Latest News – Page 505
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NewsKeeping pace
Dean Davison examines how existing ports can plan to keep pace with the swelling demand
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NewsChain reactions
Supply chain efficiency needs balancing against the risks of running a port, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsThe right chemistry
Chemical handling is booming for ports willing to invest in modern techniques. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsHigh risk, high reward?
North Africa offers huge port development potential despite political tensions. Felicity Landon reports.
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NZ Authority moves on container weight verification
Maritime New Zealand has issued an advisory circular to aid exporters preparing for the pending mandatory adoption of container weight verification, as it works to develop a new domestic Maritime Rule for the amended Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS).
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NewsNapier readies for next generation
A proposal to increase Napier Port’s draught at low sea level from 12.8 metres to 14.5 metres, construct a new wharf and extend its harbour shipping channel was this month released for public consultation.
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‘Limit capacity’ to NZ hub ports
New Zealand Shipping Federation executive director Annabel Young has slammed a Napier Port expansion proposal as an exemplary of wasting rate-payers money that will only further over-capitalisation of the local port sector.
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Corozal fills shortfall
Panama Canal minister, Roberto Roy, recently highlighted the need for a new port on the Pacific coast in order to maintain Panama''s logistics competitiveness.
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Venezuela to invest $60m in ports
The government of Venezuela has announced that it is to invest $60m in its ports via the National Integrated Customs and Exercise Administration (Seniat) and national ports company, Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos).
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NewsSeabin project aims to clean up world's oceans
A Spanish company is hoping to clean up the world’s oceans with its innovative bin that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel and detergents.
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NewsSempra seeks Port Arthur LNG partners
US-based Sempra Energy has said it is seeking final long-term agreements for a proposed joint venture LNG export facility at Port Arthur in Texas. The natural gas company has also said it will work to build more energy infrastructure in Mexico.
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NewsChevron’s Australian Gorgon project ships first LNG
US-based energy giant, Chevron Corporation, has announced that the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Australian Gorgon project has departed Barrow Island.
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North Korean ships barred from six Chinese ports
China has forbid North Korean vessels entering six of its ports, according to a release from the Asahi Shimbun.
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NewsNew system solution from Conductix-Wampfler
Conductix-Wampfler is now offering port operations and crane manufacturers the new Full E-RTG system which enables a fully electrical operation of rubber-tyred gantry cranes, explains Michael Eckle, director of global marketing and innovation at Conductix-Wampfler.
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NewsWA Nationals scupper plan to sell off Fremantle port
The Western Australia Nationals have delivered a critical blow to the West Australian government''s plan to privatise Fremantle Port, refusing to support the proposed A$2bn sale, according to local reports.
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NewsFuelling the future with LNG and biofuels
The Port of Rotterdam aims to be the smartest and most sustainable port in the world as a leader in diversifying the fuel mix with cleaner alternatives such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and second-generation biofuels, writes Lauren Riga, international energy and sustainability analyst.
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NewsDredging Days views Ports of the Future
Most of the world’s ports require dredging works, be they capital dredging to enlarge and deepen access channels, turning basins and depth alongside or maintenance works to maintain these hard won margins for navigational safety, writes Larz Bourne.
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Genoil appoints BLUE to support industry growth
Canadian firm Genoil Inc. (GNOLF), the clean technology engineering company for the petroleum industries, has announced the appointment of BLUE Communications Ltd, a communications and business consultancy specialising in the marine, energy and environment sectors.
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NewsTPS receive new order for RTG cranes
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order for six diesel-electric Terek rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling (ACCHCO) in Egypt.
