All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 852
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Value jump for Napier
An independent valuation of the Port of Napier has revealed a 47.1% rise over three years to NZ$177.4m (US$134m).
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NewsGrowth by numbers
Leixões operator TCL hopes to carry its successes through to its latest investment in Ferrol, as Alex Hughes discusses
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Grand Faw project commences in Iraq
The government of Iraq has issued a tender for the construction of a breakwater to protect its planned $6bn Grand Faw Port development.
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Liebherr wins Tauranga order
Liebherr Container Cranes has won a contract to supply New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga with two super post panamax cranes.
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Tianjin and PSA join hands
Tianjin Port Group and PSA International are set to extend their collaboration with the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement.
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NewsICTSI Rijeka orders new gear
ICTSI subsidiary Adriatic Gate Container Terminal in has committed to buy two post-panamax quay cranes, eight rubber-tyred gantries and rail mounted gantries from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
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Tasmanians fights Melbourne licensing fee
The Tasmanian Freight Logistics Council is considering legal action to block a proposed port licensing fee, which will affect freight moving to Tasmania through Melbourne.
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Konecranes wins Estonian order
Konecranes has received an order for two rubber-tyred gantry cranes and two Boxrunner straddle carriers from Estonia’s Muuga Container Terminal.
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NewsDPW ups Melbourne straddle fleet
Global operator DP World has put into operation eight of 16 new Noell energy-efficient straddle carriers at its Melbourne terminal.
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Oz port infrastructure left out in the cold
Port-related infrastructure has received only a moderate boost from the Australian Federal Government’s 2012-13 budget.
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South Australia ports face review
A five-yearly review into the regulation of key state ports is being undertaken by the South Australian Essential Services Commission (ESCOSA).
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NewsNew online tool for eco-efficiency
Fathom, a global market intelligence company for the marine, energy and environmental industries, has launched an online analysis tool to compare all eco-efficient technologies available for the shipping industry.
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NewsIndustry not backward - just smaller
It''s not that the port industry is necessarily a conservative one, “it''s more that they don''t easily benefit from innovation, as they are often limited in their resources," according to Simona Margarino of the Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) initiative.
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NewsInvestors give nod to France port reforms
Reforms to legislation governing ports in France have resulted in incumbent port authorities ceding all operational control of terminals to private sector stevedores.
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NewsConsider the wider transport system
Automation is a big thing in the ports business, sometimes crucial to growth, and sometimes less so. At box terminals in New York, where the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post has put labour practices under a microscope, it is vital.
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2011 record year for Brazilian ports
The 886m tonnes of freight handled by Brazilian ports in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 6.25%, set a new record.
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Colombia ups port investment to $1.05bn
To allow Colombia to comply with regional free trade agreements, ports on both its Atlantic and Pacific coasts are to receive combined investment of $1.05bn.
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NewsGenoa Port Environmental Energy Plan
The port of Genoa reduces CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes every year thanks to €60m worth of investments in new energies - all part of the goal of the new Port Environmental Energy Plan (PEAP), says Luigi Merlo, President of Genoa Port Authority.
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NewsGreen concerns over Oz shipping boom
The Australian Green party is calling on the Oz Government to pause plans to increase fossil fuel exports and issue more port approvals until an upcoming environmental report by UNESCO has been published.
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NewsTerminal Modernisation at Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach has launched a $1,2 billion project to modernise the Middle Harbour terminal.
