All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 945
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Brazil’s u-turn on concession extensions
The Brazilian government has declared that it will not extend concession agreements signed by port terminals before the 1993 Modernisation of Ports Act in contradiction to a resolution passed by the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) allowing such renewals.
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FLAGSHIP box terminal optimisation win
FLAGSHIP, a consortium of over 40 partners in the European maritime industry, has implemented the first integrated real-time optimisation system to target congestion in container terminals.
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Port Botany racked with congestion
The new IT system at DP World''s Port Botany container terminal in Australia has been blamed for serious delays at the facility.
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Paperless ports to boost Brazilian throughput
Brazil''s Ports Secretariat (SEP) is to tackle a lack of information, communications problems, non-registered documents and a lack of operational security at its ports.
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Antwerp introduces major investment programme
The port of Antwerp has unveiled a $2.2bn investment programme, which it will implement over the next 15 years. The amount is double its previous budget and aims to increase its competitiveness, as well as maintaining its position as Europe''s number two port. As from 2011, port dues will be ...
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NewsUnlocking market value
MTBS offers a two-step approach for port authorities to maximise the use of private capital without losing control
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NewsTiming issues
Dalian, north China''s largest operator, is the latest port to test the murky capital financing markets with a listing on the Shanghai stock exchange.
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NewsMaintenance given short shrift in recession
Investment in ongoing equipment maintenance has slumped in priority during the downturn, according to an independent study of almost 200 port owners/operators, consulting engineers and contractors, conducted for Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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Call for training standardisation
Captain Terry Hughes recently wrote a paper entitled “When is a VTS not a VTS?”, highlighting the differences between VTS and mandatory ship reporting systems around the world, and the variety of functions or bolt-on features any one of them might include.
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NewsGlobal funds win Brisbane lease
An investment consortium has won the right to a 99-year lease to operate the Port of Brisbane.
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PSA-Sical challenges Tuticorin exclusion
PSA-Sical has approached India''s Supreme Court to overturn an exclusion on bidding for the concession to convert Berth 8 at the port of Tuticorin into a container terminal. Given that the company already operates an alternative facility in the port, it was excluded from any future bidding on monopoly grounds.
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Dalian prepares IPO
Northern China''s largest port operator, Dalian Port, is to undertake a $556m IPO, consisting of the sale of 1.2bn shares to its major shareholder, PDA Corporation, as part of a share placement. Citic Securities will underwrite the offering.
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Stevedores strike tarnishes French port reform
Industrial action has marred the introduction of the French ports law reform.
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Manaus tender deadline extended
Brazil''s Ports Secretariat (SEP) has extended the deadline for bids to build a new port at the city of Manaus for a second time. The port is required to service the Manaus Industrial Estate. The initial deadline was set for August 31, but later extended to November 12. Interested bidders ...
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Panama Canal ties in with Galveston
The Panama Canal Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Galveston to facilitate international trade and generate new business by promoting the “All-Water Route”, the route from Asia to the US East and Gulf Coasts via the Panama Canal.
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NewsTrack and trace
VTS requirements vary tremendously, but a common trend is to add more functions into the mix. Felicity Landon reports
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Keeping logistics chains flowing beyond borders
The economic and operational logic of implementing far-reaching Port Community Systems is gathering momentum. The huge Port of Ningbo in China is working with IBM to develop an Alibaba type information exchange for all maritime companies using the port, in a bid to lower logistics costs.
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NewsNow it really matters
Long before the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) became a reality, some companies were advising clients on the need to cut the over-use of resources.
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NewsVariety is key
Cruise Gateway’s partners include some heavy-hitting partners from the sector – such as Kiel, Rotterdam, Bremen, Hamburg and Harwich. But they also include ports such as Esbjerg and Aberdeen, who are starting to build steadily on the advantages they offer the cruise sector.
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NewsAll together now
Air pollution from the international shipping industry takes a huge toll on public health and the climate. It causes tens of thousands of premature deaths each year in coastal port cities
