World News – Page 255
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Gladstone defies odds to boost profits
Despite the unsettling effects of a rift with its political masters, the Queensland port of Gladstone has reported a major lift in profitability.
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Port Botany imposes capacity restrictions
Asciano Patrick has had to impose temporary reduced operational capacity at its Port Botany terminal in October because of employee absenteeism, delays in the arrival of new equipment and bad weather interruptions.
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Singapore to consolidate boxes at Tuas
The government of Singapore has confirmed its intention to consolidate all container handling at a new port, Tuas, which should go into operation within the next 10 years.
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NewsGreenPort Congress – working towards sustainability
The seventh GreenPort Congress was held during the first week of October 2012 in Marseille - during which nearly 200 environmental experts across the sector came together to discuss working towards a continuous commitment to sustainable operations.
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NewsPOLA receives development proposals
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has received eight proposals from commercial developers looking to redevelop the San Pedro waterfront property, Ports O’Call Village.
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NewsUnion troubles continue at POAL
Ports of Auckland (POAL) has announced it has signed an agreement with the PortPro union but it is still in bitter dispute with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) over its plan for a collective agreement for port workers.
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NewsThe single window challenge for ports
The challenges of meeting the EU’s deadline for National Single Windows and the various ways in which ports currently organise ship reporting formalities has been analysed in a study carried out by partners in the EU Port Integration Project.
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Forget containers, look to oil & gas
Breakbulk and liquids are likely to be the mainstay of future growth for US Gulf ports.
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NewsMetrans takes over Krems trimodal terminal
Transportation service company, Metrans, subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), has taken over the trimodal container terminal in the Port of Krems, Austria, after acquiring Mierka Donauhafen Krems GmbH & Co KG.
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NewsRotterdam and Gothenburg form LNG alliance
The ports of Rotterdam and Gothenburg have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the use of LNG as a maritime fuel, which they view as an important opportunity for the maritime industry to comply with the new sulphur directive coming into force in 2015.
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NewsConstruction of new Gulf terminal begins
Construction has started on a project seen as fundamental to King Abdul Aziz Port’s gateway status - the new second container terminal in Saudi Arabia’s largest Gulf Port, located in Dammam.
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Labour relations fair to middling
Labour relations have traditionally been much better in the Gulf than the West Coast, which is one of the reasons for the popularity of the Panama Canal route. However, these have been called into question with the threatened International Longshoremen’s Association strike throughout the Gulf and East Coast.
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NewsKiel launches intermodal rail service
The Port of Kiel has launched the first direct, intermodal rail service between the Baltic port and northern Italy, with its first block train leaving the Schwedenkai Terminal for Verona.
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NewsGrowth on a broad front
Gulf Coast ports look to their traditional strengths, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsReforms and remedies
The Ukrainian legal reform which has been stuttering on for decades may now be given a push by a new Sea Law which is designed to prepare the ground for the privatisation of the nation''s ports.
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NewsECT and Kloosterboer to develop Cool Port
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Europe Container Terminals (ECT) and Kloosterboer have announced they will be uniting to develop Rotterdam Cool Port.
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NewsBids invited for Melbourne Port redevelopment
Australian Premier Ted Baillieu has officially invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) seeking operators for the Webb Dock container terminal, automotive terminal and Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) Hub at the developed Port of Melbourne.
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NewsHead to head
There''s a clash of personalities between the Black and Marmara seas, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsMoroccan port unionist released
The UMT union worker that organised both a Tangier dockworker agreement and protests against the stranding of nearly 200 Moroccan seafarers in Spanish and French ports has finally been released.
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NewsCargotec makes operations adjustments
Cargotec recently announced that it will be developing its governance model towards an organisation driven by three main areas of business: marine, terminals and load handling.
