World News – Page 227
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Italian unions call for strike action
In Italy, trade unions have called a 24-hour strike to take place tomorrow amid criticisms of a slow moving contract renewal for port workers.
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NewsTrustees reject Chennai austerity programme
Major losses at the Indian port of Chennai have prompted management to put forward an austerity programme aimed at bringing finances back towards equilibrium.
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NewsUS Water Resources Bill clears another hurdle
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill has finally been passed through America’s House of Representatives.
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NewsSpain remains upbeat on 2013 volumes
The President of Spain''s National Ports Authority, José Llorca, has announced that the financial position of ports in 2013 will be better than in 2012, with anticipated profits of at least €224m.
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NewsRising sea levels threaten US ports
Rising sea levels pose a significant medium- to long-term threat to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a select committee has been told in the US.
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NewsTransnet hits out at Richards Bay operators
Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe has spoken out against the coal mining shareholders of South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal for not doing enough to allow smaller miners to move coal through the hub.
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NewsAdriatic advance
Ports located in the northern Adriatic Sea are keen to expand their roles as gateways for the Balkans. Aidan Grange reports
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European ports escape major storm damage
Ports around the UK and in Northern Europe seem to have escaped the worst of the damage from the storm dubbed ''St Jude'', despite winds reaching over 100mph in some areas.
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NewsTerminal fire puts strain on Santos
Following the recent fire at Terminal Acucareiro Copersucar (TAC) in Santos, Brazil, the London P&I Club has warned it could prove disastrous for shipping activity in the foreseeable future.
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News‘Controversial feedback’ stalls Ukrainian privatisation
The Ukraine is still debating the draft order on compensation for private operators taking on port infrastructure investments after receiving “controversial feedback”.
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NewsOakland protests prove short lived
Protests by truckers at the Port of Oakland earlier this week have ended, after other workers encouraged work to continue as normal.
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Legal challenges dominate Brazilian port reform
Since Brazil introduced major changes to ports legislation on June 5, at least 20 legal actions involving the Federal government and port terminal operators have been filed.
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Israel port reform limps on
Israel''s National Labour Court has ruled that the government has every right to continue with its plans to introduce two new privately operated ports in both Haifa and Ashdod.
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Council implored to back Auckland
Auckland Council has been implored to ensure future infrastructure development is undertaken to maintain Ports of Auckland’s vital role in both the regional and national economy.
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Call to curb conflicting port rules
Ports are being hampered by conflicts between state and Federal environmental laws, Sydney Ports chairman Nicholas Whitlam has told port executives.
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News'Boliviamar' opens up Peruvian link
In September, the Peruvian Congress'' Foreign Relations Committee approved the so-called ''Boliviamar'' maritime convention, which should eventually provide land-locked Bolivia with an outlet to the Pacific Ocean via the port of Ilo.
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NewsHong Kong ports at loggerheads with airline industry
There is a battle underway in Hong Kong between the needs of the mainland’s aviation industry and Shenzhen’s western ports.
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Fixing the capacity shortfall
Investment in infrastructure projects in Brazil is very complex at the best of times and, even if the government has put aside money for new developments, there are invariably many bureaucratic and legal structures that have to be negotiated first.
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NewsHastings box terminal development makes headway
The release of expressions of interest for four key feasibility phase work packages for the Port of Hastings container expansion project has confirmed the continued progress of the contentious south Australian development.
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NewsBulk blockage
New legislation is struggling to address capacity shortcomings at Brazilian ports, finds Alex Hughes
