World News – Page 235
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Milford Haven’s solar flare
The UK’s Port of Milford Haven is progressing with its project to install 20,000 solar panels to cover an area the size of 30 football fields.
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Namibia container terminal secures funds
The African Development Bank Group has agreed a $338m sovereign guaranteed loan to Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) to finance the construction of a container terminal at Walvis Bay New Port.
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NewsGetting aid to the Philippines
Maintaining effective port operations will be one of the first things on the Filippino government’s agenda after Typhoon Haiyan swept through the country, not least to allow aid in effectively.
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NewsNew Jordan hub opens for business
The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) US$140m berth expansion project has been completed and is now open for business, making Jordan a “key regional gateway and logistical hub”.
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NewsPSA makes a move on China
A subsidiary of PSA International has acquired stakes in a new container terminal company in Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China – its first major venture in the Yangtze River Delta region.
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NewsMilitary takes control of Mexican port
The military has assumed control of Mexico''s port of Lazaro Cardenas relieving the local police of its duties to make a stand against drug cartel violence.
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NewsLondon Gateway open for business
After a false start when it became a port of refuge for a fire-struck containership in September, DP World''s London Gateway has today welcomed its first scheduled ship.
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NewsEU ports regulation woes
Major European port players met in Brussels this week to discuss the European Union’s plans to review EU ports policy at a specially convened mini-hearing.
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Italian unions call for strike action
In Italy, trade unions have called a 24-hour strike to take place tomorrow amid criticisms of a slow moving contract renewal for port workers.
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NewsTrustees reject Chennai austerity programme
Major losses at the Indian port of Chennai have prompted management to put forward an austerity programme aimed at bringing finances back towards equilibrium.
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NewsUS Water Resources Bill clears another hurdle
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill has finally been passed through America’s House of Representatives.
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NewsSpain remains upbeat on 2013 volumes
The President of Spain''s National Ports Authority, José Llorca, has announced that the financial position of ports in 2013 will be better than in 2012, with anticipated profits of at least €224m.
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NewsRising sea levels threaten US ports
Rising sea levels pose a significant medium- to long-term threat to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a select committee has been told in the US.
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NewsTransnet hits out at Richards Bay operators
Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe has spoken out against the coal mining shareholders of South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal for not doing enough to allow smaller miners to move coal through the hub.
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NewsAdriatic advance
Ports located in the northern Adriatic Sea are keen to expand their roles as gateways for the Balkans. Aidan Grange reports
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European ports escape major storm damage
Ports around the UK and in Northern Europe seem to have escaped the worst of the damage from the storm dubbed ''St Jude'', despite winds reaching over 100mph in some areas.
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NewsTerminal fire puts strain on Santos
Following the recent fire at Terminal Acucareiro Copersucar (TAC) in Santos, Brazil, the London P&I Club has warned it could prove disastrous for shipping activity in the foreseeable future.
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News‘Controversial feedback’ stalls Ukrainian privatisation
The Ukraine is still debating the draft order on compensation for private operators taking on port infrastructure investments after receiving “controversial feedback”.
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NewsOakland protests prove short lived
Protests by truckers at the Port of Oakland earlier this week have ended, after other workers encouraged work to continue as normal.
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Legal challenges dominate Brazilian port reform
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.
