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  • The focus in now on improving the efficiency of India's major ports
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    India backtracks on port autonomy plans

    2015-09-24T10:56:00Z

    The Indian government’s plans to corporatise the country’s major ports have been put on hold, and the focus shifted to modernisation and improving operational efficiency as port performance picks up.

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    Antwerp expertise for port reform

    2015-09-23T17:13:00Z

    A new set of shipping and port regulations for Cyprus’s largest port, Limassol, are to be drafted by Dr Eric Van Hooydonk, a lawyer specialising in shipping and port affairs in Antwerp and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

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    Coquimbo crippled by earthquake

    2015-09-22T14:57:00Z

    The 8.3-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Chile last week has put a stop to the country’s coastal port of Coquimbo, local media reports.

  • Kumport sits in the Ambarli Port Complex on the northwest coast of the Marmara Sea, Turkey
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    Cosco Pacific buys into Turkish ports

    2015-09-17T10:32:00Z

    Cosco Pacific is investing in Turkish ports after forming a joint venture with China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) and CIC Capital for the acquisition of equity interests in Fina Liman and Kumport.

  • Willing participants: Genoa, Naples and Venice are the latest ports to join the Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project
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    Monalisa smiles on European Ports

    2015-09-16T14:45:00Z

    The European Union has granted a €21m grant to the Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project, a Motorways of the Sea project defined within the MONALISA 2.0 project.

  • Infrastructure investment: The Wando Welch Terminal wharf strengthening project will feature a new access road
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    Decisive years ahead for Charleston

    2015-09-16T13:54:00Z

    South Caroline Ports Authority (SCPA) says the next five years will be decisive times for Charleston port with increased container volume growth, harbour deepening and investing in infrastructure coming top of the agenda.

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    Castilla’s unfair concession terms criticised

    2015-09-16T10:45:00Z

    Juan Carlos Garrido, ICTSI''s director of business development for the Americas, has publically criticised the terms for the recently announced development of Puerto Castilla, which is being backed by the Honduras'' Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Alliances (Coalianza).

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    Auckland sees southern potential

    2015-09-16T10:45:00Z

    Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson has not ruled out the possibility of his firm furthering its expansion plans with an inland port development in Hamilton or the South Island.

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    Ports prepare for health and safety changes

    2015-09-16T10:45:00Z

    New Zealand’s port sector is liaising closely with Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) and WorkSafe New Zealand to ensure it is well versed with and taking a joint approach to the newly-passed Health and Safety at Work Act.

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    Peru to add eight ports by 2025

    2015-09-16T10:44:00Z

    Peru''s director general responsible for concessions at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Raúl García, wants to see eight major ports operational in Peru over the next 10 years.

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    Australia needs to look longer term

    2015-09-16T10:44:00Z

    As Australia continues to see increasing moves towards port privatisation, the head of its competition watchdog has warned against making short-term gains at the expense of long-term benefits for the community.

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    Victoria sets up infrastructure body

    2015-09-16T10:44:00Z

    A new independent body, Infrastructure Victoria, is being set up to plan for the Australian state’s future infrastructure projects, including prescribing port development.

  • Chip Jaenichan
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    Lack of US port funding a ‘concern’

    2015-09-15T14:27:00Z

    Restricted federal funding on US infrastructure coupled with a growing population is a “concerning trend”, warns the US Maritime Administration.

  • "We've made the best of a bad job," Robert Goodwill, UK MP
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    UK must “live with” EU port regulation

    2015-09-15T14:04:00Z

    The UK government appears to be wavering in its fight against the EU Port Services Regulation. Speaking at London International Shipping Week, Robert Goodwill MP, UK Minister for Shipping & Ports, told delegates that the industry will have to “live with” the PSR.

  • The 'Sister Ports' agreement is historical
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    UAE-USA strengthen port relations

    2015-09-14T17:36:00Z

    The USA and UAE have reached a historic agreement that will see the Port of Sharjah and Port Canaveral work together to build on international trade and logistics investment prospects.

  • Nick Palmer
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    Nick Palmer loses MND battle

    2015-09-12T19:59:00Z

    Nick Palmer, Associated British Ports’ former port director for Grimsby and Immingham, has died at the age of 56.

  • Yilport says the STS cranes will be painted with camouflage paint to blend in at Oslo
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    Camouflage cranes for Yilport

    2015-09-11T14:45:00Z

    Yilport is investing in two new, state-of-the-art ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes with a difference –camouflaged paint will be added to ensure they blend in at the Port of Oslo.

  • Cars burned out in Tianjin Port. Photo Karl-Ludwig Poggemann
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    Claims tangle for Tianjin

    2015-09-11T11:45:00Z

    The size of the insurance fallout from the explosion at Tianjin Port has yet to be uncovered said Gregg Newman of ISA “and it could take months before we really know where we are as the claims are just starting to come in now”.

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    Swaziland to build port in Mozambique

    2015-09-08T09:42:00Z

    The tiny African state of Swaziland, which is wedged between South Africa and Mozambique, has recently announced its intention to progress two mega-projects.

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    Management changes for Valencia

    2015-09-08T09:42:00Z

    New Valencia port authority president Aurelio Martínez has announced that there will be “changes” to the way the port is run during his period in office.