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NewsReducing the transport of empty containers
InlandLinks, the port of Rotterdam''s online intermodal platform, has developed an application to reduce the transport of empty containers improving efficiency and sustainability for the logistics chain.
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Progress made at Paradip LNG terminal
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is making progress on its Rs 3,108 (US$506.3m) crore LNG terminal, which it says will put Paradip and the state of Odisha on the global LNG map, local media reports.
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NewsEnvironmental good practice agreement in Algeciras
The Port Authority of Algeciras Bay and Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) have signed an environmental good practices agreement.
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NewsNew dimensions
Inroads into 3D modelling technology are providing a new vision for port operators. John Bensalhia reports
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European ports escape major storm damage
Ports around the UK and in Northern Europe seem to have escaped the worst of the damage from the storm dubbed ''St Jude'', despite winds reaching over 100mph in some areas.
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NewsTerminal fire puts strain on Santos
Following the recent fire at Terminal Acucareiro Copersucar (TAC) in Santos, Brazil, the London P&I Club has warned it could prove disastrous for shipping activity in the foreseeable future.
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NewsGE Power for LNG carriers
In a bid to support a cleaner shipping environment, Dynagas is fitting its LNG carriers with GE Power Conversion’s power and propulsion package.
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NewsFacing bigger challenges
Jorge Martín asks if the operational considerations of handling big ships have been properly considered
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NewsSetting sail overseas
Thinking global gives hub ports a chance to spread their knowledge, explains STC-Group''s Maurice Jansen
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NewsTraining offshoots bring up standards
Port authorities in the Hamburg-Le Havre range have sought to diversify in the field of education and training.
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NewsShip Recycling Regulation
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the European Parliament majority vote on the new Ship Recycling Regulation this week.
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NewsP3 alliance winners and losers
The Port of Antwerp has welcomed the news that the P3 network will be using the port as its European platform for trade, but where will the P3 shipping alliance of Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM, leave other European ports?
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News‘Controversial feedback’ stalls Ukrainian privatisation
The Ukraine is still debating the draft order on compensation for private operators taking on port infrastructure investments after receiving “controversial feedback”.
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NewsSweat your assets
Terminal operators should make better use of existing equipment, explains Carly Fields
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NewsOakland protests prove short lived
Protests by truckers at the Port of Oakland earlier this week have ended, after other workers encouraged work to continue as normal.
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Lightweight materials for superstructures
The Danish Maritime Authority and Danish Maritime Fund have granted €700,000 to a project which aims to develop new lightweight superstructure materials for ships.
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NewsSamskip expands intermodal network
Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal is expanding its intermodal network by adding rail shuttle services between Duisberg in Germany and Copenhagen in Denmark.
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NewsWärtsilä to retrofit Color Line scrubbers
Wärtsilä is to retrofit its open loop scrubber systems on three Color Line cruise vessels.
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NewsBringing problems in bulk
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), coal consumption will decline in Europe and the US, but will continue to rise in India and China, nearly doubling in consumption primarily intended for electricity generation by 2035.
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NewsThe banker’s view
Bankers still take the long-term view that ports are solid, long-term assets, says Berend Paasman, senior vice president, shipping, offshore and logistics, at DNB Bank – “but you want to see that cash flows can absorb drops in volumes", he says.
