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  • GreenPort South Asia 2013
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    GreenPort South Asia garners support

    2012-12-18T13:48:00Z

    Next year''s first GreenPort South Asia conference, being organised by Mercator Media, is garnering support from some important players in the region in light of the need for growing awareness of environmental consequences.

  • GreenPort South Asia 2013
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    GreenPort South Asia garners support

    2012-12-18T13:39:00Z

    Next year''s first GreenPort South Asia conference, being organised by Mercator Media, is garnering support from some important players in the region in light of the need for growing awareness of environmental consequences.

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    Constant evolution of European tracking

    2012-12-18T10:00:00Z

    The SafeSeaNet system was introduced so that EU member states, Norway and Iceland could among other things, share information on vessel movements, identify ships carrying hazardous cargoes, know when ships are expected to arrive or leave port, and know of any accidents or incidents.

  • 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE's will be used to transport personnel around the terminal carbon free
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    HHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles

    2012-12-17T16:59:00Z

    Port logistics group, Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), will be using a fleet of 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE zero emission vans from Renault to transport personnel at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), in a bid to reduce emissions.

  • The funding will be used to develop the new Liverpool2 container terminal
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    Peel Ports raises funds for future growth

    2012-12-17T15:35:00Z

    The UK''s Peel Ports Group has successfully completed a £1.6bn refinancing deal, with money raised from a variety of banks and private investors, to fund its future growth plans.

  • A total of 43 vessels have joined the campaign for a cleaner marine environment. Photo: Port of Gothenburg
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    Höegh Autoliners joins campaign for cleaner shipping

    2012-12-17T15:27:00Z

    Norwegian based ro-ro operator, Höegh Autoliners, has become the latest company to join the Port of Gothenburg campaign for improved fuel quality.

  • 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE's will be used to transport personnel around the terminal carbon free
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    HHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles

    2012-12-17T10:10:00Z

    Port logistics group, Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), will be using a fleet of 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE zero emission vans from Renault to transport personnel at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), in a bid to reduce emissions.

  • Web-based AIS can be combined with VTS to powerful effect
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    Increased visibility

    2012-12-17T10:02:00Z

    Real-time or past times, vessel tracking can provide valuable support and information. Felicity Landon reports

  • Adversarial negotiations often do not lead to a proper conclusion
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    Negotiating the obstacles

    2012-12-14T10:00:00Z

    What doesn’t happen with the workforce can often be just as important as what does, according to APM Terminals'' Hartmut Goeritz.

  • MOL’s ‘Emerald Ace’
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    MOL achieves top environmental rating

    2012-12-13T19:40:00Z

    Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has attained the top rating for an environmental assessment loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

  • The UK's Port of Portland will continue to freeze tariff rates in to 2013
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    Tariff costs frozen at Portland

    2012-12-13T18:13:00Z

    The UK''s Port of Portland has announced that, in light of the ongoing recession, it will continue to freeze tariff rates for port & harbour and berthing dues.

  • ICTSI is keeping up its presence at Makassar
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    ICTSI gets another ten years at Indonesian terminal

    2012-12-13T17:59:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has had its contract extended to jointly operate Makassar Container Terminal in South Salawesi, Indonesia, for another ten years.

  • Carly Fields, Editor, Port Strategy was presented the award for International Editor of the Year, by Caroline Creeve, PSA HNN
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    Double journalism award for Port Strategy

    2012-12-13T15:52:00Z

    Port Strategy editor, Carly Fields, has won the 2012 Seahorse Journalist Award for International Editor of the Year, and one of its regular contributors, Felicity Landon, also received the Award for Supply Chain Journalist of the Year.

  • The bunkering of the 'Argonon' was a first for the Port of Antwerp
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    First LNG bunkering at Antwerp

    2012-12-13T15:02:00Z

    LNG powered barge ‘Argonon’, operated by Dutch company Deen Shipping, was bunkered at the Port of Antwerp last week, the first time this has ever been done in a Belgian port.

  • Cavotec's AMP systems enable vessels to turn off their engines, cutting emissions and improving air quality
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    POLA orders Cavotec power systems

    2012-12-13T13:03:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has ordered a large number of Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) ship-to-shore electrical power systems from global engineering company, Cavotec.

  • Can Casablanca be a viable alternative TangerMed? Credit: David Lisbona
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    The elephant in the room

    2012-12-13T10:00:00Z

    Tangermed II’s size is an issue: state-owned operator Marsa Maroc controls only 800m of the 2,800m quay - the rest is still up for grabs.

  • The bunkering of the 'Argonon' was a first for the Port of Antwerp
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    First LNG bunkering at Antwerp

    2012-12-12T17:57:00Z

    LNG powered barge ‘Argonon’, operated by Dutch company Deen Shipping, was bunkered at the Port of Antwerp last week, the first time this has ever been done in a Belgian port.

  • Carly Fields, Editor, Port Strategy was presented the award for International Editor of the Year, by Caroline Creeve, PSA HNN
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    Double journalism award for Port Strategy

    2012-12-12T17:49:00Z

    Port Strategy editor, Carly Fields, has won the 2012 Seahorse Journalist Award for International Editor of the Year, and one of its regular contributors, Felicity Landon, also received the Award for Supply Chain Journalist of the Year.

  • Total Lubmarine is hedging its bet on a single oil solution
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    The single oil solution debate rages on

    2012-12-12T17:34:00Z

    There has been a lot of talk about lubrication of engines running on low sulphur fuel – it’s a controversial topic raised at this year''s Propulsion and Emissions conference and one there doesn''t seem to be a single definitive answer to, yet.

  • TangerMed has been crippled by local issues this year
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    Power of politics

    2012-12-12T10:00:00Z

    North African ports have become a political playground, as Stevie Knight discovers