All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 726
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The importance of UK trade
The UK trade remains one of the largest single country trades in Northern Europe.
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NewsMangalore port makes ‘eco-friendly’ list
New Mangalore Port, one of the major ports in Karnataka, India, has been named as an eco-friendly port thanks to a number of ongoing initiatives.
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NewsCanadian container terminal concept aired
Canada''s Port Alberni Port Authority (PAPA) is looking to build a major new US$1bn container terminal - if constructed it would be the largest of its kind in the country.
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NewsPolitics of ports
Investment in catering for direct containership calls in the UK has been lacking, explains Ben Hackett
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NewsDual fuelled PSV order
Siem Offshore has entered into shipbuilding-contracts with Remontowa Shipbuilding in Poland for four new dual-fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) of VS 4411 DF design.
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NewsDSME to build 'largest' LNG FSRU
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is to build what is thought will be the world’s largest LNG floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
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NewsLargest LNG ferry for France
Brittany Ferries and STX St Nazaire shipyard are working together to build the world’s largest LNG-fuelled ferry, local media reports.
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NewsKonecranes nominated for two awards
Konecranes’ new hybrid reach stacker is in the running for two prestigious industry awards at the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Awards for Excellence 2014.
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NewsEngine of growth
Transhipment and being No 1 are not part of Jaxport''s plan, finds Martin Rushmere
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P3 hangs over East Coast fortunes
There is some uncertainty and nervousness over effects of the P3 alliance on US East Coast ports, with many awaiting the Federal Maritime Commission’s ruling, the introduction of the service and the reaction from competitors such as the G6.
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NewsChanting a mantra
East Coast ports believe that deeper water is the answer to many of their problems, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsRSGT prepares for extension works
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal is poised to award the contract for civil works relating to the extension of its terminal.
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NewsJakarta port strike
Media reports suggest that more than a hundred port workers are on strike at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port, but apparently there is no disruption to operations.
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News'Get down and grubby' role
Finding the right person for a top management job comes with a lot of variables, says Andrew Feakins, managing director of the global recruitment specialist Impact People Strategies.
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Phoenix invests for future growth
Phoenix Products Company Inc is implementing several changes to better ready itself for rapid growth and expansion in the port and terminal industry.
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NewsNew tenders in Cape Verde, Chile and Ecuador
The government of Cape Verde is putting the finishing touches to the legal and regulation framework to enable state-owned ports to be privatised in 2014. This follows parliamentary approval dating to November 2010.
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Spanish port traffic declines 3%
Total tonnage at Spanish ports is forecast to decline by 3% this year compared with the 474.8m tons handled in 2012, according to José Llorca, president of Puertos del Estado, the national ports authority.
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NewsKiel creates new hinterland links
An additional direct intermodal train service is being created at the Port of Kiel to increase hinterland links. It will be the first direct rail route from the Ruhr region to Kiel.
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A vision of the future
Just 20 years ahead and ports will be offshore, quay cranes will be remote controlled and automated rubber-tyred gantry cranes will be commonplace.
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NewsBorn leaders
Are successful leaders born, made, trained or turned out on some sort of ‘leadership programme’ conveyor belt? Felicity Landon reports.
