All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 490
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NewsRecognition for the Port of Baltimore for its environmental efforts
The Port of Baltimore has been recognized for its environmental efforts for several years and recently named a green supply chain partner by inbound Logistics magazine for its environmental efforts and especially with regards to the Ports Dray truck replacement programme.
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NewsDo you want to be part of the GreenPorts are Smart Ports at the 2018 Greenport Congress in Baltimore?
Still time to submit an abstract synopsis together with a biography and photograph.
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NewsCollision course
Overcapacity, politics and the price of oil are set to collide in the Middle East, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsAPL renews terminal lease at Port of Kaohsiung
American President Lines (APL) has renewed its terminal lease at Taiwan’s Port of Kaohsiung to help it develop in Intra-Asia.
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NewsNavis N4 to help JNPCT optimise operational efficiency
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal (JNPCT) will use Navis’ N4 Terminal Operating System to increase capacity and improve productivity.
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NewsStatoil selects Gas4Sea for Rotterdam bunkering
Statoil will service four crude shuttle tankers at Rotterdam operated by ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK.
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NewsDecarbonisation task force could galvanise ports
A maritime-led task force set up to decarbonise shipping may further encourage the decarbonisation of ports.
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NewsAsian terminal opts for Konecranes automation technology
Konecranes has won a contract to deliver an Automated RTG (ARTG) system to a new customer in the Asia Pacific to help improve efficiency.
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NewsMSC negotiates Montevideo stake
At the Port of Montevideo, in Uruguay, talks are reported to be under way between MSC and Katoen Natie with a view to the acquisition by the former of a majority stake in the latter’s box handling facility, Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP).
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NewsLobito port privatises terminal operations
In Angola, Soportos has taken over management of the minerals terminal, while Sogester (a consortium consisting of APM Terminals and local partners) has won the concession for the container terminal and dry dock at the Port of Lobito. In all cases, concessions have been awarded for 25 years, the length ...
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NewsSantos box contract under investigation
In Brazil, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) is reportedly investigating irregularities in the concession of the box terminal operated by Santos Brasil at Guarujá, on the left bank of the Port of Santos.
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NewsPuerto Rico begins recovery after hurricane
Omar Marrero, director of Puerto Rico Ports Authority, has said that things are slowly getting back to normal following recent hurricane damage.
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NewsUK port first sees centralised air traffic systems applied to marine ops
Air traffic control technology is to be applied to a commercial port group in the UK for the first time in order to help streamline marine operations and aid growth.
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NewsCarbon reducing rail scheme approved
A rail capacity improvement scheme to reduce supply chain-generated carbon at the Port of Felixstowe has been government-approved.
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NewsInfrastructure work pivotal at Oregon
Maintaining and improving aging infrastructure remains a priority at the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (Port of Coos Bay or OIPCB), the president of the port’s Board of Commissioners Dave Kronsteiner has said.
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NewsTariffs held at Gothenburg
Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg will not increase tariffs in 2018, keeping the figures at the same level as in 2015.
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NewsAntwerp commits to reducing plastic pollution
The Port of Antwerp has become the first port in Europe to join Operation Clean Sweep, an international programme aiming to prevent plastic litter materials from getting into the marine environment.
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NewsTallinn Port seeks €400,000 compensation
The Port of Tallinn in Estonia is seeking €400,000 in compensation from its former executives who are being tried on corruption charges, the Eesti Ekspress has reported.
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NewsLED lighting reduces energy consumption
Ten ship-to-shore cranes have been equipped with LEDs to decrease maintenance costs and reduce energy consumption.
