World News – Page 137
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Industrial action averted at Port Nelson
A planned week-long strike of eight tug masters and engineers at New Zealand’s Port Nelson has been averted, with port management and representatives of the Merchant Service Guild (MSG) engaging in further negotiations.
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NewsCalifornian ports plea for government help
The executive directors of the US ports of Long Beach and Oakland, located in California, have called for continued government support for maritime sector clean air efforts and infrastructure development.
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NewsLA and Long Beach approve clean truck regs
Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.
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Asia’s future energy needs on the agenda at Tank Storage Asia 2018:
Asia’s future energy needs on the agenda at Tank Storage Asia 2018:
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NewsFake mortgage detained vessel losing millions
A vessel detained at Bulgaria’s Port of Burgas since November over an alleged unpaid mortgage has seen its owner face losses of US$20,000 per day with no end in sight to the legal process.
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NewsNew round of port tenders in Brazil
In Brazil, the Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (“National Waterway Transportation Agency”, or ANTAQ) has announced five new port terminals will be put out to tender in July and September.
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NewsChilean ports need investment
The Chilean construction association Cámara Chilena de la Construcción has calculated that Chile needs to invest $5.242bn in port infrastructure from 2018 to 2027.
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NewsOakland goes hybrid to ‘green’ terminal ops
In the US, SSA Marine is to retrofit 13 of the Californian Port of Oakland’s diesel-powered cranes with diesel-electric hybrid engines.
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NewsPort of Rotterdam oil spill devastation
It will be a number of weeks before the clean-up at the Port of Rotterdam is complete, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has indicated after more than 200 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was released into its waters when a chemical tanker collided with a jetty.
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NewsPrince Rupert set for capacity of 1.8m teus
The next phase of expansion for the DP World Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal will increase annual throughput capacity to 1.8m teus when complete in 2022.
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NewsPresidential support for South Africa’s rebuild
Optimism is increasing around the development of the nation’s ports. Kerry Dimmer reports
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NewsEurope’s ports seek more attention
It’s all about the money, says the European Sea Ports Organisation. Felicity Landon reports
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Angola to end Caioporto concession
The Angolan government wants to terminate Caioporto’s concession contract to operate the Caio deep-water port in Cabinda.
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No pressing need for megaport, say Chile agents
Carlos Manterola, vice president of Chile’s National Association of Shipping Agents (Asonave), says that while the organisation is not against the construction of a major new deep water port, “now is not the moment” to make the necessary level of investment. Instead, he would like to see the resources spent ...
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Major investment in Chancay and Ilo
The Chinese ambassador in Lima has stated that Cosco Shipping Holdings is to build and manage the Port of Chancay, which is located some 58 kilometres north of the Peruvian capital. It will invest $2bn.
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NewsPeel Ports pitches Brexit plan B
The UK’s Peel Ports Group has put forward an alternative option to introducing a warehouse into the supply chain routing for trade after the UK’s departure from the EU.
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NewsAntwerp moves further down blockchain path
Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority and software startup T-Mining have developed a solution to transfer documents with blockchain technology and automate (through “‘Smart Contracts’”) the document-flow.
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NewsLA tops Descartes’ US port ranking
The Port of Los Angeles (LA) has been named the US’ top ocean port by import volume.
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News‘Supercharged’ free ports mooted for UK
The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed “the renewed focus on the role that ports play in regional and national UK economies” in a Mace report calling for free ports to be combined with Enterprise Zones to create ‘Supercharged Free Ports’.
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ESPO seeks funding definition expansion
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for the next Connecting Europe Facility (CEF II) but has called for the definition of the “‘cross-border’ element” to include projects’ cross-border impact and “the maritime dimension”.
