World News – Page 215
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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.
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NewsCash injection for Gdansk
Malta’s Mariner Capital has told Port Strategy it is "ready to invest" in Gdansk, as soon as it gets the nod from the port authority.
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Haifa repeats Konecranes order
Israel’s Haifa Port Company has placed a repeat order with Konecranes for three RMGs to join the 12 already at the port.
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PSA first in Indonesia
PSA International, Mitsui, NYK and IPC have joined forces on the construction and operation of a new container terminal at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Indonesia under a newly established project company, PT New Priok Container Terminal One (NPCT1).
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NewsCalmer waters in Rotterdam
Europe Container Terminals (ECT) has dropped the lengthy lawsuit against the Port of Rotterdam Authority surrounding its concern over possible overcapacity issues at Maasvlakte II after three years of infighting.
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NewsKhalifa terminal secures funding
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has acquired a financing agreement with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) for the development of Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT).
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NewsGreen light in sight for Panama’s Corozal hub
Panama’s 5m teu Pacific transhipment hub has been given the go-ahead by the Panama Canal Board of Directors, leaving just one hurdle before tendering of Corozal can begin in 2015.
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NewsMarseille Fos growth strategy
The Marseille Fos port authority has set out a strategy for growth over the next four years to make it a viable gateway alternative to other ports in northern Europe.
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NewsBarbados looks to greenhouse gas ratings
Barbados Port has signed up with the RightShip and Carbon War Room greenhouse gas rating programme, which rewards vessels with better energy efficient ratings.
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NewsPanama takes Ebola precautions
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is using Pole Star’s PurpleTRAC sanctions compliance and risk management service – the first port state to do so – to protect against the outbreak of Ebola.
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NewsBuenos Aires port charges slammed
Argentina''s Chamber of Private Commercial Ports (CPPC) has criticised the decision taken by the Buenos Aires provincial government to include various new port taxes in its 2015 budget, claiming that they violate both existing legislation and the national constitution.
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NewsEU rules Spanish stevedoring practices illegal
Spain''s National Ports Authority - Puertos del Estado – has been forced by the European Union''s Court of Justice to change the way it provides stevedoring services in its domestic ports.
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NewsDockers unite against Dutch automation plans
European dockers joined forces this week in Rotterdam to protest against the port’s plans to expand as concerns over job losses on the back of increasing automation mount.
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NewsOpening doors
A temporary lift of sanctions is raising hopes for a boost in Iran''s port and terminal business. Aiden Grange reports
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NewsBelgium battered by another strike
The 24 hour national strike over austerity measures being imposed by the Belgian government has caused another total shut down at the Belgian ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent.
