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NewsTHE BREXIT CLOCK IS TICKING
While the UK Government and EU continue eleventh hour talks on a trade deal, AJ Keyes asks if the UK port industry will be ready for Brexit?
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MELBOURNE PORT RENTS: LESSONS TO LEARN
COMMENT: The topic of port rents is an interesting one – a subject that does not always get a public airing due to the confidential nature of concession and other lease/rental agreements, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsTHE ECONOMIST’S FOG
COMMENT: The life of an economist is currently about as satisfying as a that of a scientist trying to understand COVID-19, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsUS$9.2bn renewable fuel complex planned
Up to US$9.2bn could be invested in a US renewable fuel port project currently undergoing a feasibility study.
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NewsGdynia outer port construction tender
The Port of Gdynia Authority in Poland has formally launched a tender to select a private partner for the construction of the outer port.
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NewsESPO award goes to Algeciras
The spanish Port of Algeciras has won the ESPO Award 2020 in recognition of its successful strategy to attract innovation and local start-ups.
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NewsEco-efficient forklifts for Latin America
A second batch of eight fully electric light forklift trucks are on en route to Latin America to further enhance environmental performance at Brazilian terminals.
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NewsICTSI connects to TradeLens network
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will connect its 31 terminals to the TradeLens blockchain platform to track and plan cargo movements for increased efficiency.
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NewsICTSI connects to TradeLens network
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will connect its 31 terminals to the TradeLens blockchain platform to track and plan cargo movements for increased efficiency.
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NewsWaste to energy plant planned at UK port
A UK port operator will help realise a GB£230m waste-to-energy project that will have an annual capacity of 300,000t of feedstock and deliver an electrical output of 30MW.
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NewsHPC aids Brazil’s first multi PCS
Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has been selected to support the implementation of the first multi-port community system (PCS) in Brazil.
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NewsGreenPort LIVE - EcoPorts need to become the ‘new normal’
The best environmental port performers should become the ‘new normal’ in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.
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NewsUK FREEPORTS: A SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITY
COMMENT: The UK Government consultation on freeports’ was launched in February 2020 with an opening salvo to establish up to ten of them in the UK, writes Charles Haine.
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NewsGREAT EXPECTATIONS
India is targeting a high capacity transshipment operation on Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands ruled by India, north of Sumatra. Michael Mackay examines the project.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkering at Port of Szczecin
Poland’s Port of Szczecin has conducted its first LNG bunkering operation to promote the use of LNG in the Baltic region
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NewsInvestment appetite at TOC Americas 2020
Ports and terminal operators demonstrated an appetite for investment at TOC Americas 2020, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maritime sector.
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Bangladesh Port boom to prove instructive
COMMENT: Bangladesh is the largest least developed country (LDC), according to the United Nations, in terms of population and economic size but even with the restraining influence of COVID-19 it is expected to graduate from this status by the mid-2020s, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsFuture of German LNG terminal uncertain
Plans for an LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany are being re-evaluated with hydrogen identified as a potential future focus.
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NewsClean energy park launched by UK port
A clean energy park has been launched by a port in England to boost regional renewables infrastructure and further its decarbonisation ambitions.
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NewsAir quality monitors track port emissions
Bespoke air quality monitors are being installed at a UK port to help it minimise its environmental impact.
