Latest News – Page 319
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NewsEPV to push ahead with new T2 tender
Chilean port company Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso (EPV) is determined to continue with a project to build Terminal 2 (T2) at Valparaíso to allow it to compete with San Antonio.
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NewsCanadian port authorities merge
Canada’s government will amalgamate the Oshawa and Hamilton port authorities to form the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority to better attract investment, develop the supply chain, and enhance the region’s global connectivity and competitiveness.
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NewsBPA urges 'grown-up' scrubbers conversation
The chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) has called for ports industry concerns about contamination from open loop scrubbers to be addressed.
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NewsFirst Corpus Christi LNG cargo at Ferrol
Reganosa’s Mugardos LNG terminal in Spain’s Port of Ferrol has received the country’s first LNG cargo from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG export terminal in Texas, US.
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NewsABP sheds staff with reorganisation
Several Associated British Ports (ABP) employees will be leaving the organisation following its decision to reorganise its divisions.
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NewsUps, downs and Brexit
Ports in Northern Europe are looking for new opportunities, reports Felicity Landon
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NewsDark clouds persist on economic horizon
Carly Fields hears that a global economic recovery is far from assured in 2019
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NewsBuilding and sustaining community connections
The benefits go both ways when ports focus on community engagement, reports Felicity Landon
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NewsDream peddling of Belt and Road
China has turned down the rhetoric on its global ‘connector’ scheme to overcome criticism of the project’s intentions. Stevie Knight reports on the latest strategy
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NewsTaking reinvention to the next level
Ostend was hard hit by the loss of major ferry operations, but it came back from the loss and is driving for diversity. Felicity Landon reports on the port’s revitalised ambitions
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NewsPlaying a supporting role
Revamped and refitted pilot vessels offer a means of ‘greening’ port operations. Alex Hughes reports on the options available
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NewsGetting South Africa’s house in order
South Africa is facing up to the problems at its biggest port while keeping its role as the conduit for Southern Africa, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsWelcoming winds of change
COMMENT: With the 2020 election season heating up in the US, political pronouncements about ''infrastructure'', are becoming more frequent, writes Barry Parker.
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NewsHeading for the rocks
COMMENT: US President Donald Trump announced, in a tweet, that he would raise the 10% tariff on $200bn of Chinese imported goods to 25% and that an additional $325bn of imports would soon be hit with a 25% tariff as well. That about covers all imports from China, writes Ben ...
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NewsOvercoming the berth bottlenecks
Charlie Bartlett explains why port call optimisation projects have much to offer all parties involved in a cargo move, including the ports themselves
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NewsCross-port benefits of geospatial technology
Modern GIS systems do not need to be restricted to just one or two experts in a port. Alex Hughes finds out who else can put geospatial data to good use
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NewsFrom fuel to food
COMMENT: Rotterdam’s recent announcement that it is developing a 60-hectare ‘Food Hub’ at the entrance to Maasvlakte is interesting, both because of the concept and of the history of the site, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsUK’s first hybrid pilot boat for PLA
The UK''s first hybrid pilot boat is preparing to make its maiden voyage from its Norfolk workshop to the Port of London Authority (PLA) where it will help cut emissions.
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NewsCAD$47.5m to improve Halifax efficiency
The Canadian Government will invest CAD$47.5m in two projects that will increase capacity at the Port of Halifax to move domestic goods to international markets.
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NewsABP ports invest in electric vehicles
Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested more than GB£120,000 in a new fleet of electric vans to be deployed at its East Anglian Ports of Lowestoft, Ipswich and King’s Lynn.
