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    Political uncertainty tempers Noatum's Spanish investment

    2015-06-08T07:22:00Z

    According to local trade union sources, JP Morgan Infrastructure Fund and Stichting Pensionefonds ABP, the owner of Noatum Ports, is said to be awaiting with interest what will happen in respect of the political situation in Spain before making any major new investment.

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    $4.5bn earmarked for Mexican ports

    2015-06-08T07:22:00Z

    In order to meet its objective of seeing both public and private investment of $4.5bn made in ports over the next six years, Mexico''s Transport Ministry (SCT) is to give the go ahead for the expansion and upgrading of a number of key port.

  • Cost effective: K-Sim Lift Essential system is a 'more economical' simulator
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    Kongsberg launches entry level simulator

    2015-06-07T22:16:00Z

    Kongsberg GlobalSim has unveiled a new crane simulator offering “more economical entry” for ports looking to invest in simulators.

  • Alexander Porschke: “We want stricter IMO regulation, especially for black carbon". Photo: Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)
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    NABU calls for stricter regulations

    2015-06-05T14:28:00Z

    While awareness of air pollution from ships has increased over the years, the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) says it wants to see stricter IMO regulations in the future, writes Rachael Doyle.

  • Work troubles: Uncertainty surrounding the new labour deal has reared its head at Oakland
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    More unrest at Oakland

    2015-06-04T17:43:00Z

    The US Port of Oakland has been affected by another minor work stoppage which some say is a reaction to the stemming from the uncertainty surrounding the new labour agreement on the west coast.

  • WWF says that damage to the Arctic from shipping could be greatly reduced by switching to LNG
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    Research backs LNG use in the Arctic

    2015-06-04T13:01:00Z

    A study commissioned by WWF-Canada on the use marine fuel alternatives in the Canadian Arctic has found that the risks of using heavy fuel oil for shipping operations could be greatly reduced by switching to liquefied natural gas.

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    Double port capacity without doubling land

    2015-06-04T12:17:00Z

    Hamburg is set to double capacity without doubling space with its smart port proposition.

  • Watching: the ICS is looking out for ports that are failing on waste
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    ICS targets waste reception non-compliance

    2015-06-03T15:38:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping has expressed ongoing “concerns” about port facilities and what it describes as the “perennial problem” of a lack of waste reception facilities, writes Rachael Doyle.

  • Trail-blazer: Hamburg is a pioneer in smart port technologies
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    Embrace data to gain competitive advantage

    2015-06-03T13:28:00Z

    Ports should embrace an increasingly data driven world, rather than view the data revolution as a threat.

  • The Port of Koper won the ESPO award in 2014 for good practice in waste management
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    The 2015 ESPO Award

    2015-06-03T11:32:00Z

    Project submissions for the 2015 ESPO Award have opened and candidates have until 1 July to submit their applications to the ESPO secretariat.

  • TC Muriel – Flying the flag for transhipment via Cuba
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    Cuba's transhipment success rests on Mariel

    2015-06-02T17:28:00Z

    Drewry Shipping Consultants says the new Mariel container terminal, TC Mariel, could help Cuba realise its potential as a regional transhipment hub, now that US relations are thawing, if it can overcome some other obstacles.

  • The port of Hamburg is embracing the 'smartPORT' challenge
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    Hamburg tackles the ‘smartPORT’ challenge

    2015-06-02T15:25:00Z

    In a bid to balance economy and ecology, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is continuing its quest for smartPORT energy and smartPORT logistics through a series of sustainable projects, writes Rachael Doyle.

  • Watching: the ICS is looking out for ports that are failing on waste
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    ICS targets waste reception non-compliance

    2015-06-02T15:07:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping has expressed ongoing “concerns” about port facilities and what it describes as the “perennial problem” of a lack of waste reception facilities.

  • Wake-up: Mr Leonhard delivers a call to arms to ports
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    Look beyond rival ports for real competition

    2015-06-02T12:23:00Z

    Ports that are wholly focused on competition with other ports will not be around in 50 years, the chief executive of a leading think-tank has warned.

  • ‘AIDAsol’ has become the first cruise ship to connect to shore side power using Becker Marine Systems’ HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge
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    Hamburg cruise ship gets barge powered

    2015-06-02T09:28:00Z

    An AIDA cruise ship has become the first vessel at the Port of Hamburg to receive environmentally-friendly power from the Becker Marine Systems’ HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge.

  • Mega-ships: Bigger ships provide significant opportunities for ports
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    Mega-ships to tackle port congestion

    2015-06-01T14:48:00Z

    The World Shipping Council says that mega-ships may be partly the answer to dealing with port congestion in addition to the benefits they bring to the shipping industry.

  • Distance learning: Peter de Langen is one of the experts behind the new port development and management course
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    Port distance learning programme

    2015-06-01T12:22:00Z

    A new distance learning course has been launched by leading port scholars to help further knowledge about port development and management.

  • Ecoceane’s patented technology equips clean-up vessels that can collect more oil and waste per hour
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    Ecoceane vessels clean up oil operations

    2015-06-01T11:40:00Z

    France-based Ecoceane is continuing R&D on its range of pollution-cleaning vessels designed to help boost the efficiency of oil spill clean-up operations.

  • Charterers are increasingly choosing to lower their annual fuel bills and greenhouse gas emissions, say the Carbon War Room
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    Excluding inefficient vessels

    2015-06-01T11:32:00Z

    Charterers moving one fifth of global shipped tonnage now effectively exclude inefficient vessels, says the Carbon War Room.

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    Get ready for 24,000 teu, warns OECD

    2015-05-29T16:47:00Z

    As the trend for ever-increasing container ship sizes continues, a new International Transport Forum (ITF)/ OECD report warns 24,000 teu vessels could be sailing the world’s oceans by 2020.