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NewsGlobal funds win Brisbane lease
An investment consortium has won the right to a 99-year lease to operate the Port of Brisbane.
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Call for training standardisation
Captain Terry Hughes recently wrote a paper entitled “When is a VTS not a VTS?”, highlighting the differences between VTS and mandatory ship reporting systems around the world, and the variety of functions or bolt-on features any one of them might include.
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NewsMaintenance given short shrift in recession
Investment in ongoing equipment maintenance has slumped in priority during the downturn, according to an independent study of almost 200 port owners/operators, consulting engineers and contractors, conducted for Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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PSA-Sical challenges Tuticorin exclusion
PSA-Sical has approached India''s Supreme Court to overturn an exclusion on bidding for the concession to convert Berth 8 at the port of Tuticorin into a container terminal. Given that the company already operates an alternative facility in the port, it was excluded from any future bidding on monopoly grounds.
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Dalian prepares IPO
Northern China''s largest port operator, Dalian Port, is to undertake a $556m IPO, consisting of the sale of 1.2bn shares to its major shareholder, PDA Corporation, as part of a share placement. Citic Securities will underwrite the offering.
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Stevedores strike tarnishes French port reform
Industrial action has marred the introduction of the French ports law reform.
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Manaus tender deadline extended
Brazil''s Ports Secretariat (SEP) has extended the deadline for bids to build a new port at the city of Manaus for a second time. The port is required to service the Manaus Industrial Estate. The initial deadline was set for August 31, but later extended to November 12. Interested bidders ...
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Panama Canal ties in with Galveston
The Panama Canal Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Galveston to facilitate international trade and generate new business by promoting the “All-Water Route”, the route from Asia to the US East and Gulf Coasts via the Panama Canal.
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NewsTrack and trace
VTS requirements vary tremendously, but a common trend is to add more functions into the mix. Felicity Landon reports
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Keeping logistics chains flowing beyond borders
The economic and operational logic of implementing far-reaching Port Community Systems is gathering momentum. The huge Port of Ningbo in China is working with IBM to develop an Alibaba type information exchange for all maritime companies using the port, in a bid to lower logistics costs.
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NewsNow it really matters
Long before the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) became a reality, some companies were advising clients on the need to cut the over-use of resources.
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NewsVariety is key
Cruise Gateway’s partners include some heavy-hitting partners from the sector – such as Kiel, Rotterdam, Bremen, Hamburg and Harwich. But they also include ports such as Esbjerg and Aberdeen, who are starting to build steadily on the advantages they offer the cruise sector.
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NewsAll together now
Air pollution from the international shipping industry takes a huge toll on public health and the climate. It causes tens of thousands of premature deaths each year in coastal port cities
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NewsAnother way to efficiency
“It is really a different approach to our colleagues within the ports, where they are taking very specific environmental actions,” says Michael Stange, who represents the City of Hamburg, Port Integration’s key partner.
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NewsA community feel
Port Community System operators are looking to expand their influence far beyond the port itself. Michael King reports
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NewsYangtze venture on the cards for APMT
APM Terminals is looking at possible Chinese river port ventures, specifically in the Yangtze.
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NewsSri Lanka’s new port opens early
Sri Lanka''s new deep sea port at Hambantota, on the south coast of the island, has been officially opened almost half a year ahead of schedule.
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NewsNew data requirement may cause delays
Port operations may well be impacted by shipper’s lack of readiness for the first phase of the new Import Control System (ICS) says a trade and logistics solutions provider.
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Polish conversion
The fact that Poland’s newest container terminal DCT Gdansk took a long time to find the financing required for its set-up was no accident.
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Pushing the right buttons
The flow of information a port needs is simply pushing electrons around, says Michael Schwank. Pushing the right ones in the right direction will make life easier for all concerned.
