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NewsFelixstowe opts for Bromma VGM solution
The Port of Felistowe has selected spreader manufacturing giant, Bromma, to supply spreader twistlock based weighing systems in preparation for new SOLAS regulations that require shippers to obtain the verified gross mass (VGM) of packed containers in advance of ship stow planning.
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NewsGothenburg sustainability report
Gothenburg Port Authority has released its 2015 sustainability report, emphasising the port’s success in becoming climate-neutral whilst highlighting challenges that remain for 2016 and beyond.
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NewsESPO port reception facilities directive
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has presented its position paper on the revision of the port reception facilities (PRF) directive.
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Tax exemptions for Gwadar port operators
The Pakistan Government has approved sweeping tax concessions for Chinese operators at the deep-sea port of Gwadar.
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NewsChanging state
What can port operators do to reduce the risk of cargo liquefaction asks John Bensalhia
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NewsIn the dock
Alex Hughes finds out why every terminal should know what’s happening every minute on its berth
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NewsNo ‘strings’ please
COMMENT: This column has mentioned before the contradiction in terms associated with port and terminal privatisations where government wants to ‘keep a finger in the pie.’
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NewsThe weight is nearly over
TT Club’s Peregrine Storrs-Fox sees some bright spots in the otherwise gloomy box weighing issue
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NewsSpreading the good word
Dave and Iain MacIntyre look at the container handling options available to both large and small ports
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NewsBeyond environmental goals
Ports need to consider the broader picture when setting sustainability goals, finds Alex Hughes
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At the mercy of carriers
COMMENT: Ports and terminals are being forced into major infrastructure investments at the behest of carriers. The reason being that carriers are obsessed in achieving the maximum economies of scale possible, often without fully considering the consequences on themselves or the industry that services them, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsWhatever you want
Warehouses and ports need to adapt to seismic shifts in consumer expectations. Felicity Landon reports
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Consolidation the order of the day
COMMENT: They used to say when ‘America sneezes the world catches a cold’ but maybe nowadays this is a maxim that applies to China not the US, writes Mike Mundy.
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Private concerns
COMMENT: I’m going to resist the urge to write about container weighing or the catchily named verified gross mass requirements of the incoming SOLAS amendments, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsTurning point
South Africa needs to choose between responding to the market and its duty of care explains Stevie Knight
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NewsThe importance of data strategies
1-Stop Connections’ Jeremy Chee explains why ports need to be more data savvy
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NewsDouble agent
Independent ship agents weigh up better IT with increased officialdom, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsPrivate terminals help fuel Brazilian economy
Portonave’s Osmari de Castilho Ribas applauds new port-focused legislation, but warns that more still needs to be done
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NewsNot all disruptors are equal
COMMENT: Disruption is in the air - or should we say, on the water since this article is about seaports, and will not mention drones. Although one could argue that a widened Panama Canal is really an expansion, not a disruption, and that reconfiguring alliances of large carriers is, likewise, ...
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NewsAlliances, uncertainties and opportunities
The European ports sector is full of diversity, with opportunities and challenges to match finds Felicity Landon
