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  • Heavy-lift: project cargoes are increasingly visible on the Great Lakes. Credit: CMC/MarineDelivers
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    Co-operation and cargo

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    The ports of North America''s heartland present a united front, as Barry Parker explains

  • Choice: which candidate is the lesser of two evils for ports?
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    Lesser of two evils

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    COMMENT: By the time readers see this article, the 2016 US Presidential election will be underway. But like many US voters, right now I am still scratching my head and trying to figure out which candidate is the lesser of two evils, writes Barry Parker.

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    Yet more turbulence ahead

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    COMMENT: For those who thought that things could not get worse, they will. At the beginning of the year there was optimism by some that 2016 would end up being a good year, however it is hard to see how anyone could have come to that conclusion, writes Ben Hackett.

  • Engagement: messages, positive or negative, should be shared with workers as soon as possible. Credit: Maersk
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    Boosting morale

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    Felicity Landon investigates how to keep employee morale up in tough times

  • Future: a phased project at Berbera will include the setting up of a free zone
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    Moving the goalposts

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    East Africa is a region of complexity and opportunity, as Felicity Landon finds out

  • Perseverance: Red Hook Terminal (pictured) is a clear case for maintaining port facilities in metropolitan areas. Credit: Red Hook Terminals
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    Measuring value at city ports

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    COMMENT: Should port development differ between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas? Definitely, in my view, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Real time: operational intelligence in shipping requires streaming of data feeds and event data
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    Crafting our own data-rich future

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    Navis’ Oscar Pernia explains why we need forward thinking to realise the benefits of big data

  • Bangladesh must overcome geopolitical factors, among more, to progress with major port development. Credit: Fredrik Rubensson.
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    The case of Bangladesh

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    COMMENT: Bangladesh is an interesting case study; it is a country where international trade is on the march but it is still a country without a deep-sea port, writes Mike Mundy.

  • First move: India’s concession agreement reforms are a step in the right direction. Credit: Karthik Chandran, Velachery, Chennai, India
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    Real concession reform?

    2016-10-30T20:24:00Z

    COMMENT: India has released details of a proposed new model concession agreement which is designed to reform its terminal bidding process and attract more private sector investment.

  • Going in: loading dozers into the holds can improve handling rates. Credit: Solent Stevedores S Norton
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    Metal multiples

    2016-10-30T20:24:00Z

    Take the heat off and scrap handling can be a lucrative niche cargo, explains John Bensalhia

  • New world: the US Navy is experimenting and testing with augmented reality, which could benefit ports. Credit: John F. Williams
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    Gradual acceptance

    2016-10-30T20:24:00Z

    If it''s safe the industry will embrace augmented reality, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Copy cat: are Maersk's smart containers truly innovative or just borrowing technology from other industries? Credit: Maersk Line
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    The innovator's dilemma

    2016-10-30T20:24:00Z

    Ignore original innovation at your peril, say Valenciaport Foundation''s Jonas Constante and Alexandre Pérez

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    A little mercy

    2016-10-30T20:24:00Z

    COMMENT: I’m going to hijack this Viewpoint for something not strictly related to ports. That said, the topic does involve a ship, which does dock at ports in Africa, so I’ll make that my tenuous link, writes Carly Fields.

  • IMO sets global sulphur cap for 2020
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    IMO agrees sulphur cap

    2016-10-28T09:43:00Z

    The International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has agreed on a global 0.5% sulphur cap and established the next two NOx Emission Control Areas (NECAs).

  • Mika Vehviläinen: "The number of potential projects is still large, but customers are delaying their investment decisions"
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    Kalmar hit by ‘slower decision making’

    2016-10-27T13:58:00Z

    Cargotec’s boss has blamed the slowed pace of customer decision making for Kalmar’s declining orders in the group’s January–September 2016 interim report.

  • Neptune Orient terminal sale hoping to raise $1bn
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    Neptune Orient terminal sale

    2016-10-27T10:06:00Z

    CMA CGM is said to be seeking a buyer for Neptune Orient’s container terminals in the US, Japan and Taiwan, as well as its joint ventures in Vietnam, Thailand, China and the Netherlands.

  • Port of Seattle completes FEIS for Terminal 5 project
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    Seattle concludes environmental study

    2016-10-27T09:52:00Z

    The Port of Seattle has completed the environmental analysis and prepared the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Terminal 5 Improvements project.

  • Congress 2016
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    Host port and 2017 dates confirmed!

    2016-10-26T15:39:00Z

    The final stages of the 2016 GreenPort Congress saw the Port of Amsterdam take over the baton as hosts of the 2017 GreenPort events. Delegates will be welcomed to Amsterdam from 10-13 October 2017.

  • Bremen, Moerdijk, and Tangier MED achieved PERS certification
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    Ports get PERS certified

    2016-10-26T13:58:00Z

    The Ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in Germany, Moerdijk, the Netherlands, and Morocco’s Tangier MED have achieved PERS certification.

  • Port of London Authority and Cleaner Thames partners clean up at Woolwich Arsenal
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    Cleaning up the Thames

    2016-10-26T10:53:00Z

    The Port of London Authority has joined its Cleaner Thames campaign partners to clean up the River Thames at Woolwich Arsenal.