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NewsPuerto Bahia up for sale
The next major phase of expansion of unit load traffic in the hub port of Cartagena will be at Puerto Bahia, the new dry cargo port. And the burning issue of the moment is which terminal operating company will oversee the forecast expansion.
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Getting the message out
COMMENT: Our innate ability to overtly promote ourselves as an industry means that we are failing to get the message out about the significance and the excitement of ports. We need some fresh thinking, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsTake cover
The Tianjin disaster is a timely reminder for ports to check their insurance liabilities.
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NewsFreewheeling finesse
Ports can mitigate the huge cost headache of tyres with some clever choices, explains Stevie Knight
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NewsReflections on glass
The glass industry is opening handling windows for ports. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsIs Ukraine's optimism misplaced?
COMMENT: Your Economist recently spent two days attending a conference on container shipping and ports in Odessa, where the popular catchphrase is “victory, freedom and peace” in that order, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsShale gas spillover
US Gulf ports welcome a breakbulk and project cargo handling boom. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsRunning partners
Are South African being left behind in the drive for bigger and better ports, asks AJ Keyes
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NewsHow remote can 'remote' be?
ABB''s Fredrik Johanson considers the possibility of control centres for multi-terminal remote crane operation
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NewsVirtually there
Rapidly advancing virtual reality technology is helping ports to look into the future, finds Felicity Landon
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Think hard about the yard
Bright Light Systems'' John Chalmers shines the spotlight on plasma technology
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NewsUS$8.5m LNG vessel incentive
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has offered companies SGD$12m (US$8.5m) funding for the building of LNG-fuelled vessels.
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NewsUS tackles port cyber security
As more US ports turn to automation to increase the efficiency of their operations, the House Homeland Security Committee warns they could be at risk of cyber-attacks.
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NewsLNG terminal for Mangalore
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) to build an LNG regasification terminal at the Indian port.
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NewsPort, city and logistics efficiency
After a successful first day, the second day of the GreenPort Congress kicked off with a focus on port-city relationships moderated by Professor Daniel Moon of the World Maritime University.
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NewsPort, city and logistics efficiency
After a successful first day, the second day of the GreenPort Congress kicked off with a focus on port-city relationships moderated by Professor Daniel Moon of the World Maritime University.
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NewsPOLB is on the right track
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is boosting its on-dock rail capacity with a US$93m project that promises to eliminate up to 750 truck trips from regional roadways with every on-dock rail train.
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NewsGreenPort Cruise videos
Did you miss Cruise 2015? Then why not catch up with opening sessions on YouTube now. Featuring Arnt Møller Pedersen, COO Cruise and Ferries, Copenhagen Malmo Port; Stavros Hatzakos, President, ESPO Cruise & Ferry Network; Darren Brookes, Business Development Manager, JCB Industrial.
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NewsPort of Helsinki operator spat
Port of Helsinki has applied for a temporary court order against Finnlines'' subsidiary Finnsteve in order to force it into line with the reorganisation at Vuosaari harbour.
