World
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Townsville terminal project gains ground
26/06/2019Australian construction company Formset has been awarded an AU$10m contract to build a 1.6-hectare container terminal as part of the Port of Townsville’s AUS$30m Crane and Cargo Terminal project at Berth 4. READ more
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Canadian port in line for CAD$17m funding
26/06/2019The Government of Canada will invest CAD$17m in the Port of Belledune to increase capacity and help move Canadian goods to international markets. READ more
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Partial sale of Napier Port
25/06/2019New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has announced it is to part with 45% of its currently 100% shareholding in Napier Port, pending a soon-to-be published final decision on pricing and market conditions. READ more
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Northport to become mega-port?
25/06/2019A new mega-port development at Northport, combining the current port operation with a relocation of the Ports of Auckland (PoAL), may be a key recommendation of a strategic review being undertaken of the upper North Island supply chain. READ more
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Upgrade work causes vehicle import congestion
25/06/2019Infrastructure upgrades at both Ports of Auckland (PoAL) and Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) are adding congestion to the movement of New Zealand’s new and used vehicle imports. READ more
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Victoria to assess expansion potential
25/06/2019A ports strategy put together by Australia’s Government of Victoria will investigate the efficiency of the state’s ports and look at options for the possible expansion of coastal shipping. READ more
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Indian Ocean ports – tread the same path
24/06/2019Two leading Indian Ocean ports – Toamasina in Madagascar and Victoria in the Seychelles are progressing major expansion plans. READ more
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Buenos Aires contentious concession cocktail
24/06/2019The formal launch of the Buenos Aires port tender for a single company to develop and operate one large container terminal facility is underway but not without controversy dogging its footsteps. READ more
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APM Terminals automation permit approved
20/06/2019APM Terminals said it "welcomes" a decision by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission to deny a International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) appeal against a permit application for it to carry out modernisation work to introduce driverless electric READ more
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US warns again of Chinese investment in Haifa
17/06/2019The US has once again warned Israel to reconsider Chinese investment in the port of Haifa in Israel. READ more
