World News – Page 245

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    The forwarder's view

    2013-03-26T10:00:00Z

    Port Strategy sought out a leading forwarder to explain how changes in cargo flows in China are impacting port logistics strategies. Christoph Matthes, Ocean Freight product manager for North China at DB Schenker, kindly obliged.

  • APMT is moving in on Abidjan
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    APMT fixes sights on Abidjan

    2013-03-25T18:00:00Z

    APM Terminals and a consortium consisting of Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bouyges says it has been named as the preferred bidder to manage a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan.

  • "We expect 2013 to be a challenging year and we will continue to work towards our targets in terms of volume as well as profit," Henrik Pedersen, APM Terminals
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    A 'mixed bag' of Chinese fortunes

    2013-03-25T10:00:00Z

    Henrik Pedersen, chief executive of APM Terminals’ Asia Pacific region which operates seven joint venture terminals in China from Dalian in the north to Guangzhou in the south, says the performance of the company’s Chinese terminals last year had been a “mixed bag” due to lower than expected GDP growth, ...

  • Sell-off is off the VPA agenda. Credit: Missy Schmidt
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    Virginia privatisation d-day looms

    2013-03-23T18:44:00Z

    The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners has not rendered its decision on the proposals to privatise operations at The Port of Virginia, despite a recent report that began circulating on March 21.

  • The depiction of China as ‘the world’s factory’ is looking increasingly tired. Credit - Wolfgang Staudt
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    China's chrysalis

    2013-03-22T10:00:00Z

    China’s trade flows with the world and the rest of Asia are rapidly changing. Michael King reports

  • Mr Luxman Radhakrishnan, I.A.S Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
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    Consensus reached at GreenPort South Asia

    2013-03-21T16:30:00Z

    The first GreenPort South Asia Conference, organised by Mercator Media, took place at the Trident Nariman Point Hotel, Mumbai Indian from 20 to 21 March 2013.

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    Pelindo III to invest $634m in 2013

    2013-03-21T15:45:00Z

    The state owned port operator, Pelindo III, is to invest $634m in 2013.

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    KPA ‘will not be privatised’

    2013-03-21T15:44:00Z

    Kenya''s Finance Minister has stressed that no plans exist to privatise Kenya Ports Authority.

  • Sluggish traffic hits German port
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    JadeWeserPort traffic dearth

    2013-03-21T15:44:00Z

    German super port, JadeWeser, which was designed to handle 18,000 teu ships, has put its 400 contracted workforce on part-time working, despite having opened only in September 2012.

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    Gush of Indonesian ports

    2013-03-21T15:44:00Z

    In April, Indonesia''s Ministry of Transport is to inaugurate 33 new ports, whose construction was completed at the end of last year at the cost of $101m.

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    Beirut benefits as Syria burns

    2013-03-21T15:42:00Z

    The continuing conflict in Syria has boosted throughput at the port of Beirut.

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    Korea partners with Peru

    2013-03-21T15:39:00Z

    South Korea is to provide financial help to the National Ports Authority in Peru to bring up to date master plans for the ports of Iquitos, Ilo, Salaverry and San Juan de Marcona.

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    Ashdod pilots earn more than CEO

    2013-03-21T15:39:00Z

    A government report has shown that port pilots at Ashdod currently earn higher monthly salaries than the port authority''s chief executive.

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    JNPT fourth terminal up for grabs

    2013-03-21T15:38:00Z

    JNPT is to invite new bids for its projected fourth container terminal by the end of March.

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    New laws to boost Brazilian investment

    2013-03-21T15:37:00Z

    Wilen Manteli, president of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stressed his support of new port legislation making its way through the country’s congress.

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    Tauranga shipping lanes mooted

    2013-03-21T15:36:00Z

    A Bay of Plenty Regional Council review has been launched into the potential of introducing compulsory shipping lanes as a means of best managing shipping movements at the Port of Tauranga.

  • DP World faces strike action over its automation ambitions. Credit: Ijm8607
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    Brisbane battleground for DPW

    2013-03-21T15:33:00Z

    The stevedoring union in Australia is preparing for a battle to oppose a proposal by DP World to cut jobs as a result of the semi-automation of its terminal in Brisbane.

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    Ministerial approval for Oz floating port

    2013-03-21T15:29:00Z

    Australia’s Federal Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, has suggested a ‘floating port’ could be the answer for the country’s remote offshore resource project developments.

  • Khalifa just became a better deal for customers
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    ADPC addresses supply chain

    2013-03-21T14:01:00Z

    During the World Port and Trade Summit 2013 this week, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to reduce road tariffs was signed between Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Agility Abu Dhabi, a regional freight and logistics company.

  • Kim Fejfer, CEO of APMT and executive board member of A P Moller Maersk
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    Discussing Turkish prospects

    2013-03-21T10:50:00Z

    The Danish parent company of APM Terminals (APMT), AP Moller Maersk, has met with the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the next step in the company’s partnership to improve Turkish infrastructure.