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Workers at Cochin Port went on a 72-hour strike from midnight Monday demanding that the operations at Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal continue to ensure jobs for more than 10,000 workers engaged there, reported The Hindu. The strike was announced on August 11, but was put off on requests made by State Minister for Labour and Central Labour Commissioner....
THE Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has announced that its diesel additive study yielded a five-per cent reduction in fuel consumption, as well as drastically decreased emissions. "We undertook this study as a proactive effort to reduce our environmental footprint," said GPA executive director Curtis Foltz. "As we expand our operations to accommodate incr...
PUGENT SOUND ports in the US Pacific Northwest bordering Canada face danger of cargo being siphoned off through ports across the border, says Bill Bryant, president of the Port of Seattle. This comes on the heels of a positive, but sketchy, press release from the port on its second quarter performance with its only reference to the box trade being: "Con...
TIANJIN port has announced its general planning between 2010 and 2030 to facilitate constructing itself as the international transport hub in northern China, reported Xinhua. The enhancement includes the expansion of the Tianjin port area to 245 square metres, which will be equipped with a total of 390 berths. In 2015, the cargo throughput of Tianji...
Dhaka: Bangladesh plans to upgrade Mongla, its second largest port, and to build a third sea port at Kuakata. The twin moves are aimed at providing greater sea access to neighbours India, Nepal and Bhutan. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has already been signed with David Wignal Associate, a Singapore-based private company. The upgradation of Mongla por...
ALABAMA's Port of Mobile has welcomed ships into its new turning basin, designed to make it easier for large vessels to call at terminals in the lower part of the harbour. The first containership to use the new US$32 million turning basin was the 3,280-TEU CMA CGM White Shark when calling at the Mobile Container Terminal. The turning basin is expec...
MAINE's International Marine Terminal has been selected as one of eight projects to be eligible for US Department of Transportation subsidies under the Marine Highway Programme. The tug-and-barge operation from Portland to Boston and New York-New Jersey has received a designation that makes it eligible for funding, reports the Associated Press, adding ...
THE South Carolina State Ports Authority has settled a three-year law suit with Coastal Conservation League that sought to stop the new container terminal development and its access road in North Charleston. The settlement calls for the authority to monitor and reduce air pollution from port operations and launch a voluntary programme to replace 85 per ...
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