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  • Port Strategy: Coal remains South Africa's rising star. Credit: André Kritzinger
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    A staple diet of bulk

    2011-03-25T10:00:00Z

    Containers apart, one sector of South African operations that does reasonably well is bulk, though even this has its ups and downs.

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    Itaguaí releases dry bulk tender

    2011-03-25T10:00:00Z

    A tender has been issued for a new dry bulk terminal at the Brazilian port of Itaguaí, which is being managed by the Rio de Janeiro port company.

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    Sines win from North African disruption

    2011-03-25T10:00:00Z

    The Portuguese port of Sines could benefit from the current instability at ports across the Middle East, claims the president of CIP. If access to the Suez Canal becomes increasingly difficult, it may result in ships being sent around Africa, therefore making Sines more attractive to shipping lines, especially those ...

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    Patrick doubles booking fees

    2011-03-25T10:00:00Z

    Fees charged for the vehicle booking system operated by Patrick Stevedore at Port Botany doubled at the end of March.

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    GPA’s remote control on energy management

    2011-03-24T15:29:00Z

    Georgia Ports Authority is to install an energy management system to monitor and control heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting at seven buildings at the Port of Savannah.

  • The Port of Antwerp started working on its own carbon footprint in July 2010
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    Carbon footprinting in the Port of Antwerp

    2011-03-24T15:16:00Z

    During the recent GreenPort conference on the 23th and 24th of February , the Port of Antwerp presented its carbon footprint.

  • Stéphane Raison, Planning and Environment Director at Dunkerque-Port and Denis Chevé, General Director of BEFESA ZINC
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    Sustainable water management in the Port of Dunkerque

    2011-03-24T15:09:00Z

    In connection with World Water Day on 22 March, an agreement has been signed between DUNKERQUE-PORT and BEFESA ZINC in Gravelines, on the release of effluents into port docks.

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    Two new Dar es Salaam terminals

    2011-03-24T08:57:00Z

    Tanzania Ports Authority plans to implement a $560m plan to build two new container terminals at the port of Dar es Salaam. These will add an additional 500,000 teu capacity to existing installations, which handled 460,000 teu in 2010. Construction is expected to take place by the end of next ...

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    Burgas issues terminal tender

    2011-03-24T08:56:00Z

    The Bulgarian government has issued a tender in respect of privatisation of Terminal 2A at the port of Burgas. This container handling facility, offering a 268,000 m² terminal served by 870 m of quay, will be available as a 35-year concession.

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    French dockworkers call off strikes

    2011-03-24T08:56:00Z

    Dockworkers in France ended a six week campaign of strikes, having reached an agreement with employers in respect of early retirement.

  • DP World has lost its battle to bid for a second Callao base
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    DP World excluded from Callao North concession

    2011-03-24T08:53:00Z

    Peru''s judicial system has ruled in favour of an appeal by the Ministry of Transport against an injunction filed by DP World, which had sought to be included in the tender for the concession to operate the new North Quay at Callao.

  • The DP World facility is being heralded as a money-saver for India’s businesses
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    Vallarpadam gets underway

    2011-03-24T08:51:00Z

    The container hub at Vallarpadam, inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in February, is being heralded as a money-saver for India’s businesses.

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    Lach Huyen financing problem

    2011-03-24T08:51:00Z

    Lach Huyen, Vietnam’s new super-port in the north of the country, has run into problems on the back of a change in investor, sources have reported.

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    Central tariff control to go in India

    2011-03-24T08:50:00Z

    India''s Shipping Ministry is considering doing away with fixing tariffs for major ports, passing responsibility for this to the ports themselves. Instead, a new regulator for the sector will be appointed who will be responsible for setting, monitoring and regulating service levels as well as technical and performance standards.

  • Second Mexican tender gives HPH the jitters
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    HPH unsure of Lázaro Cárdenas investment

    2011-03-24T08:42:00Z

    Hutchison Port Holdings has admitted it is concerned about the certainty and security of its investment in Lázaro Cárdenas, following the publication of a tender for a second container terminal at the Mexican port.

  • Delays in clearing cargo has caused congestion in the new terminal
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    DP World's ICTT suffers teething problems

    2011-03-24T08:42:00Z

    DP World''s recently commissioned International Container Transshipment Terminal at the Indian port of Vallarpadam is said to be suffering serious teething problems.

  • Lyttelton welcomes the first post-earthquake coal vessel into the port
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    Lyttelton back in business

    2011-03-24T08:41:00Z

    Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) made a full return to operations in the third week of March, handling its first export shipment of coal and container shipping exchanges since the February 22 earthquake.

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    US EPA opts to cap PCBs

    2011-03-23T10:30:00Z

    Cleaning up the bottom of New Bedford Harbor is a priority for the US EPA.

  • Cape Town SA, one of the state-owned Transnet ports that has recently benefitted from investment
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    South African stand-off

    2011-03-23T10:00:00Z

    With Transnet undergoing a massive transformation, Stevie Knight considers the future

  • America's road infrastructure funding needs a radical re-think
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    Ditch politically-motivated infrastructure schemes

    2011-03-23T10:00:00Z

    With attention focused on the ongoing sagas of the Highway Trust Fund, it’s clear that Obama advisor’s advisors (keenly aware of the old adage, “Cargo does not vote”) are not looking carefully at maritime issues.