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  • Financial problems continue to impact Spanish ports [966614]  -  3 Linkid : 2028937
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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.

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    Capacity boost for Lyttelton

    2014-07-03T09:52:00Z

    Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) is constructing a new 230-metre Cashin Quay wharf which will provide a combined container quay length of 570 metres upon completion in the middle of next year.

  • Nod: Valencia has come out in favour of the fund. Credit: Renaud Jaguenet
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    Spain port authorities protest ‘accessibility fund’ plan

    2014-07-03T09:51:00Z

    There has been a mixed reaction to a proposal put forward by Spain''s National Ports Authority towards the creation of a new “Accessibility Fund”, which would entail port authorities having to surrender 50% of their annual profits each year.

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    New NSW port owners move in

    2014-07-03T09:51:00Z

    Australian superannuation fund members have taken over ownership of two of Australia’s major ports in a lease agreement with the New South Wales Government.

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    DP World Australia pioneers box weighing fee

    2014-07-03T09:51:00Z

    DP World Australia has brought in a fee as part of its compliance with the country’s Chain of Responsibility legislation, inclusive of a weigh-in charge for all full import containers and a penalty charge when an overweight box is found.

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    Supply chain services can add value

    2014-06-25T16:15:00Z

    Ports looking to add value by offering supply chain services should be honest, use arm’s length solutions and be clear on customer needs, according to Euroports’ Paul Jacob Bins.

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    Shipping lines more receptive to terminal dialogue

    2014-06-25T12:05:00Z

    Shipping lines seem to be softening in their hard-line approach to port productivity, accepting that it takes “two to tango”, according to Gulftainer’s Simon Sundboell.

  • Shipper relations are feeling the strain. Photo: Roger Wollstadt/Flickr
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    Port ‘musical chairs’ hurts shippers

    2014-06-25T12:04:00Z

    Playing “musical chairs” with port rotations and failing to notify cargo owners in a timely manner is leading to increasingly disgruntled shippers.

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    Peel Ports’ people power

    2014-06-25T12:04:00Z

    Operators need to ditch the idea of a port construction project as a civil engineering job, and embrace it as a business project with an emphasis on people, according to Peel Ports Group port director David Huck.

  • US expansion: This latest agreement in in line with Gulftainer's 2020 vision
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    Gulftainer moves into USA

    2014-06-24T15:40:00Z

    Gulftainer is growing in line with its vision to expand to 35 terminals in five continents by 2020 with a 35-year concession at Port Canaveral in Florida, USA.

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    Vietnamese port IPOs a failure

    2014-06-23T12:35:00Z

    Ports in Vietnam have been struggling to find buyers for shares released as part of several recent IPOs.

  • Spanish ports are feeling the pressure
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    Spanish ports await €150m hit

    2014-06-23T12:35:00Z

    Spanish national port authority president José Llorca has warned of a €150m hit if Spain is ordered by the EU court in Luxembourg to dismantle its existing stevedoring arrangements.

  • Efficiency drive: Liverpool2 will be one of Europe's most technologically advanced terminals
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    Making customers count

    2014-06-20T10:00:00Z

    Peel Ports'' chief executive Mark Whitworth gets ready for a new era for the Port of Liverpool

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    'Rail motorway' to bolster Calais

    2014-06-18T10:00:00Z

    Ambitious plans for a ‘rail motorway’, logistics park and port extension are set to add a whole new dimension to the Port of Calais.

  • GCT has added 29 OCR gates to its expanded New Jersey terminal
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    GCT expands New Jersey offering

    2014-06-17T17:03:00Z

    Global Container Terminals (GCT) is expanding its New Jersey terminal in response to customers’ greater productivity needs and to ensure it’s ‘big ship ready’.

  • FRIGO has opened new cold storage in the Port of Hamburg
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    Hamburg counts its cold stars

    2014-06-17T10:00:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg last year set a new record for handling reefer containers. A total of 618,000 teu of refrigerated containers were loaded and discharged, equivalent to a 9.3% increase compared with 2012.