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  • Congress 2015
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    FEPORT on greenhouse emissions

    2015-11-04T16:59:00Z

    FEPORT gave the opening speech at the GreenPort Congress discussing innovations in equipment and new technologies to reduce greenhouse emissions.

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    Tianjin port boss sacked

    2015-11-04T14:00:00Z

    Reuters reports today that the boss of Tianjin Port in China has been sacked three months since huge chemical blasts occurred at the port killing more than 160 people.

  • APM Terminals announces new multipurpose terminal at Qingdao Port
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    APMT cements China multi-purpose ambitions

    2015-11-04T11:45:00Z

    APM Terminals has entered a joint venture with Qingdao’s Donjiakou Port to produce a new multipurpose terminal with two deep water berths.

  • Port Botany and Port Kembla will be required to cater for growing trade volumes
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    NSW publishes Kembla and Botany roadmap

    2015-11-03T14:41:00Z

    NSW Ports has launched a 30 year master plan, Navigating the Future, for the Port of Botany and Port of Kembla.

  • The Global Container Terminal in New Jersey has chosen more efficient Musco lighting
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    Musco lighting improves cost and efficiency

    2015-11-03T12:12:00Z

    The Global Container Terminal in New Jersey, US, has installed a new Musco lighting system which promises to save US$1.3 million over the next decade.

  • The Port network of Rome and Lazio has won the ESPO port of the month award
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    Rome green cruise achievements

    2015-11-03T10:38:00Z

    The Port network of Rome and Lazio has won the ESPO port of the month award for its green cruise and ferry achievements.

  • Downturn: the IMF's annual meeting warned that slowing growth in China poses a threat to the global economy. Credit: International Monetary Fund
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    Beware of great expectations

    2015-11-03T10:10:00Z

    COMMENT: The leaders of the major economies are hoping that next year will be better than 2015 is turning out to be as the stock markets crash around us, wars engulf us in more places than can be rushed to and consumers remain wary of their future. However, the signs ...

  • Breaking through: Oakland is showing signs of getting through the doldrums. Credit: Russell Mondy
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    Heel digging

    2015-11-03T10:10:00Z

    Battle lines are being drawn on the expanded Panama Canal effect, finds Martin Rushmere

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    The port value calculation

    2015-11-03T10:10:00Z

    COMMENT: Like other sectors of the global industry, ports are keen to point out their national economic impact, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Closer: proximity to the Suez Canal is a major advantage for Egypt's ports. Credit: Chris Lovelock
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    Covering the bases

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    OSC''s Ian Chadney examines the changing face of the North African container business

  • Journey: getting staff on board is essential to implementing a new TOS
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    Power to the people

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Jade Software''s Kaustubh Dalvi explains why change management is essential when upgrading a TOS

  • Hashtag: increasing social media awareness can bring benefits
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    Great social etiquette

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    COMMENT: Ports are getting #social, and that’s a #good thing. While some maritime folks (including at least one New Yorker that I know) are proud to be Luddites, the eyeballs of the general population are increasingly online., writes Barry Parker.

  • Stuck: quagga mussels are one of many foreign invaders in global ports. Credit: Lyndsey Manzo
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    Something in the water

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Felicity Landon discusses the implications of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention on ports

  • Assistance: outside help can go a long way for non-port specialists
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    Don’t go it alone

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    It is easy to forget that for non-port people understanding a port business can seem to be somewhat of a jigsaw puzzle.

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    All-rounder regulations

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    COMMENT: Ballast water isn’t the sexiest thing to talk about in shipping, writes Carly Fields.

  • Growth: Nectar's team have set records at its Beira terminal
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    Patience is a virtue

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Employing local people in port concessions isn’t always easy, as Felicity Landon reports

  • Dig deep: Ramboll rehabilitated existing quays and constructed others at Jorf Lasfar
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    Forming the foundations

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Breakthroughs in foundation innovation are helping to improve build standards, finds John Bensalhia

  • Newcomer: Blue seas and blue-sky thinking in Saudi Arabia
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    Coming from nowhere

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    There''s still room for greenfield sites in the Middle East, finds Stevie Knight

  • Support: ground pressure limitations determine what kind of jacking system can be
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    Reach for the skies

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Higher and further crane outreach is a necessity not a luxury as Alex Hughes explains

  • Free flow: Rotterdam is looking to become a major player in the biomass market
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    Tapping into biomass

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Ports on both sides of the Atlantic are making their biomass presence felt, finds Alex Hughes