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  • GreenPort Cruise and Congress, Venice, 11 to 14 October 2016
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    Live Blog: GreenPort Congress Day 2

    2016-10-13T06:23:00Z

    Don’t miss the live blog from day two of the GreenPort Congress which kicks off today in Venice.

  • Cruise 2016
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    View videos of the GreenPort Cruise Opening Session here now

    2016-10-12T15:39:00Z

    If you weren’t able to be in Venice to witness this year’s keynote speakers, view them online here – includes CEO, Celestyal Cruises and Regional Minister for Transport and Infrastructure.

  • New LNG driven ferry in Finland teams up with Skangas
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    LNG ferry in Finland

    2016-10-12T15:25:00Z

    Skangas has been chosen as a partner for the new LNG driven fast ferry, Megastar, which is being developed by the Tallink group.

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    Finally, a bid for Manta port concession

    2016-10-12T12:47:00Z

    Against all expectations, the Chilean company Agunsa has entered a bid, involving $175m of investment, for the concession to operate Ecuador’s port of Manta.

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    Engineering suspended at Suape pending investigation

    2016-10-12T12:47:00Z

    The Accounts Tribunal of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (TCE) has stepped in to halt a project to rebuild and reinforce the breakwater at the Port of Suape at a cost of $156m. The contract was due to be carried out by Infinito Engenharia Ltda.

  • Adani Group has bought Glencore's shares in Abbot Point Terminal (pictured). Credit: Glencore
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    Adani to take full ownership of Abbot Point

    2016-10-12T12:47:00Z

    Mining company Glencore is to sell the shares in its subsidiary Abbot Point BulkCoal Pty Ltd (APB) to the Adani Group.

  • A second port to complement Melbourne will have an impact on Victorian supply chains, finds Infrastructure Victoria. Credit: Port of Melbourne Corporation
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    ‘Significant impact’ of Melbourne second port

    2016-10-12T12:47:00Z

    Infrastructure Victoria (IV) has weighed into the debate about plans for a second container port to complement Melbourne.

  • Port Taranaki achieved a record year’s log trade. Credit: Dave Young
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    Contrasting results for Taranaki, Wellington

    2016-10-12T12:47:00Z

    New Zealand North Island ports, CentrePort Wellington and Port Taranaki, have delivered contrasting performances in the financial year to June 30.

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    Records set in south New Zealand

    2016-10-12T12:47:00Z

    Southern New Zealand ports, PrimePort Timaru and South Port, have both returned strong financial year results.

  • Formal opening of the BGT expansion area, the first entirely foreign financed new port infrastructure in Iraq
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    ICTSI Basra open for business

    2016-10-12T12:15:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has opened the first phase of its new greenfield terminal development.

  • NABU’s Dietmar Oeliger said that the cruise industry is not doing as much as it can to preserve the environment
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    GreenPort Cruise: Spearheading green initiatives

    2016-10-12T08:58:00Z

    The host of this year’s GreenPort Cruise conference, the Venice Port Authority, is no stranger to environmental issues and Venice Passenger terminal is in many ways spearheading green initiatives for the whole industry.

  • GreenPort Cruise and Congress, Venice, 11 to 14 October 2016
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    Live Blog: GreenPort Congress Day 1

    2016-10-12T05:24:00Z

    Don’t miss the live blog from day one of the GreenPort Congress which kicks off today in Venice.

  • NABU’s Dietmar Oeliger said that the cruise industry is not doing as much as it can to preserve the environment
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    GreenPort Cruise: Spearheading green initiatives

    2016-10-11T16:41:00Z

    The host of this year’s GreenPort Cruise conference, the Venice Port Authority, is no stranger to environmental issues and Venice Passenger terminal is in many ways spearheading green initiatives for the whole industry.

  • The exercise took place as part of the closing programme at SIBCON Photo: @SIBCON_SG
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    New procedure for oil spill clean ups

    2016-10-11T14:11:00Z

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) organised an oil spill exercise as part of the closing programme for the 19th Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) 2016.

  • Corozal Container Terminal (pictured) will provide additional port capacity at Panama Canal. Credit: ACP
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    Panama Canal issues request for proposals

    2016-10-11T14:05:00Z

    The Panama Canal Authority has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to four pre-qualified port operators selected to compete for the concession to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain Corozal Container Terminal, located in the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal.

  • Kalmar wins another terminal tractor order in the Middle East
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    Gulftainer bumps up Lebanon tractor count

    2016-10-11T10:47:00Z

    Kalmar has signed an agreement to supply six of its T2 terminal tractors and one DCF80-45F7 empty container handler to Gulftainer Lebanon SAL.

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    Manta concession loses only bidder

    2016-10-11T08:58:00Z

    Walter Solís has been forced to quit his job as Ecuador’s Minister of Transport and Public Works following his strategic error in extending the bidding process for the Port of Manta by a further 60 days.

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    Budget squeeze hits Mexican ports

    2016-10-11T08:58:00Z

    It appears that, of the 13 ongoing port projects in Mexico, 11 are at risk of having no continuity funding available to them in the 2017 federal budget.

  • Telestack's TITAN1600-8 can handle throughput rates of up to 2,000 tph.
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    Telestack supplies bulk reception feeder

    2016-10-11T08:58:00Z

    Mobile bulk material handling company Telestack has designed and built a bulk reception unit that has the ability to handle throughput rates of up to 2,000 tph. The unit, TITAN T1600-8, can also receive a payload from a CAT 777 Off-Highway Rigid Haul Truck.

  • Port of Koper will receive Konecranes' first BOXPORTER RMG in 2017.
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    First BOXPORTER RMG sold to Luka Koper

    2016-10-11T08:58:00Z

    Konecranes has signed a deal with the Port of Koper in Slovenia for delivery of its first BOXPORTER rail mounted gantry crane.