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NewsEnsuring future environmental measures
The cruise industry says that it wants to ensure future environmental measures are simple to administer, cost-effective and proportionate, things that are crucial to effective greening of the cruise industry, writes Anne-Marie Causer, GreenPort News Editor.
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NewsPromoting fuel savings with SmartSpeed
US based Applied Weather Technology (AWT), a StormGeo company, has launched AWT SmartSpeed, which it says is the first route advisory service to use advanced optimisation to set both optimum route and speed for each segment of a voyage.
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NewsWärtsilä addresses market demands with new CPP
Wärtsilä introduced its latest Controllable Pitch (CP) propeller system at the 2014 SMM Exhibition last week, which it says addresses the demands of medium and large sized vessel owners.
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NewsTiger funding boost for US ports
The US Department of Transportation is to provide $600m for 72 transportation projects in 46 states and the District of Columbia through its 2014 TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) program.
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NewsBoxing clever at Manila
The Philippines Port Authority (PPA) has started trucking out overstaying containers from Manila as per its promise to relieve congestion at the port.
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NewsOptimism for port investment rises among owners
The latest Trelleborg Barometer Report reveals port owners and operators are most optimistic for future investment in the sector since the annual survey began in 2010, despite other challenges ahead.
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Weighing services a potential revenue stream
There is a strong business case for terminal operators to invest in spreader weighing technology in advance of incoming IMO legislation, according to manufacturer Bromma.
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NewsBromma eyes replacement market
Spreader manufacturer Bromma is gearing up for a spike in replacement orders around 2016-2017.
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Tauranga leads record NZ financials
Port of Tauranga has delivered a new record underlying net profit of NZ$78.3m (up 1.3%) and revenue of NZ$266.3 (up 9.1%) for the financial year to June 30, 2014.
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Third LPC death in ten months
Mechanic Brad Fletcher recently became the third workplace fatality at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) in ten months when reportedly toppling from an extended scissor-lift while he and a workmate were attempting to jump-start a straddle carrier.
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Auckland refutes collusion smear
Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) national president Garry Parsloe is demanding Ports of Auckland’s senior management and board reveal what relationships and dealings they had with right wing “attack bloggers” during the recent industrial dispute.
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Competition commission targets reform
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman has proposed microeconomic reforms for the shipping sector, including ports increasing their productivity by raising congestion pricing.
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Second Victoria terminal ‘needs more thought’
A report from Australia’s Victoria University has suggested more detailed research is required to decide on where Victoria’s second container port should be established.
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Denmark: State of Green
Denmark’s State of Green initiative, a collective group of Danish stakeholders in the green energy and environmental fields, is launching a new section to its website focusing on green maritime solutions.
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NewsKalmar's record reachstacker lift
Kalmar’s latest reachstacker, dubbed Super Gloria, lifted a record 100T at its factory in Lidhult, Sweden last week.
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NewsEmirates MoU to class LNG-powered tug
Emirates Classification Society TASNEEF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC) to provide classification services for an LNG-powered tug.
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NewsAlfa Laval unveils latest generation scrubber (
Alfa Laval has launched a new generation of its exhaust gas cleaning system, the Pure SOx 2.0 scrubber, which is said to provide more possibilities for shipowners.
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Asian container port congestion
Asian ports are struggling with the worst congestion in 20 years and this looks set to continue because of the complicated nature of vessel sharing arrangements.
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The growing potential of the Arctic
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says that the recent industrial policy seminar held in Nuuk has identified the potential for and barriers to maritime growth in the Arctic.
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NewsDesperate measures at Manila
Word is that the Philippines Port Authority (PPA) will be fining importers for overstaying cargoes and then shipping the boxes out to buffer ports in a desperate attempt to relieve congestion.
