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Port of Oakland focuses on financial future
Following a difficult few weeks, the Port of Oakland’s acting executive director has issued an update on the port’s progress towards financial sustainability and maintenance of operations for its customers and community.
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NewsFailing to succeed
Have you ever been responsible for any noteworthy failures in your business career? No, me neither, but apparently it happens.
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NewsPost Sandy volumes flow to Virginia
The Port of Virginia has just begun receiving cargo diverted from the Port of New York/New Jersey as a result of the damage caused to that critical Northeast port by Hurricane Sandy.
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NewsRemote breakthrough could catch on fast
The two Maasvlakte 2 terminal orders show that the remote control of STS cranes has made its breakthrough, according to ABB. The company expects other terminals and terminal operators to follow.
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NewsPollution drops in Puget Sound region
According to a report release by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, maritime related air pollution levels have dropped significantly since 2005.
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East Coast terminals remain closed
After being hit by super storm Sandy earlier this week, terminals on the East Coast of the US are struggling to resume operations.
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NewsMMO publishes marine evidence reports
The UK''s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its first series of marine evidence and information reports.
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NewsMelbourne expansion project moves forward
The Port of Melbourne has put out a tender for construction works associated with its $1.6bn Port Capacity Project to expedite the expansion of its container terminal and automotive capacity in line with increasing trade demands.
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NewsRemain grounded
Europe''s first remotely controlled STS crane orders get pulses racing, as Felicity Landon discovers
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NewsPressing the button on remote control
As Navis’ Bill Walsh proudly proclaimed at Navis World last month, we are at automation two point zero. Announcements for Europe''s first automated STS crane orders certainly back him up, but how long has it taken us to get here?
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NewsMediterranean musings
Determining prospects for Mediterranean container demand and capacity can be a sticky business. Covering cultures as diverse as the Black Sea and North Africa, and Greece and Turkey, it can be a challenge to join the container capacity dots.
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NewsSafety concerns escalate in Australia
Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members from Sydney, Newcastle and Port Kembla took to the streets in Sydney this week to rally over “industry inaction” on safety issues following the recent death of a fellow dockworker.
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NewsOverseas growth no help to Europe
The suffering of European ports isn’t being alleviated by overseas growth, says the latest North European Port Tracker from Hackett Associates and ISL.
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NewsFlemish LNG bunkering study published
The Flemish Government and the port authorities of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ghent and Fluxys have published their feasibility study on LNG bunkering – with the support of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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NewsEast Coast terminals hit by super-storm
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Monday that it would be resuming normal operations on Tuesday in the wake of super-storm Sandy, an announcement that underestimated the ferocity of the downgraded hurricane.
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NewsBomin Linde plans Hamburg LNG terminal
Newly formed Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co KG is planning its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for ship fuelling in the Port of Hamburg, following the completion of a feasibility study on the construction of LNG infrastructure.
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NewsBomin Linde plans Hamburg LNG terminal
Newly formed Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co KG is planning its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for ship fuelling in the Port of Hamburg.
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NewsFailing to succeed
Have you ever been responsible for any noteworthy failures in your business career? No, me neither, but apparently it happens.
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NewsLNG Hybrid Barge to end cruise pollution
Working together with AIDA Cruises, Becker Marine Systems has developed a concept for an environmentally friendly LNG Hybrid Barge solution for supplying power to cruise ships lying in port.
