All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 762
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A look behind the curtain
Ports and ships’ masters, owners and operators alike can find some guidance for practical measures to adhere to Marpol Annex V requirements in the Port Reception Facilities (PRFs) module on the IMO’s Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) database.
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NewsUpgrading EU seaports
Port Strategy issued a newsflash on 23 May from Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for mobility and transport, on a new initiative to improve port operations and transport connections at 319 key EU seaports.
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 opens
The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment opened the port expansion project Maasvlakte 2 this week - phase 1 of the project has worked out €150m cheaper than estimated.
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 opens
The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment opened the port expansion project Maasvlakte 2 this week - phase 1 of the project has worked out €150m cheaper than estimated.
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NewsA three speed world
The global economy has entered an interesting phase of development where there are no locomotives pulling the rest of the world into prosperity and where we have a mixed bag of economic development not supporting common expansion.
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NewsInterest sought for new Oz terminal
The Australian Goverment is calling for interested parties to come forward with a view to developing and operating the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal in Sydney – being called Australia’s major rail freight solution of the future.
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NewsPreparing ports for the future: making the most of a vital resource
Europe’s prosperity has always been linked to sea trade and ports, which have great potential for sustaining growth in the years ahead. As gateways to the EU’s entire transport network, they are engines of economic development. And more cargo, cruise ships and ferries in our ports mean more jobs.
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NewsTalking garbage
Bulk ports struggle to get to grips with hold wash water legislation. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsGreen technology partnership
There’s a new green technology partnership in Japan – Eco Marine Power (EMP) has teamed up with KEI System Ltd to launch a new system capable of monitoring and controlling eco power devices and fuel consumption onboard vessels.
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NewsTake a deep breath
The quality of the air in Hong Kong is regularly in the news, and the levels of air pollution in the City are at times dangerous. Power generation was once Hong Kong''s biggest polluter, but with plant emissions legislation now regulating this industry, the focus has shifted to maritime pollution.
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NewsISWAN advises on port levies
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has published a new report , ‘Port levies and sustainable welfare for seafarers’, which advises on the benefits of port levies at a time when funding for seafarers’ welfare is under pressure.
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NewsEEDI modification
A sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ro-ro and ro-pax vessels has been agreed by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee – which shipping association Interferry is hailing as a victory for common sense.
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NewsAustralian carbon tax increase
Global maritime services provider, Inchcape Shipping services (ISS) is warning of an increase in Australian Carbon Tax on vessels from 1 July 2013, which it says will affect excise liabilities and fuel tax credit entitlements.
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NewsThe air we breathe
HFW''s George Lamplough welcomes Hong Kong''s proposals to legislate burning of high sulphur fuels in port
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NewsICTSI shortlisted for Melbourne
On top of the bid war for Melbourne’s new car terminal reported by Port Strategy last month, there is also the bid war for the build and operation of the city’s third international container terminal at Webb Dock.
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NewsGetting SMARTer with waterways
The biennial Strategic Maritime Asset Research and Transformation Rivers Conference (SMART) will once again look at bringing together the best in inland waterway transport and technology to share best practice.
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NewsEco agreement with China
Israel based wave energy device developer, Eco Wave Power (EWP), has signed an initial collaboration agreement with a Chinese governmental fund for the establishment of a local wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE).
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NewsThe role of inland ports in urban logistics: back to basics
We all learned it in our history lessons that medieval towns were set up on the river banks or at the crossing of two waterways. This is not without any reasons, at that time, water was the only way to bring goods to the town and the only way to ...
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NewsMeasuring up
Most ports claim to have an eye on improving performance – but what does that actually mean? Felicity Landon reports
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NewsPushing problems down the line
If calls on port equipment are such that achieving regular maintenance schedules proves difficult, then problems will inevitably arrive further downstream, according to the TT Club.
