World News – Page 215
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NewsUS ports lose out on Obama budget
President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget proposal is calling for an improvement in overland freight movement by rail and truck, but cuts to waterside funding could break the supply chain altogether, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
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NewsNew concessions remain stalled in Brazil
Brazil''s Audit Court (TCU) has once again postponed any decision regarding new concessions at the Port of Santos and at ports in the state of Pará, despite having started its initial deliberations at the end of 2013. Without a decision, no new development areas can be auctioned off.
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NewsIndian dockers to strike over corporatisation plans
In India, port and dock workers have announced an indefinite strike as of March 9 as a protest against government attempts to corporatise the country''s major ports.
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Indian states advised to rein back on new ports
The government of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has revealed plan to build a further 14 ports along its 900km coastline.
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NewsDelays worsen in Southern California
The US west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have seen a turbulent few months as delays in moving cargo continue to slow, and aren’t showing any sign of easing.
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Phoenix lights the way for terminals
Lighting manufacturer, Phoenix Products Company Inc., is launching a new company specifically to serve container, intermodal and bulk terminals in response to increasing customer demand.
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NewsICTSI Oregon productivity hits historical low
Work stoppages at ICTSI Oregon, Inc’s Terminal 6 that begun in 2014 have continued into the New Year, threatening the terminal’s future viability.
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NewsGreek privatisation put on hold
The privatisation of Greece’s Port of Piraeus has been put on the back-burner, it was announced this week by the country’s new left-wing government.
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NewsDelivering the goods
Some UK ports are seeing their best levels of throughput since the recession with one north east port achieving record tonnage levels following a programme of investment to boost its handling capabilities.
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NewsAmsterdam's fresh pair of eyes
The Port of Amsterdam has been invited on a west African adventure to help deliver a master plan to renovate and restructure the Port of Contonou in Benin.
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Brazil misses out on port investment
Brazil''s Ports Secretariat (SEP) has invested just $824m in its national port network since SEP’s establishment in 2007.
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Valencia dockers announce five days of strikes
Dock workers at the Spanish Mediterranean Port of Valencia are to strike for 24 hours on Friday, following it up on February 5, 6, 12 and 13 with additional industrial action.
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NewsVancouver hits back at “ignorance” claims
The US Port of Vancouver is fighting back at claims it is “out of touch with our community and the public interest”, following its 2013 decision to approve the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal.
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ICTSI’s Iraq terminal goes online
International Container Terminal Services Inc’s (ICTSI) new Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) has a plan to become Iraq’s premier container and multi-purpose cargo handling facility.
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NewsUnion kicks back at Rotterdam
Things are off to a rocky start at the Port of Rotterdam’s new Rotterdam Gateway (RWG) terminal as dockers protest over the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.
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NewsCrying out for US West Coast collaboration
US west coast ports need to stop looking at the capacity and labour crisis as individual port issues and come together collaboratively to resolve the issue, says financial expert, Fitch Ratings.
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NewsThree multi-purpose terminals up for grabs
The government of the Argentinian province of Santa Fe has set a March 19 deadline for the reception of bids to build and operate the proposed new multipurpose terminal at the Port of Santa Fe as part of a 33-year concession.
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Moerdijk plot available for public tender
An undeveloped land plot in the seaport of Moerdijk, Netherlands, is on the market for public tender after the Moerdijk Port Authority repurchased property formally reserved for Shell Moerdijk.
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NewsContship Italia steps up to challenge
Contship Italia has stepped up to the challenge set down by shipping lines in their pursuit of alliances, mergers and integration.
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NewsWest coast ports gridlock crisis
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) warns that US west coast ports have reached gridlock with little space available for additional import containers arriving and no space for export and empty containers returning to the docks.
