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NewsGreenPort Cruise enjoys support of leading organisations
With cruise passenger numbers still on the increase and cruise terminals and associated infrastructure dealing with the consequences, leading associations such as MedCruise, Cruise Europe, CLIA (Europe), AssoPorti, Baltic Ports and ESPO will all be supporting the 5th edition, highlighting the importance of the event to the sector.
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NewsNew dynamics
The expanded Panama Canal is driving change in Central America. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsAttractions of port property
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
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NewsWhy power isolation matters
TT Club’s Laurence Jones draws attention to a little understood danger in cargo handling facilities
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NewsAutomation failings
Automation has yet to deliver its promised productivity. Stevie Knight asks what''s the problem
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NewsRough road ahead
India is tackling port modernisation, but there are road bumps ahead. Michael Mackey reports
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NewsMaking change count
Saab’s Nico Berx explains why managing change is essential for successful port innovation projects
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A pinch of salt needed
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 ...
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NewsA stacked deck
COMMENT: The five-month long industrial relations conflict in Spain’s ports has ended, but has it ended in a satisfactory way?
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Geopolitics and port development
COMMENT: Port development often has an important geopolitical dimension, writes Peter de Langen
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NewsBalancing volumes
Panama Ports Co is adapting to changes in the region, explains Felicity Landon
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NewsIt's electrifying
Electrification of equipment is in vogue, but does it pay off, asks Alex Hughes
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NewsSharing's caring
Olaf Merk explains why mutualising assets is a win-win for neighbouring terminals
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NewsCrunch time
Ships that go bump in the night are an all-too-common occurrence. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsTrying times for transhipment
COMMENT: Who would set up a new container transhipment terminal nowadays, asks Mike Mundy.
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NewsNew RTG cranes to help KCT rail container handling
Two new rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes will be used by Klaipeda Container Terminal (KCT) to help handle rail containers.
