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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Despite the unsettling effects of a rift with its political masters, the Queensland port of Gladstone has reported a major lift in profitability.

16th October 2012

Gladstone defies odds to boost profits

16th October 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The government of Singapore has confirmed its intention to consolidate all container handling at a new port, Tuas, which should go into operation within the next 10 years.

16th October 2012

Singapore to consolidate boxes at Tuas

16th October 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Only DP World has entered a bid for the new $114m container terminal at the Indian port of Jawaharlal Nehru.

16th October 2012

DPW lone bidder for new JNTP terminal

16th October 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Italian Association of Port Authorities (Assoporti) has urged the government to debate the length of port terminal concessions with the European Union.

16th October 2012

Assoporti urges EU to think again over concessions

16th October 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Authorities in Iraq have signed a $40m deal with a US consortium headed by North America Western Asia Holdings to modernise the port of Maqal, which is on the Shatt al-Arab waterway…

16th October 2012

Iraq to upgrade Maqal port

16th October 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Asciano Patrick has had to impose temporary reduced operational capacity at its Port Botany terminal in October because of employee absenteeism, delays in the arrival of new equipment and bad weather interruptions.

16th October 2012

Port Botany imposes capacity restrictions

16th October 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

A Dutch group headed by Rotterdam port authority has put forward a $2.37bn proposal to build a new multipurpose port in the Brazilian south-eastern state of Espírito Santo.

16th October 2012

Rotterdam eyes Brazilian bid

16th October 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Cosco Pacific is to start handling operations at Terminal 3 in the Greek port of Piraeus early next year.

16th October 2012

Piraeus T3 to open early next year

16th October 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Vietnams Cai Mep International Terminal recently managed to achieve productivity of 45.63 moves per hour on vessels operating the direct route to the US.

16th October 2012

Cai Mep productivity increase

16th October 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A total of 2,500 port workers at the Chilean port of San Antonio have now been on indefinite strike since September 24, having failed to persuade the government to meet their demands.

16th October 2012

San Antonio port workers on indefinite strike

16th October 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spanish ports are to receive a total of €5.5bn in 2012-2015: €2.5bn will be state investment, with the balance coming from the private sector.

16th October 2012

Spanish ports snare €5.5bn commitment

16th October 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Four Thai state enterprises, including the Port Authority of Thailand, will raise as much as Baht100bn ($3.2bn) in new capital through infrastructure funds, according to the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).

16th October 2012

Thai funds set to raise $3.2bn

16th October 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The decision of the IMO Protection Committee (MEPC) to proceed with sector specific methodology for energy efficiency requirements for ro-ro cargo and ro-pax vessels has been welcomed by the industry.

16th October 2012

EEDI solution for ro-ro sector welcomed

16th October 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

HFWs Brian Rom discusses the perils of weather and latent conditions on port development projects

16th October 2012

From the ground up

16th October 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC ballast water management system (BWMS) has been given BASIC approval by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).

15th October 2012

Wärtsilä ballast system gets IMO approval

15th October 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has received eight proposals from commercial developers looking to redevelop the San Pedro waterfront property, Ports O’Call Village.

15th October 2012

POLA receives development proposals

15th October 2012

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Port Integration, a European Union Interreg project, has brought together 13 port and political partners from ten EU countries and Russia for three years of workshops and best practice visits.

15th October 2012

Linking all the European strands

15th October 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Gothenburg, have signed a new alliance to speed up the establishment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a maritime fuel.

11th October 2012

Ports of Rotterdam and Gothenburg enter new LNG alliance

11th October 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Cruise Council (ECC) has called for closer cooperation with ports when it comes to environmental issues – specifically with regards to better port waste reception facilities akin to high standards…

11th October 2012

ECC wants better port waste facilities

11th October 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland (POAL) has announced it has signed an agreement with the PortPro union but it is still in bitter dispute with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) over its…

11th October 2012

Union troubles continue at POAL

11th October 2012

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

There is much fodder for this month’s viewpoint, with strikes hanging over the usually labour-stable US East coast and DP World’s departure from its Aden ambitions.

11th October 2012

Tracking trials

11th October 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The challenges of meeting the EU’s deadline for National Single Windows and the various ways in which ports currently organise ship reporting formalities has been analysed in a study carried out by…

10th October 2012

The single window challenge for ports

10th October 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The ports of Rotterdam and Gothenburg have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the use of LNG as a maritime fuel, which they view as an important opportunity for the maritime industry…

10th October 2012

Rotterdam and Gothenburg form LNG alliance

10th October 2012