World News – Page 189

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    JSW eyeing distressed Indian port assets

    2016-02-15T10:49:00Z

    Indian conglomerate, JSW Group, is looking to buy debt-laden port assets in the country as part of a strategy to expand its ports capacity, according to a report by Reuters news agency.

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    APM Terminals drives portfolio growth

    2016-02-11T14:26:00Z

    APM Terminals has announced that its increased investment capital in 2015 generated $4.2bn in revenue, a profit of $645m on the year before.

  • The Port of Felixstowe will offer a container weighing service ahead of new international regulations
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    Felixstowe readies box weighing solution

    2016-02-11T11:51:00Z

    The Port of Felixstowe has confirmed that it will offer a container weighing service to ensure UK shippers comply with new international regulations that will come into effect this summer.

  • Obama's budget proves unpopular. Credit: Matt Johnson
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    AAPA: Obama's budget a 'disappointment'

    2016-02-10T15:33:00Z

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed disappointment in President Obama’s 2017 fiscal budget, calling it ‘grossly imbalanced’.

  • Mismanagement at the Port of Mombasa has led to five bosses getting the sack
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    Kenya cancels Mombasa concession

    2016-02-10T14:31:00Z

    Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has sacked five bosses because of the mismanagement of the second container terminal at the Port of Mombasa.

  • The trucks communicate with radar, GPS and wi-fi Credit: Scania
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    Rotterdam to take part in platooning challenge

    2016-02-09T15:14:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam has announced that it will be taking part in the European Truck Platooning Challenge, a trial initiated by the Netherlands as part of its 2016 Presidency of the European Union to develop the method further and bring it to people’s attention.

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    Wildcat strikes to end at Ashdod

    2016-02-09T15:14:00Z

    The Israeli government''s Finance and Transport Ministries, the Ashdod Port workers'' committee and the General Federation of Labour (Histdrut) have struck a 10-year deal in respect of reform at Ashdod Port.

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    Nicaragua to build new $400m Caribbean port

    2016-02-09T15:14:00Z

    In Nicaragua, the National Port Company (EPN) is planning to build a new terminal at Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, to accommodate cargo from the north of the country that is currently handled by the ports of Limón, in Costa Rica, and Cortés, in Honduras.

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    Colombia moves on three new ports

    2016-02-09T15:14:00Z

    The Colombian Ministry of Transport and the country''s National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) are currently moving ahead with three new port projects: the ports of Antioquia, Puerto Solo (Valle del Cauca) and the Sociedad Portuaria Gráneles del Golfo (Córdoba).

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    Europe and UAE drive DP World growth

    2016-02-09T14:22:00Z

    DP World Ltd has announced growth of 3% in 2015 driven largely by European and UAE terminals.

  • Luc Arnouts and Gao Ming sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the Port of Antwerp and ICBC. Photo: Antwerp Port Authority
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    Antwerp cements 'Belt and Road' involvement

    2016-02-08T10:39:00Z

    Antwerp Port Authority and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have signed a partnership agreement which aims to bring growth and investment opportunities for both.

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    7,000 workers at risk in Buenaventura

    2016-02-08T09:25:00Z

    In Colombia, around 200 port operating companies went on a one-day strike on February 1 to protest against a decision taken by the port authority, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura (SPRBuen), to assume direct responsibility for handling activities. This, claim the incumbent operators, will give SPRBuen an effective monopoly within ...

  • Roberto Roy supports Panama Canal Authority operations
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    Legal challenge over Corozal port project

    2016-02-08T09:25:00Z

    In Panama, the government minster overseeing the Panama Canal, Roberto Roy, has publicly supported an earlier measure approved by the board of directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), which effectively allows it to undertake logistics and port operations, and not simply manage the waterway.

  • Foltz will step down from the GPA after 12 years of service
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    Foltz makes way for Lynch at GPA

    2016-02-04T11:05:00Z

    The Georgia Port Authority (GPA) has announced that its executive director will step down from his role at the end of the fiscal year, 30 June 2016.

  • Connecting up: Rotterdam's platform has brought stakeholders together
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    Rotterdam hails test phase of Connector website

    2016-02-03T17:24:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam has officially rounded off the test phase of its new website, the Rotterdam Port Connector.

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    More competitive ports for Germany

    2016-02-03T15:27:00Z

    German politicians have endorsed the country’s 2015 National Port Concept to boost the competitiveness of its ports.

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    All-round freight growth at Marseilles Fos

    2016-02-03T15:26:00Z

    Marseilles Fos recorded all-round freight growth in 2015, buoyed by record container volumes.

  • All change: Cargotec unit to overhaul business
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    Kalmar reorganisation to lay-off Tampere staff

    2016-02-03T12:03:00Z

    Finnish cargo-handling specialist Kalmar intends to reorganise its operations in Tampere, Finland, leading to job losses and the laying-off of temporary workers.

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    Unions target Macquarie's Gdansk terminal

    2016-02-02T16:56:00Z

    The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) have announced that dockworkers will hold protests in locations across Europe.

  • The Bolloré Group will partner the East Timor authorities to build a deepwater port at Dili
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    Bolloré Group wins Dili concession

    2016-02-02T09:38:00Z

    The Bolloré Group has been chosen by the authorities of East Timor to build and operate the deepwater port at Dili under a 30 year-term public-private partnership agreement.