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  • Charged: power supplies must be properly isolated before working on port equipment
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    Why power isolation matters

    2017-08-22T10:43:00Z

    TT Club’s Laurence Jones draws attention to a little understood danger in cargo handling facilities

  • Snags: automation is the future, but perhaps not the immediate future
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    Automation failings

    2017-08-22T10:43:00Z

    Automation has yet to deliver its promised productivity. Stevie Knight asks what''s the problem

  • Issues: the Bayonne Bridge lift has helped volumes but there are other challenges on the horizon. Credit: Alec Perkins
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    Attractions of port property

    2017-08-22T10:43:00Z

    COMMENT: For ports around the US, the news is good. With an economy that’s chugging along very nicely, volumes of imports are projected to reach record levels as transits and port calls of neo-panamax ships become commonplace, writes Barry Parker

  • Looped in: blue collar workers need to be informed of plans in advance
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    Making change count

    2017-08-22T10:42:00Z

    Saab’s Nico Berx explains why managing change is essential for successful port innovation projects

  • Car claims: Chinese investment is helping to boost Hambantota's prospects in Sri Lanka
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    Rough road ahead

    2017-08-22T10:42:00Z

    India is tackling port modernisation, but there are road bumps ahead. Michael Mackey reports

  • APMT's Maasvlakte terminal
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    Code red for cyber attacks in ports

    2017-08-22T10:41:00Z

    Cyber attacks are real and coming to a port near you.

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    A pinch of salt needed

    2017-08-22T10:41:00Z

    COMMENT: We live in a disrupted world where President Donald Trump in America is seemingly intent on destroying democracy and European Chief Negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier appears to only be able to offer a ‘take it or leave it’ stance when it comes to a so-called hard Brexit, writes ...

  • Agreement: Spain's ports are now one step closer to stevedore reform. Credit: Jorge Franganillo
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    A stacked deck

    2017-08-22T10:41:00Z

    COMMENT: The five-month long industrial relations conflict in Spain’s ports has ended, but has it ended in a satisfactory way?

  • Mixed view: volumes at Balboa (pictured) are static, while Cristobal has seen "exceptionally strong volumes"
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    Balancing volumes

    2017-08-22T10:40:00Z

    Panama Ports Co is adapting to changes in the region, explains Felicity Landon

  • Overdrive: terminals opting for battery-powered AGVs, like Rotterdam World Gateway, need a fully automated battery charging and replacement facility
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    It's electrifying

    2017-08-22T10:40:00Z

    Electrification of equipment is in vogue, but does it pay off, asks Alex Hughes

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    Geopolitics and port development

    2017-08-22T10:40:00Z

    COMMENT: Port development often has an important geopolitical dimension, writes Peter de Langen

  • Calculation: the amount of fuel used translates directly into CO2 emissions
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    Tell the carbon tale

    2017-08-22T10:39:00Z

    Ports must not delay making carbon calculations, explains Stevie Knight

  • Joined up: ports can benefit from sharing assets
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    Sharing's caring

    2017-08-22T10:39:00Z

    Olaf Merk explains why mutualising assets is a win-win for neighbouring terminals

  • Waste not: Amsterdam hosts a sewage treatment plant which converts waste into fertiliser. Credit: Port of Amsterdam
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    Full circle

    2017-08-22T10:38:00Z

    Ports are taking on the concept of the circular economy. John Bensalhia reports

  • Multi-tiered: Oakland believes a layer system is best when it comes to security. Credit: Melystu
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    Locks without keys

    2017-08-22T10:38:00Z

    Security systems need to take a blended approach, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Bump: the Maersk Kensington couldn't stop in time at TC Buen
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    Crunch time

    2017-08-22T10:38:00Z

    Ships that go bump in the night are an all-too-common occurrence. Alex Hughes reports

  • Issues: transhipment volumes are becoming harder to maintain. Credit: Bambi Corro III
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    Trying times for transhipment

    2017-08-22T10:37:00Z

    COMMENT: Who would set up a new container transhipment terminal nowadays, asks Mike Mundy.

  • KCT
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    New RTG cranes to help KCT rail container handling

    2017-08-21T16:22:00Z

    Two new rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes will be used by Klaipeda Container Terminal (KCT) to help handle rail containers.

  • Enforcing new bunkering regulations in Singapore hasn’t all been easy
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    Bunkering rules need better enforcement

    2017-08-21T14:33:00Z

    Bunkering regulations in Singapore need to be better enforced to maintain the country’s reputation as a leading bunkering port.

  • Marsh on Daniel Island
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    Charleston Harbour land plan approved

    2017-08-20T18:00:00Z

    The South Carolina Ports Authority’s board of directors has given the green light to the organisation’s plan to buy 46 acres of land to store materials from the dredging of Charleston Harbour.