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NewsLA/LB zero emissions plan could cost $14bn
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have released a draft of their 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) to further key pollution reduction and zero emissions goals.
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State aid exemptions miss the mark
COMMENT: The long-awaited European Union policy on government investments in seaports and airports has both high and low points. The sad part is that the high points are mainly centred around airports, while the seaport part takes the lion’s share of low points, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsOutside the box
Through traffic enabled Algeciras to weather the global crisis, but things are changing, explains Stevie Knight
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NewsAll change for globalisation
COMMENT: Globalisation is evolving and the change may well mean the end of the concept as we know it, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsSticking to green guns
US West Coast ports are pushing back against climate change deniers and big-ship challenges. Martin Rushmere reports
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NewsState-aid simplification
European regulations have exempted dredging from state aid restrictions, but not everyone’s happy. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsInward investment
Med ports are clambering to claim their natural birthright as the door into Europe. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsTaking sustainability seriously
Dr Prachee Javadekar & Dr Sonal Bhat explain how Krishnapatnam goes above and beyond
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NewsOperational insight
Alex Hughes finds out if improved remote monitoring tools are making redundancy redundant
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NewsRealistic about resilience
Ports need to create robust recovery plans to cover all eventualities, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsCommunity champions
There''s many benefits to be gained from supporting the community, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsGerman LNG venture gets the go ahead
The European Commission has given the go ahead to a joint venture which aims to develop and operate a new LNG terminal in Northern Germany.
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NewsCuxport terminal digital investment
Cuxport has partnered with dbh Logistics IT to develop a new digital management system for its multi-purpose terminals in Cuxhaven, Germany, to streamline and make operations more efficient.
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NewsCable reels make cranes more efficient
APM Terminals’ new container terminal in Morocco aims to optimise drive design, reduce cable loading, and increase energy efficiency with the delivery of newly developed crane cable reels.
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APMT proposes Callao design amendment
Javier Lancha, the managing director of APM Terminals Callao, has confirmed that the company put forward in March proposals to modify its existing concession contract, which currently prioritises containerised cargo.
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Veracruz stretched to over-capacity
Congestion at the Mexican Port of Veracruz has now become so bad that some consignments are being diverted to other domestic ports, claims Leobardo Saldívar, president of the National Chamber of Cargo Carriers (Canacar).
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TCP fined again; second box terminal mooted
In Uruguay, the National Ports Administration (ANP) has fined Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP) for failing to handle an agreed minimum number of containers between July 2016 and June 2017. It has therefore had to pay a total of $950,000. In June 2016, it had previously been fined $358,000.
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Intermed moves towards greater decarbonisation
At a recent meeting in Marseille of the Intermed organisation a series of experts stressed the urgent need to adopt more efficient policies to reduce the impact of logistics and as well as adopting more environmentally friendly ways of moving cargo.
