All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 716

  • Ports are more robustly protected today, but gaps in security still need to be addressed. Credit: Jeremy Brooks
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    Joining the security dots

    2014-03-10T10:00:00Z

    Disjointed security solutions in European ports ultimately slow operations down, explains Alex Hughes

  • New York might be beating a path to better US port labour relations. Credit: Fred Alvarado
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    How to solve a labour problem

    2014-03-07T17:27:00Z

    There is no right answer to solving the labour problem, as US ports are well aware.

  • Higher pay rates for ILWU workers are a problem for ports under pressure. Credit: Thomas Hawk
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    Butting heads

    2014-03-07T17:27:00Z

    Two factors continue to hinder labour efficiency in the US, explains Martin Rushmere

  • Preem is investing around €33.6m in its refinery at the Port of Gothenburg
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    Green diesel investment at Gothenburg

    2014-03-07T17:09:00Z

    Swedish oil company, Preem, is investing around €33.6m to redevelop its refinery at the Port of Gothenburg, where it has produced diesel-based tall oil since 2010.

  • The threat of strike action hangs over Valparaiso. Credit: Javier Rubilar
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    Unpaid workers threaten new strike in Chile

    2014-03-07T08:04:00Z

    Port workers in Chile are once again threatening to go back out on strike, citing the non-payment of agreed bonuses as the reason.

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    Political pressure blamed for withdrawal of Israel port bidders

    2014-03-07T08:04:00Z

    There has been intense speculation in the Israeli press as to why two international pre-qualified companies unexpectedly dropped out of the bidding process to build new ports at both Ashdod and Haifa. Companies with interests in the Arab world, it has been suggested, fear losing existing work in that region.

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    Magnetic levitation to solve container transport problems in Russia

    2014-03-07T08:03:00Z

    National Speedways OJSC has presented a project to the Leningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry involving the use of magnetic levitation to move containers.

  • Loss leader: Netherlands' hub cries foul play in Europe. Credit: Freek van Arkel
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    Rotterdam losing out to unfair subsidies

    2014-03-07T07:39:00Z

    “Unfair competition” means that Rotterdam could be missing out on 1m teu of additional container traffic every year, claims a report commissioned by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure.

  • Under control: Ukraine's largest ports like Odessa are secure
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    Ukrainian ports still going strong

    2014-03-06T17:31:00Z

    Ukraine’s three largest ports, Odessa, Ilyichevsk and Yuzhny, are all “stable” and “under control”, despite the current unrest in the country, but others are less secure.

  • The MoU will offer an ehanced transport system
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    UAE’s ‘first’ bulk and container railway terminal

    2014-03-06T13:03:00Z

    Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etihad Rail to plan an integrated bulk and container railway terminal facility at Khalifa Port.

  • SEAPORT BILL: It appears to have made no difference to the development of ICTSI's Lekki LFTZ Enterprise (LICTSE) terminal
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    Nigerian seaport Bill woes

    2014-03-06T10:36:00Z

    The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), says that the continued delay in the passage of the Ports and Harbours Bill might inhibit foreign investment in the port industry.

  • HMM owns 10 LNG vessels including 'Hyundai Technopia'
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    HMM to sell LNG transport business

    2014-03-05T15:19:00Z

    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is to sell its LNG transport business for KRW 1.1 trillion (US$1.3bn) in a bid to boost its crippling financial status.

  • Rendering of a new LNG carrier for MOL, to operate between US and Japan
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    MOL LNG newbuild contract

    2014-03-05T14:44:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered a new 165,000m³ LNG carrier which will be built by Japan Marine United of Tokyo.

  • DNV GL and the MPA have worked  jointly and separately on projects to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency in shipping
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    Joint collaboration for green marine R&D

    2014-03-05T13:38:00Z

    Research and development (R&D) in the marine industry has been thrust into the spotlight with the new collaboration between DNV GL and the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

  • STRONG FOOTHOLD: Adani already has a strong presence on India's West coast in ports like Kandla
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    Adani to build on Indian East coast

    2014-03-05T11:17:00Z

    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest private port operator, is working to strengthen its position on the country''s East coast with a new container terminal at Ennore Port.

  • Waste management solutions need to be carefully considered. Credit: Urgence Marine
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    Waste not, want not

    2014-03-05T10:00:00Z

    Waste reception could be seen as a money spinner for switched on ports, explains HFW''s Rory Butler

  • Mogadishu is trying to shift its reputation for violence
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    Holidays in Mogadishu

    2014-03-05T10:00:00Z

    It is a big step from the images presented by the 1993 movie Black Hawk Down to the idea of Mogadishu as a holiday resort.

  • The sixth ESPO Award will be officially handed out during ESPO’s Award Ceremony and Port Night taking place on 4 November in Brussels
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    ESPO Award 2014 to honour the port with the best innovative environmental project

    2014-03-04T20:30:00Z

    This year, the ESPO Award on Societal Integration of Ports is entering its sixth edition. For the 2014 competition, the theme ‘Innovative environmental projects’ was chosen.

  • The Maritime Singapore Green Initiative was announced by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in 2011 to reduce the environmental impact of shipping and related activities and to promote clean and green shipping in Singapore
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    Singapore Green Initiative

    2014-03-04T19:30:00Z

    Environmental issues in the maritime industry are fast gaining prominence with increased awareness of the environmental footprints caused by shipping activities. As a major ship registry and port, Singapore is committed to environmentally-friendly shipping and port activities.

  • Wärtsilä's sealing solutions comply with the EPA's revised 2013 VGP
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    EPA approval for Wärtsilä shaft sealants

    2014-03-04T16:54:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s environmentally-sustainable propeller shaft sealing solutions will continue to use mineral oil as they''ve been found to meet US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) standards.