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  • Trailblazer: the opening of Lome's deepwater hub has set the tone in West Africa. Credit: Konecranes
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    From famine to feast

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    Port Strategy explores the growing container handling capacity of West African ports

  • New face: the arrival of Andrew Daniels as Australia's Premier has shaken Melbourne's container port plans
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    Building a future

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    Dave and Iain Macintyre explain why a change in government has thrown the spotlight on Victoria''s port options

  • Stacked up: timber demand in the UK is tied to the construction industry
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    Wood works

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    A timber handling renaissance is bringing benefits for ports with space to spare. John Bensalhia reports

  • Switch-over: the Stena Germanica's conversion to Methanol could be the tip of the iceberg
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    Beyond LNG

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    Should ports prepare for a rise in methanol and hydrogen take-up, asks Stevie Knight

  • On target: Kalmar's process automation solution makes ditigalisation work for ports
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    Digitalisation: not my business?

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    Kalmar''s Frank Kho explains the benefits that increased digitalisation brings to the port sector

  • Big berth: the arrival of the world's largest containerships make information flow all the more important for ports. Credit: Lukoil Marine
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    Integrate with information

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    ABB''s Fredrik Johansson and Björn Henriksson explain why integration can meet changing container trade dynamics

  • Mobile crane operations in South Port
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    The smaller picture

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    Iain and Dave MacIntyre explain why South Port underlines the relevance of the regions in New Zealand.

  • Digital age: YouTube training has already replaced classroom training for some tasks. Credit: Thomas van de Weerd
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    Training games

    2015-02-10T10:26:00Z

    Kent Busk delivers his vision of future virtual port training that is both cost effective and accessible

  • Rich pickings: Sweden's Helsingborg is on its third round of funding. Credit: Lars Odemark
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    Finding the funding

    2015-02-10T10:26:00Z

    If you don’t ask, you don’t get and when it comes to funding, ports should be asking, urges Felicity Landon

  • Be prepared: terminals facing ever-larger ship calls cannot become complacent, says KPCT
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    All change please

    2015-02-10T10:26:00Z

    Handling extreme peaks and troughs in box movements demands meticulous planning, as Alex Hughes explains

  • Firewall: ports are behind the curve on cyber protection. Credit: Yuri Samoilov
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    Hidden in full view

    2015-02-10T10:26:00Z

    Cyber security needs to be taken more seriously by vulnerable seaports, says Martin Rushmere

  • Container wars: Whether the containers are backing up in the yards or onboard the ships, the US west coast ports are the losers in the dispute
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    Breaking point for US west coast ports

    2015-02-09T17:42:00Z

    The US west coast ports are reaching breaking point after the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) suspended operations over the weekend because of ongoing labour disputes.

  • The port district now includes a 226.5 mile reach of the Ohio River. Photo: MeRyan/Flickr
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    Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky expand horizons

    2015-02-09T17:28:00Z

    The US ports of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are set to become the second busiest inland port as they prepare to expand their geographic region.

  • So far, 43 States have ratified the IMO BWM Convention
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    Ballast Water Convention conundrum continues

    2015-02-09T16:45:00Z

    As the ratification of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention nears ever closer, the maritime industry is still facing a major problem when it comes to globally accepted ballast water treatment technology, says the World Shipping Council.

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    Sulphur deadline warning

    2015-02-09T16:15:00Z

    The shipping and bunker refining industries should not rely on a postponement to the IMO’s global 0.5% cap on sulphur in fuel, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says.

  • Ghent is known for its environmental stewardship
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    Ghent locks in on inland waterways

    2015-02-06T16:53:00Z

    Ghent Port Company is looking to reduce emissions and improve air quality with the New Lock Terneuzen that will improve access to the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

  • Down play: Fitch is basing European port statistics on "conservative growth assumptions”. Credit: Dirk Kirchner
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    EU port volumes set to slip

    2015-02-06T16:02:00Z

    European container ports could see a slip in growth rates as the trend for larger ships making fewer stops becomes more popular, says global ratings agency, Fitch Ratings.

  • President Obama's FY 2016 budget proposal is a mixed bag
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    US ports lose out on Obama budget

    2015-02-06T10:28:00Z

    President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget proposal is calling for an improvement in overland freight movement by rail and truck, but cuts to waterside funding could break the supply chain altogether, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).

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    Fight or flight?

    2015-02-06T09:42:00Z

    COMMENT: Just as the goalposts came into view, the Chinese have seen their port privatisation dreams in Greece not just moved but completely dismantled and removed from the field, writes Carly Fields.

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    Mitigating underwater noise

    2015-02-05T17:25:00Z

    A workshop on underwater sound in relation to dredging is taking place in March to help developers and planners assess the effects of underwater sound from dredging on marine life.