All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 689
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NewsOvercapacity continues to threaten Turkish port future
The threat of overcapacity in Turkey continues to hang over the sector, as operators rush to meet the changing demands of shipping lines.
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NewsValue of schedule reliability
COMMENT: The value of schedule reliability for shippers is clear and widely understood; recent congestion concerns in North European ports, especially Hamburg and Rotterdam, have now highlighted the value of schedule reliability for terminal operators as well, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsEmerging from fire
It used to be thought that environmental concerns were simply issues for the mature, established economies. Now there’s an awareness that developing ports will also be growing their own set of environmental challenges that could suck the blood from their future – unless dealt with early, writes Stevie Knight, ...
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LPG drives order frenzy for VLGCs
Drewry Shipping Consultants says that a sharp rise in LPG demand is fuelling an order frenzy for very large gas carriers (VLGCs).
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NewsNamibian dawn
Infrastructure investment is beckoning a new era for Walvis Bay, as Aidan Grange explains
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NewsMore Kalmar equipment for Brazil
Kalmar is to supply four of its all-electric E-One² zero emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to long-term customer Super Terminais in Manaus, Brazil, as part of a US$8m order.
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New LNG terminal for Fjord Line
Fjord Line has contracted Liquiline to design and construct a dedicated LNG ship bunkering terminal in the Danish Port of Hirtshals in order to service its vessels.
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NewsDrewry warning over shaky LNG sector
International shipping consultancy, Drewry, says that continuing weak demand and excess tonnage will depress LNG shipping earnings in the short term.
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NewsForeign bodies
Coal handling equipment has to cope with a more than movement of the black fuel, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsWärtsilä unveils new LNG solution
Wärtsilä has upgraded its fully integrated fuel gas handling system, LNGPac, and made improvements to its Gas Valve Unit (GVU) as the use of LNG as a marine fuel becomes increasingly popular.
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NewsLITGAS to develop Statoil LNG activities
UAB LITGAS has signed a contract with Norway’s Statoil ASA to ensure continuous operation of its Klaipeda LNG terminal and will set up a new natural gas pricing policy.
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NewsTaking the penalty
HFW''s Ben Atkinson explains why insurance cover for environmental fines cannot cover every eventuality
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NewsClosing the gap: port maintenance
When it comes to maintenance of port infrastructure, most owners and operators believe more needs to be done to ensure standards are met, according to the latest Trelleborg Marine System Barometer Report.
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NewsWärtsilä control system for US facility
Wärtsilä is to supply a control system for a shore-based LNG fuelling facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA, owned by Harvey Gulf International Marine.
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Terex expands Russian presence
Equipment expert, Terex Port Solutions, is expanding its presence in Russia with its fourth portal harbour crane in Vladistok.
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NewsLaying carbon foundations
Finding ‘greener’ ways to operate a port is one thing – but what about the carbon footprint of the actual construction phase? Felicity Landon reports
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NewsForeign ownership sparks security debate
Gulftainer’s recent agreement to run the cargo terminal at Port Canaveral in Florida has sparked the security debate up again surrounding the foreign ownership of US infrastructure potentially compromising national security.
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Work begins to protect Louisiana shoreline
Plaquemines Parish in the US state of Louisiana has begun work on the second phase of the Buras Boat Harbor Shoreline Protection Project, which will see a new matting product placed on the shoreline.
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Measuring waves in the Arctic
A US researcher has made the first study of waves in the middle of the Arctic Ocean and detected house-sized waves during a storm which could pose a threat to both ships and shorelines.
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NewsTauranga profit top-up
New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga is set for growth following an increase in profit and volume for the year to 30 June 2014.
