World News – Page 170
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NewsRotterdam looks to wind market
The Port of Rotterdam is banking on the renewables market by creating a new space for an offshore centre for wind energy at sea and the decommissioning of oil and gas platforms.
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NewsPort of Oakland to move more cargo via rails
Port of Oakland executive director Chris Lytle has declared he wants more rail business in the area to boost cargo mobility.
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Baltimore expansion to boost prospects
Maryland Port Administration (MPA) has purchased 70 acres of land near the Seagirt Marine Terminal on Broening Highway in Baltimore to help to accommodate additional cargo opportunities at the Port of Baltimore.
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NPA, Port Miami partner on efficiency
The Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) has partnered with the Port Miami on ways to improve efficiency and ease of doing business in Nigerian ports.
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Marseille Fos promotes eco port dues
Marseille Fos has joined the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) and is set to reduce port dues for ships performing better than required under air pollution regulations.
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Rotterdam gets nod for rail scheme
Sharon Dijksma, the state secretary for infrastructure and environment, has approved the Theemsweg Route decision to alter the course of the Port Railway Line in the port of Rotterdam.
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EC call for port experts
The European Commission’s directorate-general for mobility and transport has made a call for applications for a new group of experts called the ‘European Ports Forum’.
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MSC signs San Pedro concession agreement
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and San Pedro Port have signed a 35-year concession agreement for the expansion of the San Pedro Container Terminal in Côte d’Ivoire.
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NewsEastern promise
Ports on the East African coast remain valuable as facilitators of trade, finds Kerry Dimmer
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NewsChances and challenges
There''s renewed focus on the opportunities for Europe’s ports, as Felicity Landon explains
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New political scandals undermine Brazilian reform
Specialists in the Brazilian ports sector believe that the latest set of political corruption scandals could undermine recent changes to ports legislation that seeks to modernise the industry and speed up investment.
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Go slows undermine Spanish port productivity
In Spain, the port employers’ association, Anesco, has criticised the decline in productivity of stevedores.
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NewsBPA calls for better planning ahead of election
British Ports Association (BPA) called for trade facilitation, fast-tracked planning and connectivity investment, as it issued a briefing ahead of the UK general election on 8 June.
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NewsPort Tampa Bay secures USD$9m funding
Florida’s Port Tampa Bay will be allocated federal funds of USD$9m towards a $55m project to widen and deepen its Big Bend Channel, in southern Hillsborough County.
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NewsAAPA concern over proposed port funding cuts
US President Donald Trump has sent Congress a 2018 budget request which, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), signals the decline for most federally funded, port-related programmes.
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NewsICTSI pursues port projects in Africa
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) is pursuing opportunities to bid for new projects in Africa after failing to secure the majority stake in Greece’s port of Thessaloniki, according to an article published by BusinessWorld Online.
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Duty free fuel in ports post-Brexit
Creating a duty-free zone for fuel within UK ports could offset the negative impact of the potential re-introduction of customs clearance for UK business post-Brexit, according to managing director of independent logistics business Europa Worldwide Group, Andrew Baxter.
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Busan plans data centre
Busan Port Authority (BPA) has announced plans to build an integrated data centre to make the port more competitive.
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Collision at Abidjan Port
Images have emerged online of the aftermath of a collision between COSCO’s general cargo ship Da Zhi and a ship-to-shore crane while berthing at Abidjan Port on May 18, just days after the spectacular crane collapse at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port.
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NewsTampico terminal to be tendered
In Mexico, Tampico port authority is progressing a tender for the construction, fitting out and operation of a common user multipurpose terminal.
