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Two extremes
COMMENT: It turns out that 2016 wasn’t such a bad year for the larger container terminal operators, despite the shroud of negativity caused by civil upset and political unrest, often intertwined, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsGrabbing the Brexit opportunity
The BPA’s Richard Ballantyne discusses potential opportunities for British ports to flourish post-Brexit
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NewsLess competition, more connectivity
South East Asia’s ports need to look beyond boxes to better serve customers. Mike King reports
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A question of branding
COMMENT: Walking around a large cruise shipping expo in Florida - where I escaped yet another New York snowstorm - I found representatives of an industrial port in Brazil, São Sebastião, emphasising its blue water, lush surroundings and its proximity to São Paulo as its key notes to attracting cruise ...
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NewsState intervention
Governments face increased pressure to take more interest in foreign port investment, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsThe middleman
Changes at Port Elizabeth’s port have allowed it to re-invent itself, finds Kerry Dimmer
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NewsGo with the flow
Gates queues should be ''consigned to history'' say OEMs. John Bensalhia investigates
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Tax and tribulations
COMMENT: There is a lot of speculation about President Trump''s Border Adjustment Tax (BAT), but little consensus on what it means, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsThe value of connectivity
COMMENT: Ports create value for port users and thus also for society at large because they enable connections between consumers in the hinterland and producers overseas, and vice versa, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsLaying down tracks
Fine tuning port-rail operations is key to realising the full potential of rail traffic, reports Alex Hughes
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NewsA digital journey
HPA is well along the path of digital optimisation, but it still has some surprises in store, finds Carly Fields
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News"Major transformations" for CMPort
For China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort), focusing on homebase port development and overseas expansion helped to bump container throughput up by 14.5% (95.77 million teu) in 2016.
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NewsAsian LNG bunkering cooperation
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ports and Harbours Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) in order to better promote the use of LNG in the region.
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NewsSimplifying ship to shore bunkering
Houlder, Wärtsilä and Trelleborg have developed a floating transfer terminal (FTT) that will enable ship to-shore LNG bunkering without a jetty, reducing infrastructure investment for small to mid-scale projects.
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NewsElectric straddle carrier order
Kalmar''s electric straddle carriers are helping to support capacity expansion at the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) at the Port of Antwerp, with nine more being put on order.
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NewsBrexit priorities for British ports
Following the signature of Article 50 which triggers the UK’s exit from the EU, UK ports are calling for trade facilitation, infrastructure investment and hinterland connectivity to be central pillars of the Brexit agreement.
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NewsSustainable slops disposal for ports
In March 2016, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) released its priorities for the year ahead, with port waste ranking fifth on the list. This high ranking highlights the difficulties many ports have in finding an effective and sustainable solution for slops disposal, writes Vincent Favier, CEO, Ecoslops.
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NewsThe sustainable agenda of European cruise ports
At the end of February, Brussels was the place to be for the European maritime sector. The maritime beau monde gathered in Europe’s capital for the second edition of the European Shipping Week.
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NewsElectric straddle carrier order
Kalmar''s electric straddle carriers are helping to support capacity expansion at the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) at the Port of Antwerp, with nine more being put on order.
