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MISSISSIPPI MARKET MOVES
With larger vessels now centre stage, extended market reach is a prime target for US Gulf ports. The Mississippi is a strong focus in this respect including for the potentially game changing Plaquemines project. Mike Mundy reports.
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Simulator helps safety
French simulation specialist company ST Engineering Antycip has delivered its largest ever port simulation system to a UK port operator.
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Flagship ammonia terminal
The world’s first green ammonia terminal is moving closer to reality.
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Driving down emissions
Shore power is helping a French port reduce surging ship emissions owing to the pandemic.
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Nurturing new talent
An Australian port is helping spearhead an Indigenous STEM Scholarship to help young people realise their potential.
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Carbon neutral LNG
Carbon neutral LNG (CNLNG) has been used as a vessel fuel in Japan for the first time.
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Russian transshipment ambitions
The Commerical Port of Vladivostok (CPV) could become a major transshipment hub with the help of a new initiative.
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Managing cyber security
New port cybersecurity guidelines aim to help establish the true financial, commercial & operational impact of a cyber-attack.
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Ambitious sustainability strategy
Zero net emissions by 2050 is one aim of a New Zealand port’s new sustainability strategy.
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RUSSIA DOWN BUT NOT OUT
With the notable exception of Kaliningrad, Russia has seen cargo growth stagnate during the pandemic but now, as Eugene Gerden explains, extensive plans are being laid for better times ahead.
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SOUTH AFRICA: AT A CROSSROADS
South Africa’s port sector is set for a major revamp including the ground-breaking step of offering a container terminal concession to the private sector. Mike Mundy reports
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LEEA SOUNDS LIFTING WARNING
Ben Dobbs, Head of LEEA Technical Services, underlines the importance of ensuring correct lifting practices are in place and that there can be a big price to be paid if things go wrong.
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Massive emissions savings
Annual carbon emissions from container vessels can be reduced by tens of thousands of tonnes in a single port with an innovative technology.
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Blockchain container innovation
A German blockchain solution for the digitalised release of import containers is being developed.
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PREPARE THE PUBLIC RELATIONS ENGINE
COMMENT: The shelves are beginning to look a bit thin in my local supermarket – at times products are spaced out to make the shelves look busier, writes Mike Mundy.
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MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES… …The Shipping Bubble is Bound to Burst
COMMENT: An unprecedented increase in shipping profi tability has generated a newbuilding bubble that ports may not be prepared for, writes Ben Hackett.
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VACCINE DISTRIBUTION BUILDS BRIGHT SPOTS
COMMENT: Amidst a continuing flow of bad news about COVID-19 in the maritime business, with mariners stuck aboard vessels, bright spots have emerged along the East, West and Gulf coasts, in the U.S. ports, writes Barry Parker.
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THE VOLUME: REVENUE RELATIONSHIP
COMMENT: One might think that the revenues of port development companies (PDCs) are primarily driven by the volumes handled in the port, writes Peter de Langen.
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Bunkering opens up
Bunkering services will soon be available a Middle Eastern port seeking growth.