All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 426
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NewsUnique analysis of transhipment ports
A new report from transport information and consultancy services firm Dynamar has revealed that 24m teu is handled by 20 dominant transhipment ports across the world each year.
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NewsUS ports approve clean truck regs
Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.
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NewsCavotec supports greener Chinese cruise
Cavotec shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantial sustainability savings to ports in China.
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Press Releases
Jade Logistics leads Indonesian ports into a digital future
Christchurch, 06 July 2018 – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I (Pelindo I) has chosen the terminal operating system (TOS), Master Terminal, from Jade Logistics, to manage their mixed cargo operations at 14 terminals in the provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Aceh), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Riau, and Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau). ...
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NewsPort automation best approached in stages
Taking a step-by-step approach to automation is sensible because it allows for time for terminals to become orientated with functionality and processes, the managing director of LASE has said.
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NewsGothenburg works on fairer green discounts
The Port of Gothenburg’s is bringing its LNG dues reduction into line with its general environmental discount so all environmentally-friendly ships are rewarded fairly.
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Press ReleasesGantrex has recently announced the launch of a whole new product category to its portfolio, the TrenchLok™ Cable Trench Cover.
Gantrex’ TrenchLok™ cable trench cover, efficiently and economically protects cranes’ power cables from damage and enables safe crossing-traffic of pedestrians or trucks along the crane tracks
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Still room for improvement at Port Klang
Malaysia’s Port Klang needs to improve in an increasingly competitive environment, the 16th ASEAN Ports and Shipping Conference in Johor Bahru was told.
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Port winners of China/US trade spat
An “inevitable” trade war between China and the US will refocus world trade and move shipping towards South and Southeast Asia ports, according to a Drewry official.
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NewsRealities of “tougher” box terminal sector
The possibility of even-bigger ships, the acceleration of ship cascading and the continuing impact of neo-panamax dimensions on ports are just some of the pressures being placed on container terminals today, according to WSP’s Andrew Penfold.
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Newcastle invests in bulk boom
A new A$33m common-user bulk terminal is to be built at the Australian Port of Newcastle’s Kooragang Island.
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NewsOakland green-lights big budget
A new $494.2m budget for the fiscal year 2019 is being implemented this week at the US Port of Oakland following the dock’s Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of a spending plan including $34.7m for capital projects.
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NewsPorts benefitting from IoT & autonomous cars
The container port sector is benefitting from huge investments from start-ups and major technology businesses due to the enormous mass-market opportunity for technologies connected to the Internet of Things and autonomous cars — “a market … several orders of magnitude larger than the container shipping industry”.
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Industrial action averted at Port Nelson
A planned week-long strike of eight tug masters and engineers at New Zealand’s Port Nelson has been averted, with port management and representatives of the Merchant Service Guild (MSG) engaging in further negotiations.
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Adani ready to sell Abbot Point stake
Investment bank Rothschild has been appointed by Adani to sell a stake in its Port of Abbot Point port operations in Australia''s Queensland.
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Press ReleasesTGI Maritime Software launches «Hazardous» and «Yard Management» modules
TGI Maritime Software launches two complementary modules allowing yard optimization and hazardous containers management in a secure way.
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NewsPort productivity gains lagging cargo growth
Productivity improvement is behind growth in many network-critical terminals, with congestion a result of this, a presentation from Hamburg Süd’s global head of marine and terminal operations has claimed.
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NewsCalifornian ports plea for government help
The executive directors of the US ports of Long Beach and Oakland, located in California, have called for continued government support for maritime sector clean air efforts and infrastructure development.
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NewsLightweight ELME spreader brings benefits
A new spreader from ELME Spreader — ELME Spreader Model 817 INNOVATION — claims a unique mix of 16% reduced weight and boosted structural strength.
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NewsCrystal ball-gazing for TT Club and McKinsey
There is practically “a religious divide” among container industry leaders as to whether the fundamental driver of value in the sector for the next quarter of a century is going to be trade or the digital realm.
