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NewsThe human dimension
Ports need to recognise the role they play in the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsMetro Ports looks to Canada
Metro Ports, part of Nautilus International Holding Group, is looking to bring its operations to the west coast of Canada by taking over operations at Westview Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert.
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NewsKonecranes RTGs for West Africa
Konecranes is set to deliver eight Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes to Bolloré Group’s container terminals in Pointe Noire, Congo and Douala, Cameroon.
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NewsMore carriers join CCWG
BSR’s motto that ‘what’s measured gets managed’ is proving successful, with more carriers joining its Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) in a bid to reduce the environmental impacts of global goods transportation.
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NewsCochin switches to LED Lighting
Proper lighting design including LUX levels, colour rendering and reduced glare, are creating an ideal work environment for the night time loading and unloading of containers at Cochin Port, says Jeffrey Newman, president of Globaltechled.
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NewsHonesty valued on lighting claims
Experience has taught Derek McGlashan, Forth Ports'' environment and energy manager, to be highly suspicious of the claims put out by many lighting companies.
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NewsCloud-based emissions monitoring
US based company, ESRG, has added exhaust emissions monitoring capability to its onboard monitoring software, OstiaEdge.
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'Queuing up' for lighting solution
Forth Ports has been working with the Ideas With Energy company on a specific lighting project at the Port of Leith involving a 260-metre jetty that is seaward of the lock entrance, and which is occasionally accessed by engineers at night. The whole mesh structure is supported on dolphins and ...
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Uruguay hub crane dispute
The dispute between TCP, whose major shareholder is Katoen Natie, and rival Montecon has once again made headlines following the arrival at the public quays of the OOCL Qingdao containership.
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NewsVietnam readies port leases
Vietnam looks set to lease the Cai Mep-Thi Vai international port in Ba RiaVung Tau province for 30 years, official sources have reported. Cai Mep-Thi Vai is the first State-built seaport to be leased, as the country tries to kickstart development of the problem-laden sector.
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NewsLighting up
Port lighting has moved on, but is large scale replacement a necessary investment? Alex Hughes thinks so
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NewsBiomass loading project underway
The development of the biomass loading project is firmly underway at the UK’s ABP Port of Hull with the first major piece of infrastructure being hauled into place this week.
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NewsJOC port productivity database
JOC Group has launched its Port Productivity database, the first global measure of container port performance.
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NewsSchneider Electric to acquire Invensys plc
Schneider Electric has reached an agreement to acquire Invensys plc for £3.4bn, a move that it says will boost its position in industrial automation and electro-intensive segments.
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NewsVisual stimulation
On a bleary and dank June morning in Rotterdam, taking a coach trip to the game-changing Maasvlakte II development seemed to be a good use of time.
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NewsWeak trade prospects
The latest global port tracker for North Europe says that trade prospects are not improving despite there being a few short term hopeful signs.
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NewsBunkering in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has big plans. It wants to become a rival hub to Singapore for LNG bunkering, crew exchanges and repairs.
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NewsBunkering in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has big plans. It wants to become a rival hub to Singapore for LNG bunkering, crew exchanges and repairs.
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NewsMicro-plastic impact
A group of international experts have completed a draft global assessment to address the growing problems in the marine environment caused by micro-plastics.
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NewsTakeover bid for seaport project
After a five year delay in development, Jasper County officials are attempting to take over the new seaport project to be built in the Savannah River.
