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NewsLA pioneers clean ship incentive
The Port of Los Angeles has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.
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NewsStepping up a gear
If portcentric is the buzzword, sophistication and flexibility are the new adjectives. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsReinsurers open premium hike floodgates
The earth is certainly moving under the insurance market, as a result of the natural catastrophes of the past year and a half, and the port industry will suffer as a result.
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NewsOECD driving greener growth
“Better connected transport will drive greener growth” – that was the key message from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at the annual summit of transport ministers held in Leipzig.
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NewsRTG conversion for Laem Chabang
Shareholders of a container terminal at Laem Chabang in Thailand have made a bold commitment to environmental sustainability with a contract to electrify its Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs).
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NewsRTG conversion for Laem Chabang
Shareholders of a container terminal at Laem Chabang in Thailand have made a bold commitment to environmental sustainability with a contract to electrify its Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs).
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NewsWaterways to gain LNG-propelled ship
A new, almost totally LNG-powered dry cargo inland waterway vessel will be operating on inland waterways in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France.
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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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NewsMAFI rolls along nicely in Manila
MAFI Transport-Systeme GmBH has just delivered six terminal tractors to ICTSI Manila in time for the opening of the new container handling terminal, Berth 6, which is due to open next month.
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NewsiCargo aims to improve logistics
The pan-European cargo and logistics project part funded by the EU, iCargo, has formally launched a three year programme designed to improve the performance of global logistics.
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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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Strategic bedfellows
Strategic planning and setting operational tactics go hand-in-hand, as Barry Parker explains
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Automation a necessity, not a luxury
Capacity constraints at terminals are an important determinant of automation’s value, according to John Scott, who handles container terminal automation at Oakland, California-based Navis.
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Leveraging niche potential
Ports at the smaller end of the size spectrum can focus on very specific segments of the market; and once the segments are identified their strategy can be adjusted accordingly.
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NewsIn it for the long haul
Despite Europe’s financial troubles, Charles Hammond of Forth Ports says that the UK''s ports are sturdy operations, and not likely to see a disastrous collapse as they are “the gateways to the country”.
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NewsCall on the community
The UK''s ''Big Society'' ethos can''t be small-minded when it comes to port ownership models. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsLast minute problems at JWP
It appears that last minute problems may be threatening completion of one of Germany’s biggest marine engineering projects – construction of the new JadeWeser Port (JWP) deepwater terminal in Wilhelmshaven.
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NewsHow long is a piece of string?
One of the challenges of ports and carriers is how to define their capacity. For container ships we have been introduced to the terms ''nominal'' and ''effective'' capacity as well as ''weighting out'', and on the landside we have all sorts of measures.
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NewsDivers clean up Abu Dhabi ports
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) is demonstrating its commitment to protecting the marine environment - its just completed a two day diving campaign to clean up the seabeds of the Emirate’s ports and marinas.
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NewsThe UK's lost opportunities
More needs to be done to stop red tape choking UK port development, explains Stevie Knight
