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NewsMoving towards pollution prevention and environmental excellence
Understanding and managing environmental risks, mitigating impact and measuring performance are taking greater prominence in the boardroom. With requirements for accountability increasing, there are a number of options for port operators, says Emma Goodchild, Manger at ENVIRON.
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NewsAntwerp wins WPTS environment award
The Port of Antwerp has received a prestigious award at the World Ports and Trade Summit (WPTS) for the second year running – this time for its work with the environment.
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NewsAntwerp wins WPTS environment award
The Port of Antwerp has received a prestigious award at the World Ports and Trade Summit (WPTS) for the second year running – this time for its work with the environment.
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The forwarder's view
Port Strategy sought out a leading forwarder to explain how changes in cargo flows in China are impacting port logistics strategies. Christoph Matthes, Ocean Freight product manager for North China at DB Schenker, kindly obliged.
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NewsAPMT fixes sights on Abidjan
APM Terminals and a consortium consisting of Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bouyges says it has been named as the preferred bidder to manage a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan.
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NewsHPA receives energy excellence award
Canada’s Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) has received a ‘Energy Excellence Award’ from energy solutions company, Horizon Utilities, for its energy efficient warehouse.
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NewsTrieste looks to inland waterways
Italy''s Trieste Port Authority (APT) is taking part in the ‘Upgrading of inland waterways and sea ports’ (INWAPO) European project in a bid to boost freight traffic.
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NewsExpect more Sandy-type storms
It will take a long time for the tailwinds of post-tropical cyclone (that is what it was, not a hurricane) Sandy to die down.
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NewsA 'mixed bag' of Chinese fortunes
Henrik Pedersen, chief executive of APM Terminals’ Asia Pacific region which operates seven joint venture terminals in China from Dalian in the north to Guangzhou in the south, says the performance of the company’s Chinese terminals last year had been a “mixed bag” due to lower than expected GDP growth, ...
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NewsVirginia privatisation d-day looms
The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners has not rendered its decision on the proposals to privatise operations at The Port of Virginia, despite a recent report that began circulating on March 21.
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NewsAlfa Laval offers green GCU
Following its recent acquisition of gas combustion technology, Swedish heat treatment specialist, Alfa Laval, is offering LNG carrier owners an economic alternative to diesel propulsion with its gas combustion unit (GCU).
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NewsChina's chrysalis
China’s trade flows with the world and the rest of Asia are rapidly changing. Michael King reports
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NewsGreen award for MSC
Global cruise company, MSC Cruises, has been awarded the prestigious ‘7 Golden Pearls’ award by classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), for its latest flagship ‘MSC Preziosa''.
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NewsConsensus reached at GreenPort South Asia
The first GreenPort South Asia Conference, organised by Mercator Media, took place at the Trident Nariman Point Hotel, Mumbai Indian from 20 to 21 March 2013.
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NewsConsensus reached at GreenPort South Asia
The first GreenPort South Asia Conference, organised by Mercator Media, took place at the Trident Nariman Point Hotel, Mumbai Indian from 20 to 21 March 2013.
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NewsPutting ports centre stage
Over the past few years, the New York/New Jersey Working Harbor Committee, a diverse group of local stakeholders, has come together in a big way.
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Pelindo III to invest $634m in 2013
The state owned port operator, Pelindo III, is to invest $634m in 2013.
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KPA ‘will not be privatised’
Kenya''s Finance Minister has stressed that no plans exist to privatise Kenya Ports Authority.
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NewsJadeWeserPort traffic dearth
German super port, JadeWeser, which was designed to handle 18,000 teu ships, has put its 400 contracted workforce on part-time working, despite having opened only in September 2012.
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Gush of Indonesian ports
In April, Indonesia''s Ministry of Transport is to inaugurate 33 new ports, whose construction was completed at the end of last year at the cost of $101m.
