Vale’s vessels are capable of transporting 400,000 tons of iron ore will only dock at Chinese ports in total accordance with the country’s legislation, stated Vale. Adapting ports to receive the giant ore carriers is a highly technical issue, to be addressed in accordance with the local and international maritime legislation, requiring detailed engineering studies [...]
February 2, 2012 |
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The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, recently announced that the Government of Canada is continuing its commitment to limit air emissions from the Canadian transportation sector. “The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the Shore Power Technology for Ports Program,” said [...]
February 1, 2012 |
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been organising training camps for its key personnel, including field crews and management. This is part of the NPA’s ongoing commitment to education and knowledge building, in which the UK Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) has been closely involved and has delivered training on many aspects of engineering in [...]
January 31, 2012 |
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With ports and sea freight in the Middle East expanding and regional shipping lines facing unprecedented challenges, leaders in international business and government will meet at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from April 2 to 4 for the World Ports and Trade Summit 2012. Over 4,000 delegates representing port authorities, shipping lines, cargo [...]
January 30, 2012 |
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When Ports of Auckland chews off another section of the prized Waitemata Harbour, it expects a long, costly battle to prove its green credentials. Ports infrastructure general manager Ben Chrystall said the proposed expansion would inevitably have environmental impacts, but their extent would not be known until detailed studies were done. The Waitemata is home [...]
January 30, 2012 |
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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and North Carolina State Ports Authority (NCSPA) recently renewed their strategic alliance with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU, which is renewable for five years, was first signed in December 2010. The agreement reaffirms both entities’ dedication to generating new business and promoting an “all-water-route.” “The [...]
January 26, 2012 |
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Forth Ports, DP World and Associated British Ports (ABP) announce today that Otter Ports Holdings Ltd, owner of Forth Ports, has acquired the 67% ownership of Tilbury Container Services Ltd (TCS) not already owned by Forth Ports from DP World and ABP. Forth Ports has been a one third shareholder in TCS since 1998 along [...]
January 26, 2012 |
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As India charts its voyage as the port of call for world trade, ports and terminals see the dire need to meet the growing demand in both infrastructure and capacity for vessels crisscrossing between the West and the East. About 95 per cent of Indian overseas cargo by volume and 75 per cent by value [...]
January 25, 2012 |
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Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced that the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick experienced record volumes in calendar year 2011 and handled 26.1 million tons of cargo, an additional 1.1 million tons, or a 4.3 percent increase. In Savannah, the Authority handled a record 2.95 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEUs) containers, an [...]
January 24, 2012 |
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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Counselor to the Prime Minister of Kenya’s infrastructure development Sylvester Kasuke ihas informed about that during a meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador to Kenya and Tanzania Vladimir Butyagov. S. Kasuke has also reported that currently design works and cost estimating work on reconstruction of the port of Lamu are [...]
January 24, 2012 |
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