World News – Page 247
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Strikes spread to Port of Long Beach
A strike by clerical workers at the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday has spread to the Port of Long Beach, shutting down three of the six terminals.
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Peruvian ports in peril?
Port Strategy has learned that there is discontent in Peru on the planned reconfiguration of the port authority services. According to an industry source, control of Peruvian ports is to be taken back by the Navy and Ministry of Transport (MTC).
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HPH withdraws UK port plan variation
Hutchison Ports (UK) has withdrawn its latest application to develop a container port in Essex, UK, following news that the British Government has opted for a public inquiry on the issue.
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Cargotec completes operational adjustments
Finland''s Cargotec has completed its employee cooperation negotiations that were launched in October as the company prepares to make operational adjustments.
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Manta tender retrenchment
The current round of bidding to expand and operate the Ecuadorian port of Manta has been abandoned, following a lack of bids from interested parties.
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Tauranga port criticises process
Port of Tauranga is frustrated at both the NZ$2.5m (US$2.1m) expenditure - excluding staff time - and four-year process it has undertaken to seek resource consent to widen and deepen its harbour channel.
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Bill killed by one vote
Labour MP Darien Fenton’s Local Government (Council Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill was thwarted by a single vote in New Zealand Parliament last month.
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$20bn set for Brazilian ports
Brazil''s president Dilma has agreed the final shape of a new ports package, including a set of ambitious measures in terms of both investment and ‘light’ changes to the regulatory framework.
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Taiwanese ports welcome $1.9bn boost
Four Taiwanese ports are to receive combined investment of $1.9bn from 18 local investors over the next five years.
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Haulage drivers end crippling strike at Bilbao
The strike by self-employed road hauliers which has been ongoing at the port of Bilbao since November 5 has been called off.
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Ukraine opens the door to concession
Operations for all of the 18 sea ports in the Ukraine are now theoretically available for concession following their recent addition to The List of Concession Objects by the Cabinet of Ministers in what is called Resolution 1055.
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Strike averted after Portland negotiations
A planned union strike at the Port of Portland was averted yesterday as negotiations between the port and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 28 ended in a speculative contract agreement.
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Portland prepares for union strikes
It has been reported that the Port of Portland has requested an emergency injunction from a Multnomah county judge in a bid to stop a union strike, due to take place on Sunday.
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Charleston port installs surveillance equipment
The Port of Charleston has expanded its use of PureTech Systems’ PureActiv geospatial video management system to protect the perimeter at two additional terminals.
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Muscat port concession extended
It’s a time of flux in Oman with the government of the Sultanate overseeing nationwide developmental programmes both to ports and supporting infrastructure.
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UK ports get a new champion
Recently appointed shipping minister Stephen Hammond has vowed to be the UK ports industry''s champion against any "unwanted, unnecessary interference" from Europe.
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Fears over Scottish freight route loss
The UK''s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned of major road jams if Scotland loses its only freight connection to Europe because of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SCAs) coming into force in 2015.
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Oakland suffers strike backlogs
Following union action from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 at the Port of Oakland this week, the port is working its way through huge backlogs.
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Ports call on EU to protect TEN-T budget
EU ports are calling on European heads not to touch the budget for the TEN-T project when they meet this week to decide on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) and the European budget for 2014-2020.
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Battle for Imbituba rages on
At the port of Imbituba, located some 90-km south of Santa Catarina''s capital of Florianópolis, Brazil’s two leading terminal operating groups – Santos Brasil and Libra Terminais - have both established a presence.