World News – Page 322

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    Funding approved for Savannah

    2010-05-26T10:00:00Z

    The Georgia General Assembly has approved funding for the Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP) as well as significant infrastructure improvements that will enhance access to the port.

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    Double bubble for Peel

    2010-05-26T10:00:00Z

    Peel Ports has commissioned a double barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal to handle growing container volumes at the UK’s Port of Liverpool.

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    Panama partners with Jacksonville

    2010-05-25T10:00:00Z

    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Jacksonville Port Authority have launched a strategic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

  • Graph showing the reduction in pollution. Source: APA
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    Antwerp’s pollution drops, despite rise in industry

    2010-05-25T10:00:00Z

    Atmospheric pollutants in Antwerp harbour have dropped significantly over the last decade, according to recent figures.

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    Buenaventura future threatened

    2010-05-25T10:00:00Z

    The Colombian port of Buenaventura has warned it will become less competitive if it is not given the go-ahead to deepen the draught in its access channel.

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    Algeciras loses to Tangier

    2010-05-24T17:21:00Z

    Maersk shipping line is switching 500,000 teu from Algeciras to its facility in TangerMed, because, it says, the Tangier facility has high productivity, lower costs and incorporates zero deviation for vessels.

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    Tenders come thick and fast in South America

    2010-05-24T17:20:00Z

    Mexican port authority API Guaymas, which operates Sonora state''s Guaymas port, has drawn up two tenders to build specialised liquid and mineral terminals.

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    New Ilhéus port in doubt

    2010-05-24T17:18:00Z

    A public inquiry into a proposed new private port in the Brazilian state of Bahia has divided public opinion in Ilhéus.

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    New Indonesian port

    2010-05-24T17:15:00Z

    Indonesian state port operator Pelindo II is to build a 10m teu capacity hub port at Karawang, West Java. The development will take place over the next five to ten years at a cost of $667m.

  • Port Strategy: Darwin's East Arm Wharf, where the pollution incidents are said to have happened
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    Darwin under pollution microscope

    2010-05-24T17:14:00Z

    The Port of Darwin is being investigated by the Northern Territory Government following complaints that copper concentrate has been escaping during loading operations at the port.

  • The extension of the Russian navy’s presence at Sevastopol in the Ukraine caused an incendiary moment in Kiev
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    Punches thrown as Ukraine port keeps Russian navy

    2010-05-24T17:12:00Z

    The turnaround in Ukrainian politics from west to east has dragged the port of Sevastopol with it – smoke bombs, eggs and punches were all thrown in the Ukrainian parliament as nationalists made their feelings about Russia’s continuing presence felt.

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    Spanish stevedores go on strike

    2010-05-24T17:12:00Z

    Port unions in Spain called a series of strikes throughout May to protest against government measures that will allow port operators to contract stevedores who do not belong to Port Stevedoring Management Companies (SAGEP).

  • Port Strategy: Fines make examples of Le Havre operators
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    APM anti-competitive complaint against Le Havre operators upheld

    2010-05-24T17:10:00Z

    France''s Antitrust Authority has imposed a symbolic fine of €625,000 ($795,000) on four terminal operators accused of anti-competitive practices at the port of Le Havre.

  • Port Strategy: Hamburg is one of few terminals to escape Eurogate's cuts. Credit: Vielmo and EUROGATE
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    Eurogate puts back investment

    2010-05-24T17:10:00Z

    Eurogate has confirmed that it is postponing some planned investments, although it has stressed that it remains committed to its main terminal projects.

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    Vado Ligure box terminal to go ahead

    2010-05-24T17:10:00Z

    AP Møller-Maersk has been given a definitive go ahead to build a major container handling facility at the Italian port of Vado Ligure, Savona. The decision was made recently following the meeting of the Ligurian Superintendency of Public Works.

  • Virtual veiws of the new London Gateway are available online
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    Glimpse of the new London Gateway

    2010-05-24T17:10:00Z

    The first images of the £1.5billion London Gateway port and logistics park have been revealed. Futuristic animations of the site show what the development will look like once complete.

  • Did the battle on the port’s bills tip the UK coalition government scales?
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    UK port business rates campaign close to victory

    2010-05-19T17:20:00Z

    Port companies around England and Wales seem close to victory in their battle against millions of pounds of backdated business rates, after the new coalition government pledged to cancel the retrospective demands.

  • Argentina's ports may gain from growing soybean demand. Photo:IAState.Edu
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    Welcome boost for Argentine ports

    2010-05-19T17:19:00Z

    Things are looking up for Argentina’s ports since a number of factors, from politics to rainfall, might make for a short-term boom.

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    Trade liberalisation to boost region's port business

    2010-05-14T10:00:00Z

    The 10 member countries of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have been taking rapid steps to build up trade between members and with other parts of Asia.

  • Port Strategy: ICTSI is investing at its flagship operation at Manila International Container Terminal in the Philippines
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    On the rebound

    2010-05-13T10:00:00Z

    A comparatively quick recovery in South East Asia’s leading container ports has put shelved investment plans back on track. Michael King reports