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NewsStrikes cripple US west coast ports
The detention of International Longshore and Warehouse Union president Bob McEllrath yesterday while attending a port protest in Washington sparked wildcat strikes across US West Coast ports today.
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NewsIraqis to mount regular Mubarak protests
A group of Iraqis are to hold weekly demonstrations on the border with Kuwait in protest against the construction of the Mubarak port on Boubyan island. The security services will be deployed to contain any subsequent disturbances from the protests.
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NewsNSW dangles Botany terminal lease carrot
The New South Wales Government is considering refinancing state-owned assets at Port Botany by offering private investors a 99-year lease on Sydney’s box port. The government has announced a “scoping study” to investigate the lease proposal.
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Record Southern grain exports
Grain exports shipped through South Australian ports have attained record levels, according to agribusiness Viterra. A total of nearly seven million tonnes of grain has been exported from the state by 14 exporters since October last year.
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AAPA pleads for continued investment
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has sent a letter to the Joint Selection Committee on Deficit Reduction asking it to take into account the benefits derived from port activities prior to any cutting of financial resources to the ports.
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NewsPiracy port breach will force fresh thinking
The scourge of modern day piracy has prompted shivers down the spine of many a hard-working ship owner. With one of the world’s key shipping arteries at the top of the Gulf of Aden, avoidance of the area is unrealistic.
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NewsRecycling a win-win for Lyttelton
About one million tonnes of earthquake rubble is likely to be used for reclamation in Lyttelton Port’s expansion plans.
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Keeping up with the sanctions headache
For commercial as opposed to political reasons, insurers are gnashing their teeth over the propensity of the US and its allies to impose sanctions on dictatorial regimes. They have lost some lucrative business, and have to spend huge amounts of time working out the new coverage issues, and even the ...
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NewsBeating land pressures
High land prices, particularly in coastal areas, make reclamation a relatively ‘cheap’ option for many port expansion projects. Felicity Landon looks at the latest developments.
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NewsHamburg Port Authority invites delegates on a tour after Congress
A tour of Hamburg Port will take place on the morning of Friday, 16th September 2011 for delegates at the GreenPort Congress (14th & 15th September).
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Martin Engineering acquires Clean Cat
USA -- Martin Engineering, a global supplier of systems and services to improve the handling of bulk materials, has taken another step in its expansion into India with the acquisition of an Indian manufacturer of conveyor components and systems, Clean Cat Conveyors Pvt Ltd., of Goa.
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NewsBromma Roadmap keeps spreader operations in a “green zone”
Stockholm-based Bromma has introduced a new suite of terminal productivity tools designed to keep spreader operations in a “green zone” of higher performance. Bromma Roadmap™ is the first Green Zone™ application to be developed specifically for port operations management and the terminal service manager.
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Equipment deal signed for new green bulkers
French company JLMD Ecologic Group reports that it has agreed to equip the future fleet of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs ‘green’ bulk carriers, which will be built in China, with its fast oil recovery system (FOR) system.
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NewsEco-friendly co-operation exerts trade pull
Could growing ecological concerns lead ports and terminals to adopt a ‘cluster’ approach, whereby ports in the same region will present a unified front to the environmental agenda? Stevie Knight looks at the merits of a combined approach for ports looking to capture the green dream.
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NewsOn whose authorisation?
International sanctions pose a threat to worldwide ports and terminals. HFW''s Daniel Martin explains
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ICTSI's Portek share bought out by Mitsui
ICTSI has received $30m for its 16.9% stake in Portek International from new majority owner Mitsui & Co (97.04%).
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Coquimbo privatisation attracts bids
A total of six sets of tender documents relating to the privatisation of the Chilean port of Coquimbo have already been sold, although it is expected that this number will double.
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NewsCargotec-Sweframe court stories differ
SweFrame claims their court battle over intellectual property with Cargotec seems to have turned in their favour, at least at present – but Cargotec’s version is different.
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Brazil squanders port investment
A survey of port investment in Brazil over the past decade by consultants Amaral & Associates has shown that investment of only $728m out of a promised total of $263bn was actually spent. This amounts to just 37% of the stated investment.
