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AFRICA

AFRICA

Global shipping and llogistics specialist, the GAC Group, is making headway with its expansion in West Africa – its signed a Global Network Agency (GNA) agreement with Oil and Marine Agencies (OMA)…

27th December 2012

GAC West African expansion underway

27th December 2012

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has expressed its concern over the lack of information and understanding of important changes to MARPOL Annex V for port reception facilities.

27th December 2012

Intercargo worries over MARPOL changes

27th December 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Following a disagreement over a contract extension, the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) continue negotiations to avoid work stoppage along Americas East Coast.

27th December 2012

Negotiations continue to avoid US strikes

27th December 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Indonesian port operator, Indonesia Port Corporation II (IPC), has conducted a new programme to clean up the port of Tanjung Priok which includes litter collection and tree planting as part of its…

27th December 2012

IPC focuses on being eco-green

27th December 2012

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Dear Editor, as a specialist fender consultant I am non-aligned and provide support to manufacturers and end users of fenders on a variety of topics which I believe benefit and improve the…

27th December 2012

Letter to the Editor

27th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Mexican government has cancelled the tender to build a new container terminal - as well as rail link to the US - at the port of Punta Colonet.

26th December 2012

Punta Colonet project pulled

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Competition authorities in Chile have given the go-ahead for incumbent operators in the countrys V region to bid for the concession to operate the new Terminal 2 at the port of Valparaiso.

26th December 2012

Valparaiso concession open to all

26th December 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port unions active in Portugals central and southern regions have called a new round of partial strikes, which aim to paralyse activity at the ports of Lisbon, Setúbal, Aveiro and Figueira da…

26th December 2012

No end to Portuguese dock strike

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils President Dilma wants to see an investment explosion in the ports sector, where an estimated $26bn of state and private funding is earmarked.

26th December 2012

‘Investment explosion’ for Brazilian ports

26th December 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is seeking bids for construction of $100m facility called the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal.

26th December 2012

New Bedford port planned

26th December 2012