World News – Page 238

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    Felixstowe rail link boost

    2013-07-16T16:33:00Z

    The UK east coast port of Felixstowe is to benefit from a £12m (€14.8m) grant from the European Union to be spent on a rail ‘chord’ at Ipswich.

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    Cyber security threat to US ports

    2013-07-16T16:32:00Z

    Low cyber-security awareness and culture in US port facilities leave the nation’s key hubs vulnerable to crippling cyber attacks, according to a new report.

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    Metro Vancouver rattles residents

    2013-07-16T16:32:00Z

    Port Metro Vancouver has raised the ire of local residents, politicians and environmentalists with its plans to change and intensify land use. The possibility of increased coal, LNG and oil shipments has been the most divisive.

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    Spanish ports need to cut costs

    2013-07-15T12:10:00Z

    José Llorca, president of Spain''s National Ports Authority, has said that the organisation is looking into ways of modifying legislation to reduce berthing and cargo handling costs.

  • JNPT is banking on wind power to save energy costs
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    Wind power for JNPT

    2013-07-12T11:57:00Z

    Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is said to be investing Rs Crore 50 ($8.4m) to install wind power to help save 30% on port energy costs.

  • The Blue Belt proposal - EU ports have yet to offer up a verdict Photo: Port of Rotterdam
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    Easing European customs formalities

    2013-07-11T20:37:00Z

    The European Commission has set out plans to ease customs formalities for shipping but it’s as yet unclear as to how the changes are likely to affect European ports.

  • ABP is planning to become a hub for Post-Panamax traffic
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    Port development funding

    2013-07-11T16:10:00Z

    One of the UK’s leading ports groups has signed a multi-million loan facility that will part fund the cost of further development at the country’s second largest container terminal.

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    Reef port development still uncertain

    2013-07-11T09:00:00Z

    The Australian Government is hopeful of persuading the World Heritage Commission not to ban port development on the Great Barrier Reef.

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    Newcastle latest to face privatisation

    2013-07-10T15:21:00Z

    The New South Wales coal port of Newcastle is the latest Australian port to be put out to tender.

  • Mediator needed to settle Batumi dispute
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    ICTSI arbitration to tackle 'adversarial' Batumi

    2013-07-10T11:48:00Z

    International Container Terminals Services Inc has cited an “extremely adversarial approach” as the reason for its initiation of arbitration proceedings in its dispute with Batumi Sea Port.

  • Navigational channels at Gatun Lake are being widened and deepened as part of the expansion
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    Panama Canal ups its game?

    2013-07-10T11:21:00Z

    The Panama Canal Authority is said to be considering a fourth set of new locks as part of its US$5.2bn expansion project to allow for the passage of Super Post-Panamax vessels.

  • The new terminals at Ashdod and Haifa have been designed to handle EEE class vessels. Photo: Tsaiproject
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    Tenders for new Israeli terminals

    2013-07-05T11:53:00Z

    Israel Ports Company (IPC) has published the first stage of an international tender for operations of new container terminals to be built in Haifa and Ashdod, which it says is critical for Israel to remain competitive.

  • Wind farm components handling has been the catalyst for a major expansion of the port
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    Esbjerg's energy drive

    2013-07-05T10:00:00Z

    The Danish port of Esbjerg is dominated by offshore energy, including oil & gas and wind power, “but that doesn’t mean we should not explore new opportunities in the future", says Karin Rix Holländer, executive assistant.

  • Calais' expansion will begin in earnest next year
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    Calais concession sets path for growth

    2013-07-04T10:00:00Z

    A new concession agreement which will lead to a massive expansion at the Port of Calais is expected to be in place by the start of 2014.

  • The US government needs to invest in port infrastructure to stay ahead
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    US government lacks port focus

    2013-07-03T15:24:00Z

    The US government needs to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to funding national port infrastructure, according to Georgia Ports Authority executive director Curtis Foltz.

  • The Navitus Bay windfarm project will bring business to local ports and marine businesses
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    Shortlist for windfarm ops base

    2013-07-03T14:32:00Z

    A UK renewables developer has shortlisted three local ports as an operations base for its new windfarm development and its entered into an agreement with them with regards to operation and maintenance.

  • Rotterdam is recording 'moderate' 2013 growth at the moment but is hoping for more. Credit: Freek van Arkel
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    Soldiering on

    2013-07-03T10:00:00Z

    Declining Asia-Europe container volumes hardly paint a positive picture for Northern European ports, as Felicity Landon explains

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    Contship declares Civitavecchia interest

    2013-07-01T10:33:00Z

    The Contship Italia group has declared an interest in the proposed container terminal project put foward by the Port of Civitavecchia.

  • The labour dispute is rumbling on at PWCS Photo: PWCS
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    Oz coal labour dispute

    2013-06-27T12:06:00Z

    Two global unions have put a major Oz coal exporter on notice for its failure to consult the workforce over an alteration to working agreements.

  • Rotterdam considers the whole logistics chain in its switch from product-focused to customer- and value-focused marketing.  Credit: Port of Rotterdam
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    Taking a different perspective

    2013-06-25T10:00:00Z

    ‘Change your perspective’ is the name given to a campaign launched by the Port of Rotterdam earlier this year, aimed at strengthening the its brand around the world. It is the first time that Rotterdam will be positioned ‘as a clear brand for the entire port area’, involving all the ...