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    New Brazilian Ports Minister resigns

    2016-04-26T15:47:00Z

    Brazil''s Ports Minister, Helder Barbalho, has resigned from the government of President Dilma Rousseff, who is currently under threat of impeachment.

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    EU considers further complaint against Spain's stevedoring model

    2016-04-26T15:47:00Z

    Spain has yet to implement any changes to its stevedoring model, following a judgement by the EU''s Court of Justice some 16 months ago that this is not in line with existing directives.

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    Container weighing rules are coming

    2016-04-26T15:47:00Z

    Ports that remain unconcerned by incoming container weighing regulations will be in for a shock come July 1, 2016.

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    Kalmar wins HHLA straddle carriers order

    2016-04-26T10:39:00Z

    Kalmar has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA).

  • The IFGR study focused on the Port of Montreal within the St Lawrence
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    The importance of great rivers

    2016-04-26T09:59:00Z

    The second conference on Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers (IFRG), hosted by the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), focused on the increased new energy models which are emerging around rivers.

  • Most agree that progress was made at MEPC 69 Photo: Flickr/IMO.UN
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    Progress on CO2 reduction

    2016-04-25T17:49:00Z

    The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption.

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    Next phase of the Shore Power Project

    2016-04-25T16:07:00Z

    The Port of Hueneme has announced the second half of its Shore Power Project, and confirmed that environmental stewardship remains its top priority.

  • Deutsche Bank (pictured) is offloading its container terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Credit: Pedro Plassen Lopes
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    Second time lucky

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    And so the merry-go-round continues: Deutsche Bank is offloading its container terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey to another infrastructure-focused business, namely Macquarie.

  • Reality check: 24,000 teu ships not needed any more. Credit: Frans Berkelaar.jpg
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    Forget size, focus on efficiency

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    Demand is “simply not there” for 24,000 teu containerships so ports must now focus on improving handling efficiency rather than catering for ever-larger ships, according to CTI Consultancy’s Andy Lane.

  • ROI: gate automation payback can be as little as two years
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    Gate automation a ‘no brainer’

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    Installing gate and truck technologies is a ‘no brainer’ for ports, offering payback on investment in as little as two years, according to software specialist TBA.

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    Challenged to find bright spots

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    Panellists at TOC Asia in Singapore were challenged to identify bright spots in the container handling sector after highlighting the combined bitter pills of the China slowdown, containership overcapacity and increasing pressure on box terminal returns.

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    Take responsibility

    2016-04-24T19:41:00Z

    The countdown clock is tick, tick, ticking down for terminals to take their stance on container weighing. Before we collectively stifle a yawn - this has been on the radar for at least two years, no matter how many complain of its ''last minuteness'' - terminals really need to get ...

  • Trelleborg’s fluid handling operation has been awarded the EN1474-2 accreditation.
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    LNG hose development

    2016-04-22T10:06:00Z

    Trelleborg’s fluid handling operation has been awarded the EN1474-2 accreditation for its revolutionary hose design for LNG transfer between floating terminals and carriers.

  • HHLA has placed an order with Kalmar for nine straddle carriers
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    HHLA places order for Kalmar carriers

    2016-04-21T11:53:00Z

    Cargo-handling giant, Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from European port and transport logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA).

  • Prototype taxi boat awaiting installation of the REAPsystems' drop-in hybrid-drive unit at the company's centre of excellence in Southampton REAPsystems' drop-in hybrid-drive unit at REAP's centre of excellence in Southampton
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    Cleaner greener water taxis

    2016-04-21T11:33:00Z

    Renewable energy propulsion specialist, REAPsystems, is developing a hybrid-drive system for installation in Venice’s water taxis in order to convert the current fleet into cleaner, greener transport.

  • Kitack Lim, IMO secretary-general
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    Opening address at MEPC 69

    2016-04-21T10:20:00Z

    The first of two Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meetings to be held this year began in London on 18 April at the IMO headquarters.

  • DP World ready for SOLAS implementation
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    Europe calls for container weighing clarity

    2016-04-21T09:44:00Z

    With implementation of the new SOLAS convention just two months away, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called for clarity.

  • Kim Fejfer, chief executive of APMT
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    Need for a port shakeup?

    2016-04-20T16:15:00Z

    At the 18th annual Global Liner Shipping Conference, Kim Fejfer, APM Terminals chief executive, delivered the terminal operators’ keynote address.

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    Indian government brings private sector on board

    2016-04-20T14:29:00Z

    The Indian government will table a new bill to facilitate a model agreement by way of public-private partnership in the port sector, according to local reports.

  • A workshop focussing on green energy will be part of the Next Generation Marine Power & Propulsion Conference in Southampton
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    Energy solutions workshop draws closer

    2016-04-20T10:44:00Z

    Southampton will play host to a unique event bringing together international experts to highlight the potential use of high performance marine battery systems and stored energy.