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NewsManta Port dogged by delays
Manta Port Authority and the directors of container terminal concessionaire TIDE have been unable to commence work on the new container handling facility, despite the fact this should have started in May.
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NewsPorts of Auckland-Maritime Union strike
Pending strike action at New Zealand''s largest container port, Ports of Auckland, may be averted following late-breaking news mediation has been scheduled with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) on November 26.
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The Insurer
How safe is your insurance cover amid the draining of trillions of dollars from world financial markets, and downgrades for some key players? It seems that the operators of ports and terminals may be somewhat more secure in this respect than others who customarily buy corporate insurance programmes.
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NewsGoing hybrid?
. In a bid to develop clean terminal equipment, several US ports are now investigating alternative power systems, including hybrid technology.
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NewsManta side 2
With problems of draught inhibiting the development of ports all down the West Coast of South America, Ecuador''s Manta looks like being a tonic.
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NewsGuaymas tender defies downturn
Mexico''s Guaymas port authority has launched a tender to build and operate a container terminal at the facility.
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NewsEcuador side
Ecuador has its fair share of ports clambering for a piece of the South America west coast hub pie.
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NewsPort tyres can take a load off
A special range of hardwearing tyres developed by Michelin has been extended into sizes suitable for port equipment.
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New Mangalore builds berths
New Mangalore Port Trust in India is to build four new berths in the Western Dock area. One is already under construction and will be used exclusively by the Udupi Power Corporation, which will use it to handle 3m tonnes annually. Other new berths will handle project cargo and containers.
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Ningbo's Estonian interests
Reports have emerged that the Chinese Port of Ningbo is in negotiations with the authorities in Estonia to build a dedicated terminal to handle Chinese goods at the Port of Muuga. An agreement could be signed in January.
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NewsEcoPorts: Sharing environmental experience
Herman Journee, Chairman of EcoPorts, reviews some of the environmental issues facing Port Managers - and explains how the EcoPorts Foundation is working to exchange experience and best practice.
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Kenya deepwater dream
Kenya''s Transport Ministry has ordered a feasibility study for a new deepwater port; part of which will address the question of location of the facility. Mombasa, currently dogged by congestion, grew by 21% in tonnage terms last year.
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Mexico must improve port supply chain
Mexico''s ports need to improve in all areas of the value chain, the director of the Transport and Communications ministry''s port tariffs department, Francisco Pastrana, has said.
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NewsEnvironmental certification for ports: assessing the options
Various standards, codes and schemes have been developed to certify a port’s environmental performance. What systems are available? And how can they be integrated into other certification systems within a port? Kate Royston reviews the options.
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Perfect storm
With credit running dry and real costs spiralling, the UK''s revision of business rates for port operators could not have come at a worse time. And when that revision slaps bills running into millions of pounds on the desks of large and small operators alike, the nation''s port sector can ...
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Ecuador main
The edges are blurred on aspirations versus reality for ports on South America''s Pacific coast where talk of hubs is in danger of remaining just that: talk. Michael Mackey reports
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Black mark for Nigerian terminal operators
Senior managers at Nigeria''s Delta Port Authority have accused private-sector terminal operators Intels, AMS, Julius Berger and Green Leigh of not complying with the terms of their concession agreements at Warri port.
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Dar es Salaam capacity crisis
Tazania''s Dar es Salaam port is today handling 50% more cargo than it was originally engineered to do. Government plans to build a new port at Bagamoyo and expand existing facilities at Tanga are expected to offer some relief.
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Chilean ports plea
Chile''s National Association of Shipping Agents has urged the government to continue its privatisation programme after the recent suspension of tenders associated with the privatisation of both Valparaiso and San Antonio.
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New marine environments course
A new degree course has been launched to help inform the future managers of our natural marine resources.
