World News – Page 189

  • 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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    Corozal fills shortfall

    2016-03-24T16:58:00Z

    Panama Canal minister, Roberto Roy, recently highlighted the need for a new port on the Pacific coast in order to maintain Panama''s logistics competitiveness.

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    Venezuela to invest $60m in ports

    2016-03-24T16:58:00Z

    The government of Venezuela has announced that it is to invest $60m in its ports via the National Integrated Customs and Exercise Administration (Seniat) and national ports company, Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos).

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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).

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    Napier readies for next generation

    2016-03-24T16:58:00Z

    A proposal to increase Napier Port’s draught at low sea level from 12.8 metres to 14.5 metres, construct a new wharf and extend its harbour shipping channel was this month released for public consultation.

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    ‘Limit capacity’ to NZ hub ports

    2016-03-24T16:58:00Z

    New Zealand Shipping Federation executive director Annabel Young has slammed a Napier Port expansion proposal as an exemplary of wasting rate-payers money that will only further over-capitalisation of the local port sector.

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    North Korean ships barred from six Chinese ports

    2016-03-24T11:54:00Z

    China has forbid North Korean vessels entering six of its ports, according to a release from the Asahi Shimbun.

  • The WA Nationals have delivered a critical blow to the government's plans to privatise the Port ofFremantle
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    WA Nationals scupper plan to sell off Fremantle port

    2016-03-24T09:43:00Z

    The Western Australia Nationals have delivered a critical blow to the West Australian government''s plan to privatise Fremantle Port, refusing to support the proposed A$2bn sale, according to local reports.

  • The Port of Antwerp - Belgian ports insist its business as usual following the terrorist attacks in Brussels
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    Brussels bombs: ports maintain resilience

    2016-03-23T10:51:00Z

    Ports in Belgium insist ‘operations are still going on’ following the devastating terrorist attacks in Brussels which have so far claimed the lives of 34 people and injured hundreds more. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

  • The Port of Melbourne still faces challenges. Credit: Port of Melbourne
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    Melbourne issues far from over

    2016-03-22T18:59:00Z

    The long-running political impasse over the future of the Port of Melbourne has finally been resolved with the Parliament of Victoria passing legislation to privatise the port. However, market observers believe Melbourne has major challenges ahead.

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    Weak market prompts Abbott Point downgrade

    2016-03-22T18:59:00Z

    The weak global coal market has seen ratings agency Moody''s Investor Service downgrade Adani Abbot Point Terminal''s outlook to negative, and its senior secured bank credit facility rating drop to Ba2 from Baa3.

  • The Port of Rotterdam Authority would have to pay €60m corporation tax per year. Photo: Freek van Arkel
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    Dutch ports appeal EU tax decision

    2016-03-22T10:48:00Z

    A number of port authorities have decided to appeal the European Commission decision which states that Dutch sea ports must pay corporation tax from 1 January 2017.

  • The US General Assembly has agreed a $350m state-backed bond deal for the Port of Virginia
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    US government funds Virginia expansion

    2016-03-17T14:28:00Z

    The US General Assembly has signed off on an unprecedented $350m state-backed bond deal giving the Port of Virginia the money it needs to expand capacity at Norfolk International Terminals, according to local reports.

  • Limassol port pilots have announced an indefinite strike
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    Limassol port pilots on indefinite strike

    2016-03-16T17:23:00Z

    Limassol port pilots have announced an indefinite strike starting on Monday April 21, 2016.

  • Tampa pleased with funding commitment. Credit: Tom Wahlin
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    Tampa encouraged by funding increase

    2016-03-15T16:39:00Z

    Port Tampa Bay commended the Florida Legislature for an increase in the minimum statuary amount for seaport funding through the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development (FSTED) programme.

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    Ecuador promotes Manta-Manaus corridor

    2016-03-10T15:32:00Z

    Ecuador''s Overseas Trade Minister, Diego Aulestia, recently travelled to the Brazilian state of Amazonas to consolidate a trade corridor linking the port of Manta with Brazil''s port of Manaus.

  • Flemming Dalgaard, chief executive of Gulftainer
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    Gulftainer registers strong performance in 2015

    2016-03-10T15:32:00Z

    The world’s largest privately-owned and independent port operator Gulftainer recorded a strong performance in 2015, with an overall growth of 4% across its global portfolio.