All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 666
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NewsBeyond LNG
Should ports prepare for a rise in methanol and hydrogen take-up, asks Stevie Knight
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NewsMediterranean battleground
COMMENT: With top of the range containership sizes heading over the 20,000 teu mark and new mega alliance start-ups underway, Mediterranean transhipment operations are heading into a new era.
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NewsTraining games
Kent Busk delivers his vision of future virtual port training that is both cost effective and accessible
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NewsHidden in full view
Cyber security needs to be taken more seriously by vulnerable seaports, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsFinding the funding
If you don’t ask, you don’t get and when it comes to funding, ports should be asking, urges Felicity Landon
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NewsAll change please
Handling extreme peaks and troughs in box movements demands meticulous planning, as Alex Hughes explains
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NewsBreaking point for US west coast ports
The US west coast ports are reaching breaking point after the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) suspended operations over the weekend because of ongoing labour disputes.
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NewsCincinnati and Northern Kentucky expand horizons
The US ports of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are set to become the second busiest inland port as they prepare to expand their geographic region.
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NewsBallast Water Convention conundrum continues
As the ratification of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention nears ever closer, the maritime industry is still facing a major problem when it comes to globally accepted ballast water treatment technology, says the World Shipping Council.
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Sulphur deadline warning
The shipping and bunker refining industries should not rely on a postponement to the IMO’s global 0.5% cap on sulphur in fuel, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says.
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NewsGhent locks in on inland waterways
Ghent Port Company is looking to reduce emissions and improve air quality with the New Lock Terneuzen that will improve access to the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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NewsEU port volumes set to slip
European container ports could see a slip in growth rates as the trend for larger ships making fewer stops becomes more popular, says global ratings agency, Fitch Ratings.
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NewsUS ports lose out on Obama budget
President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget proposal is calling for an improvement in overland freight movement by rail and truck, but cuts to waterside funding could break the supply chain altogether, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
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Fight or flight?
COMMENT: Just as the goalposts came into view, the Chinese have seen their port privatisation dreams in Greece not just moved but completely dismantled and removed from the field, writes Carly Fields.
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Mitigating underwater noise
A workshop on underwater sound in relation to dredging is taking place in March to help developers and planners assess the effects of underwater sound from dredging on marine life.
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NewsNew additions and new orders for Kalmar
Kalmar is upping the bar when it comes to new port equipment with two new products being introduced to the market to help boost container handling efficiency and performance.
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NewsNew additions and new orders for Kalmar
Kalmar is upping the bar when it comes to loading and unloading with two new products being introduced to the market to help boost container handling performance.
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NewsDP World reports record growth
DP World Limited recorded an 8.9% increase in gross container volumes across its global portfolio container terminals in 2014, thanks in large part to its new developments at London Gateway and Embraport.
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NewsIndian dockers to strike over corporatisation plans
In India, port and dock workers have announced an indefinite strike as of March 9 as a protest against government attempts to corporatise the country''s major ports.
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NewsNew concessions remain stalled in Brazil
Brazil''s Audit Court (TCU) has once again postponed any decision regarding new concessions at the Port of Santos and at ports in the state of Pará, despite having started its initial deliberations at the end of 2013. Without a decision, no new development areas can be auctioned off.
