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Too hasty: Victoria University says that Melbourne may not achieve full capacity for 20 years so the new Oz port development may not be needed just yet

Pre-mortem report

Experts at the Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics at Victoria University in Australia have completed a “pre-mortem” report warning of... 24 Jul 2014

Sold off: APMT’s Portsmouth terminal is being sold to US investors

APMT terminal sale

APM Terminals is selling its state-of-the-art container terminal located in Portsmouth, Virginia, US, because it doesn’t want to remain a no... 23 Jul 2014

Up front: ports that invest in weighing technologies could put themselves at a competitive advantage. Credit: Bari Bookout

Weighing it up

Felicity Landon considers the impact of the new container weight verification requirements on ports 23 Jul 2014

Water wall: South Africa's Port Elizabeth has suffered under the impact of the storms. Credit: M Hoppe

A question of magnitude

How can, or should, ports be designed with climate change in mind, ask Felicity Landon and Stevie Knight 21 Jul 2014

Full tank: Long Beach is a fan of LNG fuel

Yard tractors

Terminal tractors need to balance sensitive features with regular rough handling, finds Stevie Knight 25 Jul 2014

Controlling cranes from afar is catching on

Insight & Opinion

Shanghai's wide-scale RTG electrification programme led to a 47% reduction in energy consumption

Environment

The new ro-ro berth at Kirkwall on the Orkney Isles makes extensive use of concrete

Operations

Placing a lien on goods to claw back unpaid debts can be a good solution

Administration

Terminal optimisation platforms enable terminal operators to streamline key self assessment and reporting procedures

Products & Services

Seattle needs to decide where its future lies. Credit: Skycaptaintwo

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