World News – Page 163
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Eten port to be privately funded
Advisor to Peru’s Ministry of Transport & Communications, Mario Arbulú Miranda, has mooted the idea of private investment to build the proposed Terminal Marítimo at Eten port.
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NewsPortuguese box traffic to grow 200% in ten years
Portugal’s government plans to invest €2.5bn in its ports to grow the country’s container market by 200% within the next ten years, according to minister, Ana Paula Vitorino.
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Vietnam approves Quang Ninh port
Vietnam has approved a foreign consortium''s plan to invest $315m in a seaport and industrial zone complex in northern Quang Ninh province, the government has confirmed.
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NewsSociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce begins operations
Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce has commenced operations with the handling of its first container vessel, MSC Sasha, on November 27.
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NewsMTBS and ADB aid Sri Lanka
Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have worked together to develop Sri Lanka’s National Ports Master Plan.
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Qatar joint venture to operate Hamad
Mwani Qatar and Milaha have a signed an agreement to establish a new company, QTerminals, to manage Hamad Port.
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NewsHarnessing solar power
The Port of Long Beach has installed a 904.75kW Mitsubishi Electric photovoltaic (PV) system to contribute to its sustainable environment developments.
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NewsRotterdam to aid Kuala Tanjung development
The Port of Rotterdam and the Indonesian state-owned port corporation Pelindo 1 have signed a joint venture agreement.
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NewsHMM preferred bidder for Hanjin’s Spain terminal
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has been chosen as the preferred bidder to buy a terminal in the Spanish Port of Algeciras.
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NewsNew container terminal at Port of Montréal
The Port of Montréal has celebrated the opening of a new container terminal in the Viau sector.
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NewsPhiladelphia to double container capacity
A comprehensive Capital Investment Programme at the Port of Philadelphia has been announced by Governor Tom Wolf.
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NewsAuckland and Lyttelton support South Island
Ports of Auckland, Lyttelton Port of Christchurch and KiwiRail have joined forces to provide movement of domestic freight from Auckland to Christchurch following the Kaikoura Earthquake.
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Panama needs better logistics, not new ports
There is no need for Panama to increase its existing port capacity, director of Panama Ports, Paul Wallace has said.
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Peru governor supports new deep water port
In Peru, the governor of Tacna province, Omar Jiménez, is backing a new megaport project.
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New Brazilian infrastructure fund emerges
The Latin American Development Bank, known previously as the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), and BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil have agreed to constitute an infrastructure investment fund.
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NewsVahle completes Priok electrification
Vahle has finished the first phase of a port electrification mega project at Tanjung Priok, Jakarta in Indonesia.
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NewsLA/LB propose roadmap for next green developments
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are proposing for the next version of San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).
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African ports embrace big data
African ports have been urged to go digital in a big way to leapfrog the development process.
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Beira lays out its ambitions
Mozambique’s Beira is pitching to be the primary port of choice in Southern Africa.
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Positive Tauranga forecast
New Zealand’s largest export port, Port of Tauranga, is expecting a comparable 2.2% to 7.4% rise in net after-tax profit to between NZ$79m and NZ$83m in the 2016-2017 financial year.
