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NewsHybrid conversion for LA harbour craft
The Port of Los Angeles has received approval from the US Coastguard to install a new hybrid propulsion system on its 42 year old harbour vessel – which will reduce emissions and fuel usage by 95%.
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NewsShake up in post-quake port insurance
New Zealand''s port sector is expected to face significant increases in insurance costs and potential truncated coverage in light of the two Canterbury earthquakes, writes Iain MacIntyre.
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NewsGreenPort Congress 2012 - Call for Papers
The call for papers for the GreenPort Congress 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has been released.
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Coquimbo looks to compensate workers
With just months remaining before operations at the Chilean port of Coquimbo are transferred to the Ultramar group, officials of the Public Companies Organisation (SEP) have had meetings with port workers in respect of compensation and pension payments.
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NewsStoppages and blockages
Industrial action and congestion have both hindered Australian port growth.
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Grand Paris port project set up
The French ports of La Havre, Paris and Rouen are to develop a joint marketing approach to promote enhanced trade between China and France.
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NewsShenzhen dented by industry shift
The industrial shift to central China from Guangdong province and other coastal locations is impacting on Shenzhen’s status as a major international port and threatening throughput volumes.
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NewsSix accused over planned port attack
A planned attack on the hotly disputed Mubarak Port in Kuwait is the latest incident in a long line of protests against the development, which, Baghdad claims, will strangle its shipping lanes.
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NewsComplaints mount over Açu super port project
Rio De Janeiro''s State Council for Human Rights has received complaints of coercion and a lack of respect from residents of São João da Barra concerning the state''s Açu super port development.
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Brazil to put 77 terminals to tender
The Brazilian government has decided that 77 port terminals currently operated by the private sector and whose concession was granted prior to 1993 must be put out to tender.
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Piraeus doubles box traffic in 2011
In 2011, the port of Piraeus effectively doubled container throughput from 878,083 teu to 1,680,133 teu.
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Saudi Arabia woos Hormuz-reluctant shipping lines
The government of Saudi Arabia is making available its domestic ports so any shipping lines currently preferring not to enter the Strait of Hormuz can offload cargo there.
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Mombasa waives fees
Kenya Ports Authority has decided to waive fees at Mombasa for 100 days, effectively acknowledging that high port charges and delays in collecting cargo have effectively brought the port to crisis point.
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Five new Indian port projects at best this fiscal
Of 23 public-private partnership port projects scheduled by major Indian ports in the current fiscal year, only four or five are expected to be awarded.
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NewsEcofriendly ballast water treatment
An environmentally friendly ballast water treatment solution has been developed that actually uses a compound produced from seawater to help complete the process.
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NewsBe realistic about operational realities
There is some evidence of ‘optimism bias’ in government support of inland terminals in the Netherlands, as well as in other European countries, says Jason Monios of TRI.
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NewsVirginia’s idle incentive
Virginia’s Green Operator (GO) programme has been extended to include incentives for vessels participating in its fuel switch or alternative power schemes at its terminals.
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NewsGas powered ferries look to the future
A new, LNG powered ferry has started services in Western Norway – and the both the builders and designers believe that these ferries are “the future”.
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NewsThe value-add inland option
Dryports can relieve congestion, but their success increasingly depends on administrative efficiency, and ‘added value’. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsCleaner shipping for Maersk and Broström
The world''s largest container carrier, Maersk Line, and Broström, part of Maersk Tankers, have joined the Port of Gothenburg campaign for cleaner shipping.
