World News – Page 147
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NewsOlympia rides out rail blockade protests
Port of Olympia has said a rail blockade by an anti-fracking protest group is not impacting port operations.
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NewsFull merger for Lisbon and Setúbal
In Portugal, the Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino has revealed that the government is to go ahead with the full merger of Lisbon Port Administration (APL) and the Setúbal and Sesimbra Port Administrations (APSS).
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NewsPort Services Reg "consigned to the dustbin"
The European Union’s Port Services Regulation will be "consigned to the dustbin" in the UK due to Brexit, shipping minister John Hayes has told members of the UK Major Ports Group.
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NewsEC reboots Reporting Formalities Directive
Old habits and processes, resistance to change and a ‘turf war’ over the control of data flows all contributed to the failure of the European Commission’s drive for national Maritime Single Windows, delegates at the IPCSA conference in Brussels were told.
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NewsChinese investors eye up Peruvian potential
Chinese investors are looking to build a US$1bn port on Peru’s central coast.
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NewsPorts must be prioritised in UK industrial strategy
Ports should be prioritised in the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper, British Ports Association’s (BPA) chief executive has said.
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NewsPort of Barrow could see £30m growth
The UK Port of Barrow’s annual contribution to the UK economy could be set to grow by £30m in the next decade, taking its total annual contribution to £137m.
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NewsPort of Montréal to plant 375 trees
The Port of Montréal is partnering with Socie´te´ de verdissement du Montre´al me´tropolitain (Soverdi) – the Greening Society of Metropolitan Montréal - and Alliance Forêt urbaine – the Urban Forest Alliance - to extend the canopy of greenery on its lands, with a first step for the alliance being the ...
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NewsGreat Yarmouth venture applauded
Industry figures have applauded Peel Ports Great Yarmouth’s decision to focus on the offshore wind industry in a new expansion project – a venture which, it has emerged, could exceed £30m.
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NewsPort of Amsterdam to accommodate companies affected by housing project
The Port of Amsterdam has said there is always a work/life balance challenge following concerns over a controversial onsite housing scheme.
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NewsPartnership to develop human capital for Tuas
A new partnership aims to cultivate engineering and infocomm technology professionals for Singapore’s next generation port in Tuas.
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NewsUK Budget: Not a great deal in it for ports
UK ports have welcomed the Chancellor’s vision of the country as a free-trading nation in its latest Budget, but say there wasn''t a great deal in it for ports.
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NewsFirst stage approval for new Canadian container terminal development
A regional council in Canada has approved an agreement to lease or sell a parcel of Port of Sydney land to a private consortium to build a new container terminal and logistics park.
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$624m Port of Puerto Cortés investment
Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana, which operates the Honduran Port of Puerto Cortés, is to invest $624m over the next 14 years to enable it to handle neo-panamax vessels transiting the Panama Canal.
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News‘No conflict of interest’ at Montevideo
Uruguay’s Minister of Transport, Víctor Rossi, has dismissed accusations of any conflict of interest, given that the National Ports Authority (ANP) continues to hold a 20% stake in Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP).
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NewsEPSA issues tenders for new port
San Antonio Port Company (EPSA) has issued a public tender for the project management consultancy linked to the development of a large-scale port at the Port of San Antonio.
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NewsChina Merchants given go-ahead to buy TCP Participações
In Brazil, the competition authority Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) - the Administrative Council for Economic Defense - has given its unrestricted approval to the purchase by China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPH) of port operator TCP Participações. The announcement was made in the Official State News Publication.
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NewsCompetition body probes stevedore deal
In Spain, the competition authority Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) - the country''s National Authority for Markets and Competition - has started possible legal proceedings against the agreement struck between stevedoring unions and the Ministry of Employment, following its official appearance in state publications.
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NewsKawerau terminal selects ISO as operator
ISO has edged C3 in an “extremely close” contest to be named the preferred operator of an inland container terminal planned in forestry-rich Kawerau, located about 100 kilometres southeast of the Port of Tauranga.
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NewsContainer exit for Taranaki
Port Taranaki has formally withdrawn from the container trade and is to focus energies on the log sector and its existing core businesses of bulk liquids, bulk dry products and supporting the offshore oil and gas sector.
