract held by APM Terminals for the Quetzal Container Terminal, Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal (TCQ).
