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NewsEconomic recovery lacks traction
Four years after the official end of the Great Recession and we are still struggling to find sustained recovery. Have we become accustomed to high levels of unemployment, and low levels of consumer confidence combined with low levels of sales? Have the economic experts hit a brick wall with no ...
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NewsWish list for good conduct
Ron Neele, representing FENEX, has drawn up an early five-point ‘wish list’ for forwarders, which makes useful reading for many other ports considering initiating a code of conduct.
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NewsPutting action before words
‘Leading by example'' is the Port of Strasbourg''s motto for its sustainable development policy, which is to co-creating with its staff, explain Hélène Haslé, former Director of Development and Aurore Mourette, Sustainable Development Project Manager at the Port of Strasbourg.
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NewsCargotec to get “faster and more focused”
Even though Cargotec’s 2013 annual report was labelled “financially disappointing”, the group’s president says that this is easily solved by getting "faster and more focused" in future.
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NewsCargotec equipment in demand
Cargotec has won yet more orders for its cargo handling solutions – four new Kalmar Gloria reachstackers for Sweden and a standard road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S cement unloader for Turkey.
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NewsESPO 2014 Conference: registrations are open!
On 15 and 16 May, ESPO is holding the 11th edition of its annual conference in Gothenburg. This year’s conference theme is “Level Playing Field”.
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News“Most sustainable ship” awarded at Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam says that the product tanker ‘Olympus’, owned by Sirius Rederi, was the most sustainable ship to call at the port in 2013.
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NewsCracking the code
Could a port-wide ‘code of conduct’ speed cargo flows and tighten up logistics chains? Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSingapore oil spill clean-up
Following the oil spillage from two collisions south of Jurong Island and off Marina South on 29 and 30 January 2014, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been working hard to coordinate containment and clean-up operations.
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NewsTalks continue on Panama locks project
The new locks cost dispute at the Panama Canal is continuing as all parties try to come to an agreement meaning that the threat of suspension is still hanging in the air.
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NewsCountering the bargaining power of carriers
The port authorities of Seattle and Tacoma are joining forces to swap information in the face of increasing ship sizes and shipping alliances to help counter the bargaining power of carriers.
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NewsOz dredge dumping given green light
The green light has been given to North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation to dump millions of cubic metres of dredged material near Australia’s fragile Great Barrier Reef.
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Spanish ports need to cut rates and boost competitiveness
José Llorca, president of Spain''s National Ports Authority, has said that rates at Spanish ports will need to be reduced in 2014, while negotiations are also under way with dock workers to find savings.
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Vietnam urged to adopt double strategy
Vietnam is being urged to adopt a twofold strategy in tackling the problems in its port sector, a senior shipping source has said.
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NewsCork reveals redevelopment plans
Ireland’s Port of Cork Company has revealed its proposed redevelopment plans for Ringaskiddy to overcome berthing and landside capacity constraints and enable it to service larger and deeper vessels.
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Yamal LNG looks for transhipping port
Yamal LNG, a venture developing an LNG export plant in the Russian Arctic, is looking for a terminal to tranship the fuel in Europe.
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NewsUS ports to feel the pinch
This year US ports could feel the pinch as container volume growth is expected to lag behind the historical norm, according to Moody’s 2014 Outlook report.
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NewsToo much, too soon for Rijeka
One of the cardinal sins in the introduction of new port capacity is to deliver it before it is required. All the more so, if government has previously encouraged foreign direct investment into the same sector and it is clear that this has delivered adequate capacity for the long term.
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NewsFendercare supports LNG STS operations
The UK''s Fendercare Marine has provided ship-to-ship (STS) support services for the first open sea’s LNG STS operations.
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NewsDP World clings on to throughput growth
DP World managed just a marginal 0.7% increase in global throughput in 2013, handling 55m teu across its facilities.
