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Sustainable marine biofuels
Netherlands-based GoodFuels Marine has received the highest standard of certification from the Roundtable of Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), enabling the company to actively sell and promote RSB-certified biofuels to the shipping industry.
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NewsClean diesel buses at Maryland
The Maryland Transit Administration is in line to receive almost US$100m to invest in 172 advanced clean diesel buses.
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NewsKalmar reorganisation to lay-off Tampere staff
Finnish cargo-handling specialist Kalmar intends to reorganise its operations in Tampere, Finland, leading to job losses and the laying-off of temporary workers.
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Unions target Macquarie's Gdansk terminal
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) have announced that dockworkers will hold protests in locations across Europe.
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NewsGearing up at Marseille Fos
Last year saw record container volumes headlining all-round freight growth at Marseille Fos, with total cargo rising 4.1% on the previous year to 81.7m tonnes. Similar growth was seen in the cruise sector with passenger numbers topping 2.5m for the first time.
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NewsBolloré Group wins Dili concession
The Bolloré Group has been chosen by the authorities of East Timor to build and operate the deepwater port at Dili under a 30 year-term public-private partnership agreement.
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Piraeus crippled by ongoing strikes
A general strike in Greece has been extended by another 48 hours according to Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS).
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NewsKonecranes counts TCV and GPA orders
Finnish crane and lifting equipment specialist, Konecranes, has taken new orders from both sides of the Atlantic.
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NewsLNG bunkering in Singapore
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and BG Group have been selected to supply LNG to vessels in the Port of Singapore.
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NewsPort of Gladstone reaches 100 LNG vessels
The Port of Gladstone, Australia, has welcomed its 100th LNG carrier, marking a significant milestone for LNG export.
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ABP invests in Grimsby control centre
ABP has confirmed it will invest £5m in a purpose-built Marine Control Centre at the Port of Grimsby.
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NewsNew efficient Kalmar reachstackers
Kalmar has launched a new drive train system, K-Motion, into the Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsDamen's InvaSave en route for type approval
Final shipboard tests of Damen’s InvaSave technology have commenced on board of the 800 teu container vessel, Henrike Schepers.
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Groundhog day
Third time’s a charm? Not for the European Port Services Regulation. For 15 years, the European Commission has been trying to regulate the bloc’s port industry, with no success.
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NewsLimassol concession competition heats up
Cyprus has received 14 bids for the commercialisation of the Limassol Port, according to the Ministry for Transport.
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NewsPorts under EC tax scrutiny
The Netherlands has been required to abolish an exemption from corporate tax for six of its ports by the Commission, while Belgium and France have been told to align their taxation of ports with state aid rules.
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NewsMombasa: process versus vested interest?
The completion of the first phase of the second container terminal in Mombasa, a new deep-water facility, is imminent. At the beginning of 2015 there were a lot of statements to the effect that the terminal would be open early for business – some suggested March 2015.
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NewsCosco's Piraeus bid defies market realities
It is no surprise to Port Strategy that there was only one bidder for the Port of Piraeus concession and that in the end, after a request to up its bid, the sole bidder, COSCO, was awarded the whole port concession. However, the price that COSCO was prepared to pay ...
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Cuba hub mooted at AAPA conference
The lifting of the US embargo on Cuba, unanticipated by many port planners, could alter the map of shipping services around the Caribbean, according to delegates at the American Association of Port Authorities’ Shifting International Trade Routes conference.
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Whanganui port upgrade commences
A project to upgrade Whanganui’s commercial port with a focus on “keeping windows of opportunity alive” has been initiated by the Whanganui District Council and local Maori.
