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Medieval union working practices at Leixões
Jaime Vieira dos Santos, president of Leixões port community Comunidade Portuária de Leixões, has publicly criticised the way the SEAL trade union has undertaken its recent struggles with port management.
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News€111m EU funding for Naples
The Port of Naples will receive EUR111m European Commission funding to improve its infrastructure, operational efficiency and environmental footprint.
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NewsPuerto Quetzal joins YILPORT portfolio
Turkey’s YILPORT Holding has announced that Puerto Quetzal is now a member of its terminal portfolio after it was awarded the right to multipurpose quay operations in the terminal.
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NewsDavao port development still under discussion
Development of a port in Davao City in the Philippines has been discussed in light of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the city in late October.
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China pledges reduced tariff barriers
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will facilitate increased imports and take steps to lower tariffs to help promote trade and investment in a move that is set to benefit ports globally.
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Doubts surface on Chicago privatisation
Operator Illinois International Port District is reconsidering whether the Port of Chicago should be privatised, district executive director Clayton Harris III has said.
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ACCC blasts Melbourne stevedores
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has slammed stevedores charging truck and train firms unreasonably high fees for containers’ collection or delivery at the Port of Melbourne.
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NewsLong Beach cargo technology helps efficiency
A pilot technology project to improve cargo flow at the Port of Long Beach has improved visibility of incoming cargo, with at least 14 days faster access to information resulting in increased throughput, with more productive turns and quicker turn times.
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NewsAPM Bahrain IPO is “chance for proceeds”
Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) operator APM Terminals Bahrain’s BHD 11.8m decision to make an initial public offering (IPO) of 18,000,000 of its shares is a timely money making and investment opportunity, says Drewry’s senior analyst - Ports & Terminals.
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NewsFrance warns of no-deal Brexit chaos
Extra customs controls for trucks in France in the event of a no-deal Brexit will create heavy traffic jams resulting in “complete paralysis”, the president of the Northern Hauts-de-France region has warned.
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NewsOperations resume at APM Terminals Barcelona
Operations were re-established at APM Terminals Barcelona on Thursday 1 November, with at least one vessel operating following a fire caused by a ferry strike on a crane.
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Linking Brazilian strategy with performance
Jonas Constante examines the relationship between management practices and the performance of Brazilian port authorities.
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NewsTwo axes of connection and capacity
There are plenty of lessons to be learned from West African development, but not everyone is listening, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsSouth American coping mechanismss
Three ports on South America''s Pacific coast have had to overcome their own adversity in recent times. Alex Hughes reports.
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NewsBarcelona ferry crash halts APM operations
Operations in the Port of Barcelona’s APM Terminals were cancelled and workers evacuated on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out when a crane collapsed due to a vessel strike.
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Laem Chabang tender ready for release
The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will begin distributing the terms of reference of the third phase of Laem Chabang Port''s development on November 5 before receiving bids early in January 2019, according to the national news agency NNT.
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NewsDramatic crane collapse at South African port
Strong winds have resulted in a ship-to-shore crane being blown over at the Port of Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
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NewsGreek port concessioning imminent
The concession process for the Greek ports of Alexandroupoli, Kavala, Igoumentsa and Corfu could start before the end of the year, according to the chairman of the country''s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED).
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NewsPANYNJ’s delivers clean port agenda
Offshore wind and all-electric cargo handling form the core tenets of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey''s clean future.
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NewsLA investigates after container explodes
A bomb squad investigation has taken place at the Port of Los Angeles after a shipping container exploded on Tuesday 30 October.
