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NewsDouble-hull oil tanker reg agreement
The European Council and European Parliament have reached an agreement about technical modifications to the regulation from 2002 on double-hull oil tankers.
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More than just the cookies
Staff recognition is certainly an important factor in retention, but “it must go beyond the cookies”, says Dr Stephen Cahoon, head of the maritime and logistics management department at the Australian Maritime College.
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NewsDoha leaves paper behind
A new state of the art terminal operating system (TOS) is in operation at Doha Port, Qatar – a strategic move into automation from a paper based operating system previously used to handle throughput at the terminal.
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NewsFuture LNG bunkering in Singapore
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has set up a joint industry project to investigate the feasibility of LNG bunkering in Singapore in collaboration with Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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NewsKeeping the best
Don’t take away that basket of fruit: it’s the small things that count If you want to keep your best people. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsMarseille: Strategic call for Arkas
Marseille Fos Port Authority is set to benefit from a new call created by the extended Aegean-Spain weekly container service operated by Turkey’s Arkas Line.
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NewsSecurity funding needs local support
Port security is full of challenges. The Port of Everett is set to install lighting, courtesy of a $1.3m free ride, fully funded by US port security grants covered within ARRA - a Federal infrastructure funding initiative.
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NewsRINA to audit clean shipping in Sweden
RINA, the global classification society, has been approved by Sweden’s Clean Shipping Project, to perform verification to ships and as per the Clean Shipping Index requirement.
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NewsStarting from scratch
One of the biggest projects Louis Berger is currently involved in is a greenfield port development in Nigeria.
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NewsImproving operations and reducing costs
Stinis has been the trendsetter in the container handling business for several decades, writes Dick van Soest, sales director at Stinis.
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NewsMethod behind Durban upgrade
The draft scoping report for Transnet National Port Authority’s (TNPA) planned upgrade to Durban’s Pier 2 Container Terminal has been released in time for the public consultation due to take place this Thursday 12 April.
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NewsEnvironmental survey in the Middle East
Emapsite, global specialist in GIS and environmental monitoring, has expanded its operations in the Middle East with the opening of a second office in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsProject launch for NOSTRA
The Network of STRAits (NOSTRA) project, which aims to analyse cross-border governance methods and ability to respond to the preservation of biodiversity and natural heritage, has been officially launched.
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NewsNew problems or old?
Greenfield or brownfield, port construction projects can unearth a range of environmental challenges. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsWhat’s in a name?
ZPMC nowadays offer a “no-name” machine, incorporating locally produced components at bargain prices, so have European-based manufacturers ever been tempted to incorporate similar components in their RTGs for a low cost price?
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NewsStill in the running
There''s more to RTG life than ZPMC argue European manufacturers. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsSecurity scanning in Colombia
A number of American operations are seen "a vast improvement in security" through reducing errors associated with manually entered container data.
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NewsGrounded vessel pollution risk low
The cargo ship, MS Carrier, which ran aground off the coast of north Wales on Tuesday night, is not expected to present a huge pollution disaster, according to the UK Environment Agency and the MCA.
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NewsLegacy or lunacy?
They say it will represent an important part of the legacy of Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki but how realistic is it to think that Kenya’s new port of Lamu will follow an effective development programme?
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NewsPort deals win IFC favour
In the last 10-12 years the International Finance Corporation has been involved in 60-70 ports.
