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  • PSA says the autonomous truck platooning technology will raise productivity with more cargo transported per driver
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    Singapore plans autonomous truck convoys

    2015-10-12T16:02:00Z

    PSA International is joining forces with Singapore’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) to test and develop an autonomous truck ''platooning'' system that promises to increase productivity at the port.

  • Intermodality: The new Vado terminal will have an intermodal rail service
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    APMT kits out Savono-Vado

    2015-10-12T14:01:00Z

    APM Terminals is investing in new equipment for the new Vado terminal currently under construction on Italy’s Ligurian coast.

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    Greenports Award for ‘Wilson Dover’

    2015-10-12T11:19:00Z

    The winner of this year’s Greenports Award, presented by Bremenports at the Sustainable Shipping 2015 conference, is general cargo vessel, ‘Wilson Dover’.

  • Port of Los Angeles celebrates ten years of clean air
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    Record reduction in harmful emissions for LA

    2015-10-12T11:16:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles has set new records for cutting harmful emissions from as it celebrates ten years of clean air.

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    Straits of Gibraltar port cluster mooted

    2015-10-12T10:59:00Z

    José Llorca’s proposal to create a Gibraltar Straits port cluster has been publicly supported by Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA).

  • Building up: Kuwait has pinned its hopes on Mubarak Al Kabeer. Credit: Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd
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    Unbridled determination

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    Disputes seemingly can''t stop the Mubarak Al Kabeer juggernaut. Richard Rowe reports

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    What price Piraeus port sale?

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    COMMENT: Husnu Ozyegin, president of Fiba Holding, has done it again. Fiba is the owner of a 65% stake in Turkish container terminal Kumport and Ozyegin and has confirmed the sale of the Fiba group’s shareholding for a reported $940m, writes Mike Mundy.

  • Going down: Virginia is the latest US East Coast port to get the go-ahead to go deeper. Credit: Tom Saunders, VDOT
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    Depth perceptions

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    US East Coast ports are going deep, but it''s not all about the depth of water on offer, explains Martin Rushmere

  • Futuristic: port and ship designers need to get together. Credit: Rolls-Royce plc
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    Getting back in sync

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    COMMENT: In the past, I’ve sounded off about the port side of the business being out of sync with the carrier side: vessels are, frankly, way too big for terminals, writes Barry Parker.

  • Joined up: container terminals work better when the information flows. Credit: Mike Linksvayer
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    Better together

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    XVELA''s Manuel Perez discusses the urgent need to improve synergies between terminals and carriers

  • Strong arm: Rotterdam had to meet sustainability targets in its construction of Maasvlakte II. Credit: Kees Torn
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    Living with paradoxes

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    Maurice Jansen examines how ports can better face ever more complex issues

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    Port co-operation and mega-ships

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    COMMENT: In the, often heated, discussions on the effects of mega-ships on shoreside infrastructure, let’s include the question of co-operation between nearby ports, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Opportunity: Puerto Bahia is an ‘open canvas’ for the right investor
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    Puerto Bahia up for sale

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    The next major phase of expansion of unit load traffic in the hub port of Cartagena will be at Puerto Bahia, the new dry cargo port. And the burning issue of the moment is which terminal operating company will oversee the forecast expansion.

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    Getting the message out

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    COMMENT: Our innate ability to overtly promote ourselves as an industry means that we are failing to get the message out about the significance and the excitement of ports. We need some fresh thinking, writes Carly Fields.

  • Toppled port equipment
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    Take cover

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    The Tianjin disaster is a timely reminder for ports to check their insurance liabilities.

  • Driving force: ports need to pay more attention to tyres
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    Freewheeling finesse

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    Ports can mitigate the huge cost headache of tyres with some clever choices, explains Stevie Knight

  • Pick-up: grabs are needed for glass handling
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    Reflections on glass

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    The glass industry is opening handling windows for ports. John Bensalhia reports

  • Together: unions want a real commitment to port health and safety. Credit: Maritime Union of New Zealand
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    The hard line

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    Relax on health and safety in ports? Not a chance, says the ITF''s Paddy Crumlin

  • Tough job: Tackling corruption in Ukraine is proving hard. Credit: Maria Savenko
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    Is Ukraine's optimism misplaced?

    2015-10-10T20:45:00Z

    COMMENT: Your Economist recently spent two days attending a conference on container shipping and ports in Odessa, where the popular catchphrase is “victory, freedom and peace” in that order, writes Ben Hackett.

  • Blade runner: Beaumont is a major hub for the import and export of wind energy equipment
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    Shale gas spillover

    2015-10-10T20:45:00Z

    US Gulf ports welcome a breakbulk and project cargo handling boom. Alex Hughes reports