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NewsKeep an eye on the container prize
Ports and terminals would be well advised to monitor the potential fortunes of the container shipping sector over the next few months.
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Simplified gate system boosts throughput
At the start of the year, the Port of Charleston took the bold step of outsourcing its gate management functions to better serve its users – and was immediately rewarded with a 10% boost in capacity.
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NewsMaking an entrance
The switch to automated gates could revolutionise operations at two African ports. Alex Hughes reports
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Alternative options
Given inherent limitation in GPS, all three terminals contacted by Port Strategy for this feature confirmed that they are open to considering alternatives.
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NewsOut of the box benefits
Operators assessing the return on investment of positioning technology will no doubt be pleased to hear that the benefits, in APM Terminals'' Laurids Ulgvig view, are immediate.
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NewsLibyan ports caught in freeze
The European Union has added six port authorities to the now extensive list of Libyan companies and individuals blacklisted under the UN asset freeze.
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NewsKnee-jerk reaction has meant drop in training
There has been a dangerous ‘knee jerk’ reaction in the last year that has seen around 20% of the UK’s workforce to decrease training budgets according to statistics from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
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NewsWeighing system speeds flow
Gottwald Port Technology has launched a weighing system for both mobile and port harbour cranes.
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NewsPrivatisation, prosperity and the people?
The Port of Dover, after finding it wasn’t easily gaining ground in the argument about ending the port’s Trust status and going for privatisation, is trying to win hearts and minds with an upload on YouTube.
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NewsPorts could lead on carbon
It may not be the ports themselves that create the emissions, but if they work together, they can exert pressure on the supply chain to green-up, points out new research from the University of Hull.
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NewsPorts and the supply chain's vulnerability
The supply chain is sensitive to growing security issues, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). But forcing ports to screen all freight isn’t the answer – and the checks may be best applied earlier.
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NewsRise and rise of Queensland’s coal
The first shipload of coal leaving the expanded Abbot Point Coal Terminal 1 (APT1) was closely followed by Vale throwing its hat into the ring after one of the new terminals to be built at the port.
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NewsCongress Programme updated!
The programme will feature speakers and panellists from Eurogate, Hamburg Port Authority, HHLA, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, Greenpeace and many more.
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NewsOn location
Positioning technology can be tailored to boost efficiency, safety and operations. Alex Hughes explains
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NewsRe-inventing the wheel
Terminal operators today are moving to re-define their role, to come up with an identity that clarifies what they do. At least that is the case in container terminals; bulk terminals have a more clearly defined role.
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How to make accurate comparisons
Price comparisons between ports are notoriously difficult to fairly calculate.
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NewsA new dawn
Hong Kong’s status as one of the world’s leading maritime centres is not under threat, but change is coming as Michael King reports
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NewsCanal effect 'more evolutionary than revolutionary'
Continued recovery and fast-tracked expansion plans are today''s headline moves for US East Coast ports, according to Paul Bingham, consultant and economist of Wilbur Smith Associates.
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NewsBeyond the expansion
US East Coast ports should look past the Panama widening hype for long term gains, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsSupply chain connector
Belgium''s largest port has made use of the downturn to improve relationships with stakeholders, as Stevie Knight discovers
