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    Lloyd’s Register boosts Saudi ports’ efficiency

    09/01/2025

    Lloyd’s Register is to assist Saudi Arabia’s Mawani in enhancing port efficiency and achieving international certifications

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    RightShip reduces vessel inspection age

    11/12/2024

    RightShip has reduced its vessel inspection age trigger from 14 to 10 years via a four-phase rollout plan

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    S.A. sour grapes?

    26/09/2024

    APMT’s lawyers are busy nowadays fighting offensive and defensive actions but is right on their side or is it ‘lawfare?’ The Editor assesses the situation

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    Trouble in Genoa

    30/05/2024

    Allegations of corruption relating to the granting of port terminal contracts, building permits and a beach concession have surfaced in the Port of Genoa, Italy. 

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    Panama colon container terminal controversy builds

    30/05/2024

    The dispute surrounding a new container terminal development in Colon Container Port (PCCP), Panama, which has seen China’s Landbridge Group ousted from the project due to alleged failure to meet contractual commitments, is hotting up. 

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    Combatting illicit cargo

    19/04/2024

    Captain Steve Bomgardner, VP Commercial Markets, Pole Star, sheds light on the deceptive shipping practices rampant in illicit cargo transportation and identifies key preventative measures

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    Shadow fleet targeted

    27/02/2024

    The newly appointed International Maritime Organization Secretary-General, Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member States to step up and help tackle the issue of an expanding ‘shadow fleet’ of vessels operating around the globe.

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    Trust the data

    24/11/2023

    After making its mark in marine insurance, Concirrus is looking at the port and terminal sector where it is confident it can also help insurers improve their loss ratios. Felicity Landon reports

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    Reducing maritime incidents

    25/04/2023

    Half of maritime incidents recorded by Rightship in 2022 took place within port limits. Yucel Yildiz, Port and Terminal Manager, Rightship, contends more effective information gathering has a positive role to play in reducing this telling statistic 

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    IAPH Guidelines

    08/02/2023

    The International  Association of Ports  & Harbours (IAPH)…

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    Investment risks build

    15/12/2022

    Political risk is much more to the fore nowadays and this promises to be the case for the short-term at least. Andrew Penfold charts the risk environment and considers the implications for port investors