World News – Page 271
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Coquimbo looks to compensate workers
With just months remaining before operations at the Chilean port of Coquimbo are transferred to the Ultramar group, officials of the Public Companies Organisation (SEP) have had meetings with port workers in respect of compensation and pension payments.
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NewsStoppages and blockages
Industrial action and congestion have both hindered Australian port growth.
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Grand Paris port project set up
The French ports of La Havre, Paris and Rouen are to develop a joint marketing approach to promote enhanced trade between China and France.
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NewsShenzhen dented by industry shift
The industrial shift to central China from Guangdong province and other coastal locations is impacting on Shenzhen’s status as a major international port and threatening throughput volumes.
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NewsSix accused over planned port attack
A planned attack on the hotly disputed Mubarak Port in Kuwait is the latest incident in a long line of protests against the development, which, Baghdad claims, will strangle its shipping lanes.
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NewsComplaints mount over Açu super port project
Rio De Janeiro''s State Council for Human Rights has received complaints of coercion and a lack of respect from residents of São João da Barra concerning the state''s Açu super port development.
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Brazil to put 77 terminals to tender
The Brazilian government has decided that 77 port terminals currently operated by the private sector and whose concession was granted prior to 1993 must be put out to tender.
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Piraeus doubles box traffic in 2011
In 2011, the port of Piraeus effectively doubled container throughput from 878,083 teu to 1,680,133 teu.
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Saudi Arabia woos Hormuz-reluctant shipping lines
The government of Saudi Arabia is making available its domestic ports so any shipping lines currently preferring not to enter the Strait of Hormuz can offload cargo there.
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Mombasa waives fees
Kenya Ports Authority has decided to waive fees at Mombasa for 100 days, effectively acknowledging that high port charges and delays in collecting cargo have effectively brought the port to crisis point.
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Five new Indian port projects at best this fiscal
Of 23 public-private partnership port projects scheduled by major Indian ports in the current fiscal year, only four or five are expected to be awarded.
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NewsVirginia’s idling incentive
Virginia’s Green Operator (GO) programme has been extended to include incentives for vessels participating in its fuel switch or alternative power schemes at its terminals.
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NewsOne day strike paralyses Belgian ports
The port of Antwerp, along with others Belgian ports was yesterday paralysed by a strike that drew in dockers, pilots, tugboats and lock operators.
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NewsAuckland still in strife
Ports of Auckland and the trade unions are still no nearer to reaching an agreement on pay and working conditions for dock workers.
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NewsMyanmar port goes ahead - but no coal
Uncertainty is hanging over a key detail of the Dawei port and industrial zone in southern Myanmar following a decision by the government to veto a coal-fired power plant.
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NewsForth gains Tilbury Container Services
Forth Ports has taken control of the deepsea container facilities of Tilbury Container Services in a three-way deal worth £95m.
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Maersk onboard with Gothenburg fuel drive
Building on its green credentials, Maersk Line has become the first container carrier to join the Port of Gothenburg’s Fuel Switch Program.
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Tampa invests in future expansion
Tampa Port Authority is to purchase 110 acres of land near its Port Redwing facilities to enable expansion of the port’s footprint.
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PSA celebrates rise in throughput
PSA International handled 57.1m teu at its global facilities in 2011, an increase of 5.6% over 2010.
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NewsTampa bucks trend for US ports
US ports have been struggling in light of the financial crisis, but despite this, Tampa Port seems to be managing to buck the trend.
