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NewsHarnessing the wind
HFW''s Alistair Mackie and Lindsey Greer consider how ports can get onboard the wind juggernaut
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NewsPutting out the fire
The TT Club says it continues to see equipment fires all too regularly and often it comes down to hydraulic or fuel hoses – either they are improperly routed around the engine block, or they are leaking on to the engine block.
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NewsRoom for investment
“Investment is a difficult question for those managers sitting in a European port,” says Richard A Butcher, group marketing and sales director of IMS UK.
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Virginia sees the bigger supply picture
The State of Virginia, technically a “Commonwealth”, is setting the pace in transportation planning.
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NewsA new dawn
India is a container market that all major international terminal operators want a piece of due to its major growth potential.
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NewsShift in emphasis
Southern European ports need to focus on the move to feeder roles and value-add solutions to survive. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsStill in the running
Singapore has much to offer global shipping lines, as Michael King discovers
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NewsESPO, EFIP & ECOPORTS support GreenPort Congress 2011
GreenPort Congress is pleased to have the support of these key industry associations for the 2011 event.
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NewsBest bets for investment
Investment in ports located in South East Asia’s fastest growing economies will accelerate in the coming years, according to leading analysts and operators.
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NewsMaersk CFS blaze kills two
A fire that broke out at the container yard Maersk CFS Annex in Ennore, India last week killed two people and injured nine.
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NewsValparaiso tender dead in the water
The controversial concession for Valparaiso’s new Terminal 2 has stalled after the bid deadline passed without any offers.
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NewsVisy launches quay operation software
Software specialist Visy Oy has released what it describes as “the world’s first quayside operating system”.
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The perennial intra-Asian trade puzzle
The rate of growth of the intra-Asia container trades in recent years has been subject to much debate.
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NewsESPO, EFIP & ECOPORTS to lend their support
GreenPort Congress is pleased to have the support of these key industry associations for the 2011 event.
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Colombo seeks interim capacity solutions
The Sri Lankan port of Colombo is facing major capacity constraints after its throughput grew by 19% to 4.1mill teu in 2010.
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NewsWelcome Reception venue confirmed
The Congress Welcome Reception will be held in Hamburg''s impressive City Hall.
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NewsBoxed in by trade growth
Booming intra-Asia box movements have increased the clamour for more port investment in South East Asia. Michael King investigates
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Deal or no deal
The level of deal activity in terms of terminal investment opportunities is steadily building.
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NewsNatural disasters deliver jolt to insurance thinking
With a torrent of claims hitting the insurance market after natural disasters in the first quarter of 2011 – the Christchurch earthquake, floods and cyclone in Queensland, and Japan’s tragedies – it might seem that the global outlook for insurance clients is gloomy.
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NewsFloating port offers 'quick fix' to congestion
The floating hub concept could mean an answer to ports’ problems in predicting volumes.
