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NewsWater quality monitoring for dredging project
Real-time monitoring of water quality will be used to help protect the environment during essential maintenance dredging at the Port of Hay Point in Queensland, Australia.
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NewsDebt and service losses force terminal closures
Grupo Libra will close its Libra Terminais operation at the Port of Santos after CMA CGM switched three services to other terminals and the terminal operator feels the strain of its struggle with debt.
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NewsRail freight app improves efficiency
Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched an application offering real-time insight into rail freight flows to improve planning efficiency for operations and anticipate schedule deviations more effectively.
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NewsPorts countdown to IMO 2020
COMMENT: As this is being written, there are roughly 270 days until IMO 2020 — the day that tighter restrictions on sulphur content in marine fuels come into effect, writes Barry Parker
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NewsBridging the cyber-physical gap
INFORM’s Dr Eva Savelsberg, Ulrich Dorndorf and Matthew Wittemeier discuss how hybrid AI is transforming port operations
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NewsCagliari set for alternative energy role
Sardinia is set to become an LNG hub. Massimo Deiana, chairman of the Sardinian Port Authority System, explains what this means for Cagliari and the island’s other cruise ports
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Port Klang welcomes foreign investment
Expansion of Port Klang in Malaysia using foreign and Chinese money is being encouraged, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said.
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NewsMore solar power for Southampton
A GB£12m upgrade to ABP Port of Southampton’s Ocean Cruise Terminal will include 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels to boost its status as the UK’s first carbon neutral cruise terminal and increase its existing solar energy production.
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NewsFrench port deal for Chinese silicon giant
Marseille Fos Port Authority and Quechen Silicon Chemical have signed a construction agreement for the Chinese company’s €105m project to build a plant on a 12-hectare site in the Fos industrial zone, adding to speculation about China’s growing influence in Europe.
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NewsLarge electric vehicle order for PSA
VDL Automated Vehicles will supply at least 80 electric and automated vehicles to port group PSA International to drive down emissions at the new Tuas Terminal.
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NewsAirborne noise notation for ships in ports
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control airborne noise emissions from ships in ports.
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NewsYilport joins battle for US terminal
Yildirim Holding Inc. said it has lined up the financing for its subsidiary Yilport Holding to bid for a multiyear concession for the Long Beach Container Terminal in California.
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NewsAirborne noise notation for ships in ports
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control airborne noise emissions from ships in ports.
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NewsHybrid cranes help Oakland’s war on pollution
The Port of Oakland’s largest container terminal is converting 13 diesel-powered yard cranes to hybrid power with the aim of cutting 45t of diesel-related air pollutants annually.
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NewsPort stakeholders step up to 2030 challenge
The organisation behind an ambitious global initiative to implement major environmental changes to achieve sustainability in port cities by 2030 faces one of its biggest challenges this year in co-ordinating how its many diverse participants can achieve change.
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NewsMultiple crashes in Dover Op Brock initiative
In the UK, a no-deal Brexit initiative under which lorries going to the Port of Dover are granted access to an entire side of a motorway has witnessed a number of collisions in its first two days of operation.
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NewsVancouver completes river improvement project
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has completed a project to improve safety and protect native flora and fauna by removing derelict boats and structures along the Fraser River.
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NewsPort stakeholders step up to 2030 challenge
The organisation behind an ambitious global initiative to implement major environmental changes to achieve sustainability in port cities by 2030 faces one of its biggest challenges this year in co-ordinating how its many diverse participants can achieve change.
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NewsBest-in-class terminals honoured
Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso, APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, DP World Callao and ICTSI South Pacific were among the port and terminal winners of this year’s Navis Inspire Awards.
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Douala container terminal put to tender
The Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has launched a restricted international tendering to select a new concessioner for the renovation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of the container terminal at the Port of Douala-Bonabéri in Cameroon.
