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  • PRPA has signed up to reduce harbour dues for efficient shippers
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    Reduced harbour dues for efficient shippers

    2014-01-30T13:05:00Z

    Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has jumped on the band wagon to offer financial incentives to shippers based on the A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) rating, following in the footsteps of Port Metro Vancouver.

  • The 62MW  topside power modules each house two 16-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DF multi-fuel engines
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    Wärtsilä powers North Sea FPSO

    2014-01-30T11:36:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to supply a 62MW topside power module solution for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to be deployed at the Kraken oilfield located in the UK sector of the North Sea.

  • Some are not happy with the draft Polar Code as it stands
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    IMO draft Polar Code concerns

    2014-01-30T10:49:00Z

    Not everyone is happy with the IMO’s draft Polar Code, some say it is failing to address the looming danger of poorly prepared ships traversing the ice waters between the poles.

  • Lekki has been mooted as the answer to Africa’s congestion issues
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    Lekki stake sold to CMA CGM

    2014-01-29T16:17:00Z

    International Container Services (ICTSI) has sold a 25% stake of its Lekki LFTZ Enterprise (LICTSE) to CMA Terminals, part of the CMA CGM Group.

  • The new EU directive sets common EU standards on concession contracts for the first time
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    New EU directive to mix things up

    2014-01-29T10:40:00Z

    New EU rules on public procurement and concession contracts are set to ensure better quality and value for money when public authorities buy or lease works, goods or services.

  • Townsville is putting a berth out to tender. Credit: Chelsea Woods
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    Townsville berth out to tender

    2014-01-29T09:41:00Z

    The Port of Townsville is seeking expressions of interest for a private operator for one of its berths, currently being used for general and breakbulk cargoes such as construction and mining materials and molasses.

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    Australian box productivity reform success

    2014-01-29T09:41:00Z

    The pay back for the waterfront reforms Australia embarked on in 1998 can be seen in significant improvements in container productivity – and the opportunity exists for a new phase of reform.

  • Dimitris Argyros, Lloyd’s Register: “It’s not that people are lacking in information, it’s more that they are suffering from an information overload”
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    The appeal of manageability

    2014-01-28T20:00:00Z

    There are a number of reasons to be looking – hard – at the pros and cons of the relative sulphur emission technologies, but the most compelling argument may bypass sexier solutions and come down to a matter of control.

  • ABP's Port of Southampton is hoping to remain a pest-free area
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    ABP works to protect goods

    2014-01-28T14:48:00Z

    ABP has taken the unusual step of tasking a 10-year-old Harris Hawk named Hope with keeping the Port of Southampton free from "nuisance" birds that are damaging imported and exported vehicles.

  • PRPA has signed up to reduce harbour dues for efficient shippers
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    Reduced harbour dues for efficient shippers

    2014-01-28T12:55:00Z

    Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has jumped on the band wagon to offer financial incentives to shippers based on the A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) rating, following in the footsteps of Port Metro Vancouver.

  • Where will Moller-Maersk re-invest its money?
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    Moller-Maersk set for further expansion?

    2014-01-28T11:57:00Z

    AP Moller-Maersk Group’s recent moves to sell over US$4bn of non-core and under-performing assets could be good news for APM Terminals. The question being asked is where will the money be re-invested?

  • The terminal development qualifies for an application of funding under the Connecting Europe facility framework
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    Finngulf LNG project

    2014-01-28T11:53:00Z

    Finland’s gas grid operator, Gasum, is forging ahead with its plan to develop the Fjusä area in Inkoo, into the large scale Finngulf LNG import terminal and it will be developing the Tolkkinen, Porvoo site at the same time.

  • ICTSI says Africa is one of the most important regions for its business. Photo: Jonas B
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    ICTSI invests in Congo

    2014-01-27T16:37:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is establishing its first terminal in the Democratic Republic of Congo – a “significant milestone” of the company’s growth strategy for the continent.

  • The new BMT port tools draw upon years of professional research with stakeholders
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    New port tools to maximise investment

    2014-01-24T17:14:00Z

    BMT Asia Pacific has introduced two new tools designed to maximise return on interest for port investors and operators.

  • The LNG bunkering sector is set to soar in the coming years
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    LNG sector set to soar

    2014-01-24T17:01:00Z

    The LNG sector is set to soar in coming years with the number of LNG-powered vessels forecasted to increase by more than 3700% through 2025, according to a new report.

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    Emissions innovation boost for UK marine sector

    2014-01-23T19:08:00Z

    Businesses developing innovative solutions to reduce emissions in naval, leisure and merchant marine vessels and improve their overall efficiency are to get a £3m boost from the UK''s innovation agency – the Technology Strategy Board.

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    PortVision predicts trends

    2014-01-23T17:29:00Z

    Automatic Identification System (AIS)-based vessel-tracking tools and technology will improve the maritime industry in 2014, says PortVision.

  • The new multimodal services will significantly reduce CO2 emissions
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    Bridging the gap between Turkey and Europe

    2014-01-23T13:41:00Z

    A new joint initiative has been launched to offer high frequency multimodal connections between Turkey and Europe that will significantly lower CO2 emissions.

  • 90% of workers at Angamos have returned to work. Photo: Codelco
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    Strikes continue to cripple Chilean ports

    2014-01-23T13:16:00Z

    Disruption at Chilean ports, which has been ongoing since before Christmas, has directly benefited the smaller port of Coquimbo, which has picked up traffic associated with the country''s key fruit export sector.

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    Bankrupt Málaga bailed out by Spanish government

    2014-01-23T13:16:00Z

    The Port of Málaga, which has been criticised by the National Ports Authority, has been thrown a lifeline by the central government, which has offered it €1.9m to offset its 2013 deficit. However, the port authority has accumulated debts of nearly €24m.