LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are joining forces to achieve "green growth" by reducing noxious emissions, officials said on Tuesday. Yielding to public health concerns, the two ports have worked out the Clean Air Action Plan, which is projected to slash port-generated pollution by 45 percent by 2012. ...
It follows intervention from Seatruck, the Irish charter of the Cypriot owned cargo freighter. The company has given an undertaking to pay arrears due to nine Romanian crewmembers, amounting to more than 38 thousand euro. It is hoped the crew will be flown home to Romania on St Stephen's Day. Source:RamblerNews
Dos Bocas, one of Mexico's three main crude oil-exporting ports, reopened early on Tuesday after a two-day closure due to bad weather, the transport ministry said. A cold front whipped through the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, closing all three oil ports on Sunday. Two of the ports, Cayo Arcas and Coatzacoalcos, reopened on Monday. Mexi...
The 11,000-ton freighter, Celtic Star, was unable to leave Dublin yesterday morning for its scheduled sailing to Liverpool after nine of the 19-member crew requested to go home. The federation claim workers are also owed around $25,000 (€17,410) in arrears. Inspector Ken Fleming expressed concern that the crew of the Celtic Star appeared to be sys...
The Flemish port handled its 8 millionth TEU container (Twenty feet Equivalent Unit) this morning. It's the first time in the port's history that the figure of 8 million has been reached in one and the same year. This year's record figure is 1 million up on last year's. The major contributory factor to this economic success is the newly-opened De...
Construction of the US$ 2-billion shipyard complex in Misamis Oriental may be delayed as acquisition of the 500-hectare lot in Villanueva may face delay as heirs of the Jacinto Group of Companies are not on terms. "It (shipyard construction) may be realized but there are doubts whether it will be on scheduled," said former Vice Governor Julio Uy ...
The US Customs and Border Protection is responsible for keeping terrorists and other dangerous people from entering the country while also facilitating the cross-border movement of millions of travelers. CBP carries out this responsibility at 326 air, sea, and land ports of entry. In response to a congressional request, the Government Accountability O...
Yesterday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey adopted a $5.9 billion 2008 budget. The spending plan includes $2.3 billion for operating expenses, $2.58 billion for capital expenses, $814 million for debt service and $173 million for other expenditures. The authority also approved a $29.5 billion updated 10-year capital plan, which increased...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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