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Chennai port plans to terminate contract with DP WorldJul 24, 2008

Dubai Ports (DP) World is embroiled in a legal dispute with Chennai port authorities regarding the Dubai-based company's contract to operate a container terminal at the port. The Chennai port informed DP World of their desire to terminate the contract signed in 2001, leading DP to approach the high court to obtain a stay on the port's plan to end thei...

Feds donate dredge fill for new Charleston terminal Jul 24, 2008

The U.S. Department of Interior will allow the state of South Carolina free access to an ocean dredge disposal site for filling in the foundation of a new container terminal at the Port of Charleston. The no-cost lease to tap the dredge site will save the state $40 million, the South Carolina State Port Authority said Monday. The sand and silt will be...

Baltimore will sign new contract with Evergreen Jul 24, 2008

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, along with the state's Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari and Maryland Port Administration Executive Director James J. White will sign a new 10-year agreement with officials from Evergreen Marine Corp. for continued use of the Port of Baltimore. At a ceremony at Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal Wednesday, Evergr...

Hawaii, Alaska legislators seek California container fee exemptions Jul 24, 2008

The U.S. Congressional delegations from Alaska and Hawaii are requesting that Jones Act trade between the two states and California be exempted from proposed legislation seeking to impose a $30-per-TEU fee on all containers moving through California's three largest ports, according to a letter obtained by American Shipper. Writing to California Gov. A...

Boston longshoremen plead guilty in fraud case Jul 24, 2008

The Massachusetts Office of Attorney General said nine Boston longshoremen have either pleaded guilty or have been convicted at trial for crimes related to payroll or benefits fraud for longshoreman labor provided to the Massachusetts Port Authority. The office began an extensive criminal investigation in April 2005, after Massport contacted it about ...

Long Beach port to move forward on maglev pilot project Jul 24, 2008

Long Beach port officials plan to move forward with a magnetic levitation pilot program that proposes to create an all-electric conveyor belt system to move million of containers a year out of the two adjacent ports quietly and with little direct pollution. Several Long Beach commissioners have made recent trips to several manufacturers of the maglev ...

ATA to file suit against SoCal truck plan next week Jul 24, 2008

American Trucking Association officials said the ATA plans to ask a federal judge early next week to block implementation of the Southern California ports $2.4 billion drayage re-regulation program. The anticipated suit, to be filed in a U.S. Central District court on either July 28 or 29, will attack the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles drayage pl...

India bans HK from port investmentJul 23, 2008

The Indian government has put in place a blanket ban on all companies from Hong Kong, China, Dubai and Pakistan from investing in any further port infrastructure projects in the country, the Economic Times reports. According to government reports cited in the Economic Times this will extend to all facilities including cargo handling, ground handling a...

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