All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 550

  • Room to grow: ports could start looking at older assets in a different light
    News

    Room to grow

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    There’s a quiet revolution going on in warehousing, writes Stevie Knight

  • Deeper: Savannah's expansion project is forging ahead: Credit: USACE
    News

    Delivering on promises

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    Barry Parker discusses life after the expanded Panama Canal for ports on the US East Coast

  • New blood: Bronka pitches itself as a modern alternative to St Petersburg. Credit: Bronka Port
    News

    Easterly chill

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    Russia still incites optimism despite the recent falls in volumes as Stevie Knight reports

  • Closed in: fully enclosed systems can all but eliminate dust
    News

    Something in the air

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    It may have slipped down ESPO''s ranking, but dust suppression is still important, finds Alex Hughes

  • News

    Eten port to be privately funded

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    Advisor to Peru’s Ministry of Transport & Communications, Mario Arbulú Miranda, has mooted the idea of private investment to build the proposed Terminal Marítimo at Eten port.

  • Approval: the two-phased development could be out for tender soon
    News

    Judges give green light to Corozal

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    Panama’s Supreme Court has thrown out a motion put forward by Panama Ports Company (PPC) that the tender for the Port of Corozal infringes guarantees set out in the country’s constitution.

  • News

    Vietnam approves Quang Ninh port

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    Vietnam has approved a foreign consortium''s plan to invest $315m in a seaport and industrial zone complex in northern Quang Ninh province, the government has confirmed.

  • New tenders are expected soon
    News

    Buenos Aires to tender two box terminals

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    The Port of Buenos Aires is planning to issue two tenders for new container terminals in the first few months of 2017 as a result of a major shake-up of the port’s installations.

  • Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce handled its first container vessel, MSC Sasha.
    News

    Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce begins operations

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce has commenced operations with the handling of its first container vessel, MSC Sasha, on November 27.

  • The government is investing in its ports
    News

    Portuguese box traffic to grow 200% in ten years

    2016-12-05T09:26:00Z

    Portugal’s government plans to invest €2.5bn in its ports to grow the country’s container market by 200% within the next ten years, according to minister, Ana Paula Vitorino.

  • MTBS and ADB aid Sri Lanka in strengthening port sector
    News

    MTBS and ADB aid Sri Lanka

    2016-12-02T15:37:00Z

    Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) have worked together to develop Sri Lanka’s National Ports Master Plan.

  • An aerial view of Alexandra Dock
    News

    Offshore wind milestone for ABP

    2016-12-02T12:06:00Z

    Siemens’ new wind power factory at ABP’s Port of Hull has manufactured its first turbine blade.

  • News

    Qatar joint venture to operate Hamad

    2016-12-01T15:53:00Z

    Mwani Qatar and Milaha have a signed an agreement to establish a new company, QTerminals, to manage Hamad Port.

  • News

    Climate change given the cold shoulder

    2016-12-01T12:32:00Z

    There was mixed emotions from the UK renewables and transport sectors to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and the distinct lack of emphasis on climate change.

  • Terminal operators are facing the ‘perfect storm’
    News

    Drewry: Lines 'playing poker' with terminals

    2016-12-01T10:38:00Z

    Future port investment is being put at risk by container lines demands for a reduction in terminal handling costs, according to a recently launched Drewry study.

  • Project will explore provision of LNG for north UK and North Sea customers
    News

    Caledonia LNG project

    2016-12-01T09:57:00Z

    ExxonMobil, Babcock International Group, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), Calor and Orkney Islands Council have signed an agreement for a Caledonia LNG project.

  • Solar panels installed at Port of Long Beach
    News

    Solar power for Long Beach

    2016-11-30T16:24:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has installed a 904.75kW Mitsubishi Electric photovoltaic (PV) system to contribute to its sustainable environmental developments.

  • Solar panels installed at Port of Long Beach
    News

    Harnessing solar power

    2016-11-30T16:23:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has installed a 904.75kW Mitsubishi Electric photovoltaic (PV) system to contribute to its sustainable environment developments.

  • The Port of Gothenburg handles more than 20 million tonnes of oil and other energy products and is the site of the largest storage facility in Sweden
    News

    Gothenburg supports development of fossil-free fuel

    2016-11-30T15:27:00Z

    Following Preem''s investment of 355 million kronor in a new facility at the Port of Gothenburg a year ago, annual production has been doubled to help meet the government''s strict emission targets.

  • Port of Auckland introduced the initiative to protect the whales three years ago
    News

    Protecting whales in the Hauraki Gulf

    2016-11-30T12:14:00Z

    An initiative to reduce ship speeds in the Hauraki Gulf is making strong progress in its efforts to protect the local whale population.