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NewsWorking Groups encouraging knowledge sharing and networking to feature
The 2016 GreenPort Congress will again include Working Groups, providing delegates with opportunities to discuss in more depth solutions for the transfer of policy to practice through the use of effective skills and technologies.
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Challenges for Asian rated port operators
The resilience of Asian port operators is being tested by weak commodity prices, high capital expenditure commitments and a liner industry struggling with overcapacity, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
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Israeli ports beset by problems
Members of the Israel food industry have gathered at a meeting of the Maritime Traders Association to warm of soaring food prices, according to the Jerusalem Post.
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Auckland relocation sites announced
Manukau Harbour and the Firth of Thames have been selected as the two potential sites for a possible future relocation of Ports of Auckland (PoAL).
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Review and redundancies at Taranaki
A net reduction of seven staff has been actioned by Port Taranaki following a four-month business review encompassing all areas of port operations.
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NewsHandling LNG carriers
GNL Quintero, the first of three LNG terminals built in Chile, will soon welcome the services of two new RAstar 3200-class tugs.
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Investment opportunities at Faw
It seems that there may be new investment opportunities on the table for local and foreign companies at Al-Faw Port in Basra.
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DP World to explore opportunities in Taiwan
DP World and Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore growth opportunities in Kaohsiung Port’s Terminal 7 in Taiwan.
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NewsPort of Long Beach helps battle pollution
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has authorised the framework for a unique, voluntary $46.4m program to lessen the impacts of port-related pollution on the community.
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Angola to spend $1.3bn on ports this year
The Angolan government has confirmed that it is to spend more than $1.329bn in 2016 on three port infrastructure projects located in Cabinda and Zaire provinces.
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Iquique Phase 2 work to start early next year
Phase 2 development of Iquique port in northern Chile should start by October at the latest, according to Iquique Port Company (EPI), when the bidding process is expected to be launched.
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Napier port development gets NZ$25m boost
The New Zealand government has announced NZ$25m (US$17.6m) worth of road access improvements to Napier port as one of the first actions of Matariki, the Hawke’s Bay Economic Development Strategy.
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NewsGreen award for LNG powered tug
Japan’s first LNG fueled ship, ‘Sakigake’, which is a tugboat owned by NYK Line, has been awarded with an environmental award.
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NewsQinhuangdao port issues profit warning
Qinhuangdao Port has issued a warning to its shareholders and potential investors to expect a substantial fall in net profits for the first quarter of 2016.
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NewsCruise drives clean tech uptake
Silverstream Technologies, specialist in air lubrication technology, said that the cruise sector is driving clean technology uptake driven by the 0.5% sulphur emissions regulation coming into force in 2020.
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NewsContinued wins for Cavotec
Cavotec has won more orders for its shore power systems in the third quarter of 2016 totalling an estimated value of €11.5m.
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NewsKuantan's Asian transhipment aspirations
Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) is building its New Deep Water Terminal (NDWT) which it says will become a major transhipment hub on the east coast of Malaysia for trade in and out of Asia.
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NewsGPA gets go ahead for new inland terminal
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved a spending package of US$19.7m to construct its new Appalachian Regional Port terminal in Chatsworth, Georgia.
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NewsWärtsilä efficiency for UK hybrid ferry
A new ferry being built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey for UK operator Wightlink, will feature a comprehensive range of Wärtsilä equipment to ensure a high level of environmental efficiency.
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NewsHybrid locomotives at Hamburg
Rail subsidiary Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), Metrans, has opted for new Alstrom hybrid technology locomotives to more efficiently shunt volumes around at the Port of Hamburg.
