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  • Bottlenecks: ECT is working with stakeholders and the port authority to mitigate congestion Credit: Freek-van-Arkel
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    Barge bottlenecks persist

    2015-03-12T16:45:00Z

    One of the largest container networks in Europe says that it expects delays in barge processing to continue at the Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp so it may have no choice but to introduce a container surcharge.

  • The Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, the Association of Lithuanian Stevedoring Companies and Port of Hamburg Marketing are collaborating on LNG plans. Photo: HHM
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    Lithuania moves in on LNG

    2015-03-12T16:38:00Z

    The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda is “setting a measure of independence” with a new floating LNG terminal – said to be the first in the Baltic region.

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    Environmentally-friendly dredging

    2015-03-12T16:03:00Z

    The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has published a new paper aiming to further the debate on Adaptive Management (AM) as an important tool in environmentally-friendly dredging and reclamation projects.

  • Liebherr says the new crane is a “forward-looking solutions for ports worldwide”
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    Liebherr flagship mobile harbour crane

    2015-03-12T11:20:00Z

    Liebherr Maritime Cranes is responding to customer needs for larger cargo handling solutions with a new flagship mobile harbour crane with a hybrid power boost.

  • Liebherr says the new crane is a “forward-looking solutions for ports worldwide”
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    New flagship MHC for Liebherr

    2015-03-12T11:16:00Z

    Liebherr Maritime Cranes is responding to customer needs for larger cargo handling solutions in order to efficiently complete future tasks with a new flagship mobile harbour crane.

  • Data app: ARL Shipping’s Crane executor app is operated by stevedores at the quayside or on board the vessel
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    Crane Executor app

    2015-03-12T10:46:00Z

    Discharging and logging loaded containers just became easier, quicker and more efficient with a new app which passes handling confirmations to the shipping line during calls.

  • Taking root: breakwaters need to stand the test of time. Credit: Grant MacDonald
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    Faster, deeper, cheaper

    2015-03-12T10:00:00Z

    Underwater, floating, sand-filled or rock-strengthened; breakwaters come in all shapes and sizes finds Felicity Landon

  • Arctic LNG tankers will transit via the Zeebrugge LNG terminal
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    Zeebrugge signs LNG transhipment agreement

    2015-03-11T17:34:00Z

    The Port of Zeebrugge’s Fluxys LNG terminal will support year-round deliveries from the Yamal peninsula to Asian-Pacific markets as part of a new transhipment contract.

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    Kalmar automates London Gateway

    2015-03-11T15:25:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to deliver 20 more automatic stacking cranes to DP World London Gateway, which is set for a third berth.

  • The Damen EcoLiner has had its efficiency confirmed by the MARIN research institute
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    Damen EcoLiner project

    2015-03-11T11:19:00Z

    Damen Shipyards first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker has just completed comprehensive tank testing of the new design at research institute MARIN, confirming the vessel''s efficiency.

  • Look out: Obama needs to find supporters for the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Credit: LBJ Foundation
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    Joining the US infrastructure dots

    2015-03-11T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: Sometimes policy disconnects need to be highlighted. At one extreme, the US West Coast docks have been near paralysed by an emerging infrastructure collapse, with the widely publicised labour difficulties bringing ports to their knees, writes Barry Parker.

  • Lost: Hong Kong's air reduction emissions programme may not be renewed. Credit: Let ideas compete
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    Quickest to the draw

    2015-03-11T10:00:00Z

    Authorities and the public are watching to see who will be the first to act on green issues, says Martin Rushmere

  • The consortium says it will focus on improving capacity, efficiency and technology at the terminals
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    Morgan Stanley sells Montreal

    2015-03-10T16:45:00Z

    Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has sold Montreal Gateway Terminals (MGT), the leading cargo container facility at Canada’s Port of Montreal, to a consortium that says it’s committed to promoting the port as an international hub.

  • The ECA says that too slow progress has been made over the development of inland waterways
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    Prioritising inland waterways

    2015-03-10T10:51:00Z

    EU member states need to prioritise inland waterway projects as part of a sustainable transport policy because they have made too slow progress over the last 15 years.

  • Ships passing Gothenburg have revealed an 80% cut in sulphur emissions. Photo: Port of Gothenburg
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    Gothenburg sniffs out sulphur emissions

    2015-03-10T10:50:00Z

    As shipowners work hard to keep in line with the IMO’s new stringent regulations, emissions at the Port of Gothenburg have dramatically fallen by 80% since the beginning of the year.

  • An emulation can keep a virtual eye on the TOS
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    Taking off the blindfold

    2015-03-10T10:00:00Z

    TOS development remains a dark art for most terminals, but it needn’t be explains Stevie Knight

  • The financing solution aims to ease the financial burden on ship owners seeking to install scrubber systems
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    New scrubber finance solution for shipowners

    2015-03-09T17:23:00Z

    Wärtsilä is teaming up with Clean Marine Energy Europe Ltd (CME) to provide a funding solution to help shipowners comply with sulphur emissions legislation through the use of exhaust gas cleaning technology.

  • http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/world/asia/india-dockers-strike-postponed/_nocache
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    India dockers strike postponed

    2015-03-09T14:38:00Z

    The proposed dock strike to take place in India this week has been postponed by a week pending talks, says the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

  • Mercator Media Ltd won the 'International Development Award 2015’
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    Business award for Mercator Media

    2015-03-09T12:41:00Z

    Mercator Media Limited, publisher of Port Strategy and GreenPort magazine and organiser of the GreenPort Congress and Cruise conference, has won a business excellence award for international development.

  • Mercator Media Ltd won the 'International Development Award 2015’
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    Business award for Mercator Media

    2015-03-09T12:37:00Z

    Mercator Media Limited, publisher of GreenPort magazine and organiser of the GreenPort Congress and Cruise conference, has won a business excellence award for international development.