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    BIMCO study urges tighter shipping regs

    2012-01-12T16:13:00Z

    A Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) study has called for tighter regulation of shipping on a global basis that will take practical and pragmatic steps to enhance the environment.

  • Industrial action is aiming to disrupt Nigeria’s ports, including Apapa, pictured
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    ITF global action week hits ports

    2012-01-12T15:25:00Z

    The new year’s first week of industrial action backed by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has kicked off with a focus on port activities.

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    No bids for second La Plata box terminal

    2012-01-12T10:00:00Z

    A tender for a second container terminal at the Argentinian port of La Plata attracted no bids.

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    Bilbao investment tops €250m

    2012-01-12T10:00:00Z

    The private sector is to invest €253m ($323m) over the next few years in the Spanish port of Bilbao.

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    DP World to operate Nanaimo

    2012-01-11T10:24:00Z

    DP World has signed a three-year contract with the Port of Nanaimo to operate its facilities, which include the general cargo Duke Point terminal and the Assembly Wharf.

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    Portuguese ports on strike

    2012-01-11T10:23:00Z

    As of Monday, January 9, the Portuguese ports of Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Lisbon and Setúbal began the first of five days of strike.

  • Larger Moscow-based insurers are taking greater interest in the ports market
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    Rousing the Russian bear

    2012-01-11T10:00:00Z

    Heightened activity in the Russian insurance market is set to have repercussions for the international ports and terminals sector.

  • The break up of the Rena has long been expected Photo: Maritime New Zealand
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    Stricken NZ oil spill vessel breaks up

    2012-01-11T09:57:00Z

    The stricken container vessel Rena, which ran aground off Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand last October, has finally broken up – creating fears of a further oil spill and more traffic disruption for the Port of Tauranga.

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    Where the world of shipping meets India

    2012-01-11T09:47:00Z

    India - The seventh India Shipping Summit brought together, from 10 till 12 October 2011, international maritime leaders and the top Indian shipping executives in a highly successful two day event in Mumbai, India.

  • The break up of the Rena has long been expected Photo: Maritime New Zealand
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    Stricken NZ oil spill vessel breaks up

    2012-01-10T20:00:00Z

    The stricken container vessel Rena, which ran aground off Astrolabe Reef in New Zealand last October, has finally broken up – creating fears of a further oil spill and more traffic disruption for the Port of Tauranga.

  • Discharging into geotubes, which seperate the water and the sediments
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    A dream at the river mouth

    2012-01-10T16:27:00Z

    THE CITY OF JOENSUU in the eastern part of Finland is transforming an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into a modern eco-friendly housing district.

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    Austal bags fourth Turbine Transfer contract

    2012-01-10T13:19:00Z

    Building on its initial success in the renewable energy market, Austal has confirmed a contract for a fourth wind farm support vessel (WFSV) for Turbine Transfers Limited.

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    Vizhinjam tender promised by March

    2012-01-10T10:00:00Z

    A tender is to be issued by March in respect of global engineering, procurement and construction of the $148m Vizhinjam port in the Indian state of Kerala.

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    Manta tender by first quarter

    2012-01-10T10:00:00Z

    Manta Port Authority in Ecuador is to issue a tender by the end of the first quarter of 2012 to both modernise and expand the port.

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    GCC commits $15bn to ports

    2012-01-10T09:30:00Z

    Ports in the Middle East Gulf are set to spend $15bn over the next five years in boosting capacity.

  • The Port of Calais is organising a special eco-innovation event next month
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    Eco-innovation in the Channel

    2012-01-09T16:10:00Z

    The Port of Calais will be holding a networking event on eco-innovation next month bringing together all PATCH (Ports adapting to Change) ports dedicated to working towards good environmental practices.

  • The Algarve's ports are earmarked for development
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    Portugal to invest in ports development

    2012-01-06T14:36:00Z

    Portugal’s government has set aside €103 million for port development in the Algarve in 2012, however this is at the expense of several other key projects in the region.

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    Antofagasta sues government to recover land

    2012-01-06T10:00:00Z

    Antofagasta Port Company (EPA) is locked in a legal battle with the state prosecutor in respect of ownership of part of its land along the Costanera Central.

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    GCC supports Kuwait’s Mubarak project

    2012-01-06T10:00:00Z

    The Gulf Cooperation Council has spoken out in support of Kuwait in its development of Mubarak port, which it is taking forward despite objections from neighbouring Iraq.

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    The Asian success stories

    2012-01-06T10:00:00Z

    What makes a good Asian transhipment port tick?