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NewsAntwerp wins WPTS environment award
The Port of Antwerp has received a prestigious award at the World Ports and Trade Summit (WPTS) for the second year running – this time for its work with the environment.
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NewsMaking data management accessible
How easy is it for ports to step into the analytics arena and what would be the priorities? Richard Gyles of Access Group says the latest technologies enable ports to provide robust information from multiple data sources – including unstructured data – in a simple-to-use format an on any device, ...
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NewsUnder analysis
Ports are playing catch-up in the adoption of business analytics. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsDenting debt and building relations
Cost efficiencies can come from cutting your debt interest rates, or joining forces with a rival to develop joint systems, as ports in the US and New Zealand have demonstrated.
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NewsThe big squeeze
Innovation abounds when it comes to uncovering recession-beating cost savings, as Iain MacIntyre finds out
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Taking technology into the mix
The creation of an IT system that incorporates thousands of suppliers and shippers to reduce transaction costs and increase transparency is can be seen as a ''smart'' move, a step a number of Dutch ports have already taken together to improve their competitive position against rivals in the Northern Range.
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NewsWorking smarter
The world’s most innovative ports are using ‘smart’ solutions to improve revenue sustainability, explains CVA''s Wolfgang Lehmacher
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NewsBrazil and offshore Africa are the go-to areas
Port expansion project planning this year is likely to be dominated by two regions, say industry watchers: Brazil and offshore south-east Africa.
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NewsTighten those belts
It''s all about the money - good and bad - as we welcome in 2013, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsLinking all the European strands
Port Integration, a European Union Interreg project, has brought together 13 port and political partners from ten EU countries and Russia for three years of workshops and best practice visits.
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NewsStrength in numbers
United they stand, divided they fall? Felicity Landon asks what ports can gain by working together
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Miami seizes the future
PortMiami’s Master Plan 2035 is based on long term economic forecasts and trends for both cargo and cruise operations, and considers the physical aspects of the current built existing conditions.
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NewsNew horizons emerge
Ports are no longer mere technical challenges; they are modern day job factories says Martin Rushmere
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NewsPrediction pitfalls
It has become much more difficult to make a forecast at the macro level, and as a result people are now finding it hard to get a handle on what the future holds, says Neil Davidson of Drewry.
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NewsA better perspective
Using port data to visually map the environment can be a cost effective way to manage operations, as Stevie Knight reports
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NewsEfficiency or effectiveness?
Stevie Knight asks why ports still lag behind the other industry sectors on performance indicators
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NewsA fit of conscience
Stevie Knight asks how important social awareness is in today''s tighter tender processes
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NewsComplete cross-border co-operation
Copenhagen and Malmo must represent the ultimate cooperation between ports – they made history ten years ago when they merged to form one company in two countries, Copenhagen Malmö Port.
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NewsTeaming up
Strategic partnerships, joint marketing alliances, MoUs … cooperation between ports can mean a lot of different things. Felicity Landon explains
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