World News – Page 246
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NewsAPMT Maasvlakte II receives ARMGs
APM Terminals’ new Maasvlakte II facility at the Port of Rotterdam has received the first two of a total of 26 automated rail mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs), following the completion of civil construction.
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NewsJN Port visit – finale to a great conference
The successful GreenPort South Asia Conference 2013, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, was followed by a popular port visit to Jawaharlal Nehru Port on 22 March 2013.
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NewsBrazil needs private capital
The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CAN) has launched a campaign to encourage private capital which it says is fundamental to modernising Brazil’s ports and improving exports.
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NewsTime for change
Emilio Bustos and Maurice Jansen discuss the benefits of taking Spanish port governance to the next level
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NewsVirginia votes restructure not privatisation
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) board has approved a restructure this week for both the VPA and Virginia International Terminals (VIT) which will also overhaul the port’s long-term strategy - but it won’t include privatisation.
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The forwarder's view
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.
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NewsAPMT fixes sights on Abidjan
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.
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NewsA 'mixed bag' of Chinese fortunes
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, ...
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NewsVirginia privatisation d-day looms
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.
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NewsChina's chrysalis
China’s trade flows with the world and the rest of Asia are rapidly changing. Michael King reports
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NewsConsensus reached at GreenPort South Asia
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
The state owned port operator, Pelindo III, is to invest $634m in 2013.
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KPA ‘will not be privatised’
Kenya''s Finance Minister has stressed that no plans exist to privatise Kenya Ports Authority.
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NewsJadeWeserPort traffic dearth
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
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
The continuing conflict in Syria has boosted throughput at the port of Beirut.
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Korea partners with Peru
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
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
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
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.
