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NewsUK examines investment opportunities
British government agency UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has published its most extensive assessment of market potential in the Asian ports sector to date.
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NewsA new era in port lighting
Today, outdoor lighting solutions no longer have to rely just on yellow light. The alternative is high quality white light. It''s much more successful in combining the qualities of daylight with the energy efficiency associated with high pressure sodium, says Jeffrey J Newman, president of Global Tech LED.
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NewsNew green initiatives in the UAE
Drydocks World and Maritime World have been implementing new environmentally friendly technologies and has a recertification to ISO 14001 standard by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).
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NewsPianc powers up renewables debate
PIANC Working Group 159 is focusing its work on renewable energy for ports.
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NewsEcoPort cert for MHPA
Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has become one of just three ports in the UK to be awarded an EcoPorts PERS certificate for its environmental management system.
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NewsScandal over misuse of public finance
A recent report issued by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has revealed that millions of pounds of EU public port finance may have been squandered in ineffective port projects.
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NewsDamen retrofitting for emission regs
With increasing demand for fleets to be fitted with emission reduction systems in light of the new emission requirements coming into effect in 2015 – Damen Shiprepair is doing its best to up the ante in terms of lowering installation costs.
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NewsPowering problems
Meeting swelling electrical demand at today''s ''greener'' ports can be challenging, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsMontreal to harness green gains with portcentric model
For the Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership (MGT), the portcentric concept makes a lot of sense – as long as there are multiple contents in the container, says chief executive Kevin Doherty.
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NewsJebel Ali set to get rail link
The United Arab Emirates'' 1,200km rail network has secured the support of the region''s dominant operator, DP World.
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NewsFelixstowe Port Users’ raise funds for hospice
Felixstowe Port Users Association has donated the proceeds from its annual charity ball to the St Elizabeth Hospice, in memory of its former vice chairman, John Munnings.
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NewsEast Timor plans tandem port projects
East Timor is planning two new ports to help ease congestion at the capital, Dili, with both the north and south coasts set to benefit from the ambitious development plan.
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ESPO workshop on LNG bunkering
Around 50 participants gathered in last month in Zeebrugge to attend an internal ESPO workshop on LNG bunkering.
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Unique dredging method at Stockholm
The Ports of Stockholm has become one of the first in the world to use a novel method of dredging – freeze dredging – to extend a quay at Frihamnen.
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NewsSalalah invests to double capacity
Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communication has invested $143m into an expansion project at the Port of Salalah with the aim of doubling the port''s general cargo capacity.
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NewsFreeing up the containers
The ‘port deconsolidation model’ has been heavily used in the US over the past two decades, says Dan Flaherty, vice president/general manager, port logistics, at Schneider Logistics.
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NewsLA pioneers clean ship incentive
The Port of Los Angeles has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.
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NewsStepping up a gear
If portcentric is the buzzword, sophistication and flexibility are the new adjectives. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsReinsurers open premium hike floodgates
The earth is certainly moving under the insurance market, as a result of the natural catastrophes of the past year and a half, and the port industry will suffer as a result.
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NewsOECD driving greener growth
“Better connected transport will drive greener growth” – that was the key message from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at the annual summit of transport ministers held in Leipzig.
