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NewsBasque region introduces ports legislation
In Spain, the Gobierno Vasco (Basque Government) has approved maritime transport and ports legislation that will establish a management model for 15 ports that fall under its competence.
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NewsMEDPorts Association hits ground running
Twenty Mediterranean ports and state port organisations have come together under the MEDPorts Association banner.
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NewsWilhelmsen to use supply drones in Singapore
Wilhelmsen shipping line has announced that it is to begin using drones during the resupply of its vessels in the Port of Singapore from the third quarter of this year. The project is being undertaken in partnership with Airbus.
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NewsLe Havre commits to major investments
The Conseil de Surveillance (Supervisory Board) of France’s Port of Le Havre has voted unanimously to agree a €500m investment programme, French port alliance HAROPA has said.
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NewsUnique analysis of transhipment ports
A new report from transport information and consultancy services firm Dynamar has revealed that 24m teu is handled by 20 dominant transhipment ports across the world each year.
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NewsLeading shipper message to ports
Terminal operators should “get to know” the partners involved in port selection, Hapag-Lloyd UK and Ireland managing director Cameron Bowie has advised.
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NewsSafety paramount to port industry leaders
Key figures at the UK’s two biggest port associations have spoken out about the importance of safety.
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NewsUS ports approve clean truck regs
Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.
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NewsCavotec supports greener Chinese cruise
Cavotec shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantial sustainability savings to ports in China.
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NewsPort automation best approached in stages
Taking a step-by-step approach to automation is sensible because it allows for time for terminals to become orientated with functionality and processes, the managing director of LASE has said.
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NewsGothenburg works on fairer green discounts
The Port of Gothenburg’s is bringing its LNG dues reduction into line with its general environmental discount so all environmentally-friendly ships are rewarded fairly.
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NewsOakland green-lights big budget
A new $494.2m budget for the fiscal year 2019 is being implemented this week at the US Port of Oakland following the dock’s Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of a spending plan including $34.7m for capital projects.
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NewsRealities of “tougher” box terminal sector
The possibility of even-bigger ships, the acceleration of ship cascading and the continuing impact of neo-panamax dimensions on ports are just some of the pressures being placed on container terminals today, according to WSP’s Andrew Penfold.
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Port winners of China/US trade spat
An “inevitable” trade war between China and the US will refocus world trade and move shipping towards South and Southeast Asia ports, according to a Drewry official.
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Still room for improvement at Port Klang
Malaysia’s Port Klang needs to improve in an increasingly competitive environment, the 16th ASEAN Ports and Shipping Conference in Johor Bahru was told.
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NewsPorts benefitting from IoT & autonomous cars
The container port sector is benefitting from huge investments from start-ups and major technology businesses due to the enormous mass-market opportunity for technologies connected to the Internet of Things and autonomous cars — “a market … several orders of magnitude larger than the container shipping industry”.
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Adani ready to sell Abbot Point stake
Investment bank Rothschild has been appointed by Adani to sell a stake in its Port of Abbot Point port operations in Australia''s Queensland.
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Newcastle invests in bulk boom
A new A$33m common-user bulk terminal is to be built at the Australian Port of Newcastle’s Kooragang Island.
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Industrial action averted at Port Nelson
A planned week-long strike of eight tug masters and engineers at New Zealand’s Port Nelson has been averted, with port management and representatives of the Merchant Service Guild (MSG) engaging in further negotiations.
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NewsCalifornian ports plea for government help
The executive directors of the US ports of Long Beach and Oakland, located in California, have called for continued government support for maritime sector clean air efforts and infrastructure development.
