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  • Ambitious: King Abdullah Economic City with its associated port will, when built, sprawl out across the desert
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    Breaking free

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    Money’s getting tighter for oil dependant Middle East ports finds Stevie Knight

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Docking: a hyperloop could revolutionise ports
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    Moving by tube

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    Stevie Knight and Petar Pajevic examine the latest last mile technologies

  • Unleashed: Enrique K Razon, Jr, chairman and president of ICTSI, declares the new terminal area at Basra Gateway Terminal officially open
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    At home in Iraq

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    ICTSI has made inroads in Iraq with its newest container terminal, finds Carly Fields

  • 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.

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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.

  • 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

  • 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.