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NewsRecord investment for Algeciras Bay
Private-sector investors have pledged ¢ 386m ($524.4m) for projects in the Spanish port of Algeciras Bay, in addition to the ¢ 153m ($207.9m) allocated by the port authority itself.
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NewsChilean companies frozen out of domestic ports privatisation
Chile''s privatisation process has become a hotbed of controversy, with the executive vice president of the Maritime and Ports Chamber of Commerce, Rodolfo Garcí a, commenting that it is "absurd" that multinational stevedoring companies will be permitted to bid for concessions while domestic operators will be excluded.
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Green Goat
Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has begun using a new fuel-efficient, low-emission hybrid locomotive at its on-terminal rail operation at Norfolk International Terminals.
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NewsNoell readies ICTSI cranes
Manufacturer Noell cranes has assembled and tested eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes ready for shipment to ICTSI''s Manila International Container Terminal.
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NewsABPmer develops a toolkit for Port Assessment
Working with the European Maritime Navigation and Information Services (MarNIS) Project, ABPmer has developed a port management support tool for harbour masters and vessel traffic managers
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NewsA bounce after the downturn?
French cargo port Marseilles Fos is pondering if its recent throughput could indicate "a return to normal" after container and oil volumes begin to claw back from a decline caused by the global economic crisis.
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New port at Baku
The Transport Ministry in Azerbaijan is to start construction of a new deep sea port close to the village of Alyaty in Baku district in 2010. Originally, work was due to start in 2009, but will now be implemented in three stages and completed in 2016 at a cost of ...
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Peru Ports
Japanese and Korean investors will finance the private initiative submitted by Minera de los Andes y el Pacifico (MAPS) for the concession of the port of San Juan de Marcona in Ica, which has a total investment of $2.2bn, Peru''s National Port Authority (APN) has reported.
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NewsGeorgia moves forward with expansion projects
Bucking the crisis, Georgia remains steadfast in its expansion aims. Felicity Landon reports
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HPH invests in Karachi
HPH is to invest in estimated $457m in Karachi''s new Deep Sea Container Port, which will generate royalty payments of $1.1bn during the concession.
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Townsville cash boost
The port of Townsville is to get an A$50m (US$37.7m) injection from the Federal Government to improve navy infrastructure. The funding will be used to upgrade unloading facilities for new naval heavy landing ships and to extend the port''s berth 10 to accommodate handymax and handysize commercial ships.
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NewsManaging and monitoring fugitive dust emissions
Sef van den Elshout* and Ernest Vrins* explain how fugitive dust emissions can be managed and monitored in a port area using real-time particulate matter measurements
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NewsStockholm Royal Seaport chosen for Clinton Climate Initiative
Stockholm Royal Seaport, Stockholm’s new city district being built in the port area, has been selected by the Clinton Climate Initiative for the new climate positive development programme
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NewsNew York & New Jersey
The Ports of New York and New Jersey handled a total 88.9m tonnes last year, up 1.9% on 2007, but containers were down 0.6% to 5.26m teu.
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Terminal Capacity Expansion Slows
With the liner shipping industry facing a calamitous year as a result of excessive over capacity and falling demand one would expect a similar pattern to emerge on the landside with the terminal operators.
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NewsOECD calls for NZ infrastructure improvement
New Zealand needs to reduce domestic infrastructure bottlenecks and maximise the efficiency of its international maritime trade, according to the Economic Survey of New Zealand 2009.
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NewsTransmon tackles forklift speed demons
UK-based Transmon Engineering has developed a forklift truck speed controller to improve on-dock safety.
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NewsItalian Ports: pursuing a green strategy
The Port of Naples and Assoporti (Italian Association of Port Authorities) were delighted to host the GreenPort 2009 conference in Naples. It provided an opportunity to showcase important sustainability initiatives being developed by Italy’s major ports and Assoporti. Kate Royston provides an overview of some of these projects
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Docks rating group points it out
The Humber Docks Rating Group has asked Secretary of State, Hazel Blears, to take the burden off UK ports and remove the current, unworkable situation which was implemented in the pre-Budget report last November.
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Stake in Israeli ports up for grabs
The Israeli government is planning to offer a 49% stake in both Ashdod Port Company Ltd and Haifa Port Company Ltd in 2011 in shares that will be listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Arrangements to do this have already been included in the Ministry of Finance''s 2009 economic ...
