World News – Page 147
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NewsYilport begins dredging at Puerto Bolívar
Turkey’s Yildirim Group has announced that its subsidiary Yilport Holding (Yilport) has started the first stage of channel dredging works at Puerto Bolívar in Ecuador — just over a year after it took over the facility.
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NewsPSA's Calista open logistics platform revealed
PSA International has revealed more details of its groundbreaking open platform under development with Crimson Logic, which it believes will address logistics on a three-dimensional level.
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NewsDP World urged to reconsider Berbera deal
Somalia''s foreign minister has said DP World should reconsider its contract with Somaliland and work with Somalia’s federal authorities so the country’s sovereignty is not violated.
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NewsRotterdam launches port call efficiency platform
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched the first version of a digital application which, it claims, will allow vessels calling at the port to reduce their waiting time by an average of 20%.
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NewsSISI: Economic 'prosperity phase' to benefit ports
Following a decade of moderate adjustment, the world’s economy has entered a transition stage from recovery to prosperity, according to Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s (SISI) Global Port Development Report (2017).
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NewsTAP funding applications open
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and are offering seed money to foster the development of new goods-movement technologies that improve air quality as part of their Technology Advancement Program (TAP).
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Breakthrough in Lyttelton melee
“Agreement in principle” has been reached in the industrial dispute between Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU).
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NewsChinese political investment warning
A US think tank has warned that Chinese investment in ports is being used to generate political influence, expand the military and create strategic advantages.
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NewsCMA CGM Nigerian terminal deal
CMA CGM Group have signed an agreement with Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise (LPLE) to operate the future container terminal in Nigeria’s first, yet to be built, 16m deep sea port.
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NewsLiverpool witness to autonomous operation
The UK’s Port of Liverpool has experienced the demonstration of an autonomous vessel at the facility’s Brocklebank Dock.
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NewsTNPA lays out plan for Durban’s liquid bulk hub
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has outlined an Island View Precinct Strategy, concerning the country’s Port of Durban, that “aims to facilitate greater participation of historically-disadvantaged persons in terminal operations”.
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NewsRotterdam to target CO2 emissions
Rotterdam’s marine transport contributes 21.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions each year.
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News25-year growth plan at Warrenpoint
Northern Ireland’s Warrenpoint Port has unveiled a 25-year growth plan involving upgrading transport links, improving capacity and facilities and developing improved linkages with Warrenpoint town.
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NewsMontréal funding to boost economy
The Port of Montréal will receive CAD$18.4m in government investment to help create more ‘middle class’ jobs and help local businesses compete by moving commercial goods to market.
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NewsWilmington Gulftainer deal to undergo federal review
Port of Wilmington Delaware has confirmed to Port Strategy that a preliminary agreement to lease the port to Gulftainer Group will undergo federal review.
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NewsAAPA advocates for TIGER and security funding
As US Congress begins work on FY 2019 appropriations bills, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has stepped up its funding advocacy for port security and the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant programme.
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NewsBrazil set to launch three new port tenders
Brazilian port regulator — and the country’s national agency for waterway transportation — Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) has given the green light for publication of notices to tender three port concessions later this year.
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NewsDugarajapatnam port plans shelved
Plans to construct a new port at Dugarajapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have been abandoned by the country’s government.
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NewsKBSP running at 45% capacity
Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) is currently operating at 45% of its capacity.
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NewsPort of Mobile set for new vehicle terminal
The US Port of Mobile is set to get a new vehicle terminal after the US government gave the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) a $12.7m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant.
