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  • UPGRADE WORK:The Port of New York and New Jersey has nearly completed its 50ft dredging programme
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    East Coast draught and capacity issues

    2014-03-13T19:18:00Z

    Port Strategy has spoken alot lately about the struggles which US East Coast ports are experiencing in the rush to get upgrade works completed to cater for post-Panamax ships when the Panama Canal extension opens in 2015.

  • Antwerp – a forerunner in the development of LNG bunkering at ports
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    Antwerp procedures for LNG bunkering

    2014-03-13T18:05:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp has published its own specific procedures this month for LNG bunkering to enable the process to be carried out as safely as possible.

  • Flag states have an obligation to provide garbage disposal to stop ships dumping rubbish overboard. Credit: NOAA's National Ocean Service
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    Taking responsibility for waste

    2014-03-13T10:00:00Z

    Waste disposal lines remain blurred: according to IAPH''s Fer van de Laar it is Flag States rather than ports that have to make provisions for waste disposal.

  • PORT REGULATION: UK ports say they don’t need added bureaucracy when things work well already
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    UK boycotts EU wide Port Services Regulation

    2014-03-12T15:42:00Z

    Momentum appears to be building in the UK over the boycott of the EU wide Port Services Regulation with reassurance being gained from the Secretary of State for Transport that the government will not accept the regulation in its current form.

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    Firm commitment

    2014-03-12T10:00:00Z

    The highs and lows of port planning have been acutely felt on the US east coast this month.

  • The model of add-on revenue at Schiphol Airport could be an inspiration to ports. Credit: Saschaporsche
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    Should ports spread their wings?

    2014-03-12T10:00:00Z

    Contrary to seaports, most airports are run by commercially operating airport managing bodies, some government owned, some fully privately owned and many with mixed ownership models. This is the result of a transition process that has taken place in many countries over the last decades.

  • Perimeter fencing can only partially deal with the 'international' areas of a port. Credit: Tobias Mandt
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    Looking at the big picture

    2014-03-12T10:00:00Z

    Complete security packages from the offset can reduce integration headaches down the line, as Alex Hughes explains

  • Bin day: ports have a responsibility to deal with waste from ships. Credit: Josh Freidman Luxury Travel
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    Pumped up and confused

    2014-03-12T10:00:00Z

    Martin Rushmere gets his hands dirty in the murky MARPOL waste disposal debate

  • Cargo operations underway in the port
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    Watching the dry bulk market

    2014-03-11T20:30:00Z

    Global dry bulk markets are not immune to the pressures and challenges faced across the shipping industry, particularly as shipping continues to recover from the financial crisis and the global economic slowdown. Gurumurthi Shankar, GAC’s Group Sales Director, takes a look at the recent trends in dry bulk trade in ...

  • Green EFFORTS is organising its final conference on 13 May in Brussels
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    Save the date: Green EFFORTS Final Conference

    2014-03-11T16:08:00Z

    Green EFFORTS, the collaborative research project, co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme is organising its final conference on 13 May in Brussels.

  • A new fuel cell demonstration project will be deployed at the Port of Honolulu Photo: Young Brothers, Ltd
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    Fuel cell technology at Honolulu

    2014-03-11T14:58:00Z

    Clean hydrogen power that''s expected to lower emissions and reduce energy consumption will be coming to the Port of Honolulu in 2015 after the completion of a new fuel cell technology demonstration.

  • Integrated security brings together the human and the technological elements. Credit: CBP Photography
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    Ensuring 'fit-for-purpose' security systems

    2014-03-11T10:00:00Z

    With the IT technology available today, integrating security systems is not as difficult as it may seem even where systems compete, security expert Henk van Unnik claims. In fact, the first demonstration of what can be achieved in this respect will be made public in early 2014 at the Port ...

  • Automated biomass monitoring keeps port operating costs and unintentional reporting errors low
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    Monitoring challenges met with automation

    2014-03-11T10:00:00Z

    The logistics of monitoring biomass storage can be challenging for ports. Pete Griffiths, managing director of UK-based Monitor & Manage, scopes the challenges by saying that with all stakeholders singing off the same ''hymn-sheet'', sentry internet services ensure focus is retained on operational excellence rather than, literally, time spent fire-fighting.

  • Alternative energy: Siwertell's screw-type unloaders cope well with the high demands of biomass handling
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    Power supply

    2014-03-10T18:13:00Z

    Dave and Iain MacIntyre sift through the facts for a sustained need for biomass handling

  • ESPO believes the deployment of a network of LNG refuelling points should be a key objective of the Clean Air Strategy
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    ESPO plea over Clean Fuel Strategy

    2014-03-10T18:01:00Z

    ESPO has urged the European Parliament and Council to reach an agreement on the Clean Fuel Strategy before the forthcoming EU elections.

  • FUNDING FIX: Quite how the deficit for the Savannah deepening project will be funded is unknown
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    Federal funding rejection for Savannah deepening project

    2014-03-10T14:45:00Z

    America’s Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been dealt a huge blow this week by the Obama Administration, which has decided not to fund the full deficit in the US$652m Port of Savannah harbour deepening project.

  • Ports are more robustly protected today, but gaps in security still need to be addressed. Credit: Jeremy Brooks
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    Joining the security dots

    2014-03-10T10:00:00Z

    Disjointed security solutions in European ports ultimately slow operations down, explains Alex Hughes

  • Higher pay rates for ILWU workers are a problem for ports under pressure. Credit: Thomas Hawk
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    Butting heads

    2014-03-07T17:27:00Z

    Two factors continue to hinder labour efficiency in the US, explains Martin Rushmere

  • New York might be beating a path to better US port labour relations. Credit: Fred Alvarado
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    How to solve a labour problem

    2014-03-07T17:27:00Z

    There is no right answer to solving the labour problem, as US ports are well aware.

  • Preem is investing around €33.6m in its refinery at the Port of Gothenburg
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    Green diesel investment at Gothenburg

    2014-03-07T17:09:00Z

    Swedish oil company, Preem, is investing around €33.6m to redevelop its refinery at the Port of Gothenburg, where it has produced diesel-based tall oil since 2010.