World News – Page 173

  • Richard Ballantyne: “A “Free port” system could be more beneficial for some port"
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    Post-Brexit UK free ports opportunity report

    2016-11-15T17:26:00Z

    The British Ports Association has said that a post-Brexit “Free Port system” could be more beneficial for some ports and may even help to improve flow of goods and passengers through UK ports.

  • Trump was elected President of the United States on November 9 Photo: Michael Vadon
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    Trump election leads to industry uncertainty

    2016-11-10T15:42:00Z

    The election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States has led to unease and unrest in both the US and the international port and shipping industry.

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    Big hopes for Malacca Gateway

    2016-11-09T11:18:00Z

    Malaysia’s deputy transport minister has confirmed that work on the RM8 billion Malacca Gateway project in Pulau Panjang will begin in 2017.

  • SOIs wanted for Terminal 5 at Port Vancouver USA
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    Vancouver USA puts T5 out to tender

    2016-11-08T15:12:00Z

    The Port of Vancouver USA is seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) for the design, permit, construction and operation of a high-volume marine terminal facility at its Terminal 5.

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    Chittagong set for major expansion

    2016-11-07T16:48:00Z

    Moves are afoot to enlarge Chittagong Port in Bangladesh, which has long been acknowledged as a major bottleneck despite moving 92% of the country’s booming export trade.

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    Posadas and Santa Ana seek operators

    2016-11-07T16:42:00Z

    Argentina’s Posadas and Santa Ana Port Authority (EAPPSA) has asked for expressions of interest from companies willing to operate installations at the ports of Posadas and Santa Ana. A future contract will cover operations, warehousing and vessel handling, and eventually passenger operations at Posadas.

  • It appears the Port of  La Unión will remain inactive. Credit: CEPA
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    No bids for El Salvador’s La Unión

    2016-11-07T16:42:00Z

    No bids were received for a possible concession to operate the Port of La Unión in El Salvador, meaning a public-private partnership contract for the port is now extremely unlikely.

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    Latin America needs $50bn in port investment

    2016-11-07T16:42:00Z

    The Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), Latin America’s Development Bank, says that existing port infrastructure in the region is inadequate and the lack of new investment will become a real problem as of 2020.

  • BNP Paribas will finance future infrastructure projects in Brazil. Credit: BNP Paribas CIB.
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    BNP Paribas eyes Brazilian infrastructure projects

    2016-11-07T16:42:00Z

    In Brazil, French investment bank BNP Paribas is to receive a new capital injection to allow it to finance the latest round of infrastructure projects in the country.

  • Liverpool2 has now officially opened
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    Liverpool2 container terminal officially open

    2016-11-04T13:57:00Z

    The £400m container terminal investment by Peel Ports, Liverpool2 has officially been opened at the Port of Liverpool.

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    German expertise in Iran

    2016-11-03T11:43:00Z

    The Iranian roads minister has said that a German company has won a tender to develop the country’s Shahid Rajaee Port.

  • The heavy duty rock cutter dredger 'Ambiorix' will undertake the works at Port Louis Harbour
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    Mauritius dredging contract

    2016-11-03T11:41:00Z

    Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has won a €41m dredging contract for the Container Terminal Quay Project at Port Louis Harbour in Mauritius.

  • TraPac are ready to begin construction on a 57-acre expansion
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    Oakland to fast-track TraPac expansion

    2016-11-02T14:06:00Z

    Work to double the size of the Port of Oakland’s second-largest marine terminal is set begin next month.

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    Thai ports to go up for tender

    2016-11-01T16:16:00Z

    Apparently, Thailand’s Marine Department (MD) will open bidding for the operation of four ports in four provinces next month in a bid to boost water freight transportation.

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    Southampton's desire to re-instate Dibden Bay development

    2016-11-01T16:00:00Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP) is set to seek permission for a major expansion of Southampton Docks.

  • Automated cranes to add productivity and capacity to Africa's new MedPort Tangier facility.
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    APMT adds automated cranes to Tangier port

    2016-10-30T20:55:00Z

    APM Terminals has announced orders for 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 32 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) to equip its new 5m teu MedPort Tangier facility, currently under construction at the Tangier-Med II port complex.

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    APMT refutes Valencia 'collapse' claims

    2016-10-30T20:55:00Z

    Valencia''s association of road haulage owner and drivers, Transcont, has claimed that the APM Terminals box handling facility at the port is in a state of “collapse”.

  • Port of Liverpool
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    Better together

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    Port alliances bring synergies if regulatory hurdles can be overcome.

  • Ambitious: King Abdullah Economic City with its associated port will, when built, sprawl out across the desert
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    Breaking free

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    Money’s getting tighter for oil dependant Middle East ports finds Stevie Knight

  • Heavy-lift: project cargoes are increasingly visible on the Great Lakes. Credit: CMC/MarineDelivers
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    Co-operation and cargo

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    The ports of North America''s heartland present a united front, as Barry Parker explains