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Constant evolution of European tracking
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.
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NewsHHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles
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.
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NewsPeel Ports raises funds for future growth
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.
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NewsHöegh Autoliners joins campaign for cleaner shipping
Norwegian based ro-ro operator, Höegh Autoliners, has become the latest company to join the Port of Gothenburg campaign for improved fuel quality.
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NewsHHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles
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.
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NewsIncreased visibility
Real-time or past times, vessel tracking can provide valuable support and information. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsNegotiating the obstacles
What doesn’t happen with the workforce can often be just as important as what does, according to APM Terminals'' Hartmut Goeritz.
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NewsMOL achieves top environmental rating
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has attained the top rating for an environmental assessment loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).
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NewsTariff costs frozen at Portland
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.
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NewsICTSI gets another ten years at Indonesian terminal
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.
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NewsDouble journalism award for Port Strategy
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.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkering at Antwerp
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.
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NewsPOLA orders Cavotec power systems
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.
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NewsThe elephant in the room
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.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkering at Antwerp
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.
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NewsDouble journalism award for Port Strategy
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.
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NewsThe single oil solution debate rages on
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.
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NewsPower of politics
North African ports have become a political playground, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsMake preparations that count
Shortly after an early July, 2012 ceremony marking the change in command, the newly anointed Captain of the Port in New York, Gordon Loebl, suggested to his team that preparedness plans for hurricanes should be cleaned up, just in case.
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NewsWarning over improper equipment upkeep
UK based insurance group, the London P&I Club, has warned operators that failure to maintain a proper record of equipment maintenance could jeopardise their position in the even of a claim.
