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    India heading for capacity crisis

    2012-12-26T21:40:00Z

    India is heading for a capacity crisis by 2020, claims Manish Saigal of KPMG India.

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    Antofagasta to concession berths

    2012-12-26T21:40:00Z

    The northern Chilean port of Antofagasta is to issue a tender for a concession covering four new berths.

  • Singapore is to consolidate its container handling in one location. Credit: Roberto Arias
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    Singapore shifts its transhipment stage

    2012-12-26T10:00:00Z

    On the other side of the world to the Caribbean, the port of Singapore is advancing development plans to secure its future as a major transhipment hub.

  • APMT's Callao Facility
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    Growth models

    2012-12-25T10:00:00Z

    The Caribbean could be overall winner in the Canal-expansion transhipment battle.

  • A drought in the US had a devastating effect on crops and forecasts
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    A summer slowdown

    2012-12-24T10:01:00Z

    The difficulty of accurately predicting even short-term trade or port demand were clear this summer in the US where grain exporters, railroads, and terminal and barge operators saw all their expectations dashed in a matter of weeks.

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    More ports to join Green Award

    2012-12-21T12:00:00Z

    The number of inland ports that reward inland shipping barges holding a ‘Green Award’ certificate as part of the Green Award scheme is set to increase significantly.

  • Forecasting can be based on trade lanes and then applied to specific ports. Credit: Doug
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    Both art and science

    2012-12-21T10:00:00Z

    Conference bans have led to growth in demand for consultants, finds Michael King

  • The TEN-T budget won't be cut, but it won’t be increased either
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    TEN-T budgets safe

    2012-12-20T17:43:00Z

    The European Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) voted this week to amend the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) guidelines - but budgets will stay the same.

  • The TEN-T budget won't be cut, but it won’t be increased either
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    TEN-T budgets safe

    2012-12-20T15:24:00Z

    The European Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) voted this week to amend the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) guidelines - but budgets will stay the same.

  • Happy Christmas from Green Port
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    Wishing you a Merry Christmas

    2012-12-20T12:46:00Z

    The team at Green Port wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

  • Cast iron plates are the key to pioneering freeze dredging
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    Exposing dredging to the cold

    2012-12-20T10:00:00Z

    Freeze dredging, a process being pioneered by FriGeo, involves lowering large cast iron plates to the river or sea bed.

  • The trial found that the software reduced fuel consumption by 5.8%
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    Bore proves SEEMP software delivers savings

    2012-12-19T17:24:00Z

    Global shipping company, Bore, recently announced the results of its trial of Finnish marine solutions company, NAPA’s electronic ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) software, ahead of the IMO’s SEEMP legislation becoming mandatory from January 2013.

  • GPA is setting a benchmark in electrification at Savannah
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    North America’s first ERTG

    2012-12-19T16:19:00Z

    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has become the first in North America to unveil four electrified rubber-tired gantry cranes (ERTGs) – becoming the first in North America to set such a benchmark in electrification.

  • The ILA is vowing to strike again following a disagreement with USMX. Photo: ILA
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    More US strikes loom

    2012-12-19T15:40:00Z

    The International Longshoremen Association (ILA) is vowing to strike again at the end of the month following a disagreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) over a proposed contract extension and six year master contract.

  • The last container ship has called at Mina Zayed
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    ADT moves to Khalifa port

    2012-12-19T14:18:00Z

    Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has signed a 30 year concession for Khalifa Port Container Terminal 1 and completed the strategic redirection of its container traffic from Mina Zayed to the port in Taweelah, 60km east of Abu Dhabi.

  • Maintenance dredging is Harwich Haven Authority’s biggest single expenditure. Credit: Westminster Dredging Co
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    Cutting the cost

    2012-12-19T10:00:00Z

    A necessity for many ports, dredging can be managed to reduce costs and environmental impact, finds Felicity Landon

  • India needs to re-think its investor 'attractiveness'
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    Call for common sense

    2012-12-19T10:00:00Z

    For a country that wishes to attract investors from a market sector that in practical terms has only a limited number of players with the resource and will to undertake major container terminal developments some might say that India’s approach to delivering efficient and timely concessions needs a major overhaul.

  • 'MV Pentalina' runs on shorter, high routes, and both CO2 and outright cost savings result
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    When the sea isn’t green

    2012-12-18T20:30:00Z

    Despite the cliche that “sea routes offer less CO2”, it seems that further analysis is needed as in some specific cases all is not quite what it seems, writes Stevie Knight

  • The conference focused on India and the challenges it faces during its rapid economic growth
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    Conference highlights opportunities in India

    2012-12-18T16:22:00Z

    In a conference held by Germany’s Jacobs University on 5 December 2012, the future of India’s maritime logistics and sustainability and its relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, was discussed by industry professionals.

  • Cavotec's motorised cable reel technologies will be installed on STS cranes and RMG cranes
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    Cavotec secures orders for motorised reels

    2012-12-18T14:26:00Z

    Global engineering group, Cavotec, has secured three orders for its motorised cable reel technologies from port equipment manufacturer, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd (ZPMC), and Abu Dhabi based crane manufacturer, Trans Gulf Port Cranes (TGPC).