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Controversy surrounds possible Guayaquil relocation
The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has stated that the existing port of Guayaquil must be relocated outside the Gulf of Guayaquil, prompting the mayor, Jaime Nebot, to suggest that, in future, this would mean that port traffic would be limited to cabotage with the Galapagos Islands and tourism.
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Putin urges private sector investment in ports
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has stated that he would like to see conditions created that would allow significantly increased private sector in ports. The announcement was made during a meeting to discuss the development of ports in the Azov and Black Seas.
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NewsTackling shipping congestion
A global engineering and construction company has come up with an innovative port design to tackle shipping congestion in Africa.
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NewsMaintaining competitive edge
The Port of Los Angeles is investing in its Yang Ming terminal with a US$122m project to expand the facility and extend the lease agreement.
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NewsChilean terminal concession
Iquique’s port authority, Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) will put the public terminal of the Port of Iquique out to tender this year.
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NewsICTSI's Portland pain to end
Longshoremen at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6 have been given a stern directive by a federal administrative law judge ordering them to stop disrupting operations.
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Japan considers upping state intervention
In Japan, the central government is considering taking equity stakes in the local government run companies that operate container ports in Tokyo and Osaka to tackle the threat of South Korean competition.
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NewsGreenPort South Asia call for papers
The second GreenPort South Asia Conference (GPSA) is set to take place in Mumbai, India, from 26 to 27 February 2014, following a successful first event. The call for papers for next year’s conference have now been released.
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NewsMozambique port progress
An African port operator is sucessfully bringing Mozambique’s Port of Nacala into the 21st century – but there’s still much more work to be done.
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NewsNew logistics approach for Oz
Dampier Port Authority (DPA) is looking to improve north-west Australia logistics with a floating deck trans-shipment system (FDTS).
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Quake and charge for CentrePort
CentrePort Wellington has recently been rocked by both a 6.5-magnitude earthquake and being charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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NewsPartial Auckland port sale mooted
A 49% float of Ports of Auckland should be pursued in 2017 by the owner, Auckland City Council, according to Carr & Haslam managing director Chris Carr.
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NewsMauritius gateway hub ambitions
Mauritius’s Port Louis is set to become a gateway to Africa, according to Dr Jyaneshwur Jhurry, senior advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office.
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NewsProtest trouble at Oakland
Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) is set to open today after being closed by protesting truckers yesterday morning, frustrated with a backlog and mistreatment of port workers.
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Cabotage holding back growth
BMT Hi-Q Sigma''s Andrew Griffiths sees cabotage - where cargo is moved from one Indian port to another - as a critical issue for the development of ports in India.
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NewsLife after TAMP
Tariff-setting and red tape – are the twin evils of doing business in India showing signs of being eradicated?
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NewsWork starts on Liverpool2 quay wall
Construction of the quay wall for Liverpool’s new deep water container terminal, Liverpool2, is underway.
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NewsNew era for New Zealand
A new era is set for New Zealand freight following the Port of Tauranga’s NZ$21.6m (US$17.26m) investment in the South Island’s PrimePort Timaru.
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NewsEconomics don't add up for Hastings hub
Australian transport industry leader Paul Little has come out strongly against the economics of creating a container terminal in Hastings, as opposed to developing a “Bay West” terminal between Point Wilson and Little River.
