All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 541
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NewsRewarding greener ships
Twente Port Authority has begun 2017 by offering vessels with Green Award certification discounts at the port.
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Nod for Algeria's $3.5bn El Hamdania port
Media reports say that the government of Algeria has given the go ahead for the development of a new $3.5bn port and industrial zone at El Hamdania.
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Strong 2016 results for Contship Italia Group
Contship Italia Group saw an increase in handled volume of 1.7% and 9.7% increase in transported volumes for 2016.
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NewsDNV GL to certify 50 IHMs
DNV GL is set to carry out Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) certifications for the Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt’s managed fleet of more than 50 vessels.
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Eurogate handling volumes remain stable
During 2016, the EUROGATE Group handled the same volume of containers as in the previous year.
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NewsPort of Barcelona sets new records
The Port of Barcelona ended 2016 with new record figures in traffic. The volume of containerised foreign trade cargo, total vehicles and passenger movements reached 1.2m teu, 916,834 units and 3.9m passengers, respectively.
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Concrete solutions
HamidReza Hassanli, Ehsan Emamifard Naeeni and Mansoureh Hasanzadeh discuss their experiences with self-compacting concrete
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NewsThe year of promising assertiveness?
Olaf Merk explains why 2017 could be the year where ports collectively find their backbone
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NewsSeeing through the fog
Fog dominates East Asia''s figures in more ways than one, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsThe digital handover
Could blockchain technology turn accepted supply chain practice on its head? Felicity Landon reports
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NewsNew year heralds change
COMMENT: The world order of things has changed, populism has thrown politics and economics into a new mixing bowl, not necessarily for the good, writes Ben Hackett.
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Second can be better than first
COMMENT: The poor state of health of the container shipping sector has prompted a lot of speculation about the implications for the container terminal operating sector, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsDriverless possibilities
COMMENT: It is no surprise that the PSA Singapore has signalled its intention to introduce ‘truck platooning’ for container transfer between its container terminals.
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False bravado
COMMENT: There seems to be a groundswell of opinion that 2017 will be the year that ports start getting bolshie with shipping lines. The year that they start saying ‘no’ to the unrealistic demands being made of them. The year that they find their voice in discussions with alliances. Prophetic ...
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NewsTicking data boxes
Start-up T-mining plans to trial its blockchain container concept in Antwerp. Felicity Landon reports
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The benefits of togetherness
COMMENT: In fully private markets, the ‘invisible hand’ ensures the survival of the fittest, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsCompeting down under
Australia is getting serious about port privatisation, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre
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NewsWinds of change blow in
COMMENT: We''ve heard it before, but that didn''t stop the Governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo - perhaps a future Democratic candidate for the White House (yes, I know, it''s four years away) - making a big push for offshore wind farms, writes Barry Parker.
