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  • Princess Cruises fined $40m Photo: Courtesy of Princess Cruises
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    Princess Cruises fined for oil dumping

    2016-12-05T14:56:00Z

    Princess Cruise Lines has pleaded guilty to seven federal charges in an illegal ocean pollution case involving dumping oily waste at sea.

  • The M660 can be programmed and controlled with Bluetooth Control
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    Energy efficient marine lanterns

    2016-12-05T11:53:00Z

    Sabik Marine, part of Carmanah Technologies Corporation, has launched its next generation short to medium range self-contained lantern to the market.

  • Sunny spell: ABP has invested heavily in solar energy infrastructure
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    Power source

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    More ports are turning to renewable sources to power operations, finds John Bensalhia

  • Illuminating: the supply chain repercussions of Hanjin's collapse reached far and wide
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    Risky times

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    If the customer is always right, what happens when the customer goes bankrupt? Felicity Landon reports

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    Another miserable year

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    COMMENT: The port and shipping industry really do not have much to look forward to these days. Despite all the recent scrapping of ships of all types, there is still a surplus of tonnage that slack demand cannot fill, writes Ben Hackett.

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    Dealing in intermodal truths

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    COMMENT: The Inland Terminal conference in Basel in November brought together an interesting mix of stakeholders in intermodal logistics. I shared with delegates some of the findings of research on intermodal connections, based on a database developed by Intermodal Links, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Wind tunnel: inclement weather can quickly cripple a port. Credit: NOAA Photo Library
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    Perils of Mother Nature

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    COMMENT: Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature. This is a reality that many seafarers fully appreciate, but not one that that is always grasped by those of us with our feet on terra firma. That is until an event occurs like the one in Brisbane on November 13 and ...

  • Growth: the Port of Felixstowe saw rapid take-up of MyPort App
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    An App a day

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    Ports may have been slow on the uptake, but mobile apps are now on the agenda. Felicity Landon reports

  • Growth: the development of Negin will complement Boushehr
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    Adding value

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    Boushehr port’s Mansoureh Hasanzadeh and Seyed Navid Miremarati see the worth in Value Engineering

  • Upgrade: Yilport recently increased its shareholding in Sweden's Gävle Container Terminal
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    American dream

    2016-12-05T10:58:00Z

    Yilport''s bid for Port America could prove to be a lynchpin for its global ambitions, finds Alex Hughes

  • Deeper: Savannah's expansion project is forging ahead: Credit: USACE
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    Delivering on promises

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    Barry Parker discusses life after the expanded Panama Canal for ports on the US East Coast

  • New blood: Bronka pitches itself as a modern alternative to St Petersburg. Credit: Bronka Port
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    Easterly chill

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    Russia still incites optimism despite the recent falls in volumes as Stevie Knight reports

  • Forward thinking: Vancouver has taken the step of mapping out a path through to 2050. Credit: Robin Jaffray
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    Taking sustainability seriously

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    COMMENT: In early November, a high level group of advisors to the United Nations Secretary General - with several maritime business people on the team - issued a report on ''Mobilising sustainable transport for development'', writes Barry Parker.

  • Protests: South Korea is not as predictable as it used to be. Credit: Afnos
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    South Korea’s turn

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    COMMENT: Now its South Korea’s turn for some political turbulence, writes Mike Mundy.

  • Factors: lease and wage commitments make up the majority of terminal handling charges for New Orleans. Credit: Port of New Orleans/Tracie Morris Schaefer
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    Politics of pricing

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    Shipping line talk of ''deflationary'' terminal handling charges is unrealistic, finds Dave and Iain MacIntyre

  • Closed in: fully enclosed systems can all but eliminate dust
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    Something in the air

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    It may have slipped down ESPO''s ranking, but dust suppression is still important, finds Alex Hughes

  • Refresh: Virginia International Gateway now has a new lease of life. Credit: Port of Virginia
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    Heating up

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    Steamy weather co-incided with steamy throughput for Virginia. Barry Parker reports

  • Room to grow: ports could start looking at older assets in a different light
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    Room to grow

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    There’s a quiet revolution going on in warehousing, writes Stevie Knight

  • Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce handled its first container vessel, MSC Sasha.
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    Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce begins operations

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce has commenced operations with the handling of its first container vessel, MSC Sasha, on November 27.

  • Approval: the two-phased development could be out for tender soon
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    Judges give green light to Corozal

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    Panama’s Supreme Court has thrown out a motion put forward by Panama Ports Company (PPC) that the tender for the Port of Corozal infringes guarantees set out in the country’s constitution.