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  • Watching: the ICS is looking out for ports that are failing on waste
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    ICS targets waste reception non-compliance

    2015-06-02T15:07:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping has expressed ongoing “concerns” about port facilities and what it describes as the “perennial problem” of a lack of waste reception facilities.

  • Wake-up: Mr Leonhard delivers a call to arms to ports
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    Look beyond rival ports for real competition

    2015-06-02T12:23:00Z

    Ports that are wholly focused on competition with other ports will not be around in 50 years, the chief executive of a leading think-tank has warned.

  • ‘AIDAsol’ has become the first cruise ship to connect to shore side power using Becker Marine Systems’ HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge
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    Hamburg cruise ship gets barge powered

    2015-06-02T09:28:00Z

    An AIDA cruise ship has become the first vessel at the Port of Hamburg to receive environmentally-friendly power from the Becker Marine Systems’ HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge.

  • Mega-ships: Bigger ships provide significant opportunities for ports
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    Mega-ships to tackle port congestion

    2015-06-01T14:48:00Z

    The World Shipping Council says that mega-ships may be partly the answer to dealing with port congestion in addition to the benefits they bring to the shipping industry.

  • Distance learning: Peter de Langen is one of the experts behind the new port development and management course
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    Port distance learning programme

    2015-06-01T12:22:00Z

    A new distance learning course has been launched by leading port scholars to help further knowledge about port development and management.

  • Ecoceane’s patented technology equips clean-up vessels that can collect more oil and waste per hour
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    Ecoceane vessels clean up oil operations

    2015-06-01T11:40:00Z

    France-based Ecoceane is continuing R&D on its range of pollution-cleaning vessels designed to help boost the efficiency of oil spill clean-up operations.

  • Charterers are increasingly choosing to lower their annual fuel bills and greenhouse gas emissions, say the Carbon War Room
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    Excluding inefficient vessels

    2015-06-01T11:32:00Z

    Charterers moving one fifth of global shipped tonnage now effectively exclude inefficient vessels, says the Carbon War Room.

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    Get ready for 24,000 teu, warns OECD

    2015-05-29T16:47:00Z

    As the trend for ever-increasing container ship sizes continues, a new International Transport Forum (ITF)/ OECD report warns 24,000 teu vessels could be sailing the world’s oceans by 2020.

  • Celebration: the launch of Marlin's LNG-fuelled ships proves that ship owner interest is there
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    Gas stations

    2015-05-29T16:45:00Z

    Reconsider re-fuelling roles as orders for LNG-fuelled ships increase, advises Aidan Grange

  • Blue blood: King Willem-Alexander officially opens APMT's Maasvlakte II terminal
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    Turning point

    2015-05-29T16:45:00Z

    Rotterdam is playing a long game with its massive Maasvlakte II development. Felicity Landon reports

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    On the brink of change

    2015-05-29T16:45:00Z

    COMMENT: 2014 was a mixed year for economic fundamentals but little of this impacted the flow of trade, writes Ben Hackett.

  • Record setting: a call by 2M's Gerda Maersk marked the largest ship handled in Croatia
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    Rolling stock

    2015-05-29T16:45:00Z

    ICTSI’s Adriatic hub is taking to the rails to bring its handling expertise to central Europe, finds Carly Fields

  • Measure up: with shipyards churning out ever-bigger ships, ports need to step up to the plate. Credit: Sarah Tzinieris
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    Time for an Optimal Size Index?

    2015-05-29T16:45:00Z

    COMMENT: As this issue goes to press, the Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will be meeting in London, writes Barry Parker.

  • Secure: container packing can be just as important as weighing. Credit: Bakoko
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    Beware trucks bearing 'gifts'

    2015-05-29T16:45:00Z

    TT Club’s Laurence Jones urges ports to look beyond the container weighing headlines

  • Drill time: Milford Haven takes its oil responsibilities seriously
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    Letter of the law

    2015-05-29T16:44:00Z

    Without constant monitoring, ever-evolving laws can catch ports on the hop, finds John Bensalhia

  • Blue sky: carriers might find the answer to terminal collaboration in the cloud. Credit: Jnzl's Public Domain Photos
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    Cloud control

    2015-05-29T16:44:00Z

    XVELA''s Christopher Mazza explains why carrier-terminal collaboration could find a home in the cloud

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    Forward plan to manage transitions

    2015-05-29T16:44:00Z

    COMMENT: In Antwerp, the closure of the GM plant makes a huge site available for re-development, while in Rotterdam, one of the refineries (currently owned by Q8) is up for sale, writes Peter de Langen.

  • New media: the dynamic development of Instagram should be an inspiration to ports. Credit: Esther Vargas
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    Innovation, disruption and survival

    2015-05-29T16:44:00Z

    We''re just not innovating enough, warns APS Technology''s Allen Thomas

  • Growth: SSA’s - operator of Manzanillo International Terminal - forecast is for traffic to grow 6%-7% through the wider canal
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    Plugging in

    2015-05-29T16:44:00Z

    The competition for post-Canal expansion transhipment traffic is heating up, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Lacklustre: volumes at Global's Vostochny terminal dropped 1.3% in 2014
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    Russian rollercoaster

    2015-05-29T16:41:00Z

    Global Ports has learnt to take the rough with the smooth in the Russian box market. Alex Hughes reports