World News – Page 230

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    Legal challenges dominate Brazilian port reform

    2013-10-21T11:06:00Z

    Since Brazil introduced major changes to ports legislation on June 5, at least 20 legal actions involving the Federal government and port terminal operators have been filed.

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    Israel port reform limps on

    2013-10-21T11:04:00Z

    Israel''s National Labour Court has ruled that the government has every right to continue with its plans to introduce two new privately operated ports in both Haifa and Ashdod.

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    Council implored to back Auckland

    2013-10-21T10:49:00Z

    Auckland Council has been implored to ensure future infrastructure development is undertaken to maintain Ports of Auckland’s vital role in both the regional and national economy.

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    Call to curb conflicting port rules

    2013-10-21T10:42:00Z

    Ports are being hampered by conflicts between state and Federal environmental laws, Sydney Ports chairman Nicholas Whitlam has told port executives.

  • Chile's Arica is not meeting the needs of land-locked Bolivia. Credit: Wellington Castillo
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    'Boliviamar' opens up Peruvian link

    2013-10-21T00:00:00Z

    In September, the Peruvian Congress'' Foreign Relations Committee approved the so-called ''Boliviamar'' maritime convention, which should eventually provide land-locked Bolivia with an outlet to the Pacific Ocean via the port of Ilo.

  • Chiwan, part of the Shezhen port cluster, could stand to lose much business
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    Hong Kong ports at loggerheads with airline industry

    2013-10-18T16:32:00Z

    There is a battle underway in Hong Kong between the needs of the mainland’s aviation industry and Shenzhen’s western ports.

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    Fixing the capacity shortfall

    2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Investment in infrastructure projects in Brazil is very complex at the best of times and, even if the government has put aside money for new developments, there are invariably many bureaucratic and legal structures that have to be negotiated first.

  • The new port will complement the Port of Melbourne and cater for growth in container trade
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    Hastings box terminal development makes headway

    2013-10-17T14:15:00Z

    The release of expressions of interest for four key feasibility phase work packages for the Port of Hastings container expansion project has confirmed the continued progress of the contentious south Australian development.

  • Northern eastern ports, such as Suape (pictured), also have ambitions to serve agribusiness flows. Credit: Michael Renner
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    Bulk blockage

    2013-10-17T00:00:00Z

    New legislation is struggling to address capacity shortcomings at Brazilian ports, finds Alex Hughes

  • A render of the Hamifratz port project at Haifa Photo: Israel Ports Company
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    Israeli tender speculation mounts

    2013-10-16T17:18:00Z

    Media speculation is rife that one of Europe’s largest operators is intending on bidding to build and operate two new terminals at the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod.

  • TCM is Costa Rica’s largest infrastructure project
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    APM steams ahead with Costa Rica terminal

    2013-10-15T17:11:00Z

    More than two years after winning the concession for a deepwater facility in Costa Rica, APM Terminals has signed an agreement with the Dutch consortium of Van Oord and Bam International to start dredging works for the new $460m terminal.

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    Decongesting Nigeria

    2013-10-15T14:29:00Z

    The Federal Government of Nigeria is throwing around N200m (US$1.248m) into a decongestion plan which will see 4,000 containers transferred from the Port of Lagos, local media reports.

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    Light at the end of the tunnel?

    2013-10-07T14:26:00Z

    While the port industry seems to be finally hauling itself out of the doldrums, it could take a further 18 months for business to really return to an even keel, according to experts.

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    North American ports have 'lost their way'

    2013-10-07T13:05:00Z

    Ports have “lost their way in North America” as a result of a lack of focussed investment, PortMiami director Bill Johnson told TOC Americas delegates.

  • GreenPort Congress 2013 kicks off this week at the Port of Antwerp
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    Antwerp Green Week arrives

    2013-10-07T12:05:00Z

    Mercator Media''s eighth GreenPort Congress kicks off this week at the Port of Antwerp and will mark the release of the port''s second sustainability report.

  • The Port of Basco is ripe for development
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    PPA tenders sought

    2013-10-01T17:41:00Z

    The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking tenders to take on the construction and rehabilitation of three of its ports.

  • The eighth GreenPort Congress will be hosted by the Port of Antwerp
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    GreenPort Congress 2013 approaches

    2013-10-01T10:50:00Z

    Mercator Media’s eighth GreenPort Congress is fast approaching and is set to be a truly international affair with delegates from Australia, Ghana, India and Malaysia, as well as from across Europe.

  • Plans for a new marine road are coming along at Chennai Port. Photo: VtTN
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    Marine highway for Chennai

    2013-09-30T10:24:00Z

    In a bid to tackle congestion problems, India’s Chennai Port Trust (ChPT), is developing a barge handling facility in Bharati Dock, local media reports.

  • The sale of the Port of Newcastle has been spurred by the privatisation of Botany and Kembla. Credit: Luke Roberts
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    Australia's new dawn

    2013-09-30T00:00:00Z

    HFW''s Connie Chen discusses Australia''s newfound enthusiam for port privatisation

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    Increased charges a small price to pay

    2013-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Rental prices and other port costs and charges tend to increase under the new private owners; unsurprising given that the immediate goal of the private sector is to generate revenue for its investors.