World News – Page 237

  • Iquique wants to construct a new terminal to attract post-Panamax vessels
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    Chilean terminal concession

    2013-08-29T13:49:00Z

    Iquique’s port authority, Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) will put the public terminal of the Port of Iquique out to tender this year.

  • T6 dockers ordered to stop disruptions. Credit: BBC World Service
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    ICTSI's Portland pain to end

    2013-08-29T12:28:00Z

    Longshoremen at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 have been given a stern directive by a federal administrative law judge ordering them to stop disrupting operations.

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    Japan considers upping state intervention

    2013-08-29T12:28:00Z

    In Japan, the central government is considering taking equity stakes in the local government run companies that operate container ports in Tokyo and Osaka to tackle the threat of South Korean competition.

  • The second GPSA is set to take place following a successful first event
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    GreenPort South Asia call for papers

    2013-08-27T14:50:00Z

    The second GreenPort South Asia Conference (GPSA) is set to take place in Mumbai, India, from 26 to 27 February 2014, following a successful first event. The call for papers for next year’s conference have now been released.

  • Nacala has achieved a 40% cargo increase since its new operators moved in
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    Mozambique port progress

    2013-08-22T17:22:00Z

    An African port operator is sucessfully bringing Mozambique’s Port of Nacala into the 21st century – but there’s still much more work to be done.

  • The FDTS will facilitate direct shipping between Asia and north-west Australia
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    New logistics approach for Oz

    2013-08-22T12:26:00Z

    Dampier Port Authority (DPA) is looking to improve north-west Australia logistics with a floating deck trans-shipment system (FDTS).

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    Quake and charge for CentrePort

    2013-08-21T08:08:00Z

    CentrePort Wellington has recently been rocked by both a 6.5-magnitude earthquake and being charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

  • Auckland should follow Tauranga's lead
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    Partial Auckland port sale mooted

    2013-08-21T08:08:00Z

    A 49% float of Ports of Auckland should be pursued in 2017 by the owner, Auckland City Council, according to Carr & Haslam managing director Chris Carr.

  • St Louis has its sights on African trade. Credit: Hansueli Krapf
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    Mauritius gateway hub ambitions

    2013-08-21T08:02:00Z

    Mauritius’s Port Louis is set to become a gateway to Africa, according to Dr Jyaneshwur Jhurry, senior advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office.

  • Operations are "fluid" at the Port of Oakland
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    Protest trouble at Oakland

    2013-08-20T17:02:00Z

    Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) is set to open today after being closed by protesting truckers yesterday morning, frustrated with a backlog and mistreatment of port workers.

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    Cabotage holding back growth

    2013-08-20T01:00:00Z

    BMT Hi-Q Sigma''s Andrew Griffiths sees cabotage - where cargo is moved from one Indian port to another - as a critical issue for the development of ports in India.

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    A state of flux

    2013-08-19T01:00:00Z

    India is in a state of flux, as it contemplates an alternative to TAMP.

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    Life after TAMP

    2013-08-16T01:00:00Z

    Tariff-setting and red tape – are the twin evils of doing business in India showing signs of being eradicated?

  • Work has begun on the Liverpool2 terminal
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    Work starts on Liverpool2 quay wall

    2013-08-15T16:10:00Z

    Construction of the quay wall for Liverpool’s new deep water container terminal, Liverpool2, is underway.

  • New Zealand is set for a new era for freight
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    New era for New Zealand

    2013-08-13T12:45:00Z

    A new era is set for New Zealand freight following the Port of Tauranga’s NZ$21.6m (US$17.26m) investment in the South Island’s PrimePort Timaru.

  • Questions are being asked about future container port plans of South Australia
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    Economics don't add up for Hastings hub

    2013-08-08T15:39:00Z

    Australian transport industry leader Paul Little has come out strongly against the economics of creating a container terminal in Hastings, as opposed to developing a “Bay West” terminal between Point Wilson and Little River.

  • Westview Terminal will now be operated by Metro Ports
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    Metro Ports looks to Canada

    2013-08-06T17:32:00Z

    Metro Ports, part of Nautilus International Holding Group, is looking to bring its operations to the west coast of Canada by taking over operations at Westview Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert.

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    Uruguay hub crane dispute

    2013-08-04T20:08:00Z

    The dispute between TCP, whose major shareholder is Katoen Natie, and rival Montecon has once again made headlines following the arrival at the public quays of the OOCL Qingdao containership.

  • Vietnam hub set to be privatised
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    Vietnam readies port leases

    2013-08-04T20:07:00Z

    Vietnam looks set to lease the Cai Mep-Thi Vai international port in Ba RiaVung Tau province for 30 years, official sources have reported. Cai Mep-Thi Vai is the first State-built seaport to be leased, as the country tries to kickstart development of the problem-laden sector.

  • The slowdown in China’s growth rate has left North European ports with poor trade prospects Photo: Wolfgang Staudt
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    Weak trade prospects

    2013-08-01T16:34:00Z

    The latest global port tracker for North Europe says that trade prospects are not improving despite there being a few short term hopeful signs.