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NewsCapturing corporate credibility
Is sustainability a password to a competitive advantage or a byword for commercial liability, ask Dave and Iain MacIntyre
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NewsThe Port of Brisbane - A modern port
The Port of Brisbane is located in one of Australia’s fastest growing regions, South East Queensland, and is Queensland’s largest and most diverse multi cargo port. Handling over $50 billion worth of international trade each year, the Port of Brisbane is an engine for state economic growth, says Emily Griffiths ...
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NewsDNV offers LNG advice
Global risk management expert, DNV, is offering shipowners the support they need to make newbuilds and existing vessels ‘LNG ready’ with class approved designs and simple guides to retrofitting LNG technology.
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NewsDispute hangs over Abidjan concession
According to French daily press, an unsuccessful bidder in the recent round of bidding for the second container terminal in Abidjan is contesting the concession granted to the consortium comprising of APM Terminals, Bollore and Bouyges.
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NewsAMS approval for RWO CleanBallast
Germany subsidiary of Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies, RWO Marine Water Technology’s CleanBallast has received Alternate Management System (AMS) approval.
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Tools of the trade
A decision-support tool is helping port authorities conduct risk management operations in an ordered, logical fashion.
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NewsWärtsilä solutions for LNG carriers
Finland''s Wärtsilä has received an order to supply a complete propulsion solutions package for a series of LNG carriers being built for Danish transporter of petrochemical gases and natural gas liquids, Evergas.
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NewsGrup TCB invests in Guatemalan terminal
Global freight company, Grup TCB, is to invest US$250m in the new TCQ terminal at Puerto Quetzal Port, located on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, which it will operate for the next 25 years.
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NewsHybrid cargo cranes for bulkers
DNV and Bergen-based open hatch bulker operator Greig Star have unveiled the results of a joint study into the energy saving potential of a battery hybrid system for operating electric cargo cranes on the next-generation Greig bulkers.
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NewsRisky business
With risk management big business in today''s society, how are ports managing this sector? John Bensalhia investigates
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NewsRolls-Royce and Drydocks develop LNG tugs
Rolls-Royce is to provide power and propulsion systems for LNG powered tugs being designed by Drydocks World Dubai for the Middle East market.
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News€160.5m funding to combat pollution
The European Commission has proposed that the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) receive funding of €160.5m over a period of seven years to continue work to combat pollutions at sea.
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NewsThe shipping industry CMA reboot
This spring’s Connecticut Maritime Association conference, one of the mainstays of the New York event circuit, suffered from having too many good speeches/sessions happening simultaneously - a happy problem, I guess, for the organisers.
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NewsTerex vehicles for Long Beach
US equipment company, Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order for 72 battery powered Terex Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) from Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
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NewsCatering for the next generation
Ongoing education and training, in the form of a wide range of technical and personal training courses, plays a key role at bremenports.
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NewsA balancing act
The landside facilities are just as important as the wharves and quays in planning for megaships, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsTerex vehicles for Long Beach
US equipment company, Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order for 72 battery powered Terex Gottwald Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) from Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
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NewsGREEN EFFORTS workshop on Greener Ports
GREEN EFFORTS, the collaborative research project, which is co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, is organising a workshop on “Greener Ports – What to expect from technologies” on 16 April 2013 in Bremen.
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NewsPort of San Diego Promotes Water Conservation Strategies and Pollution Prevention
The Port of San Diego promotes sustainable water management on San Diego Bay Tidelands through a variety of initiatives, helping conserve one of California’s most valuable resources, says Alicia Glassco, Assistant Environmental Specialist at the Unified Port of San Diego.
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NewsNorth American ports capex or capsize?
North American ports which don’t invest to upgrade their facilities ready for the upcoming Panama Canal expansion in 2015 “risk capsizing their economies”, says K C Conway, author of Colliers International’s third North American Port Analysis’ report.
