All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 652

  • Togetherness: work needs to be done on the interface between ports and carriers. Credit: Bari Bookout
    News

    Carriers disconnect needs serious thought

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    COMMENT: What will the world of containerships look like in 2020? Or 2025? If you take the pronouncements of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as gospel most of the big liners will have consolidated, and there will be one super-duper high-tech salt mine to handle all the vagaries of back office ...

  • Joined-up: Antwerp is sharing breakbulk knowledge with Houston
    News

    Breaking the mould

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Innovation abounds in breakbulk handling and operations management. Alex Hughes investigates

  • Creation: investment in the industry has allowed mega projects, such as the Palm Islands in Dubai, to take place
    News

    Pushing boundaries

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    Dredging has come a long way in the past 50 years, as the IADC can attest to. Felicity Landon finds out more

  • News

    Allaying ‘Big Brother’ fears

    2015-04-27T13:57:00Z

    COMMENT: From last October, the UK Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency no longer requires UK vehicle owners to exhibit on their respective vehicles a ‘tax disc’ – a unique piece of paper which basically tells all and sundry - not least marauding traffic wardens - that you have paid for your ...

  • Fast lane: too many truckers caused problems at the port
    News

    Tackling truckers head on

    2015-04-27T13:56:00Z

    Port Metro Vancouver knew it had to find a fix for its dysfunctional trucking sector. Carly Fields reports

  • News

    Piraeus farce

    2015-04-27T13:56:00Z

    The on-off nature of the concession plans for the port of Piraeus has become something of a joke since the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras and his coalition party took office In January.

  • Win-win: controlling emissions from ships helps ports out
    News

    Benefits of environmental ratings

    2015-04-27T13:56:00Z

    RightShip’s Warwick Norman explains why ports are getting on the emissions-cutting bandwagon

  • The Cargo Ferry concept aims to reduce road accidents and maintenance costs and dramatically drop CO2 emissions
    News

    Moving boxes off the roads

    2015-04-27T10:26:00Z

    DNV GL has unveiled a new eco-friendly maritime transport concept, the Cargo Ferry project, which will use a new type of LNG vessel to transport containers that are usually carried more than 200km across land.

  • Under the MOU, the two authorities will exchange information on standards, procedures and regulatory frameworks of bunkering and other marine
    News

    Rotterdam ups its LNG activity

    2015-04-24T17:30:00Z

    The port of Rotterdam and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exchange information on marine services and to jointly collaborate on research and development (R&D).

  • News

    Tampa's 'positive' rating spurred by economic success

    2015-04-24T17:12:00Z

    Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Florida’s Port Tampa Bay’s credit rating of ‘A’ and has provided the authority with a “positive outlook”, backed by the nation’s economic success.

  • The purpose of maintenance is to maximise an asset’s useful lifetime, minimise cost and improve safety
    News

    The importance of planned maintenance

    2015-04-24T09:00:00Z

    In this article Laurence Jones, director global risk assessment at TT Club, offers advice on how carefully considered and implemented planned maintenance of cargo handling equipment saves not just time and resources but also radically improves the safety record and reputation for clean, quality performance at terminals.

  • BMT says Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) could contribute to sustainable future development in tight waterspaces
    News

    Sustainable marine planning

    2015-04-23T16:56:00Z

    BMT says that Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) contributes to sustainable future development as ports and harbours have to manage an ever growing volume and mix of activity across an often compact water space.

  • Kalmar is supplying RTGs and terminal tractors to ICTSI and GICEP
    News

    Kalmar nets Philippines and Algerian orders

    2015-04-23T14:25:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received two separate large equipment orders from International Container Services Inc (ICTSI) in the Philippines and Algeria’s Groupement D''Interêt Commun Des Entreprises Portuaires (GICEP).

  • DP World Vancouver has been equipping its quay cranes with Phoenix LED lighting
    News

    Lighting the way at ports

    2015-04-23T09:35:00Z

    Lighting is a key consideration when it comes to cutting pollution and saving power and cost at ports because energy consumption and costs can account for a large portion of a terminal’s operating expenses.

  • The lock complex at Terneuzen is the gateway to the ports of Terneuzen and Ghent Photo: Mark Neelemans Fotografie
    News

    Looking after Ghent’s inland waterways

    2015-04-23T09:00:00Z

    The lock complex at Terneuzen is the gateway to the ports of Terneuzen and Ghent and provides a good shipping connection between the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but the new lock project will make the flow of the inland waterway even better, writes the new lock project team at the ...

  • The Port of Kaohsiung is embracing change Photo: Min-Min Chen
    News

    Changing times for green ports

    2015-04-22T17:46:00Z

    The port sector and shipping industry are not immune from the spotlight of media attention, focus for legislation and scrutiny by local communities, particularly when it comes to considerations of environmental management, writes Dr Christopher Wooldridge, academic associate, Cardiff University, UK.

  • GreenPort Congress 2014
    News

    Thank you to our Supporters

    2015-04-22T15:18:00Z

    The GreenPort Congress 2015 is pleased to announce that it is has secured support from seven leading regional industry organisations and associations - members of which will benefit from discounts to attend.

  • Johan Röstin
    News

    CEO of Copenhagen Malmö Port

    2015-04-22T15:18:00Z

    Johan Röstin, CEO, Copenhagen Malmö Port will give the welcome address at the 10th Greenport Congress this coming autumn. In anticipation of the Congress on the 7-9 October, Röstin has written an open letter to all participants.

  • DGI-byen
    News

    2015 Congress venue and accommodation

    2015-04-22T15:18:00Z

    The 2015 GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise venue has been announced. Located in downtown Copenhagen, the DGI-byen dynamic meeting and conference environment will provide an excellent setting for both events.

  • The US$1.3m grant will be used to improve air quality in and around the port
    News

    Clean diesel grant to drive down LA emissions

    2015-04-22T14:42:00Z

    A US$1.3m grant has been awarded to the Los Angeles Harbour Department to fund a new, zero-emission electric drive cargo crane that will improve air quality, especially for nearby communities.