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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.

  • Port of Valencia
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    The Climeport Approach

    2011-03-22T15:02:00Z

    A successful methodology for knowledge and effective actions definition in global warming fighting.

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    Progress at Hay Point

    2011-03-21T16:38:00Z

    LA was ahead of the curve in specifying green tractors.

  • The technology for using LNG as energy source is available for new ships
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    The ongoing process towards the reduction of ship's air emissions

    2011-03-21T15:59:00Z

    The shipping industry has taken a variety of measures to reduce air emissions from ships during the last decennium.

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    Dredging with Gladstone

    2011-03-21T11:17:00Z

    Gladstone Ports Corporation has announced that the first $A387million stage of the $A1.3 billion Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project has been awarded to a joint venture between Van Oord and Dredging International Australia.

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    Major Expansion of the Port of Hanstholm

    2011-03-20T11:43:00Z

    Carl Bro in Denmark has signed a major contract with the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion of the port.

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    New York Waterfront Plan

    2011-03-20T10:23:00Z

    New York’s new waterfront plan will commit to spend more that $US3bill over the next three years.

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    APM new build in Costa Rica

    2011-03-19T10:13:00Z

    APM expects to start construction for a new container terminal in the Limón province of Costa Rica in early 2013.

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    Hamburg Port Authority invites delegates to GreenPort Congress 2011

    2011-03-18T17:09:00Z

    The Congress is an opportunity to present and focus on topics that concern the sustainable operation of modern port operations.

  • Solar energy project at DP World Break Bulk, Antwerp, Belgium
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    How terminal operators deal with carbon management

    2011-03-18T11:39:00Z

    Charles Haines reports DP World, the international terminal operator, understands that carbon footprinting issues within individual facilities and along the transport and logistics supply chain are complex issues.

  • A view of the terminal storage tanks at Gate LNG Terminal  while under construction. Photo by Peter Barker.
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    Rotterdam prepares for LNG imports

    2011-03-17T12:19:00Z

    Work is nearing completion on the Netherlands first LNG import terminal at Rotterdam in a project involving previously reclaimed land being given back to the sea.

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    Size Matters

    2011-03-17T10:47:00Z

    The 10 new 18,000 teu ships ordered by Maersk from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding are scheduled for delivery from 2013.

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    Mooring options for Aussie bulk

    2011-03-16T14:43:00Z

    Automated mooring technology is to be used at an iron ore facility at the Port of Geraldton in Western Australia.