World News – Page 262

  • The Port of Seattle already suffers from traffic congestion without a new arena Photo: Port of Seattle/Don Wilson
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    Seattle worry over traffic squeeze

    2012-05-31T17:55:00Z

    The Port of Seattle has outlined concerns about potential impacts to freight and transit movement in the wake of a proposal to build a new US$490m basketball and hockey stadium in the area.

  • India's attractiveness to investors is growing day by day. Credit: OK Photography
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    Filling a capacity gap

    2012-05-31T10:00:00Z

    HFW''s Alistair Mackie and Lindsey Greer examine the investment potential of India

  • The MTS allows for the transportation of more containers in a single haul compared to the traditional single-trailer system
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    Advanced MTS for Manila

    2012-05-30T11:55:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently added a new line of multi-trailer system (MTS) at the Manila International Container Terminal.

  • Proposals to increase tolls on the Panama Canal are a bone of contention, unsurprisingly
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    Panama toll charge increase row

    2012-05-29T18:46:00Z

    A row has broken out between the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) over the proposed plans to increase the toll charges for the Panama Canal.

  • The Scottish port industry is homing in on the demand for offshore renewables Photo: Thomas Nugent
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    Scottish ports renewables strategy

    2012-05-28T16:41:00Z

    A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.

  • APMT is in a bid to operate Port of Virginia facilities
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    APMT in $4bn Virginia operations bid

    2012-05-24T21:39:00Z

    APM Terminals has submitted an unsolicited proposal to Virginia Port Authority to operate the authority''s state owned and leased terminals for the next 48 years in a deal that could net VPA up to $4bn, according to APMT''s calculations.

  • The quayside mishap at BCT could have been far worse
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    Crane collision causes injuries at BCT

    2012-05-24T18:37:00Z

    International Container Services Inc. (ICTSI) has commented on a recent marine incident involving a passenger vessel that collided with one of its quayside cranes at its terminal in Gdynia, Poland.

  • TCL wants to emulate its Leixões management philosophy in Ferrol Container Terminal
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    Growth by numbers

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    Leixões operator TCL hopes to carry its successes through to its latest investment in Ferrol, as Alex Hughes discusses

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    Grand Faw project commences in Iraq

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    The government of Iraq has issued a tender for the construction of a breakwater to protect its planned $6bn Grand Faw Port development.

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    Value jump for Napier

    2012-05-24T10:00:00Z

    An independent valuation of the Port of Napier has revealed a 47.1% rise over three years to NZ$177.4m (US$134m).

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    Tianjin and PSA join hands

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    Tianjin Port Group and PSA International are set to extend their collaboration with the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement.

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    Tasmanians fights Melbourne licensing fee

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    The Tasmanian Freight Logistics Council is considering legal action to block a proposed port licensing fee, which will affect freight moving to Tasmania through Melbourne.

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    South Australia ports face review

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    A five-yearly review into the regulation of key state ports is being undertaken by the South Australian Essential Services Commission (ESCOSA).

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    Oz port infrastructure left out in the cold

    2012-05-24T09:53:00Z

    Port-related infrastructure has received only a moderate boost from the Australian Federal Government’s 2012-13 budget.

  • Lead partner in the PATCH project - AGHO Oostende in Belgium
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    Industry not backward - just smaller

    2012-05-23T14:34:00Z

    It''s not that the port industry is necessarily a conservative one, “it''s more that they don''t easily benefit from innovation, as they are often limited in their resources," according to Simona Margarino of the Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) initiative.

  • "This transfer of operations wholly to the private sector should result in greater reliability and better productivity," Jean-Claude Terrier, Marseilles Fos Port Authority
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    Investors give nod to France port reforms

    2012-05-23T10:00:00Z

    Reforms to legislation governing ports in France have resulted in incumbent port authorities ceding all operational control of terminals to private sector stevedores.

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    2011 record year for Brazilian ports

    2012-05-23T10:00:00Z

    The 886m tonnes of freight handled by Brazilian ports in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 6.25%, set a new record.

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    Colombia ups port investment to $1.05bn

    2012-05-23T10:00:00Z

    To allow Colombia to comply with regional free trade agreements, ports on both its Atlantic and Pacific coasts are to receive combined investment of $1.05bn.

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    Colombian box terminals to operate 24/7

    2012-05-22T10:27:00Z

    The Colombian government is to switch to 24 hour operations for its port logistics zones and container yards from July.

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    Spanish ports stats labelled ‘fictitious’

    2012-05-22T10:27:00Z

    José Llorca, head of Spain''s National Ports Authority, has claimed that while it has received positive financial results from its various ports over the last few years, some of these were ‘fictitious’.