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  • OHES Environmental
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    OHES Environmental acquired

    2017-11-07T15:25:00Z

    Adler & Allan Group Company (A&A) has acquired OHES Environmental (OHES) to expand its environmental consultancy services.

  • The loading took place at the Statoil operated LNG plant at Melkøya island
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    Skangas increases Norway LNG refuelling points

    2017-11-06T17:25:00Z

    Skangas'' first small-scale LNG loading operation at a Norwegian terminal has widened its refuelling points portfolio.

  • Port Botany
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    DPW calls for end to Botany strike action

    2017-11-06T17:01:00Z

    DP World Australia is calling for an end to the industrial action affecting terminal operations at Port Botany.

  • PT Prima Multi Terminal has ordered eight all electric ARTG cranes
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    Asian terminal opts for Konecranes for efficiency

    2017-11-06T16:45:00Z

    Konecranes will deliver an Automated RTG (ARTG) system to a new customer in Asia to help improve efficiency.

  • Clever tracking: Facebook Chatbot gives real-time visibility of a truck on the road
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    Live container tracking saves time and money

    2017-11-06T13:34:00Z

    A transport provider is using a clever new app and Facebook to live track containers on the road saving time and money for its customers.

  • DP World is focusing on creating more efficient supply chains in Africa
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    Enhancing sustainable supply chains in Africa

    2017-11-06T10:50:00Z

    New commerce and tech innovation are the key create better supply chains and reach the region’s true trade potential says DP World.

  • Power pack: accelerators can turn up the dial on startup success
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    Fostering innovation

    2017-11-06T10:14:00Z

    Startups can bring fresh thinking to sometimes staid port practises, explains Iain MacIntyre

  • Manila International Container Terminal (MICT)
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    ICTSI looks after its employees housing

    2017-11-06T10:13:00Z

    Employees of Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) are being looked after with the opportunity to win a house.

  • Lined up: getting supplies out of the port is a priority post-hurricanes
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    Preparing for the unexpected

    2017-11-06T10:11:00Z

    COMMENT: Among US port professionals, the late summer of 2017 will be remembered not for the New York Yankees’ advancing to the baseball playoffs, but, rather for a series of hurricanes leading to both human suffering and business hardships, writes Barry Parker.

  • Pull together: done effectively, teambuilding can develop relationships and bring people out of their shells. Credit: Forth Ports
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    One for the team

    2017-11-06T10:04:00Z

    Motivating port teams is a worthwhile exercise, explains Felicity Landon

  • Grain growth: a new flour mill is boosting volumes at Subic
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    Subic’s revival

    2017-11-06T09:59:00Z

    Growing port builds on its reputation as a viable alternative to congested Manila. Michael King reports

  • Tech support: AT&T is involved in a number of port-related IoT projects. Credit: AT&T
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    Smart and visible

    2017-11-06T09:57:00Z

    What does the Internet of Things bring to ports, asks Felicity Landon

  • Maersk: Go large: Halifax’s Halterm welcomed its first 10,000+ teu ship this year
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    Taking charge

    2017-11-06T09:55:00Z

    Dithering on privatisation is not distracting Canadian ports from building their business, says Martin Rushmere

  • News

    Tales of the unexpected

    2017-11-06T09:47:00Z

    COMMENT: In May 2016 a lease agreement was signed between Feadship, a leading builder of mega-yachts, and Port of Amsterdam (PoA). Yet, Amsterdam’s vision document, officially launched a year earlier in June 2015 did not mention mega-yachts as a potentially relevant market segment, writes Peter de Langen.

  • SPICTL will provide and deploy cranes, berth and yard equipment to the Port of Lae
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    ICTSI banks on emerging markets

    2017-11-06T09:47:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is building up its emerging market portfolio by acquiring three new operations in Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.

  • Inside: there isn't a single unit available that can find all contraband
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    Content conundrum

    2017-11-06T09:46:00Z

    Questions still remain on who is responsible for container screening at ports and how it should be done. Alex Hughes reports

  • Waiting: VICT's cranes stand ready to welcome larger ships. Credit: Jonathon
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    PoM – fiddling while Rome burns

    2017-11-06T09:42:00Z

    Mike Mundy asks why Melbourne is dragging its heels on embracing larger ships

  • Growth: International terminal operators are expected to increase their presence in the East and Southern Africa region
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    Growth potential

    2017-11-06T09:40:00Z

    COMMENT: Annual container trade capacity is up 8%, but there are fewer services calling at East and Southern Africa (ESAF) box ports. These are among the key findings from a new report from consultant Dynamar.

  • News

    The lemmings are back

    2017-11-06T09:39:00Z

    COMMENT: The shipping industry is an interesting one; it is one of the least concentrated industries around with far too many players in virtually all sectors, writes Ben Hackett.

  • Waste not: Ecoslops' refined product can help ports boost their environmental profile
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    Making waste work harder

    2017-11-06T09:39:00Z

    Ecoslops’ Vincent Favier explains what ports can do to facilitate slops disposal