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  • Wärtsilä used SMM to present its 'Visions of Future Shipping' paper
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    Green future vision at SMM

    2016-09-09T12:37:00Z

    With the introduction of a new hall dedicated to green propulsion at this year’s SMM in Hamburg, the show saw a strong focus on environmental challenges and future solutions.

  • Better connected: The facility will connect Somerton directly by rail shuttle to the Port of Melbourne Photo: Port of Melbourne
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    DPW Australia opens inland hub

    2016-09-08T20:35:00Z

    DP World Australia is to operate Austrak’s intermodal freight hub at Somerton 23km north of the Port of Melbourne.

  • Greenport Cruise and Congress will take place in Venice from 11 to 14 October 2016
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    Don’t miss GreenPort Cruise and Congress 2016

    2016-09-07T16:08:00Z

    With just over a month to go, it’s time to book your place at this year’s GreenPort Cruise and Congress taking place from 11 to 14 October, if you haven’t done so already.

  • Mika Virtanen (pictured) has been appointed president of Bromma.
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    Bromma appoints new president

    2016-09-06T19:40:00Z

    Mika Virtanen has been appointed president of Sweden-based spreader manufacturer Bromma, effective September 1, 2016.

  • The Green Award Foundation and RightShip are increasing their collaboration to promote sustainable shipping
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    Green collaboration for sustainable shipping

    2016-09-06T12:06:00Z

    The Green Award Foundation and RightShip are to increase their collaboration to promote safe, sustainable shipping.

  • Antwerp is investing in West Africa to create a new logistics platform
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    Antwerp invests in West Africa

    2016-09-05T16:31:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp will invest in West Africa for the first time in order to create an expanding logistics platform at the Port of San Pedro and build on its leading market position for the region.

  • Black Sea container terminals handled 1.2m teu in the first half of 2016, revealed Informall.
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    Black Sea Market Review

    2016-09-05T14:43:00Z

    According to Informall’s Black Sea Container Market Review for the first half of 2016, Black Sea container terminals in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia handled 1.2m teu in the first half of 2016, including empty containers but not transhipment.

  • The Port of Long Beach (pictured) is just one of many ports no longer accepting new Hanjin imports or exports. Credit: Port of Long Beach
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    Hanjin bankruptcy leads to port disruption

    2016-09-05T14:43:00Z

    The bankruptcy of the Hanjin Shipping line is already causing turmoil at ports in the US and beyond; cargo continues to be delayed at the point of origin and cargo-laden Hanjin ships are unable to get into ports.

  • Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Dr Saad Ali Shire at the signing ceremony.
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    DP World wins 30-year concession

    2016-09-05T14:43:00Z

    DP World has won a 30-year concession with an automatic 10-year extension for the management and development of a multipurpose port project at Berbera, Republic of Somaliland, worth $442m.

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    Corruption found in New South Wales ports

    2016-09-05T14:43:00Z

    An inquiry into attempts to thwart that growth of container traffic at the port of Newcastle have led to two extraordinary bombshells exploding in Australia politics.

  • This is apparently only the second ever tug to be built in Europe which runs on LNG
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    Second dual fuel tug launched

    2016-09-05T11:25:00Z

    A second dual fuel tug has been launched at Gondan Shipyard in Spain – apparently only the second one ever to be built in Europe which runs for the most part on LNG.

  • Come together: Liverpool operator Peel Ports enjoys cluster benefits through Mersey Maritime. Credit: UK DoT
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    Value in port clusters

    2016-09-05T09:44:00Z

    COMMENT: It is increasingly understood that ports are spatial clusters of interrelated economic activities, such as chemical plants, energy plants, construction plants (for instance for components of offshore wind installations), warehouses, and terminals as well as a variety of business services, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Downcast: will global container throughput be as low as 0.3% this year? Credit: John Bugg
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    Box or bust

    2016-09-05T09:44:00Z

    COMMENT: Industry analyst Alphaliner has come up with the stunning statistic that global container traffic will grow by just 0.3% this year, the second slowest growth rate since 2009 when volume shrank by -8.3% following the global financial crisis.

  • Thinking time: port designers must pay attention to the prevailing weather direction. Credit: FORCE Technology
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    Optimal design - a mariner’s perspective

    2016-09-05T09:44:00Z

    FORCE Technology’s Jens Bay examines port design challenges through a seafarer’s eyes

  • "Everybody is talking about how exciting IoT, smart ports, etc., are, but not comprehending what might happen," Kris Kosmala, Quintiq
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    Cyber smart

    2016-09-05T09:43:00Z

    Ports looking to get smarter need to consider the cyber risks, advises Felicity Landon

  • "Nobody wants to negotiate a trade agreement with the UK until the UK has given notice of Brexit," Peter Aarosin, RMS Group
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    The business of Brexit

    2016-09-05T09:43:00Z

    What does Britain''s exit from the EU actually mean for Europe''s ports, asks Felicity Landon

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    Finding a general purpose niche

    2016-09-05T09:43:00Z

    COMMENT: In the early days of containerisation ports employed a benchmark ratio that one 1,250 teu container ship (remember that huge size?) replaced four multi-purpose general cargo ships and brought a host of benefits, not least high productivity and low port times, writes Ben Hackett.

  • Gas growth: an estimated 90% of the LNG world fleet are now able to transit the Panama Canal
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    Open season

    2016-09-05T09:43:00Z

    Central American ports looking to cash in on the Panama Canal''s expansion. Alex Hughes reports

  • Joined up: the Sagarmala project aims to link India’s long coastline together
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    Choosing sides

    2016-09-05T09:43:00Z

    South Asian ports are getting, sometimes unwanted, helping hands, finds Stevie Knight

  • Tight knit: Great Lakes' ports are considering a supra-ports authority. Credit: Ports of Indiana
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    A model for co-operation

    2016-09-05T09:43:00Z

    COMMENT: Fragmentation, however you define the word, is a fact of life when it comes to shipping and to the maritime businesses and organisations which touch it, writes Barry Parker.