World News – Page 399
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Mombasa heads off delay surcharge
Shipping lines have agreed to grant Mombasa port two months to bring down congestion levels or face the imposition of a monthly vessel delay surcharge. This will raise $17.9m, consisting of $200 levied per teu, as a means of recouping losses brought about by significant delays.
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HHLA has successful IPO
HHLA, the Hamburg port operator, has floated 30% of its equity and raised ¢ 1.17bn ($1.7bn), which will go towards funding expansion.
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Three's no crowd for Victoria
The Victorian Government must work towards allowing a third container stevedore to operate in the state, according to the Essential Services Commission draft Review of Port Planning.
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NewsMelbourne owners on the offensive
Shipowner representative body Shipping Australia has rejected a shipper argument that exporters would not benefit from Melbourne channel deepening and so should avoid helping pay for it.
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Barcelona eyes El Prat II
Barcelona port authority is to issue a concession for phase two development of its new Prat quay.
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NewsLatin America to double capacity every 4-5 years
A report issued by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) has warned that the Brazilian port of Santos will have to double its capacity every four years in order to keep up with demand, while port capacity in the rest of Latin America will also have ...
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NewsUnion eyes LPD directors' fee hike
A proposal to increase the Lyttelton Port of Christchurch directors'' fee pool by almost 11% has sparked the interest of local port worker unions.
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Busan and Trieste tie-up
Busan Port Authority has signed an agreement with Trieste Port Authority to "facilitate mutual development by strengthening exchanges and cooperation".
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Nigerian dockworkers take on Maersk
Dockworkers belonging to the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria have commenced industrial action in protest over claimed anti-labour practices implemented by private-sector terminal operators.
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NewsUS West Coast feature
Ports along the US West Coast are all expecting further substantial increases in Asian imports, but as Felicity Landon reports, there is a balance to be struck with the increasing pressures of environmental and security issues
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NewsTacoma 'alternative'
The Port of Tacoma believes it is well placed to provide an alternative to the ports of Southern California for the growing volumes of imports heading inland.
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NewsTWIC rolls out
The Transport Workers ID programme (TWIC) is one of the latest in a series of security measures being absorbed by US ports. Being rolled out in phases around the country, it is designed to protect secured areas by requiring all unescorted personnel to have been pre-screened and deemed not a ...
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NewsStockton
The Port of Stockton, which handled 3.23m tonnes of imports and 528,238 tonnes of exports last year, continues to pursue governmental and environmental permissions for a project to dredge to 35 feet the seven berths at its West Complex facility, formerly the US naval facility on Rough & Ready Island.
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Record month for Portland
September was a record month for the port of Portland, with 1.28m tonnes of cargo moving in and out of its terminals. Much of this was dry bulks - 960,000 tonnes, divided between grain, potash and soda ash.
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NewsStorm surge puts ports on alert
The storm surge that headed down the North Sea early in November had port authorities on high alert - and gave the Port of Rotterdam and the Dutch government the opportunity to test out the Maeslant Barrier under pressure.
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DP World in IPO
DP World is to undertake an initial public offering in which it intends to float 20% of its capital, which will be made available to global institutional investors, Gulf Cooperation Countries'' nationals and United Arab Emirates'' residents.
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NewsHPH denies Auckland approach
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) did not recently make a formal bid for a stake in Ports of Auckland, Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) chairperson Judith Bassett has said.
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TWIC programme begins in earnest
Ports across the US are rolling out the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) for all individuals requiring unescorted access to secure or restricted areas.
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NewsEl Salvador port concession programme
Hugo Barrera, president of El Salvador''s national ports authority, CEPA, has told Port Strategy that, of the 14 parties to show an interest in the country''s ports privatisation programme, 85% favour a Master Concession. Signficantly, any concession could also include the national rail network.
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HPH loses out in Panama
Panama''s Supreme Court has rejected the legal challenge made by Panama Ports Company (PPC), part of the HPH group, aimed at preventing construction of a new mega-port at Farfá n.
