World News – Page 366
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ZIM switches transhipment to Tarragona
Zim has moved its western Mediterranean hub from the port of Barcelona to Tarragona, where it has a 40% equity participation in the Contarsa box handling facility.
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Santos box terminals hiring
The four container terminals in the Brazilian port of Santos are to take on 300 additional employees this year. Santos-Brazil will contract 72 labourers and Tecondi 70, the rest will be divided between Libra and Rodrimar.
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Indonesian ports slash rates
Indonesian ports, prompted by the reduction in global oil prices, have cut charges by up to 5% for port services. This move will be re-evaluated within the next three months.
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SECH and VTE share swap scandal
The president of Genova port authority, Luigi Merlo, has had his knuckles rapped by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport over an interchange of shares between the port''s two container terminal operators, VTE and SECH.
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NewsNew collective bargaining agreement in Valencia
Port unions in Valencia are currently renegotiating their new collective bargaining agreement, to replace the agreement introduced in 1995.
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EC calls for third short sea funding proposals
The European Commission (EC) has published its third call for proposals for freight transport services under its second Marco Polo programme.
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ZIM abandons Indian consortium
Israeli shipping line Zim has pulled out of the group building the container terminal project at Ennore in India.
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Liscont concession extension legal
Portugal''s Office of Port and Maritime Transport has found that the extension granted to Liscont for the concession of its container terminal in the port of Lisbon is not anti-competitive. Given particular examination was the fact that majority shareholder Mota-Engil (82.95%) also has interests in other terminals in the port.
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Naples operators back port revival
Operators at the port of Naples recently got together with representatives of the port authority and the Transport Department of the regional government to discuss ways of tackling future challenges at the port.
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Puget Sound ports go cleaner
The Puget Sound''s air quality has just got another boost. The Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and PSCAA put in match funding to complement an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), grant of over $300,000.
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Virginia PA retrofits exhausts
Virginia Port Authority''s (VPA) "Green Operators" (GO) programme have got the Evans Network on board its initiative by offering to retrofit the independent contractors'' trucks serving the ports.
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Lines in Vietnam JV
Mitsui OSK Lines, Hanjin Shipping and Wan Hai Lines have sealed a joint venture deal with Vietnam''s Saigon Newport Company. The joint terminal will be located in Vietnam''s Cai Mep region and is anticipated to start operations in 2011.
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NewsCar giants threaten to pull out of UK ports
BMW, VW, Peugeot/Citroen and vehicle logistics group CAT have all threatened to close their UK "added value" port operations as a direct result of the controversial new port business rates system being introduced in England and Wales.
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NewsAnti-trust authority slaps fines on Piraeus
Piraeus Port Authority and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have been found guilty of anti-competitive practices by Greece''s anti-trust authority.
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Beira dredge tender
The Port of Beira has issued a tender for emergency dredging of its access channel. All bids for the 8m cu m dredge must be received by April 15.
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NewsTwo more Chinese ports join box top ten
The Chinese port of Guangzhou has overtaken Rotterdam and Kaohsiung to become the world''s seventh largest container port.
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NewsAuckland bucks downtrend to issue staff bonuses
Ports of Auckland has issued performance bonuses to over 200 staff for achieving key productivity targets during the month of January.
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NewsDP World Callao
DP World officials have unveiled the company''s $1.3bn investment plan for the Muelle Norte Terminal at Callao port in Peru''s capital Lima to the country''s authorities and port unions.
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NewsBaltimore buys space
The Port of Baltimore has snapped up 14.6 acres of adjacent land for $5.25m in an acquisition designed to relieve pressure on the port''s terminals.
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NewsManta rumours
Reports from Guayaquil, Ecuador suggesting that Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) might be close to finding a compromise with the Ecuadorian government over its pulling of its commitment to develop the $525m Manta box facility (TIDE) have proved groundless.
