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NZ port safety review urgently needed
A renewed Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) call for a national inquiry into port and maritime safety was greeted by two serious port accidents.
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NewsDP World guns for 100m teu by 2020
Dubai-based international terminal operator DP World increased box throughput by 8.7% in 2014, moving 28.3m teu. Revenue rose to $3.4bn, while like-for-like profit jumped 25.3% to $757m.
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NewsOnline surveys for ballast water systems
The IMO wants all stakeholders involved in the testing, approval, fitting and operation of ballast water management systems (BWMTS) to complete an online survey to review the current approval guidelines.
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NewsBestobell order for Middle East LNG tug
Bestobell Marine is to supply a complete set of cryogenic globe valves to be fitted in Wärtsilä’s LNG-Pac fuel gas systems for the Middle East’s first LNG-fuelled harbour tug.
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All change in the eurozone
COMMENT: A change of fiscal strategy for the Eurozone began with the Swiss de-coupling from the Euro, followed by the injection of €60bn a month for up to 18 months into the Eurozone economies and the change of government in Greece, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsDeeper equals cheaper
Brazil''s Pecem is expanding with traffic growth in mind as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsHAROPA targets €40m in EU funding
The three ports of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre are looking for more than €40m of European subsidies to feed a number of multimodal projects along the Seine corridor.
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NewsReady for action
Brazilian north-east ports add capacity in advance of projected growth. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsDeepwater plans for Damietta
Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has signed a contract for a new 630m-long, 17m deep berth at the Egyptian port and an adjacent handling yard totalling 75,000m².
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NewsNew dredger for Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul Group is expanding its dredging fleet with a new multipurpose vessel, ‘Isaac Newton’, to help it focus on more niche markets.
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Port Klang access to be improved
Malaysia is to improve access to Port Klang as part of a government initiative to boost exports via improved logistics.
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NewsManta out to tender yet again
Ecuador''s Ministry of Transport and Public Works is to call a new tender for the expansion of the deep water port at Manta after Odebrecht pulled out, having failed to secure sufficient funding. The new construction company is also expected to be Brazilian.
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NewsInvestment slowdown at Santos
A lack of resources currently available to the Federal Government could mean that some important work at the Port of Santos has to be shelved.
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NewsAustralia’s box ports face public investigation
Scrutiny is falling on Australia’s top five box ports as the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) launches an inquiry into the wharf and port sector of the road transport industry.
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NewsAbbot Point terminal expansion revitalised
The expansion of Abbot Point Coal Terminal in Queensland is back on the agenda after an agreement between the state’s government and major proponents Adani and GVK Hancock.
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NewsStaying on the radar
VectorUSA’s Chris Kyaw explains why terminals are soft targets for terrorists
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NewsA proposition with handcuffs
COMMENT: The Dock Workers Union, the union which represents the majority of workers at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, has stated that it now supports the idea of offering a concession to the private sector for the new 450,000 teu container terminal under development, but only if this first phase ...
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NewsLarger than life
Alex Hughes explains that stowage is key to effective handling of ultra large containerships
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IPC Jakarta expansion makes progress
State-owned port operator, Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC), is making progress with its NewPriok Container Terminal I in the country’s capital, Jakarta, as shown in a newly released video.
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NewsBright outlook for LEP expert
US based LEP plasma technology expert, Bright Light Systems, is helping to cut energy consumption by 50% at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by installing high mast LEP luminaires in the yards.
