Latest News – Page 528
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NewsBallast Water Convention enters into force
The IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention will enter into force on 8 September 2017 after Finland acceded to the treaty, but there are concerns that shipowners are still without treatment systems approved for global use.
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NewsFirst containership LNG-fuel conversion
Bureau Veritas announced at SMM that it is set to class the first containership LNG fuel conversation.
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NewsGreen future vision at SMM
With the introduction of a new hall dedicated to green propulsion at this year’s SMM in Hamburg, the show saw a strong focus on environmental challenges and future solutions.
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NewsDPW Australia opens inland hub
DP World Australia is to operate Austrak’s intermodal freight hub at Somerton 23km north of the Port of Melbourne.
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NewsDon’t miss GreenPort Cruise and Congress 2016
With just over a month to go, it’s time to book your place at this year’s GreenPort Cruise and Congress taking place from 11 to 14 October, if you haven’t done so already.
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NewsBromma appoints new president
Mika Virtanen has been appointed president of Sweden-based spreader manufacturer Bromma, effective September 1, 2016.
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NewsGreen collaboration for sustainable shipping
The Green Award Foundation and RightShip are to increase their collaboration to promote safe, sustainable shipping.
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NewsAntwerp invests in West Africa
The Port of Antwerp will invest in West Africa for the first time in order to create an expanding logistics platform at the Port of San Pedro and build on its leading market position for the region.
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NewsBlack Sea Market Review
According to Informall’s Black Sea Container Market Review for the first half of 2016, Black Sea container terminals in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia handled 1.2m teu in the first half of 2016, including empty containers but not transhipment.
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NewsHanjin bankruptcy leads to port disruption
The bankruptcy of the Hanjin Shipping line is already causing turmoil at ports in the US and beyond; cargo continues to be delayed at the point of origin and cargo-laden Hanjin ships are unable to get into ports.
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NewsDP World wins 30-year concession
DP World has won a 30-year concession with an automatic 10-year extension for the management and development of a multipurpose port project at Berbera, Republic of Somaliland, worth $442m.
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Corruption found in New South Wales ports
An inquiry into attempts to thwart that growth of container traffic at the port of Newcastle have led to two extraordinary bombshells exploding in Australia politics.
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NewsSecond dual fuel tug launched
A second dual fuel tug has been launched at Gondan Shipyard in Spain – apparently only the second one ever to be built in Europe which runs for the most part on LNG.
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NewsValue in port clusters
COMMENT: It is increasingly understood that ports are spatial clusters of interrelated economic activities, such as chemical plants, energy plants, construction plants (for instance for components of offshore wind installations), warehouses, and terminals as well as a variety of business services, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsBox or bust
COMMENT: Industry analyst Alphaliner has come up with the stunning statistic that global container traffic will grow by just 0.3% this year, the second slowest growth rate since 2009 when volume shrank by -8.3% following the global financial crisis.
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NewsOptimal design - a mariner’s perspective
FORCE Technology’s Jens Bay examines port design challenges through a seafarer’s eyes
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NewsCyber smart
Ports looking to get smarter need to consider the cyber risks, advises Felicity Landon
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NewsThe business of Brexit
What does Britain''s exit from the EU actually mean for Europe''s ports, asks Felicity Landon
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Finding a general purpose niche
COMMENT: In the early days of containerisation ports employed a benchmark ratio that one 1,250 teu container ship (remember that huge size?) replaced four multi-purpose general cargo ships and brought a host of benefits, not least high productivity and low port times, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsOpen season
Central American ports looking to cash in on the Panama Canal''s expansion. Alex Hughes reports
