World News – Page 279
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More disputes at Gioia Tauro
The Italian port of Gioia Tauro, which earlier this year agreed to lay off 416 employees of terminal operator Medcenter for a period of 12 months because of a massive loss of traffic, is now experiencing sit-ins from workers employed by third-party companies annoyed at the way they are being ...
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India publishes armed security guidelines
In response to global pressure, the Indian Ministry of Shipping has released detailed procedures governing entry/exit of armed security servicing ships at its ports.
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Paranaguá costs state producers $11bn in losses
Poor administration of the port of Paranaguá during a period of government ownership led to $11.28bn in losses for local producers, particularly those in the agriculture sector, a local economist has calculated.
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Chinese to build Puerto Cabello terminal
Bolivariana do Portos and China Harbour Engineering Company have signed a $520m contract to build a container terminal at the Venezuelan port of Cabello.
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Patrick parent back on track
Asciano, the parent company of Patrick Stevedore, has told investors that the company has recovered some of the market share it lost 18 months ago.
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NewsTiming new transhipment
Regional projects that target the transhipment market have slowed in the last two years.
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Vietnam port problems laid bare
The Vietnam Ports Association has spoken out to warn of substantial problems in the country’s port sector.
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NewsBiomass markets spur port development
Demand for biomass is spurring a number of new initiatives on different sides of the globe. The first biomass exchange is to be launched in Rotterdam, while in the US, Georgia is upgrading one of its terminals to cater for pellets.
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NewsAuckland concept drawings unveiled
A long-term and high-level strategic view of how the Auckland seaport could develop in five-year increments through to 2055 has been released by Ports of Auckland in conjunction with Waterfront Auckland.
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NewsAbu Dhabi's Khalifa countdown begins
As the first semi-automated terminal in the Middle East and an obvious rival to the expanding Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa port is already making its presence felt well before its 2012 opening.
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NewsGE Energy project to reduce emissions at Rotterdam Port
Rotterdam’s port handles more freight than almost any other facility outside of China – but this comes at a cost of increased emissions.
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NewsAPM to take over Gothenburg’s Skandia container terminal
APM Terminals have signed a concession with the Port of Gothenburg to take over Skandia Container Terminal next year.
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NewsThe sleeping giant that is Saudi Arabia
Regional giant Saudi Arabia lacks modern port capacity for a country of its size, location and wealth.
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Algerian sea port tender
The Algerian government has issued a tender for a new port to be located between Algiers and Ténès, some 200 km to the east.
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Lyttelton insurance costs mount
As Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) processes what is due to be the largest single corporate insurance claim in the Southern Hemisphere, other local ports are also feeling the ramifications of the Canterbury earthquakes.
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NewsShifting sands
The focus of Middle East port development has shifted from transhipment capacity to addressing specific domestic bottlenecks. Karen Thomas reports
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NewsAgencies ordered out of Nigerian ports
Nigerian ports are making a move toward efficiency by finally kicking multiple government agencies off their premises.
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Brazilian state muscles into ports
The Brazilian government is to renegotiate all contracts that ports have with the state, municipal government or private sector to allow it to have more influence in how they are managed.
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Dockers down tools at Al-Dekheila
Some 450 ports stevedores belonging to the Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company downed tools in October, claiming that promises made to them over concerns raised in April had been reneged on.
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Cavotec holds capital base
Plans to raise significant capital have been put on hold by Cavotec partially due to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm-listing firm having a “very strong balance sheet” and recently signing a €80m ($110m) Credit Facility agreement.
