World News – Page 339

  • Rizhao may well be affected by the Chinese boycott. Photo: Smainali3
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    Chinese ore boycott to hit nation's ports

    2010-04-14T15:45:00Z

    China’s boycott of Australian and Brazilian ore could hit both Qingdao and Rizhao ports in the short term, since these handle a large proportion of the iron ore imports that enter China.

  • Port Strategy: Peru has been accused on all talk, no action on its Callao development. Credit: Google
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    Indecision hinders Peru's Callao North quay development

    2010-04-14T15:45:00Z

    Callao Port Authority says it wants to speed up the process of developing its North Quay project.

  • Port Phillip Bay dredging has benefitted Melbourne, says the port authority. Photo: Ian Kluft
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    Melbourne quick win from deepening project

    2010-04-14T12:22:00Z

    The Port of Melbourne is already gaining the commercial benefit of its controversial channel-deepening programme.

  • Port Strategy: "We intend to assure the port sector increased reliability and efficiency, improvement in performance, low operating costs, and lower tariffs for users, with the adoption of a clear and perennial policy," Pedro Brito, Sepcial Secr...
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    Counting on the economy

    2010-04-09T10:00:00Z

    Ports and ports policy are two of but not the only reasons why Brazil has become the star of the emerging markets class.

  • Port Strategy:Port expansion in Brazil, such as at Navegantes (pictured), has lit up the path for further development in the region
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    Still shining

    2010-04-08T10:00:00Z

    Michael Mackey revels in the region''s drive to succeed

  • Mundra port, owned by Adani, looks like benefitting from coal throughput from Columbia
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    India’s ports to benefit from Colombian coal

    2010-04-07T16:05:00Z

    India’s ports stand to gain from yet another coal stream as Colombian coal joins the imports from Indonesia.

  • 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.