All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 684

  • News

    The Ukrainian port bubble

    2014-10-02T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: Attending a conference in Odessa in September on the topic of the Black Sea ports and trade was like being in a bubble of peace and prosperity, writes Ben Hackett.

  • 'Spirit of Vancouver Island' is one of two ferries being converted to LNG. Photo: KenWalker
    News

    BC Ferries reduces costs with LNG

    2014-10-01T17:26:00Z

    Canada’s BC Ferries is to convert its two largest vessels, ‘Spirit of Vancouver Island’ and ‘Spirit of British Columbia’, to environmentally-friendly dual-fuel in a bid to save on costs.

  • Operations at DP World's Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane terminals will be 'threatened' by MUA action this week
    News

    DP World faces trouble down under

    2014-10-01T16:45:00Z

    DP World Australia is facing industrial action at its east coast terminals this week from the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) in support of their Enterprise Agreement demands.

  • The financing from the US Department of Transport and MARAD enables Tote to invest in modern technology that will create jobs and reduce our impact on the environment
    News

    US $325m loan for ‘first’ LNG containerships

    2014-10-01T12:37:00Z

    The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) is loaning US$324.6m to Tote Shipholdings and Saltchuk Resources for their Marline Class vessels which are said to be the world’s first LNG-powered containerships.

  • News

    India to revamp major ports

    2014-10-01T10:33:00Z

    In India, the central government is to convert existing trusts at major ports to wholly corporate entities, with the Cabinet to rule on this soon.

  • News

    South American ports expand infrastructure

    2014-10-01T10:33:00Z

    The first tender for a dedicated container terminal in the Port of Veracruz''s (Mexico) expansion area is to be issued in the first quarter of 2015.

  • All-rounder: the IMO's container packing code is comprehensive in nature. Credit: IMO
    News

    Packing a punch

    2014-10-01T10:00:00Z

    Holman Fenwick Willan''s Matthew Gore welcomes the arrival of the new Cargo Transport Units code

  • Maersk Line is introducing a new low sulphur surcharge (LSS) for routes entering ECAs
    News

    Maersk imposes low sulphur surcharge

    2014-10-01T09:37:00Z

    Maersk Line says it will be introducing a new low sulphur surcharge (LSS) to help offset additional costs incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas (ECAs), required by the new regulation coming into effect in January 2015.

  • Rt Hon John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Transport (left), welcomes the manifesto with ABP Chief Executive James Cooper
    News

    Manifesting support for UK ports

    2014-09-30T16:49:00Z

    United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.

  • Cochin is waiting on environmental approvals for port expansion work Photo: Wiki/Rash9745
    News

    India's port environmental master plan

    2014-09-29T15:55:00Z

    The Indian Environmental Ministry is currently considering environmental master plans for the country’s 12 nationalised ports.

  • The grants were awarded under the Port of Long Beach's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Grant Programme
    News

    Long Beach launches more green projects

    2014-09-29T11:53:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has launched two grant-funded environmental projects at the Century Villages of Cabrillo homeless rehabilitation complex in West Long Beach.

  • Port Metro Vancouver is working to improve air quality
    News

    Port Metro Vancouver awarded for EcoAction

    2014-09-29T11:42:00Z

    Canada’s Port Metro Vancouver has been awarded a ‘Clean50 Top Project’ award for its EcoAction programme, which promotes emissions reductions for ocean-going vessels through financial incentives.

  • European clamp-down: Spain and Italy are in trouble because they have failed to implement EU Directives Photo: Wiki/Carlesmari
    News

    Europe takes Spain to court over port security

    2014-09-29T10:51:00Z

    The European Commission is taking Spain to court because 20 Spanish ports have failed to adopt and implement the port security plan.

  • Quieter times: DP World Vancouver had to turn away some spill-over US West Coast cargo. Credit: Danielle Bauer
    News

    A weighty discussion

    2014-09-29T10:00:00Z

    West coast ports hope that talk is not cheap when it comes to long term labour negotiations finds Martin Rushmere

  • Multi-channel: multiple cargo streams could push terminals into a rethink
    News

    Organisation in bulk

    2014-09-29T10:00:00Z

    Is it time for terminal operating system take-up in bulk and multipurpose hubs, asks Stevie Knight

  • News

    US ports prepare for worst

    2014-09-26T16:21:00Z

    US-based planning and operations company, Dynamis Inc, is helping ‘future proof’ US ports for natural disasters, like earthquakes and hurricanes, with real-time simulation.

  • Switch: the EU sulphur regulations could lead to a modal shift from shortsea to trucks. Credit: Barry Lewis
    News

    Undoing the ‘blue belt’

    2014-09-26T10:00:00Z

    Felicity Landon considers the consequences of the European Union’s impending SECA amendments

  • Mr Hinchliffe: "The reduction in CO2 per tonne of cargo carried per kilometre by ships is even more impressive than the headline IMO figure for absolute GHG reduction because cargo moved by sea has continued to grow since 2009.”
    News

    Global shipping cuts emissions

    2014-09-26T09:29:00Z

    The total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global maritime transport are estimated to have been more than 20% lower in 2012 than in 2007, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

  • The strength of the rebound of spot LNG prices is questionable
    News

    LNG prices on the rebound?

    2014-09-25T16:13:00Z

    The Platts Japan/Korea Marker (Platts JK) says that the price of spot LNG for October has gained 19.8%, indicative that prices may be on the rebound.

  • The LNG terminals will be built at three Baltic seaports including the Port of Rauma. Photo: MPorciusCato
    News

    Three new LNG terminals for Finland

    2014-09-25T14:07:00Z

    A grant worth €65.2m is being used to build three LNG terminals in Finland that are expected to help significantly reduce the industrial use of fuel oil and LPG in the country.