All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 556
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NewsReal concession reform?
COMMENT: India has released details of a proposed new model concession agreement which is designed to reform its terminal bidding process and attract more private sector investment.
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NewsGradual acceptance
If it''s safe the industry will embrace augmented reality, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsIMO agrees sulphur cap
The International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has agreed on a global 0.5% sulphur cap and established the next two NOx Emission Control Areas (NECAs).
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NewsKalmar hit by ‘slower decision making’
Cargotec’s boss has blamed the slowed pace of customer decision making for Kalmar’s declining orders in the group’s January–September 2016 interim report.
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NewsNeptune Orient terminal sale
CMA CGM is said to be seeking a buyer for Neptune Orient’s container terminals in the US, Japan and Taiwan, as well as its joint ventures in Vietnam, Thailand, China and the Netherlands.
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NewsSeattle concludes environmental study
The Port of Seattle has completed the environmental analysis and prepared the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Terminal 5 Improvements project.
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Conference
Host port and 2017 dates confirmed!
The final stages of the 2016 GreenPort Congress saw the Port of Amsterdam take over the baton as hosts of the 2017 GreenPort events. Delegates will be welcomed to Amsterdam from 10-13 October 2017.
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NewsHost port and 2017 dates confirmed!
The final stages of the 2016 GreenPort Congress saw the Port of Amsterdam take over the baton as hosts of the 2017 GreenPort events. Delegates will be welcomed to Amsterdam from 10-13 October 2017.
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ConferencePorts get PERS certified
The Ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in Germany, Moerdijk, the Netherlands, and Morocco’s Tangier MED have achieved PERS certification.
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NewsPorts get PERS certified
The Ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in Germany, Moerdijk, the Netherlands, and Morocco’s Tangier MED have achieved PERS certification.
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NewsCleaning up the Thames
The Port of London Authority has joined its Cleaner Thames campaign partners to clean up the River Thames at Woolwich Arsenal.
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NewsLow-flashpoint fuels focus at GFS 2016
The seventh Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference will focus on the innovation and investment driving the uptake of LNG and other low-flashpoint fuels in the commercial shipping sector.
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NewsVirginia confirms bumper Konecranes order
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has provided Konecranes with Notice of Intent to Award Contracts in the US Stock exchange release, which will be the largest deal in the history of Konecranes.
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NewsPort of Mariel’s US transhipment potential
Opportunities for the port of Mariel to capture US transhipment volumes have significantly improved since the US government lifted a ban restricting foreign vessels from calling at US ports within six months of calling at Cuba.
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NewsNigeria losing out to port inefficiency
A study jointly conducted by the Financial Derivatives Company and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry titled Nigeria: Reforming the Maritime Ports has revealed that Nigeria is losing N1tn (US$3bn) per year in revenue due to inefficiency at the nation’s ports.
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NewsIndiana pushes forward with new port
Ports of Indiana is moving ahead with its plan to build a fourth port at a 725-acre former coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River, which previously belonged to Indiana Michigan Power and was decommissioned last year.
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NewsIran, Netherlands sign MoU for port co-operation
Iran’s minister of roads and urban development Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi and minister of infrastructure and the environment of the Netherlands Schultz van Haegen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for bilateral maritime transport and port co-operation.
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NewsGuinea signs contract to upgrade Conakry
Guinea’s government has signed a $770m contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to upgrade the port of Conakry.
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NewsChinese firms to help Malaysia build deepwater port
Three Chinese firms have been selected to help build a new deepwater port in the Strait of Malacca, Malaysia.
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NewsJLT delivers mobile computers to Basra Gateway Terminal
JLT Mobile Computers has delivered a batch of 50 JLT VERSO 12 mobile computers to Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT).
