Latest News – Page 364
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NewsDP World manager shot dead
A DP World construction port manager has been shot in Somalia’s Bosaso Port, according to media reports.
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NewsRotterdam trials water and weather app
A water and weather application being trialled as part of the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s new Internet of Things (IoT) platform is anticipated to improve operational safety and efficiency.
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NewsGCT limps back from crane collapse
Vessel operations at GCT Vanterm at the Port of Vancouver are expected to fully resume by February 4 following the collapse of a GCT Vanterm Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) ship-to-shore crane on the Ever Summit boxship after it was struck by the vessel earlier this week.
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NewsPort Said to tackle oil waste
Ecoslops and the Suez Canal Economic Zone have formed an agreement to establish a collection, reception and treatment unit for maritime oil waste in Egypt’s Port Said to help tackle ship pollution.
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NewsUS waterborne freight worth over US$16bn
A new report has found that the US market for waterborne freight was worth more than $16bn in 2018.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkered at Sakai Senboku
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd’s (MOL) LNG-fuelled tugboat ‘Ishin’ has bunkered LNG fuel in Japan’s Sakai Senboku Port for the first time in what is also the first bunkering of LNG as a vessel fuel at any port in Japan’s Kansai region.
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NewsKFTL hits mass recycling drive milestone
Alongside the Jamaican government’s ban on plastic bags and straws from 1 January, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) has recycled over 100,000 plastic bottles in over seven months.
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NewsSponsorship opportunities available now
Do you want to promote your company to the right audience at the right time? Whether you’re in environmental planning, logistics, shipping or terminal management this is the forum for you.
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NewsPockets of optimism for 2019
Navis’ Andy Barrons expects increased tech spend and a brighter future for the industry in 2019
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NewsPort of Tauranga’s investment strategy pays off
Dave MacIntyre discusses how a focus on risk-management has paid dividends.
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NewsA year to forget for Santos
Alex Hughes explains why 2018 will be one that Latin America’s largest port will not want to remember
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NewsMaking a connected port a reality
Felicity Landon considers the progress and promise of 5G technology for ports
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NewsGiving trash a second life
Ports can help in the drive to turn waste into wealth, reports Felicity Landon
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NewsFinal curtain call for outdated cranes
Alex Hughes investigates the options for dismantling when a crane has reached the end of its useful life
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Eritrea must look at its options
COMMENT: With relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia now back in positive mode - after a 20-year dispute - the Eritrean ports of Assab, in the south of the country, and Massawa in the north are the focus of strong interest from international port operators, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsCyber risks creep up on the unwary
John Bensalhia finds out why bulk terminals are just as vulnerable to attack as container hubs
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NewsThrowing money at security challenges
Ports are prepared to overspend on surveillance to ensure they have covered every eventuality, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsMore than a pretty façade
What’s in it for ports when they choose to optimise the design of their buildings, askes Stevie Knight
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NewsWriting the hydrogen rulebook
Industry is taking notice of hydrogen''s potential as a squeaky-clean fuel. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsReality check on climate timeline
COMMENT: Last year, we saw so many stories about the lost opportunities for real leadership in politics, energy and climate change, that many will have missed the flurry of activity in extra time, writes Charles Haine.
