North America – Page 40
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NewsFederal funding rejection for Savannah deepening project
America’s Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been dealt a huge blow this week by the Obama Administration, which has decided not to fund the full deficit in the US$652m Port of Savannah harbour deepening project.
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NewsVancouver moves to block strike disruption
Canada’s Port Metro Vancouver has moved to block strikes over pay and services by members of the United Truckers Association (UCA) after truck drivers from the union Unifor voted to join in industrial action.
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NewsTruck troubles in Vancouver
Members of the United Truckers Association (UCA) held a two day strike at the Port Metro Vancouver this week in an attempt to increase the compensation they receive from the trucking companies that hire them.
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NewsMiami construction progresses
The final option has been granted for the PortMiami harbour deepening project, which will see the port dredged to a depth of between 50 and 52 feet to accommodate post Panamax cargo ships.
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NewsCountering the bargaining power of carriers
The port authorities of Seattle and Tacoma are joining forces to swap information in the face of increasing ship sizes and shipping alliances to help counter the bargaining power of carriers.
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NewsUS ports to feel the pinch
This year US ports could feel the pinch as container volume growth is expected to lag behind the historical norm, according to Moody’s 2014 Outlook report.
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Ports America welcomes pension fund investment
The debt facilities of Ports America and MTC Holdings have been refinanced to create a “single, unified capital structure”.
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Environmental appreciation for Georgia
The US Environmental Protection Agency has lauded Georgia Ports Authority’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and awarded it a grant to build on its successes.
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NewsReduced harbour dues for efficient shippers
Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has jumped on the band wagon to offer financial incentives to shippers based on the A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) rating, following in the footsteps of Port Metro Vancouver.
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NewsNew Appropriation Act supports US ports
The recently introduced US$1.1 trillion Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2014 will support US seaport infrastructure and enhance US international competitiveness, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
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P3 hangs over East Coast fortunes
There is some uncertainty and nervousness over effects of the P3 alliance on US East Coast ports, with many awaiting the Federal Maritime Commission’s ruling, the introduction of the service and the reaction from competitors such as the G6.
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NewsChanting a mantra
East Coast ports believe that deeper water is the answer to many of their problems, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsTapping into US inland waterways
Approval from the US government is helping to clear the way to create the nation’s largest deep water containerised cargo handling terminal capitalising in on the country''s inland waterways.
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NewsPOLA in trouble over TraPac
America’s Los Angeles City Council approved major changes this week to the TraPac container terminal project at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) despite not being consulted for three years and the project being four times over budget.
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NewsVolumes moving in the right direction
Montreal remains ‘cautiously optimistic’ on volumes for 2013 despite a fall in box and liquid bulk volumes in 2012.
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NewsSt Lawrence rings changes for Montreal
A project of major importance to shipping and consequently ports in the region is the optimisation of navigation in the St Lawrence River from Quebec City to Montreal.
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NewsNorthern highs
Canadian ports have survived the downturn and are looking ahead with renewed optimism as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsCalifornian ports race to stay competitive
Incentivising is becoming more and more popular among ports as Trans-Pacific trade is projected to grow and now the race is on to stay competitive between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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NewsUS Water Resources Bill clears another hurdle
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill has finally been passed through America’s House of Representatives.
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NewsRising sea levels threaten US ports
Rising sea levels pose a significant medium- to long-term threat to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a select committee has been told in the US.
