All articles by Dave MacIntyre – Page 4
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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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NewsGrowth models
The Caribbean could be overall winner in the Canal-expansion transhipment battle.
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NewsCredibility check
Do third party assembled fenders compared with original equipment manufactured products?
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NewsTowards hub status
South Asia is facing up to the challenge of becoming a serious link in the East-West container trades.
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NewsThe heart of the matter
The demands of mega-container ships are heralding a “New Era” of challenge for box hub ports.
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NewsStoppages and blockages
Industrial action and congestion have both hindered Australian port growth.
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NewsThe little guy
Ports that give as much care and attention to feeders as they do to motherships stand to gain.
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NewsNew-fashioned financing
The new age of risk averse banking calls for fresh thinking to raise finance for port projects.
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NewsNeighbourly love
Major ports all over the world face a similar problem – how to get on with the neighbours.
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NewsGetting back on track
Dave MacIntyre investigates the long term implications for flood-hit Australia’’s coal export crisis.
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NewsSize matters
Should ports invest in infrastructure to handle bigger ships or stay on the sidelines?
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NewsJury out on PM fenders
Dave MacIntyre and Iain MacIntyre consider the future for PM type fender systems.
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NewsApprovals or assumptions?
Ports really need to know more about the fendering and mooring options they choose.
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NewsNewcastle Fender Study
Last month’s Port Strategy highlighted the importance of fender research, something that Australia’’s Newcastle port heartily supports.
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NewsThe horse’s mouth
Dave MacIntyre learns it’s best to go direct to get the definitive line on best fender practise.
