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Don't downplay trust issues
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.
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NewsTraining for tomorrow
John Bensalhia puts on his thinking cap to investigate the training initiatives available to ports
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NewsInfrastructure investments
Barry Parker forecasts a sunny outlook for south Florida''s Port Everglades
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NewsRo-ro row ramifications
OSC''s Dean Davison asks how ro-ro sector upheavals will impact Eastern European trade
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NewsDrilling down data
How can ports navigate the complexity of Big Data Analytics? Felicity Landon reports
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NewsPushing back
"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
Mehdi Rastegary explains why ports should value their ''alternative'' assets
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NewsLimits of economies of scale
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
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.
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NewsEscaping the storm
Bulk and breakbulk were largely unaffected by the US West Coast debacle, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsTranshipment opportunity
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.
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NewsWinners and losers
Mike Mundy advises that fortune favours the bold in Baltic Sea container ports
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NewsReducing risk
There''s no reason to wait for accidents in order to mitigate risk, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre
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NewsDrumming up public support
Public Strategy Group''s Al Maiorino explains the importance of getting early public support for port projects
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NewsKeeping chillers in check
TT Club''s Laurence Jones explains how ports can play their part in reducing global starvation
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NewsHitting the hot spots
Be careful where you place your bets in Southeast Asia, warns Stevie Knight
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NewsEU shipowners call for sustainable recycling
European shipowners are calling for a quick ratification of the 2009 IMO Hong Kong Convention (HKC), aimed at ensuring sustainable recycling of ships.
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NewsTrinidad dry dock project progresses
Trinidad Dry Dock Company (TDDC) has taken a step forward with the environmental process for its long-planned ship repair yard on Sullivan Island, part of its plan to create one of the biggest sustainable dry docks in the world.
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NewsBarges clean up River Thames
UK-based resource management, recycling and energy recovery company, Cory Environmental, is using inland waterways to clean up its operations on the River Thames.
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NewsSponsorship Opportunities Still Available
The GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise Conference are international events that provide unprecedented networking opportunities for the decision makers from the port stakeholders who will be in attendance.
