All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 798

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port is owned by the Indian Government
    News

    DP World bags new terminal at JN Port

    2012-11-05T18:53:00Z

    DP World has been awarded a new terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, by the Jawaharlu Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

  • Normal operations were resumed at New York and New Jersey today
    News

    US East Coast ports reopen after Sandy

    2012-11-05T17:26:00Z

    In the aftermath of super-storm Sandy last week, an extensive damage assessment needed to be carried out in US east coast ports, not least in terms of looking out for pollution sources and sunken vessels.

  • News

    Port of Oakland focuses on financial future

    2012-11-05T17:10:00Z

    Following a difficult few weeks, the Port of Oakland’s acting executive director has issued an update on the port’s progress towards financial sustainability and maintenance of operations for its customers and community.

  • The Port of Oakland comes in with an “A+” rating, raised from “A” in September, 2012. Credit: Jay Galvin
    News

    The rating game

    2012-11-05T10:00:00Z

    Ratings take the guesswork out of port financials, as Barry Parker discovers

  • Andy Sandford, editor of Engineering Capacity
    News

    Failing to succeed

    2012-11-04T20:53:00Z

    Have you ever been responsible for any noteworthy failures in your business career? No, me neither, but apparently it happens.

  • Norfolk International Terminal is seeing containers rerouted from New York/New Jersey
    News

    Post Sandy volumes flow to Virginia

    2012-11-02T11:16:00Z

    The Port of Virginia has just begun receiving cargo diverted from the Port of New York/New Jersey as a result of the damage caused to that critical Northeast port by Hurricane Sandy.

  • ABB's remote control technology has proved itself in Panama
    News

    Remote breakthrough could catch on fast

    2012-11-02T10:00:00Z

    The two Maasvlakte 2 terminal orders show that the remote control of STS cranes has made its breakthrough, according to ABB. The company expects other terminals and terminal operators to follow.

  • Ship related emissions have dropped in the Puget Sound region
    News

    Pollution drops in Puget Sound region

    2012-11-01T17:47:00Z

    According to a report release by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, maritime related air pollution levels have dropped significantly since 2005.

  • News

    East Coast terminals remain closed

    2012-11-01T17:35:00Z

    After being hit by super storm Sandy earlier this week, terminals on the East Coast of the US are struggling to resume operations.

  • The MMO reports provide information on social and economic data of the marine industry
    News

    MMO publishes marine evidence reports

    2012-11-01T16:36:00Z

    The UK''s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its first series of marine evidence and information reports.

  • The Port of Melbourne wants to expedite its expansion
    News

    Melbourne expansion project moves forward

    2012-11-01T16:28:00Z

    The Port of Melbourne has put out a tender for construction works associated with its $1.6bn Port Capacity Project to expedite the expansion of its container terminal and automotive capacity in line with increasing trade demands.

  • APM Terminals is trail-blazing with its Maasvlakte II automation
    News

    Remain grounded

    2012-11-01T16:14:00Z

    Europe''s first remotely controlled STS crane orders get pulses racing, as Felicity Landon discovers

  • Controlling cranes from afar is catching on
    News

    Pressing the button on remote control

    2012-11-01T16:02:00Z

    As Navis’ Bill Walsh proudly proclaimed at Navis World last month, we are at automation two point zero. Announcements for Europe''s first automated STS crane orders certainly back him up, but how long has it taken us to get here?

  • Container capacity in the Mediterranean can be hard to define. Credit Nasa
    News

    Mediterranean musings

    2012-11-01T16:01:00Z

    Determining prospects for Mediterranean container demand and capacity can be a sticky business. Covering cultures as diverse as the Black Sea and North Africa, and Greece and Turkey, it can be a challenge to join the container capacity dots.

  • Oz dockworkers don’t feel safe at work
    News

    Safety concerns escalate in Australia

    2012-10-31T16:01:00Z

    Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members from Sydney, Newcastle and Port Kembla took to the streets in Sydney this week to rally over “industry inaction” on safety issues following the recent death of a fellow dockworker.

  • Antwerp stands to be badly hit by falling volumes Photo: Luc Viatour
    News

    Overseas growth no help to Europe

    2012-10-31T12:24:00Z

    The suffering of European ports isn’t being alleviated by overseas growth, says the latest North European Port Tracker from Hackett Associates and ISL.

  • DNV is working hard to make LNG more feasible
    News

    Flemish LNG bunkering study published

    2012-10-31T12:10:00Z

    The Flemish Government and the port authorities of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ghent and Fluxys have published their feasibility study on LNG bunkering – with the support of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

  • New York has been hit by a 13ft tidal surge which has closed port terminals
    News

    East Coast terminals hit by super-storm

    2012-10-30T18:15:00Z

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Monday that it would be resuming normal operations on Tuesday in the wake of super-storm Sandy, an announcement that underestimated the ferocity of the downgraded hurricane.

  • The new LNG terminal will offer ship owners in Europe and alternative fuel
    News

    Bomin Linde plans Hamburg LNG terminal

    2012-10-30T15:05:00Z

    Newly formed Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co KG is planning its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for ship fuelling in the Port of Hamburg, following the completion of a feasibility study on the construction of LNG infrastructure.

  • The new LNG terminal will offer ship owners in Europe and alternative fuel
    News

    Bomin Linde plans Hamburg LNG terminal

    2012-10-30T14:58:00Z

    Newly formed Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co KG is planning its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for ship fuelling in the Port of Hamburg.