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Concerns on Darwin’s Chinese concession
While the decision to award Darwin Port’s operational rights to a Chinese company after a bidding process has been largely welcomed, there has been concern at seeing the finer details of the agreement.
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Common NSW rate hike questioned
Plans by the Port Authority of NSW to increase port charges from January 1 have aroused concerns from customers. The authority will increase prices for all vessels in the ports of Sydney Harbour, Port Botany, Port Kembla, Eden and Yamba, in general by 4.7%.
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NewsDP World in Tasmanian deal
DP World and Tasports have announced plans for a new container terminal for Burnie in northern Tasmania, dependent on the federal government easing coastal shipping restrictions which have prevented international vessels calling in Tasmania.
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NewsGlobal operators vie for Corozal's hand
The Panama Canal Authority has announced that 11 of the world’s largest port operators have expressed interest in the Port of Corozal.
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NewsGreece crippled by port strikes
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has warned of the 24 hour general strike taking place in Greece which will cause disruption to all Greek ports and terminals.
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NewsAPMT sets stage for Bahrain IPO
AMP Terminals (APMT) and YBA Kanoo Holdings are planning an initial public offering (IPO) of Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port in early 2016.
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NewsDP World buys remaining Southampton terminal stake
DP World has acquired the remaining 49% stake in DP World Southampton from Associated British Ports (ABP) which has made the operator the sole owner of the business.
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PSA launches KCT joint venture
The Kakinada Container Terminal (KCT) joint venture was launched on 5 November at the Trade Meet in Vishakhapatnam, India.
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NewsLivorno announces tender date of December
Livorno Port Authority in Italy will launch the delayed tender process for the design and construction of its new Europa Platform project by the end of December.
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NewsAPMT brings in Qingdao at Vado
APM Terminals has brought in experts from the Qingdao Port Group to create a new joint venture for the APM Terminals Vado port project in Italy.
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IPO for Phnom Penh Port
Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Autonomous Port is to list on the local stock market, the company underwriting the issue, Yuanta Securities, have said via their website.
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Buenos Aires' TRP concession in doubt
The head of Argentina''s tax authority (AFIP), Ricardo Echegaray, has asked the courts to withdraw the concession awarded to Terminales Río de la Plata for container berths 1, 2 and 3 at the Port of Buenos Aires.
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New paradigms for port efficiency
Port authorities need to be collaborating and partnering with other port authorities in the supply chains of the future, said Long Beach’s Dr Noel Hacegaba.
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Barreiro necessary to allow Lisbon reinvention
Manuela Patrício, director of Port Terminals and Logistics at Lisbon Port Authority, has defended the decision to build a new container terminal at Barreiro on the southern bank of the Tagus river in Lisbon.
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Former minister speaks of ‘light touch regulation’
Light-touch regulation for a market-oriented sector was the message for the UK ports industry from former transport minister Sir Simon Burns, at the opening of the Port of Felixstowe’s latest extension.
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Tianjin port boss sacked
Reuters reports today that the boss of Tianjin Port in China has been sacked three months since huge chemical blasts occurred at the port killing more than 160 people.
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NewsAPMT cements China multi-purpose ambitions
APM Terminals has entered a joint venture with Qingdao’s Donjiakou Port to produce a new multipurpose terminal with two deep water berths.
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NewsNSW publishes Kembla and Botany roadmap
NSW Ports has launched a 30 year master plan, Navigating the Future, for the Port of Botany and Port of Kembla.
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NewsHeel digging
Battle lines are being drawn on the expanded Panama Canal effect, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsCovering the bases
OSC''s Ian Chadney examines the changing face of the North African container business
