World News – Page 342
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Nigerian ports regulator established
A private-sector regulatory board is to be set up in Nigeria to oversee the ports industry.
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NewsUK freight falls
New figures point to a 4.1% fall in UK short sea unit load freight capacity over the last year.
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NewsAlgeciras units arrive
The first six out of a total of 32 transtainer cranes have been landed at the Port of Algeciras Bay.
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Traffic up at Zeebrugge
The Belgian port of Zeebrugge has bucked the downturn to post a volume increase of 1.5% for the first three quarters of this year.
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NewsPeru Muelle Sur terminal to open early
Callao, the largest container port on the west coast of the continent, is set to open April 2010 - a year ahead of schedule.
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NewsStrikes at Piraeus ruled illegal
The Greek judiciary has labelled as "illegal" strikes against the new concessionaire at the Port of Piraeus, a verdict that trade unions have renounced as "unjust".
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NewsPutin confident over Ust-Luga
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin remains confident that the port of Ust-Luga should commence operations on time and deliver maximum efficiency.
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Ditch paper reliance to further short sea shipping
Short sea shipping in Europe is being held back by reliance on old-fashioned paper management systems, according to Alberto Magrassi, an expert in shipping systems from IT firm Elsag Datamat.
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Port Trust could manage vacated Kochi box terminal
The possibility has been floated that Kochi Port Trust could assume managerial responsibility for the port''s Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal once DP World moves its operations to the new Vallarpadam operating area at the end of this year.
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Environmentally friendly vehicles for Rio Grande
The Environment, Health and Harbour Safety division of the Port of Rio Grande has been given two all-terrain vehicles in order to improve the way it is able to exercise its duties in the port.
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UK needs focus for "greening" of ports
Despite making "significant inroads" in environmental management, the majority of UK ports do not feel that they are doing enough, according to the ''Green Ports'' survey from Royal Haskoning.
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NewsSummit touts Indian infrastructure
Noises from the World Economic Forum''s recent India Economic Summit are hopeful of a 9% or 10% growth rate pulling money into civil projects like ports. However, despite the proposed reforms, there are still some big issues to be tackled by a government that has a largely rural, conservative (and ...
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NewsUkraine port accused of "embezzeling" by NCC
The Ukranian Supreme Court has ruled that the agreement between the Russian National Container Company (NCC) and the state-run Commercial Sea Port of Illichivsk (SCPI) is void, effectively forcing NCC''s Ukrainian subsidiary Ukrtranscontainer to wind up its business in the country.
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Flemish ports present single face to market
Every other tonne of cargo moved through the Flanders ports of Antwerp, Ghent, Ostend and Zeebrugge is part of a short sea cargo - unless you look at Ostend, when the figure shoots up to more than 99 tonnes in 100.
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Gulftainer confirms Iraq forays
Middle East operator Gulftainer has confirmed that it is actively involved in "new ventures" in Iraq.
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NewsTIS dispute may resolve soon
Ukraine''s Yuzhny port authority has signed a deal confirming that it will register the berths built by Transinvestservice (TIS) in its port so that they can become operational - in return for a year''s delay in a compensation claim by TIS.
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Ukraine forges ahead with port development
The Ukrainian government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illichevsk into additional land areas.
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NewsMarco Polo grant qualification to get easier ne
More than 420 companies have had financial support from the European Union''s Marco Polo fund since its inception almost seven years ago - and rules for unlocking more of the ¢ 450m ($671m) set aside for grants will be made simpler from next year.
