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NewsGreen light for US export project
US-based Sempra Energy’s subsidiary, Cameron LNG, has received the go ahead from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC to site, construct and operate an LNG export facility.
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The pitfalls of automation planning
The cost overruns at TraPac''s Terminal at Los Angeles have entered forklore, and there is certainly a keenness to get to the bottom of the automation miscalculations - no more so that at the port itself.
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NewsFollow the leader?
Beware of following the herd when it comes to investing in automation, writes Martin Rushmere
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NewsAPMT reaches new heights
APM Terminals’ (APMT) request to raise the height of 14 existing cranes at its Port of Los Angeles (POLA) terminal, has been approved by the Los Angeles Board of Harbour Commissioners.
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NewsMaking customers count
Peel Ports'' chief executive Mark Whitworth gets ready for a new era for the Port of Liverpool
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NewsRed Funnel fleet success
UK ferry operator, Red Funnel, confirms it’s already compliant with the new sulphur regulations which come in to force on 1 January 2015.
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NewsBack to basics
Weather or natural events are much less likely to lead to insurance claims than poor maintenance and operational failures, according to research from TT Club.
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NewsBest green seaport award
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has been recognised as “Best Green Seaport” at the annual 28th Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards by the Cargonews Asia shipping trade publication.
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NewsInvestments and arrivals
Despite the naysayers, London Gateway remains one of DP World''s flagship operations. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsItalian terminal merger
A merger has been agreed between Speter SpA in La Spezia, Italy and La Spezia Container Terminal SpA (LSCT), part of the Contship Italia Group.
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NewsLinde LNG system for Finnish icebreaker
Germany’s Linde Group is to build an LNG fuel gas system for a new icebreaker being built by Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.
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NewsGreen Marine performance in 2013
The Port of Seattle is one of Green Marine’s participantsMore than 40 environmental groups and government agencies have endorsed the Green Marine programme, which addresses nine key issues including air emissions, cargo waste management, water and land pollution prevention; environmental leadership and community impacts such as noise, dust and light. ...
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'Rail motorway' to bolster Calais
Ambitious plans for a ‘rail motorway’, logistics park and port extension are set to add a whole new dimension to the Port of Calais.
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NewsUncertain growth calls for flexible planning
COMMENT: Port planning and development is required to ensure future throughput volumes can be accommodated, on that much we can all agree, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsEastern promise
A strong yen and rising growth have boosted cargo movements at Osaka, finds Tim Maughan
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NewsGCT expands New Jersey offering
Global Container Terminals (GCT) is expanding its New Jersey terminal in response to customers’ greater productivity needs and to ensure it’s ‘big ship ready’.
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NewsP3 alliance scrapped
Maersk Line says that the P3 shipping alliance has been scrapped following non-approval by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in China under the country’s merger control rules.
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NewsEco Wave Power contract for Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s government has signed its first purchase agreement for the provision of renewable energy with Israel’s Eco Wave Power.
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NewsMicanti awarded for antifouling foil
Netherlands based Micanti has won the prestigious ‘SME Innovation Top 100’ award for its environmentally-friendly antifouling foil, Thorn-D.
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NewsHamburg counts its cold stars
The Port of Hamburg last year set a new record for handling reefer containers. A total of 618,000 teu of refrigerated containers were loaded and discharged, equivalent to a 9.3% increase compared with 2012.
