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  • The Port of Rotterdam Authority releases its annual figures
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    Figures show Rotterdam ‘attractive for business’

    2016-03-02T14:02:00Z

    Rotterdam is ‘attractive for business’ says chief financial officer, as the port authority releases its annual figures showing turnover is up and profit development is sound.

  • Yellowline receives the HPA environmental excellence award
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    Yellowline Asphalt wins Hamilton Port Authority green award

    2016-03-02T11:44:00Z

    Yellowline Asphalt Products has been awarded an environmental excellence award by Hamilton Port Authority (HPA), recognising its contribution to respecting and protecting the natural environment.

  • Flemming Dalgaard Appointed CEO of Gulftainer
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    New CEO appointed at Gulftainer

    2016-03-01T16:02:00Z

    Gulftainer has announced the appointment of Flemming Dalgaard as the new chief executive officer of the group.

  • Meanwhile Santos (pictured) will receive new investment up to 2018 of $77m. Credit: Barbara Dieu.jpg
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    Brazil prepares next round of port tenders

    2016-03-01T13:52:00Z

    Brazil''s ports department, SEP, is to issue six new tenders for port terminal concessions on March 31, which will require combined investment of $443m.

  • Enhanced co-ordination between the ports of Lisbon (pictured) and Setúbal offered up as an alternative. Credit: Pedro Ribeiro Simões
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    Portuguese government drops Barreiro from budget

    2016-03-01T13:52:00Z

    The Portuguese government has dropped the new Barreiro container terminal in Lisbon from its list of development projects for 2016. Instead, this has been replaced by a drive for enhanced co-ordination between the ports of Lisboa and Setúbal.

  • Getting involved: APM Terminals is helping to develop Nigerian port infrastructure at Lekki. Credit: APM Terminals
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    Planning ahead

    2016-03-01T13:52:00Z

    Nigeria is gearing up for major expansion of its port capacity to cater for future growth, explains Richard Rowe

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    Mixed results for Kiwi ports

    2016-03-01T13:52:00Z

    Port of Tauranga has reported a comparable 9.4% dip in net profit after tax to NZ$38.56m for the six months to December 31, 2015 - albeit the result is a NZ$56,000 improvement on last year’s interim when comparing underlying profit after tax figures.

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    Auckland launches round two of automation consultation

    2016-03-01T13:52:00Z

    Ports of Auckland has launched a second phase of consultation with staff and unions on a proposal to deploy 15-metre-high automated straddle carriers in its container terminal.

  • Port of Melbourne delays rile businesses
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    Industry criticises Melbourne privatisation delays

    2016-03-01T13:52:00Z

    The failure to make progress on a deal to lease the Port of Melbourne has irked business and industry groups.

  • Space to breathe: TecPlata has advantages over congested Buenos Aires
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    Troubles down south

    2016-03-01T12:24:00Z

    Spats in Argentina and Uruguay detract from the business of terminal operating, finds Alex Hughes

  • Bring it back: the port hopes to attract back shipping lines lost in 2015. Credit: Hamburg Sud
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    Brighter future

    2016-03-01T12:24:00Z

    Brazil''s deepwater Sepetiba foresees a turn around in fortunes in 2016. Alex Hughes reports

  • New wave: PortXL showcases innovation at RDM in Rotterdam (pictured) and Erasmus Centre for Partnership. Credit: Marijke Volkers.jpg
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    Entrepreneurial spirit

    2016-02-29T21:06:00Z

    Technology hubs are a new venture for ports to add to their operations, says Martin Rushmere

  • New light: big ships put strain on container terminals and current pricing methods. Credit: Major Eric Garcetti
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    Price wars

    2016-02-29T21:06:00Z

    Is it time for a radical rethink on container terminal pricing? McKinsey & Co seem to think so. Barry Parker reports

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    Eurogate and DP World win Cyprus concessions

    2016-02-29T15:31:00Z

    The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) has selected two consortia to run services at the east Mediterranean island’s largest post, Limassol, according to reports by news agency, Yahoo.

  • Limited: not all aspects of port operations fit with an Uber model
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    An app a day

    2016-02-29T13:07:00Z

    With Uber-style booking apps taking shape for trucking, how long before ports get the Uber treatment, asks Felicity Landon

  • Members of the European Parliament discuss Motorways of the Sea
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    First MoS Environment Forum to be held in March

    2016-02-29T11:06:00Z

    Brian Simpson MEP, the coordinator of Motorways of the Sea (MoS), a European Union transport policy concept stressing the importance of sea travel in the union, has urged members of the European Parliament to engage and contribute to the development of MoS.

  • Ready: Puerto Bahia is ripe for the port picking
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    Big future ahead

    2016-02-28T20:58:00Z

    It’s not often the terminal operating sector is presented with the opportunity to acquire a brand new terminal operating site, where all the hard work has been done in terms of infrastructure development, and which is basically ready to commence operations on takeover.

  • What next: Piraeus's concessioning process raises questions. Credit: John Cook
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    Piraeus saga: to be continued?

    2016-02-28T20:58:00Z

    COMMENT: The point was made in Port Strategy last month that the price paid by COSCO for the port of Piraeus, taking into account investment commitments as well, was a rich one – one that perhaps only a sovereign state-owned company would make, writes Mike Mundy.

  • Sampling: rising eco-legislation means more inspections and new types of tests for ports
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    Testing times

    2016-02-28T20:50:00Z

    Ports provide the arena for the new marine ecolegislation, but how will it affect them, asks Stevie Knight

  • First person: Ports of Auckland has embraced advances in ergonomic design for its straddles
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    Creature comforts

    2016-02-28T20:49:00Z

    Operators are the focus of attention when it comes to cab design, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre