World News – Page 177

  • Interest in the Port of Melbourne increases. Credit: Chris Phutully
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    Melbourne tender pulls in the crowds

    2016-04-11T21:42:00Z

    Industry interest is mounting as expressions of interest for the lease of the Port of Melbourne approach the April 18 deadline.

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    Fremantle sell-off still up in the air

    2016-04-11T21:42:00Z

    Political uncertainty has caused frustration over plans to privatise the Port of Fremantle.

  • Privatisation: Not everyone is happy to welcome Piraeus Port’s new owners
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    Piraeus Port stake sold to China

    2016-04-11T12:23:00Z

    A majority stake of Greece’s Piraeus Port has been sold to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco Group, local media has reported.

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    Options for Auckland’s long term plan revealed

    2016-04-08T16:43:00Z

    The Port Future Study’s Consensus Working Group (CWG) has released a shortlist of options for Auckland’s long term future freight trade and cruise ship activities.

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    Antaq forced to delay new terminal tenders

    2016-04-08T09:50:00Z

    Brazil''s Nation Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) has had to put back the release of tenders covering new terminal concessions because of a fault at the regulatory agency, which failed to answer a series of questions put to it by interested consortia.

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    New port infrastructure fund proposed for Brazil

    2016-04-08T09:50:00Z

    Brazil''s House of Representatives is analysing draft legislation put forward that would introduce a new Port Infrastructure Investment Fund. The proposal aims to fund at least 50% of the infrastructure linked to port tenders and port facilities that are put out to concession.

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    No to Lisbon/Setúbal merger

    2016-04-08T09:50:00Z

    Setúbal''s Chamber of Commerce has rejected the proposal put forward by the central government to merge the port authorities of Lisbon and Setúbal to create a single entity. It argues that this would lead to a “dilution” of the Setúbal and Sesimbra Port Authority within a common structure and not ...

  • A SmartPort: Hamburg is flying the flag for joined up thinking
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    Hamburg's ChainPORT connects future-focused ports

    2016-04-07T11:30:00Z

    Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the next step in its SmartPort concept by switching the focus to thinking about a future-oriented, international network between ports.

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    Eurogate increases net operating profit

    2016-04-06T11:45:00Z

    European terminal operator group, EUROGATE, has announced that it has increased its net operating profit by 13.4% to €73.5m.

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    CMHI’s reports robust overseas volumes

    2016-04-05T13:58:00Z

    China Merchants Holdings (International) Company’s overseas terminals set a record in container handling in 2015 with throughput of 16.05m teu.

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    Rotterdam’s route to Port of 2050

    2016-04-05T13:55:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam is making steps towards a more sustainable future, with far more of its processes expected to be running on electricity or hydrogen by 2050, according to Eric van der Schans and Nico van Dooren, director of environmental management, and energy and process industry respectively.

  • Plan for Southern California International Gateway
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    LA rail yard halted over pollution concerns

    2016-04-01T12:28:00Z

    A superior court judge has put a stop to a $500m rail yard project near the Port of Los Angeles due to concerns about the amount of truck traffic and air pollution it would bring to the area.

  • Piraeus Port flooded with refugees. Credit: Nonviolent Peaceforce
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    Piraeus port flooded by surge of refugees

    2016-04-01T12:27:00Z

    Arrivals of refugees and migrants to Greece from Turkey has risen sharply, days after the European Union and Turkey struck a deal intended to cut off the flow of new arrivals.

  • APM Terminals’ a new transshipment terminal in Tangier with an annual capacity of five million TEUs
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    APMT unveils new Moroccan port investment

    2016-03-31T11:43:00Z

    APM Terminals has announced that it will be the operator of a new container transhipment terminal at the Tanger Med 2 port complex.

  • Tata Steel is expected to sell its entire UK business
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    Tata to sell off loss-making Port Talbot

    2016-03-31T11:25:00Z

    Tata Steel is to sell its entire UK business, including Port Talbot steelworks, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

  • Busan Port Authority is investing in port and logistics facilities in developing economies
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    Busan invests in developing economies

    2016-03-31T10:41:00Z

    Busan Port Authority (BPA), the world’s sixth-largest container port, is planning to invest in overseas port and logistics facilities as a key strategy that will help define the future of the South Korean port.

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    COSCO-PSA invests in new container berths

    2016-03-30T11:44:00Z

    Joint venture company COSCO-PSA is investing in three new container berths in Singapore to serve the next generation of mega container vessels.

  • New horizon: could other routes begin to present the Malacca Strait ports with some competition?
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    Turbulence ahead

    2016-03-26T17:14:00Z

    Southeast Asia has everything going for it – apart from timing, writes Stevie Knight

  • "Perhaps North Africa has slipped under the radar because of all the attention on West Africa," Dean Davison, Ocean Shipping Consultants
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    High risk, high reward?

    2016-03-26T17:13:00Z

    North Africa offers huge port development potential despite political tensions. Felicity Landon reports.

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    NZ Authority moves on container weight verification

    2016-03-24T16:58:00Z

    Maritime New Zealand has issued an advisory circular to aid exporters preparing for the pending mandatory adoption of container weight verification, as it works to develop a new domestic Maritime Rule for the amended Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS).