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NewsBoosting operational efficiencies
Leading UK intermodal freight company, Freightliner, is boosting operational efficiencies across its 13 inland rail sites with a new fleet of ten Hyster reachstackers, supplied and maintained by Briggs Equipment.
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NewsTruck emissions down at Oakland
Diesel emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland has dropped by 98% between 2005 and 2015, while ship emissions also fell 75%.
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NewsAPMT adds automated cranes to Tangier port
APM Terminals has announced orders for 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 32 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) to equip its new 5m teu MedPort Tangier facility, currently under construction at the Tangier-Med II port complex.
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APMT refutes Valencia 'collapse' claims
Valencia''s association of road haulage owner and drivers, Transcont, has claimed that the APM Terminals box handling facility at the port is in a state of “collapse”.
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NewsCo-operation and cargo
The ports of North America''s heartland present a united front, as Barry Parker explains
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NewsLesser of two evils
COMMENT: By the time readers see this article, the 2016 US Presidential election will be underway. But like many US voters, right now I am still scratching my head and trying to figure out which candidate is the lesser of two evils, writes Barry Parker.
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Yet more turbulence ahead
COMMENT: For those who thought that things could not get worse, they will. At the beginning of the year there was optimism by some that 2016 would end up being a good year, however it is hard to see how anyone could have come to that conclusion, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsMoving the goalposts
East Africa is a region of complexity and opportunity, as Felicity Landon finds out
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NewsMeasuring value at city ports
COMMENT: Should port development differ between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas? Definitely, in my view, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsCrafting our own data-rich future
Navis’ Oscar Pernia explains why we need forward thinking to realise the benefits of big data
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NewsThe case of Bangladesh
COMMENT: Bangladesh is an interesting case study; it is a country where international trade is on the march but it is still a country without a deep-sea port, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsAt home in Iraq
ICTSI has made inroads in Iraq with its newest container terminal, finds Carly Fields
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A little mercy
COMMENT: I’m going to hijack this Viewpoint for something not strictly related to ports. That said, the topic does involve a ship, which does dock at ports in Africa, so I’ll make that my tenuous link, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsMetal multiples
Take the heat off and scrap handling can be a lucrative niche cargo, explains John Bensalhia
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NewsGradual acceptance
If it''s safe the industry will embrace augmented reality, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsThe innovator's dilemma
Ignore original innovation at your peril, say Valenciaport Foundation''s Jonas Constante and Alexandre Pérez
