All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 531

  • Could the UK be one big FTZ?
    News

    UK-wide free trade zone proposed

    2017-04-04T15:21:00Z

    Forget increasing the number of Free Trade Zones at and around UK ports, real thought should be given to whether Britain could become a nationwide FTZ, a panel discussion at Multimodal heard today.

  • Drive to reduce Chinese presence in Hambantota
    News

    Sri Lanka seeks to reduce China’s stake

    2017-04-04T15:21:00Z

    Sri Lanka’s government is seeking to reduce China Merchant Port Holdings’ stake in a strategic port project by up to a quarter as part of a renegotiation aimed at addressing public and political opposition to the deal, Reuters has reported.

  • News

    Jiangsu to merge port assets

    2017-04-04T15:21:00Z

    Nanjing Port and Lianyungang Port have announced that they have received a notice from their controlling shareholders regarding the establishment of Jiangsu Port Group.

  • News

    Gasmet conducts toxic gas analysis

    2017-04-04T15:21:00Z

    Gasmet Technologies has published new materials to help to assess and subsequently reduce the risks of toxic gases in freight containers to port and transport workers, custom officials, warehousemen, store employees and consumers.

  • The vessel can carry 172,600 m3 of LNG, sufficient to supply the country of Sweden with all its gas requirements for almost four weeks
    News

    Arctic LNG terminal swings into action

    2017-04-03T17:41:00Z

    Sabetta Port has received its first ice-breaking LNG tanker which will serve Russia’s Yamal LNG project, strengthening the position of the Russian Federation in the Arctic and contributing to the development of the Northern Sea Route.

  • Driving force: TPT has responded to pockets of growth in the automotive industry
    News

    Smart thinking

    2017-04-03T16:48:00Z

    Kerry Dimmer examines the impact of South Africa’s pioneering spirit on the rest of the world

  • Struck out: Spain's port labour is in an uncompetitive position. Credit: Armando G Alonso
    News

    Reform hiatus

    2017-04-03T16:48:00Z

    COMMENT: In mid-March, Spain’s Parliament rejected voting into law the port labour reforms that are necessary to meet European Commission requirements. In effect, Spain, for the time being at least, remains out of step with the majority of EU countries.

  • News

    Two extremes

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    COMMENT: It turns out that 2016 wasn’t such a bad year for the larger container terminal operators, despite the shroud of negativity caused by civil upset and political unrest, often intertwined, writes Carly Fields.

  • A brownfield port at Amirabad Port is just one of Iran’s investment opportunities. Credit: Amirabad Port Authority.
    News

    Diamond in the rough

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Roy van Eijsden examines the investment potential of a post sanctions Iran

  • Stateside: Hamburg is considering opening a representative office in the US. Credit: HHM, Michael Lindner
    News

    Making connections

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    Overseas offices are more than just a public relations outlet for a port. Felicity Landon reports

  • "British ports are and have always been the UK’s main gateway to trade, and with the number of current and future opportunities available it looks likely that this will continue," Richard Ballantyne, BPA.
    News

    Grabbing the Brexit opportunity

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    The BPA’s Richard Ballantyne discusses potential opportunities for British ports to flourish post-Brexit

  • Next generation: Port Elizabeth is looking forward to a new era of operations
    News

    The middleman

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    Changes at Port Elizabeth’s port have allowed it to re-invent itself, finds Kerry Dimmer

  • Transparency: hostility towards Darwin's sell off to foreign interests prompted the launch of an asset register
    News

    State intervention

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    Governments face increased pressure to take more interest in foreign port investment, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Commitments: investment in Vietnam’s ports is ramping up, mirroring the vibrancy of the region. Credit: APM Terminals
    News

    Less competition, more connectivity

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    South East Asia’s ports need to look beyond boxes to better serve customers. Mike King reports

  • News

    A question of branding

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    COMMENT: Walking around a large cruise shipping expo in Florida - where I escaped yet another New York snowstorm - I found representatives of an industrial port in Brazil, São Sebastião, emphasising its blue water, lush surroundings and its proximity to São Paulo as its key notes to attracting cruise ...

  • News

    Tax and tribulations

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    COMMENT: There is a lot of speculation about President Trump''s Border Adjustment Tax (BAT), but little consensus on what it means, writes Ben Hackett.

  • Starter's orders: PANYNJ's Global Container Terminals USA as brought in an appointment systems. Credit: New York Shipping Association
    News

    Go with the flow

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    Gates queues should be ''consigned to history'' say OEMs. John Bensalhia investigates

  • Jurong Port facility
    News

    Learning curve

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    Investment on in-house training can pay off for some ports.

  • Wide view: Morocco's Tanger Med is a good example of a port creating value for its hinterland. Credit: Yassine Abbadi
    News

    The value of connectivity

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    COMMENT: Ports create value for port users and thus also for society at large because they enable connections between consumers in the hinterland and producers overseas, and vice versa, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Tracking up: CTA expanded its rail terminal from seven to nine tracks, raising annual rail throughput to 930,000 teu
    News

    Laying down tracks

    2017-04-03T16:44:00Z

    Fine tuning port-rail operations is key to realising the full potential of rail traffic, reports Alex Hughes