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NewsWidespread damage curtails Japan's ports
Japan''s recent devastating earthquake has caused serious damage to the ports of Hachinohe, Hitachi, Hitachinaka, Ishinomaki, Kamaishi, Kashima, Ofunato, Onahama, Sendai-Shiogama and Soma, according to reports.
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NewsFuel alternatives will depend on terminals
Japan has appealed for calm, but acknowledges there is “cause for concern”. The government is at the moment fighting not one, but three related disasters, the last being the nuclear power plant issue.
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NewsICTSI's Croatian win is just the start
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has won a 30-year contract for the operation and development of the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in the Port of Rijeka, Croatia''s principal seaport.
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NewsTurkey influences Black Sea plans
One of the themes from the recent Port Finance International’s Black Sea conference was Turkey’s development – which is helping to push other player’s plans onto the back burner.
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ISO Awards for ADPC
The Abu Dhabi Port Company has been awarded ISO 14001:2004 for Environment Management System Standard and ISO BS: OHSAS 18001:2007 which relates to a Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard for ports operations.
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NewsA balancing act
The question of port capacity and specifically the issue of introducing it at the right time was raised briefly in the last issue of PS but in the light of recent events it is worthy of further discussion.
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Check the competition smallprint
Many agreements between terminal operators and users may contain exclusivity provisions but these do not, themselves have as their object the restriction of competition; they must be examined in their legal, factual and economic context in order to determine whether they have such an effect.
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Coal Export on Hold
Opponents claimed victory when Australia-based Ambre Energy Ltd withdrew its application for an export terminal to ship coal from Montana and Wyoming to Asia via the Columbia River port of Longview, Washington.
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Dealing in the exclusive
HFW''s Anthony Woolich and Matthew Gore discusses the merits of signing exclusivity deals
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NewsThe ongoing process towards a reduction of ship's air emissions
The shipping industry has taken a variety of measures to reduce air emissions from ships during the last decennium.
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NewsEPA Approval for Oakajee
The Western Australian EPA has recommended approval of the Oakajee Port & Rail iron ore port development and rail infrastructure in the State’s mid-west region.
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NewsForth Ports bid sign of improved prospects
Another potential suitor has thrown its hat in the ring for control of Forth Ports, the UK’s last independent listed port operator.
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NewsHPH Singapore listing makes waves
Oversubscribed and reportedly closing a day ahead of schedule, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust’s $5.8bn initial public offering has proved renewed investor interest in the ports sector.
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NewsEU launches common language project for ports
A new European information highway project aims to develop a ‘middleware’ system that will enable all parts of the supply chain to talk in the same language.
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NewsPulling the green strands together
One problem bubbling up throughout the industry but not yet formally on the East Asia agenda is its ''greening''.
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NewsBanking on reforms can take its time
If you go the World Bank route then invariably arriving at a conclusion about what type of port reforms to adopt will prove a long drawn out process based on a myriad of studies.
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Challenge to Panama Canal
Juan Manuel Santos, President of Columbia, says he is in talks with the Chinese for the construction of 400km of railway line to link the country’s Pacific and Adriatic coasts.
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