World News – Page 277
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Sugar vessels stack up in Brazil
The number of vessels waiting to take on consignments of export sugar in Brazil has been hovering around the 50 mark in recent weeks, although is now starting to decline.
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Vietnam's Van Phong construction suspended
In a major reversal of policy, building work on Van Phong port is currently suspended, the Vietnam Ports Association has confirmed.
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NewsPort pact on environmental issues
The sister ports of Tacoma and Kitakyushu have signed a pact on environmental issues and disaster prevention.
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NewsPort of Charleston commits to $1.3bn investment
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large investment over the next ten years to become a true post-panamax harbour.
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NewsLeading the charge
DP World UAE is leading from the front on commitments to growth and green initiatives, as Carly Fields find out
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NewsOakland overcomes strike chaos
The Port of Oakland confirmed maritime operations have been partially resumed after being shut down yesterday prior to an organised march taking place.
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Second Ust-Luga coal terminal mooted
A group of investors is looking into the possibility of building a second coal terminal at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga.
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NewsThai flooding disrupts export volumes
The massive floods in Thailand may not be having a direct of Thai ports, but they are affecting export and domestic supply volumes, according to APM Terminals.
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Politicians establish US port alliance
Politicians in the US federal government have established a bi-partisan Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade & Security (PORTS) alliance, which aims to highlight the important role ports play in the domestic economy.
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NewsBrazilian port infrastructure woefully inadequate
A recent study carried out by the World Economic Forum has criticised Brazil’s port infrastructure as the worst of any of the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). Of the 142 countries surveyed, Brazil was ranked in 130th place.
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Problems remain with Brazilian ports legislation
Private investors are still having a tough time of it in Brazil, according to the country’s National Agency for Waterway Transport (Antaq).
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Unions defeated in round one of Limón battle
APM Terminals has won an initial legal battle to build and manage a container terminal at Limón in Costa Rica.
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NewsThames Hub infrastructure vision unveiled
Proposals for the Thames Hub were launched by internationally-acclaimed architect Lord Norman Foster on Wednesday, a first step to realising a new integrated vision for Britain''s infrastructure.
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New port for Angola
The government of Angola has given the go-ahead for the construction of a new commercial port at Barra do Dande, in Bengo province.
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Batam project re-tendered
Indonesia''s Transport Ministry is to re-tender the project to build a transhipment port in Batam.
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Strabag to build Duqm port
Strabag has been awarded a €150m ($212m) contract to build the new port of Duqm, in Oman. As part of the contract, it will supply major expressway links to the port.
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Industry questions Brazilian cruise choices
Brazil will invest millions of dollars to build four new passenger terminals and reform two key existing ones for cruise tourism before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but the industry is concerned over the choice of ports, and timetable for construction.
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NewsOakland threatened by strike closure
The Port of Oakland is being targeted as part of the Oakland General Strike in California today. A group called Occupy Oakland are leading a march on the port in order to ‘shut it down’ before the 1900 hrs night shift.
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Cadiz construction contract signed
Cadiz Bay Port Authority has signed a €92.04m ($130m) contract with a consortium composed of Acciona (50%) and FCC (50%) to build its new container terminal.
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Latin ports must tackle infrastructure
Latin American countries need to look beyond increasingly large ports and consider logistics, Ricardo Sánchez, chief of the infrastructure services unit at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, said at a recent conference in Santiago.
