World News – Page 258

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    Eight bids expected for Manta

    2012-03-05T13:58:00Z

    Eight companies have been linked to the $230m development of the Ecuadorian port of Manta.

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    Valencia container investment frozen

    2012-03-05T13:58:00Z

    Rafael Aznar, president of Valencia port authority, has publicly acknowledged that an agreement regarding a reduction in transhipment costs may be key to unlocking future investment in container handling facilities in the port.

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    Holding the key

    2012-03-05T10:00:00Z

    There are Indonesian rewards to be reaped by patient investors, as Stevie Knight explains

  • Port Metro Vancouver – permanent port tax caps will help growth
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    Canada to make port tax caps permanent

    2012-03-04T10:26:00Z

    Ports in the Canadian province of British Columbia aim to become more attractive to investors with a move to make the existing cap on municipal port property tax rates permanent.

  • Biomass is highly flammable Credit: Essex County Fire & Rescue
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    Tilbury biomass fire proves handling risks

    2012-03-04T10:25:00Z

    A huge fire in two biomass storage hoppers at Tilbury Power Station has highlighted the challenges for ports involved in handling and storing wood pellets for power generation.

  • The Port of Poole is monitoring its environmental impact, courtesy of Ramboll
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    Poole explores green development options

    2012-03-04T10:14:00Z

    Specialist UK sustainability, ennvironment and engineering design company, Ramboll, has secured a key advisory role to help Poole Harbour Commissioners to finalise its long term environmental masterplan for the Port of Poole.

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    Next step for Teesport expansion

    2012-03-04T10:14:00Z

    PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity.

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    Japan puts annus horribilis behind it

    2012-03-01T10:00:00Z

    2011 was a year to forget for Japan and its ports. On March 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake launched a tsunami which engulfed much of the country''s coastal northeast and caused the worst nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl in 1986.

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    Hong Kong and its neighbourly rivals

    2012-02-29T10:00:00Z

    Hong Kong has been one of Asia''s leading ports for generations and remains one of the top three container ports in the world.

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    Georgia turns to RTG greening

    2012-02-28T10:11:00Z

    Georgia Ports Authority is investing in green on-dock technology with the approved purchase of four electric-powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes.

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    Tender issued for Kalibaru box terminal

    2012-02-28T10:09:00Z

    Indonesian state port operator Pelindo II has issued a $1.9bn tender for the construction of a container terminal at Kalibaru, which is needed to ease congestion at an existing facility in the port of Tanjung Priok.

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    Kerala seeks development partner for Azhikkal

    2012-02-28T10:09:00Z

    The Indian state of Kerala has invited new bids for the development of the existing minor port of Azhikkal.

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    SAAM to invest $2bn in ports

    2012-02-28T10:09:00Z

    Following its separation from shipping line CSAV, Latin American port terminal operator SAAM has announced its intention to seek investment from the money markets to fund new projects.

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    APM Terminals sees potential in India

    2012-02-28T10:08:00Z

    APM Terminals’ chief executive, Kim Feijer, says that, despite having the world''s third-largest economy, India remains under represented in terms of global trade.

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    Wait and see at Maldives Port

    2012-02-28T10:07:00Z

    Port officials in Male are taking a wait and see approach to development plans post a recent coup in the Indian Ocean''s Maldives.

  • It’s back to normal for Sokhna Photo: DP World Sokhna
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    Strikes end at Sokhna

    2012-02-24T00:15:00Z

    The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has announced a victory over Egypt’s Sokhna Port and operators DP World following the recent strikes over pay.

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    Tampa welcomes state funding

    2012-02-23T15:29:00Z

    Tampa Port Authority has received $22.5m in state funds toward the modernisation and expansion of its primary petroleum terminal complex.

  • The DMD 4020 bound for the Port of Djibouti
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    Djibouti's strategic move into maintenance

    2012-02-23T14:49:00Z

    The Port of Djibouti is looking to grow its revenue stream through a novel, modular dock that will provide repair and maintenance services for both the port authority’s fleet and other vessels.

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    Pensions resolution has 'broader context'

    2012-02-23T14:49:00Z

    APM Terminals has told Port Strategy that the industrial action over the pensions gap issue taking place at the Port of Rotterdam this month has ended in resolution.

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    Savannah receives extra funding

    2012-02-23T14:47:00Z

    The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project has received a welcome $2.5m funding boost from the US Army Corps of Engineers.