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NewsPSA breaks ground in Panama
PSA Panama International Terminal (PSA Panama) is investing over US$400m in the expansion of its container terminal on the west bank of the Panama Canal Pacific entrance, which began in February after being granted approval.
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NewsArgentina cleans up bulk handling
Argentina’s Terminal Puerto Rosario (TPR) says it''s the first terminal in the world to use containerised bulk handling (CBH) for grain to improve productivity, meet growing demand and clean up its activities.
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NewsReady for gas growth
Rising LNG ambitions mean gas terminals have to up their game. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsPolitics and pragmatism
The dark shadow of political strife has fallen on the Black Sea. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsBelief in Canadian container prospects
COMMENT: Last month, DP World bought the Maher terminal in Prince Rupert, with a 2014 throughput of a little over 600,000 teu for more than a half billion US dollar - just under $1,000 per teu handled, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsIt’s good to talk
Carly Fields talks with Navis about its platform to get ports and carriers on the same page
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NewsBreaking the mould
Innovation abounds in breakbulk handling and operations management. Alex Hughes investigates
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NewsA fine project
Favourable location and direct infrastructure links can lead to a boom in project cargoes, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsGetting rid of illusions
There''s more to US problems than just the trade union-employer logjam, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsSafety at the sharp end
Safety systems success depends on everyone buying into the idea of ''safety first''. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsPushing boundaries
Dredging has come a long way in the past 50 years, as the IADC can attest to. Felicity Landon finds out more
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Just who's laughing now?
COMMENT: Reading the press since the end of the labour dispute on the US West Coast brings a smile to one''s lips. The build-up of the West Coast congestion was relatively slow, as the ILWU and the PMA were locked in negotiations and shippers and carriers worked on how to ...
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NewsCarriers disconnect needs serious thought
COMMENT: What will the world of containerships look like in 2020? Or 2025? If you take the pronouncements of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as gospel most of the big liners will have consolidated, and there will be one super-duper high-tech salt mine to handle all the vagaries of back office ...
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NewsA fruity mix
Hueneme’s dominance in perishable goods handling kept the US labour dispute at bay. Martin Rushmere reports
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Allaying ‘Big Brother’ fears
COMMENT: From last October, the UK Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency no longer requires UK vehicle owners to exhibit on their respective vehicles a ‘tax disc’ – a unique piece of paper which basically tells all and sundry - not least marauding traffic wardens - that you have paid for your ...
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Out of sight
COMMENT: Statisticians claim that a ship arrives or departs Singapore every two to three minutes. Normally, you need to take statistics of that ilk with a pinch of salt and ask what a port authority might stand to gain from artificially inflating that figure.
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Piraeus farce
The on-off nature of the concession plans for the port of Piraeus has become something of a joke since the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras and his coalition party took office In January.
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NewsTackling truckers head on
Port Metro Vancouver knew it had to find a fix for its dysfunctional trucking sector. Carly Fields reports
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NewsBenefits of environmental ratings
RightShip’s Warwick Norman explains why ports are getting on the emissions-cutting bandwagon
