All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 562
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NewsPort emissions portal is Google Impact Challenge finalist
The Australian Marine Environment Protection Association’s (AUSMEPA) Port Emissions Portal has been selected as a finalist for the 2016 Google Impact Challenge in Australia.
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NewsDenmark's Kalundborg invests for future growth
The Danish Port of Kalundborg is taking a decisive step toward its vision of growth with a €26 million port expansion which it says will make it a new container and industrial hub.
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NewsShell fuel supply for Carnival LNG ships
Shell has signed a supply agreement with Carnival Corp to supply LNG to fuel two vessels due to be in service by 2019.
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NewsCharging stations
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) has awarded the Port of Hueneme a $14,000 grant to help install two electric vehicle charging systems.
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NewsCOSCO inks Khalifa concession
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (CPSL SPV) has entered into a concession agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports Company to operate the new Khalifa Port Container Terminal 2.
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NewsNext generation Damen Water Bus
Damen is set to launch its first composite Water Bus shortly as its first prototype is set to undergo sea trials.
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NewsKalmar to deliver T2 terminal tractors
HeavyMovement S.L in Barcelona has placed an order with Kalmar for five forklift trucks and two T2 terminal tractors.
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NewsVertical thinking
There’s a growing bag of goodies for ports willing to invest in ERP, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsRobotic risks
Don''t hope for insurance savings through automation... at least not straight away explains Alex Hughes
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NewsModal moves
Shifting the cargo mode is a move that all ports can pursue, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsSize issues
West Coast ports are rethinking the notion that bigger is better, finds Martin Rushmere
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Nowhere to hide
COMMENT: Pundits have been saying for years that container lines need to merge or bow out to bring the box trade back to some semblance of normality. Hapag-Lloyd and UASC took note with a merger deal, while CMA CGM swallowed up NOL along with its sizable debts.
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NewsPredictable planning
Simulation can help dry bulk ports operationally and commercially, explains John Bensalhia
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NewsPicking up the pace
APM Terminals CMIT is moving away from ''years of pain'', finds Stevie Knight
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NewsKeep it moving
Ports are under increasing pressure to improve their breakbulk-related operating efficiency, finds Lara Shingles
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NewsHeavy turbulence
COMMENT: The best guestimate is that there are up to half a million containers in ‘nowhere land’ thanks to the collapse of Hanjin Shipping. Not all of the containers are on ships either; many are inland.
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NewsFace up to the stark reality
COMMENT: I have come to the conclusion that economies of scale and the continuous upsizing of ships is leading the way to disaster, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsSense of green port dues
COMMENT: In a recent academic conference in Hamburg, various papers addressed differentiated port dues for green ships partly to address the European Commission’s evident favouritism of such an approach, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsCourting danger
TT Club’s Peregrine Storrs-Fox raises concerns on a lack of clarity on the safe handling of dangerous goods
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Shout louder to counter opposition
COMMENT: The word NIMBY (not in my backyard) has taken on a new dimension in New York, with the rampant opposition to a plan, floated by the Coast Guard, that would open ten new anchorages along the Hudson River, north of the city, writes Barry Parker.
