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NewsAPM LA automation permit vetoed by council
APM Terminals has said it is “disappointed” by the Los Angeles City Council’s decision to veto a vote by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission to approve a permit to automate the Port of Los Angeles’ Pier 400.
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NewsCanadian port in line for CAD$17m funding
The Government of Canada will invest CAD$17m in the Port of Belledune to increase capacity and help move Canadian goods to international markets.
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NewsAPM Terminals automation permit approved
APM 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 cargo trucks at the Port of Los Angeles’ Pier 400.
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NewsOakland not hindered by US-China trade war
The Port of Oakland has said that agricultural exports to Asia are robust and exports to China rose 5% over last year in the first quarter of 2019, despite the US-China tariff standoff, but warned caution should still be exercised.
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NewsCanadian port authorities merge
Canada’s government will amalgamate the Oshawa and Hamilton port authorities to form the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority to better attract investment, develop the supply chain, and enhance the region’s global connectivity and competitiveness.
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NewsCAD$47.5m to improve Halifax efficiency
The Canadian Government will invest CAD$47.5m in two projects that will increase capacity at the Port of Halifax to move domestic goods to international markets.
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NewsYilport moves on from LBCT loss
Yildirim Group has said it is looking ahead to ‘new opportunities” and anticipates singing a deal to develop a container terminal in Gulfport, Mississippi, US.
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NewsVancouver strikes averted at eleventh hour
A BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) enforced lockout has been lifted and an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada-organised strike withdrawn after a “tentative agreement” on a new labour contract was reached between the two organisations.
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NewsHutchison Ports signs Quebec terminal deal
Québec Port Authority has signed an agreement with Hutchison Ports and CN (Canadian National Railway) to build and operate a CAD$775m deepwater container terminal.
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NewsVancouver warns of strike and lockout damage
The Port of Vancouver has stressed how a withdrawal of labour would be “extremely disruptive” as the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) goes ahead with its plan to lock out workers on 30 May in retaliation to the International Longshoreman Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada’s plans for strike action.
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NewsUS$225m for US port infrastructure
US$225m will be available for US port infrastructure improvements through the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations bill.
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NewsDock worker killed in LA terminal accident
An industrial incident involving a top loader container handler at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal has resulted in the death of a worker and seriously injured a second worker.
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NewsFitch: US ports shielded from tariff
Increased tariffs on bilateral US-China goods trade may result in decreased traffic at certain US ports, but medium-term revenues of ports will be partly insulated from volume declines by contractual minimums, a new Fitch Ratings report has found.
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NewsAAPA urges 'pause' on harmful tariffs
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has recommended the US Administration rescind a decision to hike tariffs to 25% on about US$200bn in goods exported from China.
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NewsMore Macquarie port assets sold off
DP World has acquired multipurpose marine terminal Fraser Surrey Docks in Vancouver from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, a fund managed by the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets division of Macquarie Group.
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NewsPort police demise creates crime window
Canadian ports need dedicated police to help tackle crime including the increasing theft of vehicles which are being exported through ports, a new report has found.
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NewsPSA picks up Macquarie disposals
PSA International said it has finalised an agreement to acquire Halterm Container Terminal in Canada’s Port of Halifax and Penn Terminals in Pennsylvania, US from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners.
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NewsLong Beach usage agreement helps COSCO
A 20-year usage agreement made as part of Orient Overseas (International) Limited''s (OOIL) US$1.78bn sale of Long Beach Container Terminal to Macquarie Group subsidiary Olivia Holdings will ensure a continued benefit for OOIL''s subsidary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and its owner Cosco Shipping Holdings.
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NewsSlow progress for LA automation negotiations
Negotiations for an agreement on APM Terminals'' modernisation plan at the Port of Los Angeles'' Pier 400 are in progress and being led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
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NewsFire rages at Californian port
Firefighters battled a fierce blaze at a recycling plant at the Port of Stockton on Monday, with their efforts hampered by high winds.
