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  • Too hasty: Victoria University says that Melbourne may not achieve full capacity for 20 years so the new Oz port development may not be needed just yet
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    South Oz ports pre-mortem report

    2014-07-24T11:35:00Z

    Experts at the Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics at Victoria University in Australia have completed a “pre-mortem” report warning of the dangers of pushback by private operators and of the haste towards building a new port.

  • Sold off: APMT’s Portsmouth terminal is being sold to US investors
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    APMT sells off US terminal

    2014-07-23T11:11:00Z

    APM Terminals is selling its state-of-the-art container terminal located in Portsmouth, Virginia, US, because it doesn’t want to remain a non-operating lessor of the facility to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the next 16 years.

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    Haiphong orders TPS eRTGs

    2014-07-22T16:02:00Z

    Haiphong Port has placed an order for six electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Terex Port Solutions.

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    CODESP to adopt new management style

    2014-07-22T16:02:00Z

    The appointment of Angelino Caputo de Oliveira as head of São Paulo State Dock Company (CODESP) is a further step towards centralised management of Brazilian port companies - which is a prerequisite of the new Ports Law adopted by nation in 2013.

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    Vinalines to sell off five more ports

    2014-07-22T16:02:00Z

    Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is to undertake IPOs at five additional large ports by the end of the current year.

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    Asciano looks to sell ports stake

    2014-07-21T16:22:00Z

    Australian transport group Asciano is in talks with third parties regarding the potential sale of a “non-controlling interest” in its terminals and logistics business division.

  • Looking ahead: Thai hub outlines its future plans. Credit: Lokomotive74
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    Laem Chabang three-prong development plan

    2014-07-16T10:42:00Z

    Laem Chabang, Thailand’s gateway port, is focusing on three paths for possible future development, according to one of its senior executives.

  • On offer: Cagayan de Oro is one of the ports being considered for privatisation. CRedit: Storm Crypt
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    PPA moots PPPs for gateway ports

    2014-07-15T11:18:00Z

    State-owned Philippine Ports Authority is considering public-private partnerships to cover four gateway port developments.

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    Uruguay concedes need for improved port infrastructure

    2014-07-09T18:46:00Z

    Both the government of Uruguay and the country''s port operators agree that there are infrastructure deficiencies in ports as a result of an expansion of demand. The private sector is therefore demanding that work goes ahead on various projects to stop operating costs from increasing.

  • Double hit: Barcelona argues that it has already made payments. Credit: Oneloneclone
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    Spanish government backtracks on accessibility fund

    2014-07-09T18:46:00Z

    The Spanish government seems to be rethinking its policy on forcing ports to pay in 50% of their profits to a new accessibility fund.

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    Chilean workers strike over port law

    2014-07-09T18:44:00Z

    Port workers in Chile have started an indefinite strike against a new law which affects their workers'' lunch and rest breaks.

  • Operations at Long Beach remain steady but were briefly halted by trucker strikes. Photo: Bruce Perry, Department of Geological Sciences, CSU Long Beach
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    Californian ports hit by truckers strike

    2014-07-09T17:09:00Z

    Operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were temporarily halted yesterday by drayage truck strikes over claims of unfair labour practices.

  • Parting ways: ICTSI's time in India has come to an end
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    ICTSI parts ways with India

    2014-07-09T16:35:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI)’s time in India has come to an end, as the terminal operator and L&T Kattupalli Port have agreed to end their co-operation.

  • Troublesome times: DP World's DCT concession has been withdrawn
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    DP World dismissed by Djibouti

    2014-07-09T11:59:00Z

    DP World’s Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) concession at the Port of Djibouti has been withdrawn by the Djibouti government following apparent evidence of corruption.

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    Baltic ports management merger

    2014-07-07T17:16:00Z

    The owners of the Swedish and Finnish harbours, Umeå and Vaasa, have set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB to takeover management of the ports in January 2015.

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    PLA invests for the future

    2014-07-05T10:00:00Z

    River operators are investing to meet the growing demand for freight by water, says the Port of London Authority.

  • New age: the revival of the River Thames helps takes traffic off the congested London streets
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    Green superhighway

    2014-07-04T10:00:00Z

    Felicity Landon reports on the dramatic increase in cargo volumes on the River Thames

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    Panama port concessions not being built

    2014-07-03T09:52:00Z

    Work has yet to start on any of the four terminal concessions approved by the government of outgoing Panamanian president, Ricardo Martinelli, between 2012-2014, according to Willys Delvalle, chairman of the Panama Maritime Chamber.

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    Stalled Queensland coal terminals plans

    2014-07-03T09:52:00Z

    Plans to build coal terminals at Dudgeon Point near Mackay in central Queensland have been put on hold due to a lack of demand.

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    “Step change” for Kiwi trade

    2014-07-03T09:52:00Z

    Alliances forged between New Zealand’s leading freight and logistics management firm, Kotahi, and its largest port, the Port of Tauranga, as well as between Kotahi and Maersk Line will herald the arrival of the country’s first 6,500 teu containerships.