World News – Page 262
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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.
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NewsPOLA wins environmental award
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) recently won the Lloyd’s List global award in the ‘Environment’ category for its leadership in adopting and promoting reduced emissions within the maritime industry.
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NewsIndian power plays to bulk ports
The pull of Indian power is having an impact on the subcontinent’s port operations. Stevie Knight looks at the issues around both solid and cooled liquid energy sources
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NewsEurope's ports face 'winter of discontent'
European ports may be facing a winter of discontent as the latest European Ports Policy moves through Brussels: strikes in Portugal are being seen as a precursor to Europe-wide industrial action.
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NewsAlaska outlines Arctic deep sea port ambitions
The state of Alaska is planning to create an Arctic Port Authority to cater for a boom in Arctic shipping in the future. It is also working with the US Army Corps of Engineers to locate a site for a deep water port.
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Rocha attracts interest from 40 companies
Some forty companies from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Spain, USA, France, Greece, Holland, Italy, Uruguay and Venezuela have indicated an interest in participating in the construction of a deepwater port at Rocha, in Uruguay.
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Duqm to award contracts worth $285m
The Port of Duqm in Oman is to award construction contracts worth $285m divided into two packages.
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Haldia's workers suffer after volumes decrease
Haldia Bulk Terminals has announced it is to lay off 275 workers after a slump in volumes through the port.
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NewsPort of Ystad turns greener
Sweden’s Port of Ystad has built a High Voltage Shore Connection (HVSC) plant to supply power to ships at berth, in a bid to become greener.
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Job losses at New Zealand port
There is a loss of jobs at Timaru Primeport due to a lack of national port strategy, according to the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU).
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Hong Kong provides pollution reduction incentives
From 26 September 2012, ships calling at Hong Kong will be eligible for a 50% reduction in port facility and light dues if they switch to cleaner fuels while at berth under a three-year incentive programme.
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NewsPSA walks away from Indian project
It seems that the battle over India’s tariffs has resulted in PSA International and ABG walking away from Jawaharlu Nehru Port’s fourth box terminal with the port trust recommending they be barred from further Indian projects.
