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NewsDP World could develop new DRC port
DP World may develop a US$1.2bn deepwater port in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to documents published by a Senegalese whistle-blowing organisation.
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NewsNew guidelines highlight need for UK port accountability
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has published the new Ports Good Governance Guidance which advises ports to be transparent, accountable and proactive in communicating information.
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NewsBrand exposure to key port environmental decision makers
Manufacturers of pollution reducing and cost saving equipment take note – our delegates are looking for solutions. Your presence at GreenPort 2018 will put your brand in front of 200 senior management from the global environmental port sector.
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NewsValencia is on the agenda!
Port of Valencia is Spain’s leading Mediterranean port in terms of commercial traffic due to its dynamic area of influence. Known as the ‘maritime gateway’ for production and consumer goods to and from the entire Iberian Peninsula, the port also offers extensive network connections to major world ports including America ...
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NewsGreenport Valencia 2018 - Call for papers released
Entitled ‘Developing Greenports today and for the future” submissions are now invited for the 2018 GreenPort Congress and Cruise Conference, hosted by the Valencia Port Spain from 16-19 October 2018.
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NewsEmissions regs may lose Californian ports business
The development of environmental regulations needs to be balanced with accommodating trade and jobs otherwise business could be lost, the president of Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has warned.
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NewsEmissions regulations could see California’s ports lose business
The development of environmental regulations needs to be balanced with accommodating trade and jobs, the president of Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has said.
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NewsCorvus Energy achieves ISO 14001:2015 certification
Corvus Energy has achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification for its Environmental Management System and Processes.
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NewsLighting the conversation shift
Conversations about LED lighting today are very different to what they were half a decade ago, says Ryan Hertel.
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NewsSize isn’t everything
It isn’t the size of your port that matters – it’s what you do with it. Felicity Landon reports on a new ‘connectivity index’
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NewsMaputo investment pays off
Transformation of a Mozambique port is nothing short of dramatic, explains Felicity Landon.
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NewsAsk more questions about safety choices
Wouter de Gier explains why collision-prevention technology will not save lives.
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NewsUltra-large boom
COMMENT: The proliferation of ultra-large container ships has been the bane of many a port operator’s working life of late, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsMaking gains by cutting the footprint
There are an increasing number of options open to ports looking to curb or even eradicate emissions.
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NewsBattle of hinterland expansion
COMMENT: Many port development companies, including port authorities, develop commercial strategies which guide their commercial and investment activities. One common ambition in those strategies is the aim to expand the hinterland, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsBreaking out of the mould
Today''s port breakwater construction ties placement, innovation and ecology together, explains Stevie Knight.
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Meaningful reform still absent
COMMENT: In Spain''s ports, the wait goes on. The Spanish government is yet to unveil the detailed regulations that are intended to reflect the terms negotiated between port employers and dockworkers regarding the reform of Spain’s port labour arrangements, necessary to comply with EU legislation intended to make Europe’s ports ...
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NewsPutting the elements to work
Investing in renewable installations makes commercial sense, finds Alex Hughes.
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Need for affordable innovation
COMMENT: While reading that the life expectancy of a Fortune 100 company is now 15 years (and declining) and that we might be approaching “peak stuff” (i.e. people are buying less) in the West, I got worried about the future role of ports, writes Charles Haine.
