Latest News – Page 821
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NewsCongress Programme updated!
The programme will feature speakers and panellists from Eurogate, Hamburg Port Authority, HHLA, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, Greenpeace and many more.
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NewsOn location
Positioning technology can be tailored to boost efficiency, safety and operations. Alex Hughes explains
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NewsRe-inventing the wheel
Terminal operators today are moving to re-define their role, to come up with an identity that clarifies what they do. At least that is the case in container terminals; bulk terminals have a more clearly defined role.
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How to make accurate comparisons
Price comparisons between ports are notoriously difficult to fairly calculate.
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NewsA new dawn
Hong Kong’s status as one of the world’s leading maritime centres is not under threat, but change is coming as Michael King reports
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NewsCanal effect 'more evolutionary than revolutionary'
Continued recovery and fast-tracked expansion plans are today''s headline moves for US East Coast ports, according to Paul Bingham, consultant and economist of Wilbur Smith Associates.
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NewsBeyond the expansion
US East Coast ports should look past the Panama widening hype for long term gains, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsSupply chain connector
Belgium''s largest port has made use of the downturn to improve relationships with stakeholders, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsPowerful aftershocks hinder Lyttelton recovery
New Zealand’s Lyttelton Port is once again dealing with the aftermath of earthquake damage to its facilities – for the third time in nine months.
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NewsRenewables gain from Milford Haven profits
Strong performance from Milford Haven’s gas and oil activities in 2010 is to drive new plans to attract renewable energy and biomass businesses, alongside continued development of existing port infrastructure and services.
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NewsInvestors edgy about emerging nation ventures
While acknowledging the investment potential of the BRIC nations, investors remain nervous about committing cash to port development in emerging markets, according to new research from international built asset consultancy, EC Harris.
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NewsFilling the gaps
Since the downturn has left many ports with space to spare, some are looking at port-centric logistics and developing specialised clusters in a move to up the volumes and improve revenue.
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NewsStormy waters ahead for port insurance renewals
Even Warren Buffett has found the going tough in the insurance market this year. The sage investor has admitted that his underwriting business is likely to make a loss for the first time in a decade.
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NewsA question of size
Is the threat of overcapacity being overstated in Northern Europe, asks Stevie Knight
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NewsAn inland hurdle to inspections
The use of dryports to ease pressure on seaports raises new challenges regarding inspections – can the IT, security and personnel be put in place to transfer all such inspection procedures from seaport to dryport?
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NewsFood for thought
More than 40% of the food imported into the UK arrives through Felixstowe – and in recent times that has included such delicacies as shrimps with an antibiotic residue, nuts with carcinogenic mould and ready meals containing Sudan dye.
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Quay crane minimum safety spec published
TT Club, ICHCA International and the Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association have joined forces to release minimum safety specifications for quay container cranes.
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Industry enjoys “renaissance after recession”
Dubbing the rapid recovery of the industry as ‘renaissance after recession’, Drewry’s port specialist Neil Davidson told the annual TOC Europe conference that ports and terminals have enjoyed a “remarkably quick bounce-back”.
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NewsBrazil opens public-private door
The Brazilian government has announced plans to award a concession during the second half of the year for the country''s first public terminal to be built by the private sector.
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NewsMAF green-lights Lotus unti
A revolutionary external sea container wash machine developed by Auckland-based Lotus Wash Systems has received official certification from MAFBNZ.
