World News – Page 155

  • Mehmet Kutman, chairman of Global Investment Holdings (L) and Jean-Marc Peterschmitt, EBRD managing director for industry, commerce and agribusiness (R)
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    Port of Bar gets €20m EBRD loan

    2018-03-01T11:28:00Z

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is providing a €20m loan to support the development of Montenegro’s main seaport, the Port of Bar.

  • The DataLong16 user interface for asset-tracking
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    Port of Barcelona gets IoT network

    2018-03-01T11:28:00Z

    Internet of Things (IoT) solutions firm Kerlink and asset-monitoring solutions company DataLong16 have announced the deployment of an IoT network in the Port of Barcelona.

  • The Governor of New York has announced that $26.5m in state-funding is available for preserving and enhancing port and rail services in major trade and passenger travel corridors across the US state
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    New York secures $26.5m for port infrastructure

    2018-03-01T11:28:00Z

    The Governor of New York has announced that $26.5m in state-funding is available for preserving and enhancing port and rail services in major trade and passenger travel corridors across the US state.

  • Íñigo de la Serna Photo: Ajuntament Barcelona/flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0
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    Spanish minister insistent of stevedoring reform

    2018-02-28T11:38:00Z

    Spain’s Minister of Public Works, Íñigo de la Serna, has gone on record as stating that stevedoring reform will be approved sometime this year, if not “as soon as possible”.

  • Port of Rotterdam
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    Rotterdam has plan in place for coal decline

    2018-02-27T17:43:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam Authority is planning for a natural decline in coal and expects it to be replaced by sustainable energy and new markets.

  • Doraleh Container Terminal
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    Contract dispute led to DP World DCT loss

    2018-02-27T12:35:00Z

    DP World’s contract with Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) was cancelled because of a dispute over terms and poor performance, claims the Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority (DPFZA).

  • TPM says it is working on five different projects simultaneously (image is of Manta)
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    Manta advancing on five fronts

    2018-02-27T09:14:00Z

    Terminal Portuario de Manta (TPM), which is undertaking major regeneration wok at the northern Ecuadorian port, says it is working on five different projects simultaneously.

  • The Port of Paranaguá is getting two terminal-concession tenders Photo: André Zabel/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Approval given for four new tenders in Brazil

    2018-02-27T09:14:00Z

    In Brazil, the Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Court of Accounts) has given the go-ahead for tenders covering concessions for four terminals under the central government’s Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos (Investments Partnerships Programme).

  • Baltimore is the host port for the inaugural Greenport Congress Americas
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    WWL president to give GreenPort keynote address

    2018-02-26T11:15:00Z

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) president and chief operating officer for logistics Raymond Fitzgerald has been announced as the keynote speaker at the 2018 GreenPort Congress Americas.

  • Allard Castelein
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    Brexit: Rotterdam CEO warns prepare for worst

    2018-02-23T14:33:00Z

    Rotterdam Port Authority’s president and chief executive has warned of vehicle backlogs and a need for hundreds of port-based customs officers following Brexit.

  • DP World claims it's Doraleh Container Terminal in Djibouti is the "best performing" on the east coast of Africa. Credit: DP World
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    DP World anger as Djibouti seizes Doraleh terminal

    2018-02-23T11:25:00Z

    DP World has reacted swiftly and angrily after the government of Djibouti seized control of Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT), describing the government’s conduct as “particularly oppressive and cynical”.

  • Port of Leixoes
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    €510m investment for Port of Leixoes

    2018-02-22T16:17:00Z

    The Port of Leixoes will receive €510m investment (US$630m) to increase capacity and create a new terminal able to receive bigger ships.

  • Valenciaport
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    Valenciaport aims for 5m teu

    2018-02-21T16:31:00Z

    The three sites managed by the Port Authority of Valencia handled 4,832,156 teu in 2017, 2.11% more than in 2016.

  • Port of Blyth
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    Flexible infrastructure key for UK ports

    2018-02-21T11:50:00Z

    Flexible infrastructure at UK ports is essential to accommodate the changing needs of growing businesses, a warehouse specialist has stressed.

  • Robin Walker, the UK’s Undersecretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union (L), with Jacques Vandermeiren, Antwerp Port Authority chief executive (R). Image credit: Antwerp Port Authority
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    Antwerp seeks UK representative in light of Brexit

    2018-02-20T11:58:00Z

    Belgium’s Port of Antwerp has opened applications for a full-time representative in the UK — in a decision motivated by Britain’s impending exit from the EU.

  • Total cargo throughput for the port increased by 1.3% (image credit: Freek van Arkel)
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    Rotterdam sees mixed 2017 results

    2018-02-20T11:58:00Z

    The Netherlands'' Port of Rotterdam recorded mixed results for 2017, witnessing growth in areas including total cargo throughput, turnover and investments by its port authority while also seeing a fall in net profit and certain cargo volumes.

  • Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, chief executive of Abu Dhabi Ports (L), and Xavier Vázquez, chief executive of Autoterminal (R)
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    Khalifa Port set for car terminal

    2018-02-20T11:58:00Z

    Abu Dhabi Ports and Barcelona vehicle terminal Autoterminal have signed a shareholder agreement to manage a car/ro-ro terminal at the UAE''s Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi under a 15-year concession.

  • Port of Zeebrugge
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    25-year concession for Zeebrugge development

    2018-02-19T15:41:00Z

    A 25-year concession agreement to develop land at the Port of Zeebrugge will help it accommodate increasing throughput and onsite business-growth.

  • Opportunities in ports include those on the Ayeyarwady River (pictured) Photo: LBM0/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Myanmar encourages foreign investment

    2018-02-19T11:20:00Z

    Myanmar is moving ahead with plans for foreign investment in its port sector to upgrade jetties along the coast into international-standard ports.

  • Confusion has arisen over the exact status of the construction of a new seaport in the Teuk Chhou district of Cambodia’s Kampot (image is of the Teuk Chhou river in Kampot) Photo: Hans A. Rosbach/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Confusion over Kampot construction

    2018-02-19T11:20:00Z

    Confusion has arisen over the exact status of the construction of a new seaport in Cambodia’s Kampot.