Latest News – Page 551
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NewsDo your homework
Dave MacIntyre finds out how investors can take the rough with the smooth in port commitments.
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NewsPoliticising port investments
Should local politicians be made accountable for the decisions made by their regional ports? It is an interesting question which is currently being debated in New Zealand, where all ports have either majority or 100% regional council ownership, often through a holding company.
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NewsReady or not
The path to July’s container weighing deadline is littered with confusion, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsLearn from past mistakes
By Peter de Langen and Jonas Mendes Constante highlight the top five strategy errors made by ports
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NewsTurbulence ahead
Southeast Asia has everything going for it – apart from timing, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsCyber: just another risk to manage
COMMENT: One theme running through New Yorker opinion pieces is the need for ports to break out of silos to acknowledge the greater good of a particular port, writes Barry Parker.
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Batten down the hatches
COMMENT: It seems when things are bad in the maritime industry, they are really bad, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsKeeping pace
Dean Davison examines how existing ports can plan to keep pace with the swelling demand
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NewsScreen time
Simulators offer flexibility and time savings at a price to suit a range of budgets. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsControl and contain
The rapid spread of the Zika virus has prompted ports to take action, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsChain reactions
Supply chain efficiency needs balancing against the risks of running a port, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsHigh risk, high reward?
North Africa offers huge port development potential despite political tensions. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsThe right chemistry
Chemical handling is booming for ports willing to invest in modern techniques. John Bensalhia reports
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Corozal fills shortfall
Panama Canal minister, Roberto Roy, recently highlighted the need for a new port on the Pacific coast in order to maintain Panama''s logistics competitiveness.
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Venezuela to invest $60m in ports
The government of Venezuela has announced that it is to invest $60m in its ports via the National Integrated Customs and Exercise Administration (Seniat) and national ports company, Bolivariana de Puertos (Bolipuertos).
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NZ Authority moves on container weight verification
Maritime New Zealand has issued an advisory circular to aid exporters preparing for the pending mandatory adoption of container weight verification, as it works to develop a new domestic Maritime Rule for the amended Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS).
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NewsNapier readies for next generation
A proposal to increase Napier Port’s draught at low sea level from 12.8 metres to 14.5 metres, construct a new wharf and extend its harbour shipping channel was this month released for public consultation.
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‘Limit capacity’ to NZ hub ports
New Zealand Shipping Federation executive director Annabel Young has slammed a Napier Port expansion proposal as an exemplary of wasting rate-payers money that will only further over-capitalisation of the local port sector.
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NewsSeabin project aims to clean up world's oceans
A Spanish company is hoping to clean up the world’s oceans with its innovative bin that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel and detergents.
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NewsSempra seeks Port Arthur LNG partners
US-based Sempra Energy has said it is seeking final long-term agreements for a proposed joint venture LNG export facility at Port Arthur in Texas. The natural gas company has also said it will work to build more energy infrastructure in Mexico.
