Latest News – Page 496
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Digging deep
Two disparate innovations in dredging could have ramifications for ports. Barry Cross investigates
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NewsSetting the groundwork
Carly Fields examines the potential impact of Forth Ports’ heavy investment in infrastructure
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Optimism in the air
COMMENT: Syria aside, there appears to be a sense of optimism in the air about the prospects of the global economy and the growth of trade despite Trump''s “America First” policies and disdain for trade agreements, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsThe digital age
It’s high time that the port and logistics industry embraces the age of digitalisation, finds Carly Fields
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NewsDawn of a digital age
PSA’s Oh Bee Lock discusses the potential impact of the new digital world for ports and terminals
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NewsThe new rulebook
Felicity Landon examines the potential impact of the introduction of the EU’s Port Services Regulation
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NewsAt your service
Providing value-added services can be worth the time and effort, as John Bensalhia explains
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NewsExpansion on the horizon
Investments in North African ports are delivering on numerous fronts. Felicity Landon reports
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Corruption health check essential
COMMENT: Corruption in ports and at borders generally manifests itself in terms of collusive forms of corruption to evade tariffs and taxes and coercive bribery where port or customs officials extract bribes from companies or individuals for performing routine processes, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsNext generation automation
What’s in the design bank for the next wave of automated stacking cranes? Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsPlay at their own game
COMMENT: US political news has attracted quite a bit of attention of late. Much like a good reality show on TV striving for good ratings, the newsmakers have succeeded in creating a good - albeit maddening - formula for boosting viewer and readership, writes Barry Parker.
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NewsSound probe
Dave McIntyre examines the emerging trend to monitor underwater noise levels at ports
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NewsRising wind
Exactly what will a supersized wind industry ask of its ports? Stevie Knight investigates
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NewsIndustrial strength
Felicity Landon takes a closer look at new developments and opportunities in Tangier
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NewsA port with purpose
Cornwall Marine Network’s Paul Wickes explains how Falmouth achieves far more than the sum of its parts
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NewsMixed messages
The Black Sea’s terminal strategy fails to line up with statistics, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsBold move on coal
COMMENT: Last month, Port of Amsterdam took a bold move for a landlord port authority: it announced its ambition to end handling coal by 2030, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsSpain: Second time lucky
COMMENT: Spain is about to launch a second attempt to reform its stevedoring industry in order to put it on a more competitive footing and thereby achieve compliance with European Union (EU) requirements.
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Disruption solved
COMMENT: Hands up if you are sick of hearing the phrase ‘disruptive technology’. My hand is up, in fact both are up, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsPlugging leaks
Oil spill technology needs more interest from the private sector, finds Martin Rushmere