News
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Spanish ports stats labelled ‘fictitious’
José Llorca, head of Spain's National Ports Authority, has claimed that while it has received positive financial results from its various ports over the last few years, some of these were ‘fictitious’. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Colombian box terminals to operate 24/7
The Colombian government is to switch to 24 hour operations for its port logistics zones and container yards from July. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Suape threatened with $50m fine
Suape Container Terminal has been asked to pay a fine of $50m related to a breach of an established labour agreement. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Valparaiso box concession could fail again
Asaf Ashar, ports consultant at the University of New Orleans, believes that the new tender proposed for Terminal 2 at the Chilean port of Valparaiso may well fail again. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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APPA to issue 20-year investment plan
Paranaguá and Antonina Port Authority (APPA) is to issue a 20-year port expansion programme in June. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Ecuador to formalise port services
The government of Ecuador has introduced new directives that will formalise all services offered by those working within the ports industry. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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EIB loans Rotterdam €900m
The European Investment Bank has made total loans of €900m available to the port of Rotterdam, the majority of which will be used to develop the Maasvlakte 2 outer harbour. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Altamira issues bulk terminal tender
Altamira Port Authority has issued a tender in respect of the construction, fitting out, management and operation of Specialist Dry Bulk Terminal (TEGM). 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Auckland enters facilitation phase
Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union of New Zealand commenced the Employment Relations Authority’s facilitation process in May in a bid to break their nine-month industrial dispute. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Brazil's private operators face tender threat
The Audit Commission of the Brazilian government has asked for four of the country’s private container terminal operators to demonstrate within 90 days that they are handling a balance of their own cargo and that of third parties. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Manta issues port tender
Manta Port Authority in Ecuador has issued a tender for a 25-year concession to not only expand the existing port, but also to operate it. 22 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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US gateway for global commerce
Global Terminal & Container Services LLC has revealed plans for a multi-million dollar expansion project to develop a technologically advanced container terminal on the New Jersey waterfront. 21 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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ICTSI get busy in the Baltic
Its been a busy week for International Container Services (ICTSI) – its subsidiary Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) has taken the plunge and entered into a credit agreement for the modernisation of the Gdynia terminal in Poland. 16 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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UK examines investment opportunities
British government agency UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has published its most extensive assessment of market potential in the Asian ports sector to date. 15 May 2012 - Port Strategy
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Scandal over misuse of public finance
A recent report issued by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has revealed that millions of pounds of EU public port finance may have been squandered in ineffective port projects. 14 May 2012 - Port Strategy
