All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 738
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News'Boliviamar' opens up Peruvian link
In September, the Peruvian Congress'' Foreign Relations Committee approved the so-called ''Boliviamar'' maritime convention, which should eventually provide land-locked Bolivia with an outlet to the Pacific Ocean via the port of Ilo.
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Hard standing 'Mexican standoff' concerns
The “Mexican standoff” between the contractor, equipment supplier and client on yard surfacing must be addressed to stop the perennial problem of premature cracked hard standing, a freight transport consultant has warned.
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NewsHong Kong ports at loggerheads with airline industry
There is a battle underway in Hong Kong between the needs of the mainland’s aviation industry and Shenzhen’s western ports.
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NewsThe print run on port demand
At various points this year you may have glimpsed a headline, or overhead a conversation in a bar about 3d printing that momentarily piqued your interest, but by the time you got home you’d forgotten all about following up to find out more.
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Fixing the capacity shortfall
Investment in infrastructure projects in Brazil is very complex at the best of times and, even if the government has put aside money for new developments, there are invariably many bureaucratic and legal structures that have to be negotiated first.
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Dredging at Sabetta
International dredging expert Jan de Nul has completed the first phase of its dredging project at Sabetta port in Russia.
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NewsFunding boost for Rotterdam LNG hub
Progress is being made with the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s plan for an LNG hub by 2015 following two European subsidy applications for €40m and €34m.
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NewsLNG bunkering recommendation
DNV GL has launched a Recommended Practice on LNG bunkering for suppliers and operators, aimed at making the process more safe and efficient.
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NewsHastings box terminal development makes headway
The release of expressions of interest for four key feasibility phase work packages for the Port of Hastings container expansion project has confirmed the continued progress of the contentious south Australian development.
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NewsBulk blockage
New legislation is struggling to address capacity shortcomings at Brazilian ports, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsIsraeli tender speculation mounts
Media speculation is rife that one of Europe’s largest operators is intending on bidding to build and operate two new terminals at the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod.
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NewsPort of Antwerp were excellent hosts of the Gala Dinner
Delegates enjoyed an evening of good food and wine, entertainment and the surprise appearance of Mr Bean!
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NewsA warm welcome at Antwerp's City Hall
Delegates at the 8th GreenPort Congress were welcomed to Antwerp by Mr Marc Van Peel, Vice-Mayor of the City of Antwerp and President of the Antwerp Port Authority.
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NewsGreenPort Congress moves to Barcelona for 2014!
The 9th GreenPort Congress will take place in Barcelona, Spain from 15-17 October 2014. The 2nd GreenPort Cruise conference will also be held in Barcelona on 14 October 2014.
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News8th GreenPort Congress: all stakeholders in the port should find a way to listen to each other and cooperate better
Mercator Media organised the 8th GreenPort Congress in Antwerp from 9-11 October 2013. The event was hosted by the Port of Antwerp, which also hosted the very first GreenPort Congress held in 2006.
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NewsValue of comparison
Andrii Kuzmenko, project implementation manager at APM Terminals, questions the value of comparing gateways against transhipment hubs, or comparing terminals handling 15,000 teu vessels with up to eight ship-to-shore cranes, against those handling 3,000 teu vessels with three cranes.
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NewsThe value of a partnership approach to exhaust gas cleaning
“You may delay, but time will not”, Benjamin Franklin was once quoted as saying and this rings particularly true of the fast-approaching Emissions Control Area (ECA), 2015 0.1% sulphur limit deadline. The realisation that now less than 18 months remain until the revised limit will be applied has provided impetus ...
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News8th GreenPort Congress shows how ports can exemplify, encourage, enable, engage and enforce
Last week, Mercator Media organised the 8th GreenPort Congress in Antwerp. The event was hosted by the Port of Antwerp, which also hosted the very first GreenPort Congress held in 2006.
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NewsAPM steams ahead with Costa Rica terminal
More than two years after winning the concession for a deepwater facility in Costa Rica, APM Terminals has signed an agreement with the Dutch consortium of Van Oord and Bam International to start dredging works for the new $460m terminal.
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NewsFirst Indian “green shipyard” uses ABB solution
ABB, the global leader in power and automation technologies has delivered “green” Static Frequency Converters (SFCs) to the first and only “green shipyard” in India at Pipavav Shipyard Limited (PSL).
