World News – Page 257
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Taranaki breach forces security review
Port Taranaki is to increase security measures after Greenpeace protesters boarded the vessel Noble Discoverer in late February - the third action at the port by members of the organisation in three years.
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Brazil mulls Docas privatisation
The Brazilian government is looking at the possibility of privatising national ports.
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Canal expansion faces seven-month delay
The design and construction contract to build the third set of locks for the Panama canal is to suffer a seven-month delay.
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NewsKonecranes hits new heights in Slovenia
Helsinki based Konecranes has received an order for three new RTGs to be delivered to Slovenian port operator, Luka Koper in October.
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NewsAPMT focuses on African integration
APMT has described a new model for West African transportation suggesting a shift away from "container lifts" towards “integrated container transport solutions”.
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NewsPublic subsidy generates animosity in Liverpool
There seems to be an air of animosity surrounding development work at the UK port city of Liverpool due to contested public funding, but confusion has meant Peel’s projects have been tarred - although privately funded.
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NewsDock worker death surge in UK
Five UK dock workers have been killed in as many months when the average is normally no more than two deaths per year – so the big question is why have health and safety inspections ceased?
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NewsICTSI ink MoU at Lekki
Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise (LPLE) and International Container Services Inc. (ICTSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the operation of the container terminal at the Tolaram Port@Lekki.
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NewsLargest EU ports support moves on sulphur
Three major European ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam, have said they are satisfied with the European Parliament’s ‘sulphur emissions’ resolution, which goes beyond the IMO regulations.
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NewsAuckland pickets over contract work
The Ports of Auckland (POAL) is suffering a backlash of picketing having announced that it will be introducing ‘competitive stevedoring’ at its Fergusson and Bledisloe container terminal operations.
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NewsPort Albany project moves forward
The Port of Albany expansion has taken an early step forward as the feasibility study has closed before schedule - and on budget.
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Urgent Indonesian port growth needed
Indonesia must quickly expand and modernise its ports to keep up with a recent trade boom, the country’s trade minister has said.
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Controversy surrounds Israeli crane operators
The Israeli port of Ashdod has confirmed that for every eight hour shift worked, two crane operators are employed to work each crane.
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Iraqi tensions abate over new Kuwait port
The recent tension between Iraq and Kuwait over the latter''s project to construct Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port close to the border with Iraq seems to have abated.
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Saudis place port development contracts
Saudi Ports Authority has placed contracts worth $133m to develop and maintain its ports.
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NewsThailand sports new ports strategy
Thailand has altered its port strategy to put emphasis on its own hubs in a change that represents a large shift in transportation thinking.
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NewsAPMT Callao investment assured
APM Terminals was granted an extension to file the required stability report for its North Terminal concession at Peru’s Port of Callao, Port Strategy has learned.
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NewsWorldwide impact from Eurozone crisis
The European debt crisis has had far reaching, if varied impact with certain areas such as Africa suffering disastrous setbacks, while others were still seeing healthy growth last year.
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NewsAn end in sight to the UK's port rate fiasco
Port based businesses in the UK facing unfair and unexpected backdated business rates bills can breathe a sigh of relief as the Government has moved to waive and repay bills this week.
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Not much comfort from a trading niche
Indian Ocean energy has a ready market and Indonesian entrepreneurs, for example, might be looking to take a leaf out of India’s copybook.
