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NewsBlanket bans
Getting greens onside is one of life’s great battles for ports looking to expand. Some tackle environmentalists head on, preferring a fight to flight. Others bring them into every conversation to prove there’s nothing to hide.
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NewsNo easy way in
While ports in emerging markets may be interesting for strategic reasons - especially if they are concerned with energy cargo - these facilities can be challenging for ships to approach.
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NewsReduction of Carbon Footprint of Ports and Terminals – Fiction and Reality
GREEN EFFORTS considers opportunities and requirements to measure, monitor and control port and terminal emissions. This is compatible to other transport areas in order to eventually achieve an emission control system coherently and comprehensively covering the whole transport chain in a standardised way, says Prof. Jens Froese, Coordinator of the ...
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NewsLiebherr delivers efficiency at Transnet
Liebherr has secured an order to deliver four ship to shore cranes and 18 rubber tyred gantry cranes to Transnet Port Terminals in South Africa to help improve efficiency and provide environmental benefits at the terminal.
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NewsZeebrugge completes ‘first’ bunkering operation
The Port of Zeebrugge has completed a ‘truck to ship’ LNG bunkering operation – the first to be performed in the Flemish coastal port.
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NewsPort of Genoa receives TEN-T money
The port of Genoa is going to receive €3.9 million from the TEN-T Programme for its project to extend one of its terminals and renew the intermodal infrastructure.
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NewsYilport automates Turkish terminals
Yilport is to implement APS Technology Group’s (APS) gate automation and operating solutions for four multipurpose ports it operates in Turkey – a move that APS says is a “game-changer” for the industry.
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NewsWestports profits up by 19%
The Malaysian operator Westports reports that its profits for the last quarter of 2013 were up by 19% on the previous year owing to increased container volume.
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NewsIn the shallow end
Tackling depth blackspots can be a key to increased productivity, explains Stevie Knight
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NewsUS LNG fuelling facility
New Orleans based Harvey Gulf International Marine (HGIM) has begun construction on its new US$25m LNG fuelling facility at the Port Fourchon terminal in Louisiana.
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NewsMiami construction progresses
The final option has been granted for the PortMiami harbour deepening project, which will see the port dredged to a depth of between 50 and 52 feet to accommodate post Panamax cargo ships.
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NewsSamsø calls for turn-key LNG solution
A pre-qualification notice has been released to find an LNG bunkering solution for Denmark’s first LNG ferry operating between Samsø and Hou in Jutland.
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NewsSolutions for bulk
Traditional bulk facilities and mixed cargo terminals need more comprehensive TOS coverage as Alex Hughes finds out
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Turkish global port operator connects with APS
Expanding port operator Yilport Holding (YPH) has signed a deal with APS Technology for the supply of automation technologies at four of the group’s Turkish terminals, with options for further deliveries as more hubs are added to the group.
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Navis optimises terminal productivity
Navis is kick starting the advancement of terminal operational performance (TOP) with the launch of its Navis Optimisation Services to help terminals increase operational profitability.
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NewsPOLB puts new ‘shore power’ to the test
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is putting US$2,063,624 of funding towards testing a new air pollution-control technology for docked cargo ships.
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Complexities and cost
The main type of Islamic finance used in major asset financing is Murabaha, a cost-plus sale system. Instead of charging interest, the structure features an agreed mark-up, or charge price, over time. Another option is Ijara, a leasing contract where the rent includes a return to cover the finance. Another, ...
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NewsNew portable BWT systems
Cleanship Solutions (CSS), part of the Malin Group, has developed a range of fully containerised, portable ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, suitable for modular use in a range of vessels and applications.
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NewsLNG support vessel contract
Shell Australia has awarded a major contract for the design, construction and operation of three Infield Support Vessels (ISVs) to KT Maritime Services Australia Pty Lt.
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NewsA tribute to Larry Lam, founder of Portek
Portek International Pte Ltd (Portek) is sad to inform that Mr Larry Lam, its founder and former chairman, passed away on 11th February 2014 with his family by his side. He was 62 years old.
