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Dutch go-ahead for Scheldt deepening
Work on deepening the Western Scheldt will start in a few weeks, now that the Council of State in the Netherlands has given the go-ahead. According to Flemish minister of public works Hilde Crevits dredging operations will actually begin on 1 March.
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NewsUS abandons 100% scanning target
The latest United States budget has moved away from the aim of scanning 100% of US-bound container cargo at over 700 foreign ports.
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NewsForth bids spark expectations
The battle for Forth Ports, owner of some of the UK’s largest facilities, is heating up with the company’s share price positively reflecting the strong interest.
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NewsYangtze aims higher – and deeper
A port survey has shown that the total investment earmarked for expansion and renovation projects along the 2,838km navigable length of the Yangtze river now comes to around $4bn.
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Three new PEMA members
Global cabling systems group, Nexans, control systems specialist, Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME) and sensor solutions producer SICK, are to become members of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA), in a move that further builds on the association’s work to improve efficiencies in the ports sector.
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NewsBringing stones to Rotterdam
The Yeoman Bontrup, the first ship carrying stones for the hard sea defences for Maasvlakte 2, was unloaded in Rotterdam. The stones come from Bremanger (Norway), about 200km north of Bergen. During the coming two years, a ship loaded with around 90,000 tonnes of natural stone will arrive every two ...
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NewsGijón: “Port and City Together”
With its “Port and City Together” Project, the Port of Gijón, Spain, was the first winner of the ESPO Societal Integration award. GreenPort Journal interviews the President of the Port of Gijón, Fernando Menendez Rexach.
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NewsReducing shipping’s CO2 emissions: what next after Copenhagen?
Simon Bennett, secretary, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), reviews the Copenhagen Conference and the implications for the global shipping industry
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NewsWorlds apart
The previously intimate Shanghai and Hong Kong now seem like strangers, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsHarbour masters in ‘the Chain’
In today’s maritime world, the role of the Harbour Master is critical not just for the effi cient docking and handling of vessels, but also in protecting the port environment, writes Ingrid Römers, Secretary of the European Harbour Masters’ Committee
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LA to assess fuel-cell trucks
Port of Los Angeles is vying with neighbouring Long Beach in implementing a series of initiatives aimed at improving the port’s environmental performance. The port is entering into negotiations with Los Angeles based Vision Industries for the purchase and evaluation of Vision’s hydrogen fuel cell hybrid electric trucks.
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NewsICTSI gets new cranes for Manila Terminal
International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) recently took delivery of eight new rubber tyred gantries (RTGs) for its flagship, Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). Four of these new RTGs have been successfully commissioned and are now in use at the terminal.
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NewsDumb and dumber
There are still some very strange things that go on in the ports sector – things that unless you have a vested interest don’t seem to add up at all.
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The DAB selection guidelines
When choosing between a full term DAB or an ad-hoc DAB the parties should balance the advantages and disadvantages of each. The following factors should be considered:
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NewsHarbour noise and marine life
Underwater noise in harbours is potentially damaging to marine mammals and fish. Increasingly, scientists are researching and publishing data on the impacts of various sources of underwater noise on different species. Eelco Leemans and Annemarie Kats of the North Sea Foundation explain
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NewsA vision for Greenport operations
DNV Climate Change Services North America explores the growing pressure on ports to balance emission reductions initiatives with the need to maintain commercially competitive facilities and operating conditions
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NewsTrade body welcome UK ports statement
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) long-awaited National Policy Statement for ports. The trade body believes that the draft statement should pave the way for much-needed port development, thereby securing a brighter future for the UK’s economy.
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Green Marine revises performance indicators
During the course of last summer, three technical committees composed of Green Marine participants held a series of meetings to discuss the addition of new issues to the Environmental Programme and the development of revisions to the current performance indicators.
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NewsA port transformed: five years of the Green Port policy
Long Beach’s transformation into an environmental leader among seaports began five years ago this month with approval of the Green Port Policy
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NewsPreparation key to securing expert third party management
Although the contract with the external services company at Naha is still in its early days, NICTI''s president Edgardo Q Abesamis says, to date, there have been no bad experiences; to the contrary, things have run smoothly.
