All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 660

  • LNG barge 'Hummel' during full load test trials at 7.5MW
    News

    Hamburg LNG barge ready to go

    2015-03-16T10:55:00Z

    Becker Marine Systems’ hybrid-power LNG barge ‘Hummel’ will serve Hamburg’s cruise ship market from May after successfully completing technical trials.

  • Tragic: new Greek prime minister Tsipras has quashed the country's port privatisation hopes. Credit: Lorenzo Gaudenzi
    News

    The future is the past

    2015-03-16T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: do you think it is a wise strategy to curtail talks with a group of influential investors by announcing it to the media, asks Mike Mundy.

  • Andrew Goldsmith
    News

    Taking a new security approach

    2015-03-16T10:00:00Z

    Rapiscan Systems’ Andrew Goldsmith discusses how ports can make best use of security screening

  • Saqr Port
    News

    Aggregates payload

    2015-03-16T10:00:00Z

    Handling cargoes for the construction industry can be a good earner.

  • News

    PSA beats “business unusual” in 2014

    2015-03-13T13:11:00Z

    PSA International handled a record 65.4 million teu in 2014 and saw volume growth in most markets, but it wasn’t business as usual, says CEO, Tan Chong Meng.

  • Large scale: the arrival of Höegh Autoliners' grand car carriers has shaken up port operations
    News

    On the horizon

    2015-03-13T10:00:00Z

    AJ Keyes asks how ports should prepare for the new 8,500 ceu class of car carriers

  • News

    A matter of definition

    2015-03-13T10:00:00Z

    Aecom’s Rodrigo Castilho, Krystle McBride, Mark Sisson explain why capacity is never black and white

  • Bottlenecks: ECT is working with stakeholders and the port authority to mitigate congestion Credit: Freek-van-Arkel
    News

    Barge bottlenecks persist

    2015-03-12T16:45:00Z

    One of the largest container networks in Europe says that it expects delays in barge processing to continue at the Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp so it may have no choice but to introduce a container surcharge.

  • The Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, the Association of Lithuanian Stevedoring Companies and Port of Hamburg Marketing are collaborating on LNG plans. Photo: HHM
    News

    Lithuania moves in on LNG

    2015-03-12T16:38:00Z

    The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda is “setting a measure of independence” with a new floating LNG terminal – said to be the first in the Baltic region.

  • News

    Environmentally-friendly dredging

    2015-03-12T16:03:00Z

    The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has published a new paper aiming to further the debate on Adaptive Management (AM) as an important tool in environmentally-friendly dredging and reclamation projects.

  • Liebherr says the new crane is a “forward-looking solutions for ports worldwide”
    News

    Liebherr flagship mobile harbour crane

    2015-03-12T11:20:00Z

    Liebherr Maritime Cranes is responding to customer needs for larger cargo handling solutions with a new flagship mobile harbour crane with a hybrid power boost.

  • Liebherr says the new crane is a “forward-looking solutions for ports worldwide”
    News

    New flagship MHC for Liebherr

    2015-03-12T11:16:00Z

    Liebherr Maritime Cranes is responding to customer needs for larger cargo handling solutions in order to efficiently complete future tasks with a new flagship mobile harbour crane.

  • Data app: ARL Shipping’s Crane executor app is operated by stevedores at the quayside or on board the vessel
    News

    Crane Executor app

    2015-03-12T10:46:00Z

    Discharging and logging loaded containers just became easier, quicker and more efficient with a new app which passes handling confirmations to the shipping line during calls.

  • Taking root: breakwaters need to stand the test of time. Credit: Grant MacDonald
    News

    Faster, deeper, cheaper

    2015-03-12T10:00:00Z

    Underwater, floating, sand-filled or rock-strengthened; breakwaters come in all shapes and sizes finds Felicity Landon

  • Arctic LNG tankers will transit via the Zeebrugge LNG terminal
    News

    Zeebrugge signs LNG transhipment agreement

    2015-03-11T17:34:00Z

    The Port of Zeebrugge’s Fluxys LNG terminal will support year-round deliveries from the Yamal peninsula to Asian-Pacific markets as part of a new transhipment contract.

  • News

    Kalmar automates London Gateway

    2015-03-11T15:25:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to deliver 20 more automatic stacking cranes to DP World London Gateway, which is set for a third berth.

  • The Damen EcoLiner has had its efficiency confirmed by the MARIN research institute
    News

    Damen EcoLiner project

    2015-03-11T11:19:00Z

    Damen Shipyards first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker has just completed comprehensive tank testing of the new design at research institute MARIN, confirming the vessel''s efficiency.

  • Lost: Hong Kong's air reduction emissions programme may not be renewed. Credit: Let ideas compete
    News

    Quickest to the draw

    2015-03-11T10:00:00Z

    Authorities and the public are watching to see who will be the first to act on green issues, says Martin Rushmere

  • Look out: Obama needs to find supporters for the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Credit: LBJ Foundation
    News

    Joining the US infrastructure dots

    2015-03-11T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: Sometimes policy disconnects need to be highlighted. At one extreme, the US West Coast docks have been near paralysed by an emerging infrastructure collapse, with the widely publicised labour difficulties bringing ports to their knees, writes Barry Parker.

  • The consortium says it will focus on improving capacity, efficiency and technology at the terminals
    News

    Morgan Stanley sells Montreal

    2015-03-10T16:45:00Z

    Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has sold Montreal Gateway Terminals (MGT), the leading cargo container facility at Canada’s Port of Montreal, to a consortium that says it’s committed to promoting the port as an international hub.