World News – Page 156
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Cuba to upgrade Nuevitas/Tarafa port
The Cuban government is to spend $40m on developing the Port of Nuevitas into one of its largest capacity facilities and to make it the second leading port in the country. It currently handles just 250,000 tonnes annually.
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Saudi Aramco moves on ballast water requirements
Saudi Aramco has selected Chelsea Technologies to deliver benchmark testing for ballast water standards compliance after the company announced that all ships calling at its ports and terminals must provide samples of the water deposits to comply with the IMO''s Ballast Water Management Convention.
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NewsAdvisor sought for new Chittagong terminal
Bangladesh’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Authority has opened applications for a legal advisor for the planned development of a new terminal for the Port of Chittagong.
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Penta-Ocean supports Matarbari coal port
Penta-Ocean Construction (Penta-Ocean) has received an order from a consortium comprising Sumitomo, Toshiba and IHI to construct a large port in southern Bangladesh.
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CMPort to acquire 90% of TCP
China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) is set to acquire a 90% stake in Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) from the Brazilian terminal’s founding shareholders and global private equity company Advent International.
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NewsUS ports handled 1.72m teu in July
US ports saw a boom in imports in July, with preliminary data from the National Retail Federation showing that they handled the equivalent of 1.72m teu, just missing out on creating a record.
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NewsNew advice for H&S in ports
UK port health and safety organisation Port Skills and Safety (PSS) has teamed up with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Unite the Union to create a document offering guidance to help foster effective health and safety cultures in organisations within the UK port industry.
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Brazil to identify 15 new terminals for concession
As part of Brazil’s second Partnership and Investment Programme (PPI), the federal government is hoping to put out to concession a further 15 port terminals, in addition to other facilities given over to transport. The aim is to attract investment of $6.2bn.
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NewsFinance rescheduled for ports in Madeira
In Portugal, the Council of the Regional Government of Madeira has decided to amend the finance and work programme it signed with the island’s ports’ administration, APRAM. In particular, this will result in the rescheduling of its €8.319m financial contribution to this organisation.
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NewsCoal unpopularity impacts UK volumes
Freight handled by UK ports in 2016 was down 3% due to a reduced demand for coal imports.
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NewsCanadian container terminal closed after 11 staff injured
Canada’s Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal was yesterday closed after 11 employees were injured.
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Central Arctic port proposal approved
Canada’s largest and northernmost territory has made initial steps towards creating the Central Arctic’s first deep-water port at the mid-point of the Northwest Passage.
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NewsPort of Tianjin observes coal and steel drop
A measure aimed at combatting Beijing’s pollution problem has led to a dramatic drop in coal and steel throughput at the Port of Tianjin as traders and shippers have been forced to divert cargoes to its northern rivals.
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NewsPort of Houston operational
Operations have resumed at the Port of Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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NewsGothenburg licks its throughput wounds
Port of Gothenburg is suffering the fallout from the ongoing labour dispute with figures showing an unprecedented fall in container volumes.
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NewsUS Gulf ports in post-Harvey recovery mode
The ports of Texas City, Galveston and Freeport have been reopened with restrictions on vessel traffic, according to Reuters.
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NewsPort Corpus Christi out of action until 4 September
Port Corpus Christi is not expected to resume standard operations for another four days as a result of Hurricane Harvey.
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COSCO Shipping Ports marks 11.8% throughput growth
Chinese ports operator COSCO Shipping Ports saw its global container terminal throughput increase in the half year-on-year by 11.8% to 41.8m teu, the company said.
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Goods could face post-Brexit delays at UK ports
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said that goods being imported into the UK could get stuck at ports and other points of entry for up to three days if British Prime Minister Theresa May does not reach a proper Brexit customs agreement with the European Union.
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CentrePort Wellington earthquake repairs to cost NZ$340m (US$246.7)
The cost of mending the damage to CentrePort Wellington from the Kaikoura Earthquake in November last year is expected to reach NZ$340m (US$246.7), the Greater Wellington Regional Council''s (WRC) holding company has said.
