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Ports help Drax generate more than £1bn for UK economy
Ports in the north of England, including Liverpool, Tyne, Hull and Immingham, have helped energy business Drax generate £1.2bn and more than 14,000 jobs for the UK economy, reveals a new report from Oxford Economics.
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New deadline for Europa Platform
Livorno Port Authority has pushed back the deadline for submission of applications to participate to the project financing for the design, construction and operation of its new deep-water container terminal, Europa Platform, to December 15, at the request of potential bidders.
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South African ports gear up for new e-commerce platform
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), a division of Transnet SOC Ltd, has set a go-live date of April 2017 for its fully integrated e-commerce platform.
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NewsKalmar strengthens relationship with South Carolina
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a follow-up order from South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) for 12 empty containers handlers, including five used machine trade-ins, to the SCPA Charleston area port facilities.
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NewsNorth UK ports form partnership
The four main ports in the north of England have agreed a new partnership to create jobs and boost exports across the region.
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NewsSaab Acquires Phaeros Group
Defence and security company Saab has acquired the port management and terminal operating system expert Phaeros Group BVBA.
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NewsBusan: ‘business as usual’ post Hanjin
Despite the repercussions of the Hanjin Shipping Line bankruptcy being felt through the ports sector, Busan Port asserts that everything is under control at the port with disruption being kept to a minimum.
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NewsThames green ship discounts
The Port of London will become the first UK port to recognise ship owners who are committed to improving their environmental performance.
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NewsLeading organisations re-confirm support for 2016 GreenPort Congress
ESPO, FEPORT, ECOPORTS, Danish Maritime, AssoPorti and IWSA are just some of the associations re-confirmed as supporters of the 11th GreenPort Congress to be held in Venice in October 2016.
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NewsPort Reception Facilities (PRF) revision
With waste reception and handling plans needing to be re-approved at least every three years, book your place to hear the latest from the European Commission on the PRF revision.
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NewsGreen collaboration for sustainable shipping
The Green Award Foundation and RightShip are to increase their collaboration to promote safe, sustainable shipping.
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NewsCEO of Celestyal Cruises to present keynote address
Kerry Anastassiadis, who is also a member of CLIA Europe’s Executive Committee, will attend the GreenPort Cruise Conference in Venice this October. Book your place now to join delegates from around the world already signed-up.
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NewsEfficient bulk handling
Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) is building its New Deep Water Terminal (NDWT) which it says will become a major transhipment hub on the east coast of Malaysia for trade in and out of Asia.
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NewsDNV and HPA sign letter of intent
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and DNV GL have signed a letter of intent for the implementation of green technologies on Hamburg’s fleet of vessels.
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NewsStudy points way forward for container safety
A new independent study reveals that there’s a worrying mismatch when it comes to health and safety at ports with workers reporting higher levels of work-related harm than recorded in company data.
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Shift of focus for box terminal owners
The latest Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review from Drewry has reported that container terminal operators are changing their strategies due to changing market environments.
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State banks to finance Brazilian ports
As part of an infrastructure investment programme at Brazilian ports introduced by the new government of Michel Temer, finance could be forthcoming from state banks, such as the Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) and the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES).
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NewsDevelopment of Malay-China alliance
An alliance between six Malaysian and 11 Chinese ports is to be stepped up and could trigger a new port, Malaysia’s Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.
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NewsAPMT at risk of losing Callao concession
Peru’s Public Use Transport Infrastructure Investment Supervisory Body (Ositran) is reportedly not happy with work completed so far by APM Terminals at the North Quay in the port of Callao.
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Injection for Whanganui port
A new marine services centre, expanded boat-building industry and visitor services and recreational area are planned for the Whanganui Port Precinct.
