World News – Page 156

  • APM Terminals Zeebrugge
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    COSCO to acquire APM Zeebrugge terminal

    2017-09-12T15:21:00Z

    COSCO SHIPPING Ports will become the sole shareholder of Zeebrugge container terminal in a EUR35m deal with APM Terminals.

  • Hurricane Irma
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    Georgia ports will reopen “as quickly as possible”

    2017-09-11T16:38:00Z

    The Ports of Savannah and Brunswick are expected to remain closed until at least Wednesday following Hurricane Irma’s impact.

  • Growing strength: Qingdao Port is one of the newest members to sign up to the CMPA
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    Asia port alliance grows in strength

    2017-09-11T14:49:00Z

    Malaysia’s Transport Minister has confirmed five new members will join an Asian port alliance to work more closely together to increase trade volume.

  • The port (pictured) is the first in North America to host the conference Photo: Kevin Galens/flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Baltimore to host 2018 GreenPort Congress

    2017-09-07T12:18:00Z

    The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) has announced that the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore will play host to the GreenPort Congress in 2018.

  • The Port of Oakland (pictured) was one of the ports to be awarded a direct grant Photo: Swedg/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0
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    US ports net $100m in security grants

    2017-09-07T12:00:00Z

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the recipients of its FY 2017 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).

  • Congestion plan: MIP wants to tackle dwell times at MIP which are still high at over ten days
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    Myanmar port seeks new operator to tackle congestion

    2017-09-06T16:58:00Z

    A Myanmar port is seeking a partner operator to come on board as majority shareholder and help tackle congestion and reduce dwell times by 30 to 40%.

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    Cuba to upgrade Nuevitas/Tarafa port

    2017-09-06T14:14:00Z

    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

    2017-09-06T14:14:00Z

    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.

  • The Port of Chittagong in 2015 Photo: Moheen Reeyad/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Advisor sought for new Chittagong terminal

    2017-09-06T14:14:00Z

    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

    2017-09-06T09:19:00Z

    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

    2017-09-06T08:55:00Z

    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.

  • Imports shot up by 15% at the ports of Los Angeles, pictured, and Long Beach in California in July Photo: joey zanotti/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    US ports handled 1.72m teu in July

    2017-09-06T08:55:00Z

    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.

  • The document highlights steps that senior managers may wish to take to help constantly develop their role as an effective lead for health and safety
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    New advice for H&S in ports

    2017-09-06T08:55:00Z

    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

    2017-09-06T08:55:00Z

    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.

  • The rescheduling is being undertaken while taking into account investment expenses Photo: Blake Handley/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Finance rescheduled for ports in Madeira

    2017-09-06T08:55:00Z

    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.

  • UK freight statistics
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    Coal unpopularity impacts UK volumes

    2017-09-05T17:28:00Z

    Freight handled by UK ports in 2016 was down 3% due to a reduced demand for coal imports.

  • Fairview Container Terminal
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    Canadian container terminal closed after 11 staff injured

    2017-09-04T16:49:00Z

    Canada’s Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal was yesterday closed after 11 employees were injured.

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    Central Arctic port proposal approved

    2017-09-04T15:03:00Z

    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.

  • In the first half of the year, coal handling at the port fell by 24% while steel throughput decreased by 27% Photo: Yuhong Qin/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Port of Tianjin observes coal and steel drop

    2017-09-04T15:03:00Z

    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.

  • Port of Houston
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    Port of Houston operational

    2017-09-01T15:10:00Z

    Operations have resumed at the Port of Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.