All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 521
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NewsSpain’s second stab at reforms
COMMENT: Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved the content of what is intended to become the new national stowage law and is readying to pass it into law via a Royal Decree. It has not, however, arrived at this juncture without controversy, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsWith the grain
Bulk terminal investments and equipment upgrades are surging, finds Michael King
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Round and round
COMMENT: The circular economy is firmly on the agenda of the European Commission right now - it was in the final throes of agreeing seemingly contentious new waste and recycling laws at the time of writing, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsComputer gains
Rugged computers are doing the job in style for port operators. John Bensalhia reports
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NewsMixing cargo and commuters
COMMENT: This year, ferry transport is all the rage, at least around New York, writes Barry Parker.
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NewsThe Thessaloniki saga
COMMENT: Over 10 years on from the time of the first concession attempt for the northern Greek port of Thessaloniki the port has finally been privatised, but is the result the best one and did the process really live up to European Union standards of transparency or are the Greek ...
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Disruption takes many forms
COMMENT: I recently attended the Terminal Operators Conference in Singapore where there was a lot of discussion about digitalisation, and blockchain - it was not clear to me whether the audience really understood the meaning or full implications of either, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsA coal-free future
Amsterdam is bucking trends to carve its own path, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsChances and challenges
There''s renewed focus on the opportunities for Europe’s ports, as Felicity Landon explains
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NewsBrave operators
Carly Fields finds out why you need nerves of steel to run a port in today’s business environment
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NewsFuelling the LNG revolution
Carly Fields spoke with SEA\LNG chief operating officer Stephen Cadden and Port of Rotterdam business manager LNG, bunkering and cruise, Maud Eijgendaal about the opportunities for ports looking to join the liquefied natural gas bunkering revolution
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NewsLacking resiliency focus
Too often ports wait for a disaster to put in place proper resilience planning. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsBalancing automation and taxation
Olaf Merk explains why ports should take the lead in defining how to tax automated industries
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NewsZero emissions ferry in testing phase
An air-supported and battery powered zero emissions ferry in its testing stages is believed to be the world’s fastest electric commuter vessel.
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Go slows undermine Spanish port productivity
In Spain, the port employers’ association, Anesco, has criticised the decline in productivity of stevedores.
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New political scandals undermine Brazilian reform
Specialists in the Brazilian ports sector believe that the latest set of political corruption scandals could undermine recent changes to ports legislation that seeks to modernise the industry and speed up investment.
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NewschainLOG: “Yellow Pages” for ports
Innovative logistics platform chainLOG, funded by Hamburg Port Authority and administrated by Port of Hamburg Marketing, is vying to become a LinkedIn for ports.
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NewsEcoship builder confirmed
Japan’s Peace Boat cruise organisation says it will construct its unique Ecoship green concept cruise vessel with the Finnish shipbuilder Arctech.
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NewsMaking ports and terminals more efficient
Digitisation, connectivity and automation are crucial to making ports and terminals more efficient, Dr Yvo Saanen, managing director and founder of TBA, has said.
