World News – Page 265

  • TCL wants to emulate its Leixões management philosophy in Ferrol Container Terminal
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    Growth by numbers

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    Leixões operator TCL hopes to carry its successes through to its latest investment in Ferrol, as Alex Hughes discusses

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    Grand Faw project commences in Iraq

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    The government of Iraq has issued a tender for the construction of a breakwater to protect its planned $6bn Grand Faw Port development.

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    Value jump for Napier

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    An independent valuation of the Port of Napier has revealed a 47.1% rise over three years to NZ$177.4m (US$134m).

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    Tianjin and PSA join hands

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    Tianjin Port Group and PSA International are set to extend their collaboration with the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement.

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    Tasmanians fights Melbourne licensing fee

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    The Tasmanian Freight Logistics Council is considering legal action to block a proposed port licensing fee, which will affect freight moving to Tasmania through Melbourne.

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    South Australia ports face review

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    A five-yearly review into the regulation of key state ports is being undertaken by the South Australian Essential Services Commission (ESCOSA).

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    Oz port infrastructure left out in the cold

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    Port-related infrastructure has received only a moderate boost from the Australian Federal Government’s 2012-13 budget.

  • Lead partner in the PATCH project - AGHO Oostende in Belgium
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    Industry not backward - just smaller

    2012-05-23T14:34:00Z

    It''s not that the port industry is necessarily a conservative one, “it''s more that they don''t easily benefit from innovation, as they are often limited in their resources," according to Simona Margarino of the Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) initiative.

  • "This transfer of operations wholly to the private sector should result in greater reliability and better productivity," Jean-Claude Terrier, Marseilles Fos Port Authority
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    Investors give nod to France port reforms

    2012-05-23T10:00:00Z

    Reforms to legislation governing ports in France have resulted in incumbent port authorities ceding all operational control of terminals to private sector stevedores.

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    2011 record year for Brazilian ports

    2012-05-23T10:00:00Z

    The 886m tonnes of freight handled by Brazilian ports in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 6.25%, set a new record.

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    Colombia ups port investment to $1.05bn

    2012-05-23T10:00:00Z

    To allow Colombia to comply with regional free trade agreements, ports on both its Atlantic and Pacific coasts are to receive combined investment of $1.05bn.

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    Colombian box terminals to operate 24/7

    2012-05-22T10:27:00Z

    The Colombian government is to switch to 24 hour operations for its port logistics zones and container yards from July.

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    Spanish ports stats labelled ‘fictitious’

    2012-05-22T10:27:00Z

    José Llorca, head of Spain''s National Ports Authority, has claimed that while it has received positive financial results from its various ports over the last few years, some of these were ‘fictitious’.

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    Suape threatened with $50m fine

    2012-05-22T10:26:00Z

    Suape Container Terminal has been asked to pay a fine of $50m related to a breach of an established labour agreement.

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    APPA to issue 20-year investment plan

    2012-05-22T10:22:00Z

    Paranaguá and Antonina Port Authority (APPA) is to issue a 20-year port expansion programme in June.

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    EIB loans Rotterdam €900m

    2012-05-22T10:22:00Z

    The European Investment Bank has made total loans of €900m available to the port of Rotterdam, the majority of which will be used to develop the Maasvlakte 2 outer harbour.

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    Altamira issues bulk terminal tender

    2012-05-22T10:22:00Z

    Altamira Port Authority has issued a tender in respect of the construction, fitting out, management and operation of Specialist Dry Bulk Terminal (TEGM).

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    Valparaiso box concession could fail again

    2012-05-22T10:22:00Z

    Asaf Ashar, ports consultant at the University of New Orleans, believes that the new tender proposed for Terminal 2 at the Chilean port of Valparaiso may well fail again.

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    Ecuador to formalise port services

    2012-05-22T10:22:00Z

    The government of Ecuador has introduced new directives that will formalise all services offered by those working within the ports industry.

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    Brazil's private operators face tender threat

    2012-05-22T10:20:00Z

    The Audit Commission of the Brazilian government has asked for four of the country’s private container terminal operators to demonstrate within 90 days that they are handling a balance of their own cargo and that of third parties.