Latest News – Page 600
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NewsTime for an Optimal Size Index?
COMMENT: As this issue goes to press, the Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will be meeting in London, writes Barry Parker.
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NewsGas stations
Reconsider re-fuelling roles as orders for LNG-fuelled ships increase, advises Aidan Grange
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NewsBeware trucks bearing 'gifts'
TT Club’s Laurence Jones urges ports to look beyond the container weighing headlines
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NewsTurning point
Rotterdam is playing a long game with its massive Maasvlakte II development. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsRolling stock
ICTSI’s Adriatic hub is taking to the rails to bring its handling expertise to central Europe, finds Carly Fields
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Forward plan to manage transitions
COMMENT: In Antwerp, the closure of the GM plant makes a huge site available for re-development, while in Rotterdam, one of the refineries (currently owned by Q8) is up for sale, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsLetter of the law
Without constant monitoring, ever-evolving laws can catch ports on the hop, finds John Bensalhia
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NewsCloud control
XVELA''s Christopher Mazza explains why carrier-terminal collaboration could find a home in the cloud
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NewsInnovation, disruption and survival
We''re just not innovating enough, warns APS Technology''s Allen Thomas
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NewsPlugging in
The competition for post-Canal expansion transhipment traffic is heating up, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsWar risk premiums
Instability and civil unrest can be business spur for neighbouring cargo terminals, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsRussian rollercoaster
Global Ports has learnt to take the rough with the smooth in the Russian box market. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsLarger than life
OSC''s Andrew Penfold examines the impact of ever-larger containerships on second tier ports
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NewsThe ripple effect
Russia''s financial quagmire is having an impact on Scandinavian ports, as Alex Hughes reports
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NewsCongestion to overcapacity
What will Maasvlakte''s capacity jump mean for North Europe’s top ports, asks Felicity Landon
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NewsPlayground of the alliances
COMMENT: Over the past twelve months the container business has been turned on its head with shifting alliances, the arrival of the mega-ships and an ordering spree with enough capacity to make a grown man cry.
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NewsUnder the microscope
COMMENT: Just how much ports are under the microscope nowadays when they are located close to a city or populated areas is highlighted by the recent experience of Associated British Ports’ (ABP) port of Southampton, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsShort term pain
Coal price volatility has sent waves of concern through the world’s coal ports. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsCash in the coffers
AJ Keyes looks at why the drivers behind the mass sell-off of terminal assets in Australia
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Sound the trumpet
COMMENT: There’s nothing like a bit of pressure to really push boundaries. In the case of APM Terminals, most of that pressure is of its own making when it comes to its Maasvlakte II terminal, writes Carly Fields.
