World News – Page 327
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Trade liberalisation to boost region's port business
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.
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NewsOn the rebound
A comparatively quick recovery in South East Asia’s leading container ports has put shelved investment plans back on track. Michael King reports
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Politicians battle to keep Liscont
Two political parties in Portugal are collaborating in an attempt to avoid Liscont container terminal from having its concession contract revoked.
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NewsPortland ICTSI partnership to put US privatisations back on the table
Commissioners at the Port of Portland (Oregon) have voted in favour of a deal that marks a possible revival of port privatisations in the US.
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NewsStrikes paralyse South African ports
A strike that has crippled South Africa’s port and rail operations this month is still unsettled, with transport unions still at loggerheads about the wage deal on the table.
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NewsGothenburg operators start up, but who are they?
The implementation of the Port of Gothenburg’s new structure has reached a significant milestone with the beginning of operations for a number of newly formed terminal operators within the port.
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NewsThe Baltic challenge
Ports should curb their excitement at a slight upswing in fortunes for Baltic ports, Patrik Wheater advises
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NewsTampa plans on size
Tampa Port has just completed the latest phase of its container terminal expansion. The terminal now includes 61 metres of berth length, three rail-mounted container gantry cranes and a 100-tonne mobile harbour crane, all on a 13 metre deep-water channel.
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Manta Port becomes state-owned again
The Port of Manta passed back to the control of the government of Ecuador from April 1 closing the door onlast year’s failed concession attempt.
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Palma aims for longer quay
The Balearic Islands Port Authority has issued a tender for the expansion of Poniente Quay at the Port of Palma. The work will cost €36m ($48.9m) and be completed within 16 months. The existing quay will be lengthened by 50 metres and two new berths, each of 380 metres, will ...
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STS crane for Malmö
The Board of Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) is has invested in a new track-bound ship-to-shore crane for use in the company''s container business in Malmö. CMP expect it to improve productivity for the container business by 20%-25%.
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NewsWindfarm investment to spur UK port competition
The UK’s ports are to gain from the recent windfarm industry budget promises. Siemens AG is to build a wind turbine factory located at a port site in the UK, creating around 700 jobs with more in the supply chain.
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Jamaica calls on Canada’s security expertise
Security matters have taken centre stage in Jamaica as its Maritime Authority joined forces with Canadian experts to develop a comprehensive national security strategy.
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Electric RTGs for SE Asia
Conductix-Wampfler AG’s electrified ryber-tyred gantry cranes are to be used in the Express Yard in South Korea, the Nagoya United Container Terminal in Japan, and the New Century Container Terminal in China. The three orders together have a combined total of €2.5m ($3.4m).
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WWL cuts greenhouse emissions
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 32% last year.
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NewsManila’s challenge to shipping lines
Manila’s North Harbour Port Inc (MNHPI) has spoken out at charges that its fees will hit consumers by challenging the shipping lines to bring down both cargo and passenger rates following its own 10% reduction in tariffs.
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NewsOil spill update from US
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill might well disrupt a number of ports operations. US press secretary Robert Gibbs and other officials briefed the media with an update, saying that “the area of the spill could soon be in a very large shipping channel.”
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NewsForth Ports holds off Northstream again
The third takeover proposal for Forth Ports has been unanimously rejected on the basis that it was too low. Worth around an estimated £640 million (US$973m) the bid, like the previous two, came from the Northstream consortium.
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NewsUK election promises for ports and shipping industry
In the run up to the election, Julian Brazier, the Conservative shadow minister for Aviation and Shipping was quizzed about the Tory stance toward the backdated rates fiasco.
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Mexico needs better ports legislation
Legal action and an inadequate legal framework may well have been the catalyst for a $2bn loss in the Mexican port sector on the back of the cancellations of several major projects.
