World News – Page 329

  • At the moment the size of the vessels is limited, but demand is expected for larger vessels to be serviced at Savannah in 2014. Photo D Russell
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    US may fund Savannah’s keep-up game

    2010-04-07T16:05:00Z

    Savannah is eyeing US federal money to support its development in line with the Panama expansion.

  • Port Strategy: "Trust Ports share the benefits around to a broad range of stakeholders in a way that private ports can’t, and don’t, aspire to," Capt Mark Sansom, Falmouth Port
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    A matter of Trust

    2010-04-07T10:00:00Z

    Stevie Knight examines the mystique surrounding UK Trust Ports

  • Port Strategy: "Staying optimistic is very important because it is not just an economic and financial crisis but a psychological one,” Hans Smit, Rotterdam chief executive
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    A good dose of optimism

    2010-04-06T10:00:00Z

    Perhaps one of the most surprising weapons in the anti-crisis armoury is a good dose of optimism, Hans Smits, chief executive of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, tells Port Strategy.

  • Port Strategy: Rotterdam has been tackling the crisis in a bullish way. Credit: Freek van Arkel
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    Tough get going

    2010-04-05T10:00:00Z

    Ports in the Benelux face crisis head-on and investments continue to ensure they emerge stronger than ever. Helen Hill reports

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    Hamilton inland port

    2010-04-05T10:00:00Z

    An independent inland port and commercial hub operation serving the Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Waikato “golden triangle” has been proposed by Tainui Group Holdings.

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    Queensland rebranding

    2010-04-03T10:00:00Z

    Australia’s Far North Queensland Ports Corporation is rebranding itself as Ports North.

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    Enhanced import container standard

    2010-04-03T10:00:00Z

    Relevant documentation for containers imported to New Zealand will now have to be submitted 12 hours before a vessel’s estimated arrival and six-sided inspections (as opposed to four-sided) may be undertaken if quarantine declaration requirements have not been met.

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    Saudi Arabia biggest port security spender in Middle East

    2010-04-02T10:00:00Z

    Saudi Arabia is planning to spend $26.3m on port security, making it the largest spender in this area in the Middle East.

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    Government to solve Burgas terminal problem

    2010-04-02T10:00:00Z

    Bulgaria''s Minister of Transport has promised to help resolve problems at the new Terminal 2A at the port of Burgas.

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    Itajaí working round the clock on reconstruction

    2010-04-02T10:00:00Z

    The TSCC Consortium, in charge of the reconstruction works of the Port of Itajaí, has laid out a new plan to speed up the completion of works on berths 01 and 02, severely damaged by the floods of November 2008.

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    Doha to be dotted with box terminals

    2010-04-01T10:00:00Z

    The proposed New Doha Port will have a five kilometre long access channel, alongside which will be located a number of large container terminals.

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    Reduced LPC profit

    2010-04-01T10:00:00Z

    A comparable 35% reduction in interim profit to NZ$3.7m (US$2.6m) and a “mixed” Northern Hemisphere trade outlook despite positive Asian volume, has seen Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) reduce its full-year profit prediction by up to 10% to NZ$9m (US$6.3m).

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    Union reacts to Auckland outsourcing

    2010-04-01T10:00:00Z

    An announcement that Ports of Auckland is investigating outsourcing parts of its stevedoring operation to third-party contractors has drawn a “not this century” response from a stopwork meeting of about 150 Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) members.

  • Port Strategy: "If elected, we will have an immediate moratorium on collections of arrears, which is the real issue that is causing the problem," Lore Michael Bates, Conservative MP
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    Tories' pledge on UK backdated rates fiasco

    2010-03-31T10:33:00Z

    The British Conservative Party has pledged to call a halt to the collection of backdated port business rates and carry out a review of the issue, if it wins the upcoming General Election.

  • The Avonmouth development will bring back a brownfield site as well as reclaiming land
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    Bristol gets go ahead for deep sea terminal

    2010-03-31T10:33:00Z

    Bristol port has received the go-ahead from the UK Department of Transport for a 1.5m teu deep sea container terminal.

  • Port Strategy: Long Beach has long been a proponent of improving air quality
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    Helping hand to cut emissions at North America's ports

    2010-03-31T10:33:00Z

    US and Canadian ports are to benefit from an International Maritime Organisation ruling forcing ships within 200 miles of North America’s coastline to burn low-sulphur bunker fuel from 2015.

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    ACS close to sell off of overseas port assets of Dragados-SPL

    2010-03-31T10:00:00Z

    ACS, the parent holding of Dragados-SPL, has begun the sale of all of its subsidiary''s overseas assets. This follows an agreement covering investment in the Indira Container Terminal in Mumbai.

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    APMT eyes stake in Callao

    2010-03-31T10:00:00Z

    APM Terminals has put forward an investment plan for the development of the North Quay at the Peruvian Port of Callao.

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    JNPT to open two more box terminals

    2010-03-30T10:00:00Z

    JNPT is designing two additional terminals, including a fourth container terminal, priced at an estimated $1.5m.

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    Infrastructure inadequacies remain a problem at Buenos Aires

    2010-03-30T10:00:00Z

    A consultant in Buenos Aires has criticised the Argentinean government for a lack of planning in respect of the country''s port network.