All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 709
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Making light work of labour pains
When Yilport purchased Gemport and Rotaport in 2012 it inherited a soon-to-expire three year labour agreement, making workforce negotiations one of the first jobs on the ‘to do’ list once the sale had been finalised.
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Conference
GPCA Videos and Images
A selection of videos from Baltimore (2018) are available here! Click on the thumbnails below to view them.
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US grants to tackle climate change
Ten US grants of around US$1m in funding are being awarded to coastal communities to help address the effects of coastal storms, flooding, erosion and sea level rise.
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NewsLongview explores propane proposal
The Port of Longview is exploring a propane and butane export proposal as part of a one-year option agreement with Haven Energy.
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Going global
This year promises to be one to remember for Turkey''s Yilport, finds Carly Fields
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NewsUnique System expands offering
Unique System FZE is expanding its offering with the new DIVE MK2 underwater gauge from Cygnus Instruments, for which it is the distributor for the entire Middle East.
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NewsVirginia works to stay on top of “chronic losses”
Virginia Port Authority is looking to put an end to “continuing losses” at the port, starting with the re-negotiation of APM Terminals’ 20-year lease of the Portsmouth facility.
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NewsTales of two ports
Two tales from UK ports make interesting reading this month. In the West, Bristol Port Company (BPC) offered £10m to the local council to buy the freehold to the docks at Avonmouth and Portbury. The company bought the leasehold in 1991 under a 150-year lease.
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NewsThe No 1 proponent of protectionism
Comparatively recently, details of an opportunity were circulated relating to the development of a container gateway in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.
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NewsMiami alliance opposes Beckham’s waterfront stadium
An alliance of shippers are appealing against David Beckham’s plans for a major stadium at PortMiami over worries it could push business and jobs to competing ports along the US east coast.
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NewsThe port of Cork’s future plans for redevelopment
Since it first developed its Environmental Management System in 2006, the Port of Cork can now demonstrate the significant progress that has been made in managing and reducing the impact of its port operations on the environment, says Finbarr Kearney, Environmental Officer at the Port of Cork Company.
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NewsYara expands with GTM acquisition
Yara International is expanding its offering after acquiring a 63% stake in Green Tech Marine (GTM), a sulphur oxide (SOx) scrubber supplier.
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NewsBuilding the terminal of the future
A Moffatt & Nichol terminal design concept was one of seven shortlisted in the recent Next Generation Container Port Challenge hosted by The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Maritime Institute.
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NewsTerex pioneers crane for smaller ports
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) is making it easier for small maritime and river ports to “professionalise” their cargo handling with the launch of its mobile harbour crane, the Terex Quaymate M50.
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NewsUS needs to up its game, says GlobalData
Despite the US being the world’s largest natural gas producer, its lack of approved LNG export terminals is preventing energy companies from competing in the growing global LNG market, says Global Data.
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NewsBack to the drawing board
A reversal in terminal planning priorities has complicated designs, as Iain MacIntyre discovers
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Savonna and Genova merger mooted
Reports from Italy suggest that the port authorities of Genova and Savonna are discussing a possible merger.
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Rocha port to handle Paraguayan cargo
Uruguay and Paraguay are cooperating on the development of a deepwater port on the Uruguayan coast at Rocha, which will provide an outlet to the sea for businesses in Paraguay.
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Barcelona expected to be P3 ‘loser’
The P3 alliance may have a profound impact on how Spanish container ports develop in the near future.
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Transnet monopoly holding back South Africa
Andrew Pike of Velden Pike Nichols Inc asks if South Africa’s port development and efficiency is being hindered by its monopolistic port systems
