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    Penang sees ‘huge’ growth potential

    2015-04-03T20:19:00Z

    Malaysia’s Penang Port believes it has “huge potential” to further increase its facilities and services.

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    Konecranes crane study aids planning

    2015-04-03T20:17:00Z

    Konecranes South East Asia Pacific has launched a Crane Reliability Study (CRS) to help ports with any brand of cranes to plan their future equipment needs.

  • Alternatives: Russia is putting its handling hopes in Crimean ports, including Sevastopol. Credit: Alexxx Maliv
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    Russian rules

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    Russia''s about-turn on port development could stunt its future handling capacity, finds Alex Hughes

  • All in: Transnet is interested in Mombasa's new container terminal
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    A public-public partnership?

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    COMMENT: Irony of ironies, in among the host of bidders whose names appear in conjunction with the privatisation of the Mombasa container terminal is Transnet, the government body responsible for the management and operation of South Africa’s ports, writes Mike Mundy.

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    Don't downplay trust issues

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    COMMENT: The OECD recently published a report with a global outlook on freight transport - the Freight Outlook 2015 - including a forecast for the volumes handled by ports in various regions of the world, but can it be trusted, asks Peter de Langen.

  • Training time: Peel Ports enrols its senior staff on a range of mandatory courses
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    Training for tomorrow

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    John Bensalhia puts on his thinking cap to investigate the training initiatives available to ports

  • Growth: new container berths should be onstream by 2019
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    Infrastructure investments

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    Barry Parker forecasts a sunny outlook for south Florida''s Port Everglades

  • Congestion: ro-ro operators have complained of capacity issues at Mersin (pictured) and Iskenderun
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    Ro-ro row ramifications

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    OSC''s Dean Davison asks how ro-ro sector upheavals will impact Eastern European trade

  • Steady: containers element of consistency makes them amenable to Big Data Analytics. Credit: Ingrid Taylar
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    Drilling down data

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    How can ports navigate the complexity of Big Data Analytics? Felicity Landon reports

  • On track: the UK port sector is "highly privatised, very competitive and, as a consequence, very efficient"
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    Pushing back

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    "Outright rejection" is the UK''s response to Europe’s latest push for port regulation, finds Felicity Landon

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    Beyond the book value

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    Mehdi Rastegary explains why ports should value their ''alternative'' assets

  • In perspective: have containerships reached their size ceiling? Credit: F. Berkelaar
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    Limits of economies of scale

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    COMMENT: We have long believed that economies of scale are the saviour of the maritime industry, for all sectors ranging from terminals and bulk, to tankers and containerships. But in the last few months we have begun to hear opinions suggesting that containerships have reached their maximum size. So, wherein ...

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    Cruise not so detached from cargo

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    COMMENT: The cold weather here in New York of late drove me down to Florida for some warmth, where I was fortunate enough to attend a conference on the cruise busines, writes Barry Parker.

  • Let off: impact of the strikes was 'minimal' at Stockton. Credit: Shelah
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    Escaping the storm

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    Bulk and breakbulk were largely unaffected by the US West Coast debacle, says Martin Rushmere

  • Overshadowed: the big ports don't need to have the monopoly on transhipment. Credit: Paolo Martini
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    Transhipment opportunity

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    COMMENT: Not all container transhipment takes place at the mega hubs such as Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Busan, Algeciras, Malta Freeport and so on. It can also take place as a healthy adjunct to gateway port operations – import and export activity – unless of course bureaucracy gets in the way.

  • All aboard: DCT's second phase develoment could open the port up to other deepsea lines
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    Winners and losers

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    Mike Mundy advises that fortune favours the bold in Baltic Sea container ports

  • Targeted: Marico's Hazman allows the port to place its best efforts into managing the highest risks
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    Reducing risk

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    There''s no reason to wait for accidents in order to mitigate risk, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre

  • Testing: Beirut knows how damaging a small group of opponents can be. Credit: Rachid H
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    Drumming up public support

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    Public Strategy Group''s Al Maiorino explains the importance of getting early public support for port projects

  • Look out: terminals need to take more care of reefer containers
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    Keeping chillers in check

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    TT Club''s Laurence Jones explains how ports can play their part in reducing global starvation

  • Spread: dominated by archipelagos and islands, Indonesian port infrastructure is central to growth. Photo: IPC
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    Hitting the hot spots

    2015-04-03T19:26:00Z

    Be careful where you place your bets in Southeast Asia, warns Stevie Knight