All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 728

  • Cybercrime and international drug smuggling are now inextricably linked
    News

    A soft target

    2013-12-17T07:28:00Z

    Ports increasingly need to focus on cyber as well as physical security needs reports Stevie Knight

  • News

    Accurate disclosure of environmental data

    2013-12-16T17:52:00Z

    Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has received certification for two of its pure car and truck carrier (PCTCs ) for accurate disclosure of environmental data, including the handling of onboard waste and the emission of greenhouse gases (CO2).

  • BIMCO's 'Step-By-Step Guide to Ballast Water Management' has been written in association with Fathom
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    Bimco guides shipowners to compliance

    2013-12-16T16:45:00Z

    BIMCO is releasing a guidance series that will help shipowners with ballast water management (BWM) implementation, ahead of the impending ratification of the 2004 IMO ballast Water Management Convention.

  • The brownfield site will be developed into a multimodal hub to enhance port centric logisitics in the UK
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    Peel Ports brings Bridgewater to the market

    2013-12-16T15:23:00Z

    Peel Ports Group is taking the next step to enhance port centric logistics at the UK''s Ellesmere Port by appointing two local real estate agents to market the former Bridgewater paper mill site.

  • More than 90% of indirect economic impacts of ports like Le Havre are taking place in other regions. Photo: Port of Le Havre
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    Closing the gap on port-city policies

    2013-12-16T10:33:00Z

    A new report suggests that effective public policies are needed to improve port-city development, but the amount of policy-relevant knowledge is limited.

  • The Port of Oakland's Shore Power Programme will help it meet the new Californian emission requirements
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    Oakland plugs in to being green

    2013-12-13T17:18:00Z

    The Port of Oakland is set to meet the new OGV Fuel Regulation and Northern American Emission Control Area (ECA) requirements with its shore power plan.

  • Konecranes' acquisition of Linde Material Handling will help it to "close the gap" to its competitors
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    Konecranes closes the gap

    2013-12-13T16:07:00Z

    Konecranes is “closing the gap” with its competitors following the acquisition of the container handling lift truck business of Linde Material handling, owned by KION group.

  • HullWiper is a high-speed remotely operated vessel (ROV) capable of cleaning up to 2000 square metres per hour Photo: GAC Group
    News

    Eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning

    2013-12-12T18:20:00Z

    GAC Environhull, part of global shipping and logistics expert, the GAC Group, has launched a new eco-friendly and cost effective way to clean hulls underwater.

  • Kalmar's hybrid E-One2 RTGare set to boost container handling capacity
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    Kalmar hybrid RTGs for Kenya

    2013-12-12T15:57:00Z

    Kalmar is to supply 12 of its E-One² hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) as part of a €17m order.

  • Kalmar's hybrid E-One2 RTGare set to boost container handling capacity
    News

    Kalmar hybrid RTGs for Kenya

    2013-12-12T15:55:00Z

    Kalmar is to supply 12 of its E-One² hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) as part of a €17m order.

  • HIT is implenting innovative RTG remote control technology for the first time outside of Japan
    News

    Getting better with remote control

    2013-12-12T15:53:00Z

    Remotely controlled operations are a hot topic when it comes to the great automation debate, despite the fact that many believe this type of equipment cannot achieve optimal performance with current automatics.

  • President Obama is calling for increased infrastrucutre spending. Photo: Center for American Progress Action Fund
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    Cashing in on US distraction

    2013-12-12T01:00:00Z

    Sandwiched in-between the big fiascos in Washington, DC - which culminated in a government shutdown - President Obama, visiting New Orleans, called for increased infrastructure spending.

  • A new strategic international partner is required for the Port of Manta
    News

    Glut of global tenders

    2013-12-11T11:43:00Z

    Ecuador’s Manta Port Authority has launched a new tender in search of a strategic international partner to operate its container and multi-purpose terminal.

  • News

    Haifa and Ashdod monopolise Israeli box traffic

    2013-12-11T11:42:00Z

    A ruling by Israel''s Antitrust Authority that the ports of Haifa and Ashdod act as an oligopoly in container handling has allowed director David Gilo to prohibit the existing port companies from involvement in government plans for new container ports.

  • Trade in emerging markets like India will put the south-south trade route as one of the most important in the world
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    South-south trade shift to benefit ports

    2013-12-11T11:30:00Z

    Marking a shift away from traditional Asia-Europe shipping lanes, trade routes in the southern hemisphere are fast becoming drivers of traffic for well placed ports.

  • A weighbridge offers one solution to container weighing
    News

    More weighing guidance needed

    2013-12-11T01:00:00Z

    Industry experts have already called for additional guidance on mandatory container weighing, while agreeing that enforcement is the only way to ensure accuracy of container weights.

  • Kalmar is helping to improve operational safety at DP World’s Jebel Ali
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    Kalmar container handlers for DP World

    2013-12-10T12:22:00Z

    Kalmar is continuing its long standing partnership with DP World supplying seven new empty container handlers to the new Jebel Ali port development in Dubai.

  • Twenty more companies pledged their commitment to being 'green'
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    More companies sign up to being ‘green’

    2013-12-10T11:42:00Z

    Twenty more maritime companies have signed the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge to show their commitment towards promoting clean and green shipping in Singapore.

  • Hamburg recorded the highest level of loaded incoming volumes to date. Photo: Port of Hamburg
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    Ports remain positive for 2014 volume growth

    2013-12-10T11:21:00Z

    North Europe trade volumes are set to grow in 2014, bar for the Chinese New Year period regarding imports, according to the latest ‘Global Port Tracker: North Europe Trade Outlook’.

  • Bromma believes twistlock weighing sensors make sense
    News

    Weighed down

    2013-12-10T01:00:00Z

    Few winners with IMO container weighing ''solution'' as HFW Matthew Gore explains