World News – Page 149
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NewsHutchison Ports to operate Ahmed Bin Rashid Port
Hutchison Ports has secured a deal to operate Ahmed Bin Rashid Port in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ), United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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NewsSerious rethink urged for port investors
Sitting tight and hoping for the best is not a serious option with regards to the uncertainty surrounding the world’s container shipping market, consulting firm AlixPartners has said.
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NewsHutchison begins Saqr terminal operations
Port operator Hutchison Ports has officially begun operating at its terminal at Saqr Port in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) in the UAE.
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NewsClimate change propelling ports' carbon mitigation
Ports and associated economies have been forced to address their environmental impact because they will be disproportionately affected by climate change.
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NewsPorts talk collaboration and digitalisation
Global port representatives have met in Los Angeles as part of the collaborative chainPORT initiative wants to digitally connect ports worldwide and boost efficiency in the supply chain.
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NewsBrazil’s largest operator is reconsidering Imbituba assets
Brazil''s largest terminal operator is reconsidering its assets at the Port of Imbituba with a possibility they could be sold off.
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NewsTackle skills gap with port apprentices
PD Ports is urging employers to help plug the engineering skills gap by offering apprenticeships.
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NewsEverett Commission authorises renovation phase two
The Commission of the state of Washington’s Port of Everett has given the green light to construction for phase two of the port’s $36m South Terminal Modernisation project.
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NewsLA makes Merced County development deal
The Port of Los Angeles has made a development deal with the Board of Supervisors of California’s Merced County designed to provide the port with a Central California focal point for goods movement.
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NewsPatimban Port tender launched
The Indonesian government has opened the bidding process for the construction of Patimban Port in Subang, West Java worth $1bn, an official said.
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NewsWarburg Pincus in talks to sell Gangavaram stake
American private equity firm Warburg Pincus has reportedly begun talks with UAE ports operator DP World to sell its 31.5% share in Gangavaram Port, the deepest port in India.
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NewsEuroamerica to open third terminal
Argentinian terminal operator Euroamerica SA, which has two port and logistics terminals in Campana, is to open a third: Terminal III Tajiber. The 280ha facility will require investment of $500m, of which $110m has already been allocated.
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NewsMSC Valencia box terminal upgrade
The MSC terminal on Muelle Transversal de Costa in the Spanish Mediterranean Port of Valencia is to be upgraded to enable it to receive the largest vessels afloat. Work is to take place over a seven-month period at a cost of €5.748m.
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NewsVigo unhappy with stevedoring deal
Following a year of substantial unrest linked to the European Commission’s demand that Spain introduce substantial changes to the structure of its stevedoring legislation to enable competition to flourish, an in-principle agreement had been struck between port unions and the owners’ association Anesco.
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NewsYemen conflict sees ports abandoned
Yemen’s ports of Hodeidah and Saleef have been left in limbo following a UN order for commercial ships to leave.
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NewsDPW calls for end to Botany strike action
DP World Australia is calling for an end to the industrial action affecting terminal operations at Port Botany.
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NewsTaking charge
Dithering on privatisation is not distracting Canadian ports from building their business, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsICTSI banks on emerging markets
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is building up its emerging market portfolio by acquiring three new operations in Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
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NewsLA & Long Beach approve CAAP update
The governing boards of Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update.
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NewsPOAL focused on 30-year capacity build
Container terminal automation, a deepwater terminal berth and three new cranes will provide Ports of Auckland (POAL) with additional capacity.
