All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 440
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NewsGAC Taiwan lands LNG vessel servicing contract
GAC Taiwan has secured an agency contract from a leading Indonesian leading LNG provider to help handle its vessel calls at two Indonesian ports.
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NewsManaging technology and sustainability at GreenPort Congress Americas
Climate change and utilising technologies to measure port air emissions will be the focus of sessions on the first day of the GreenPort Congress America conference.
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NewsCalifornia emissions legislation accelerating technology development
One of the most important drivers of all-electric container handling is California ports’ legislation to reduce air pollution in port operations by moving towards zero-emissions through electrically powered technologies.
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NewsManaging technology and sustainability at GreenPort Congress Americas
Climate change and utilisation of technologies to measure port air emissions will be the focus of sessions on the first day of GreenPort Congress Americas.
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NewsWinners and losers of soybean war
As the US ramps up agricultural tariffs, south American exporters are poised to fill a China-sized gap, explains Michael King
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NewsSolving the US congestion conundrum
Different approaches to tackling backlogs are making headway, but there is still no perfect solution, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsThe great Australian empty box debate
COMMENT: A recent Customer Advisory note issued by Maersk Line Australia sent the shipping fraternity into a frenzy, writes Peter van Duyn
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NewsCyber legislation makes demands of ports
HFW’s Matthew Gore examines the implications of new virtual security regulations
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NewsFlexibility key to wind ambitions
COMMENT: This year’s Danish Port Days were held in Esbjerg, with the theme of ‘port transformations’ guiding a conference that included sessions where academics and industry leaders discussed management research issues worth exploring, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsShout about your CSR message
COMMENT: It’s hard to keep one’s eyes off the newsfeeds, whether it be Brexit, tariffs, uncertain financial markets, or feeds poisoned by clients of Facebook, writes Barry Parker.
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NewsTackling the terrorist threat in ports
Pinkerton’s Weynand Haitjema explains the options available to ports facing down sabotage from both within and without
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A role to play in societal transformation
COMMENT: Let’s face it, who doesn’t get a frisson of excitement upon seeing a container stack when visiting the waterfront in a new city, asks Charles Haine.
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No upside to downward spiral of tariffs
COMMENT: In recent months, global trade projections for 2018 were being upgraded almost as quickly as they were downgraded in previous years. Confidence had returned, and consumers and industry were keen to import and export goods, writes Ben Hackett.
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Politicians and ‘favours’ unhappy bedfellows
COMMENT: The end of March saw ‘operation Skala’ launched in Brazil, a federal investigation into alleged bribes paid by port sector companies to government personnel in return for ‘favours’ such as concession contract extension, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsChasing economies of scale and silk ties
Yuzhny port is readying itself for larger bulk carriers with the aid of Chinese-led dredging. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsFront and centre in project planning
Forward planning and good stakeholder buy-in both essential for successful project cargo handling, finds John Bensalhia
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NewsReforms and reinvention in the Black Sea
The region appears to be on an upward trajectory again for both bulk and boxes, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsStopping the bumps and bangs
Alex Hughes finds out why anti-collision technology is a must for all terminals and not just for the obvious safety benefits
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NewsDrawing inspiration for sediment treatment
Iain MacIntyre reports on the use of polymers and mudcreting technology in dredging and reclamation projects
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NewsMeeting the challenge of rising water levels
Sea levels that are increasing faster than predicted leave ports with costly risk mitigation decisions to make, explains Stevie Knight
