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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Members of the Israel food industry have gathered at a meeting of the Maritime Traders Association to warm of soaring food prices, according to the Jerusalem Post.

28th July 2016

Israeli ports beset by problems

28th July 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Manukau Harbour and the Firth of Thames have been selected as the two potential sites for a possible future relocation of Ports of Auckland (PoAL).

28th July 2016

Auckland relocation sites announced

28th July 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A net reduction of seven staff has been actioned by Port Taranaki following a four-month business review encompassing all areas of port operations.

28th July 2016

Review and redundancies at Taranaki

28th July 2016

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

It seems that there may be new investment opportunities on the table for local and foreign companies at Al-Faw Port in Basra.

28th July 2016

Investment opportunities at Faw

28th July 2016

ASIA

ASIA

DP World and Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore growth opportunities in Kaohsiung Port’s Terminal 7 in Taiwan.

28th July 2016

DP World to explore opportunities in Taiwan

28th July 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The New Zealand government has announced NZ$25m (US$17.6m) worth of road access improvements to Napier port as one of the first actions of Matariki, the Hawke’s Bay Economic Development Strategy.

28th July 2016

Napier port development gets NZ$25m boost

28th July 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has authorised the framework for a unique, voluntary $46.4m program to lessen the impacts of port-related pollution on the community.

28th July 2016

Port of Long Beach helps battle pollution

28th July 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Phase 2 development of Iquique port in northern Chile should start by October at the latest, according to Iquique Port Company (EPI), when the bidding process is expected to be launched.

28th July 2016

Iquique Phase 2 work to start early next year

28th July 2016

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Japan’s first LNG fueled ship, ‘Sakigake’, which is a tugboat owned by NYK Line, has been awarded with an environmental award.

27th July 2016

Green award for LNG powered tug

27th July 2016

ASIA

ASIA

Qinhuangdao Port has issued a warning to its shareholders and potential investors to expect a substantial fall in net profits for the first quarter of 2016.

27th July 2016

Qinhuangdao port issues profit warning

27th July 2016