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NewsIs there a case for penalties?
COMMENT: I was recently in the audience of an animated conference discussion about the pros and cons of introducing rewards and penalties at ports handling containers. It was an interesting debate, but it left me feeling sceptical about whether such a scheme could work, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsDigging into the trough
Stevie Knight finds out that animal feed is not the low-value, easy cargo most people assume it is
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NewsTerex eco-friendly gantry cranes for Ningbo
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply ten eco-friendly E-RTGs to the Yuandong Terminal at the Port of Ningbo which are currently in production at its facility in Xiamen, China.
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NewsBallastMaster ultraV receives Type Approval
Germany''s GEA Westfalia Separator Group has been awarded IMO Type Approval by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) for its BallastMaster ultraV 500.
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NewsNew hybrid Rotortug for Kotug
Kotug has taken delivery of a next generation ART 80-32 Hybrid Rotortug which will improve fuel savings and reduce harmful emissions during operation.
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NewsAlternative fuels should be explored
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that the shipping industry is fully committed to complying with Emission Control Areas (ECAs) come January 2015, but there are still some concerns about the rules being enforced.
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NewsFourfold surge in port emissions by 2050
A new paper published by the International Transport Forum of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in France, warns that most shipping emissions in ports will grow fourfold by 2050.
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NewsBarbados looks to greenhouse gas ratings
Barbados Port has signed up with the RightShip and Carbon War Room greenhouse gas rating programme, which rewards vessels with better energy efficient ratings.
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NewsPrime position
Carly Fields talks with Brazil’s Itaqui about its ambitious plans for accommodating across-the-board cargo growth
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NewsStaying special
Are free trade and special economic zones still a differentiating feature for ports, asks Felicity Landon
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NewsIndustry speaks out over CO2 monitoring
The European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) has given a guarded welcome to the recent informal agreement by EU legislators on the Commission proposal for a regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions for maritime transport.
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NewsRound table talks at GFS
Day two of the Gas Fuelled Ships conference was introduced by chairman-for-the-day Martin Shaw of MOAMS.
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NewsWhat’s really behind US port congestion
Drewry has been looking into some of the deeper issues affecting port performance which may be causing the chronic congestion being suffered by ports on the US west coast.
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NewsDownside of economies of scale
Global carriers, having a hard time managing their pricing strategies, and therefore their profitability, turned to larger vessel sizes in the search for economies of scale that would lower the slot cost of voyages.
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DNV GL helps industry prepare for sulphur switch
DNV GL has published a guide to the upcoming strict sulphur regulations for ships operating in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) in a bid to help shipowners avoid potential difficulties with the fuel change-over needed.
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News10th GreenPort Congress to be co-located with Danish Maritime Days in Copenhagen!
We are delighted to announce that the dates for the 10th GreenPort Congress and 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference 2015 have now been confirmed. The 10th GreenPort Congress will take place on 7-9 October 2015 and as normal the 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference will take place the day before the Congress ...
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NewsGFS conference focuses on LNG
The 2014 Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships conference taking place this week is focusing on existing and future technology of LNG fuelled ship propulsion.
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NewsGreenPort Congress heads to Copenhagen
The tenth GreenPort Congress and Cruise Conference, organised by Mercator Media, will take place from 6 to 9 October 2015 at Copenhagen’s Malmö Port in conjunction with Danish Maritime Days (DMD).
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NewsIMO adopts Polar Code
The IMO has adopted the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) and related SOLAS, marking a major milestone in its work to protect ships and people aboard them in the harsh polar regions.
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NewsITF hits back over Euro ports’ directive
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has criticised what it calls persistent attempts to erode the job security and working conditions of dockworkers in Europe.
