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NewsConditions for port business ecosystem development
DP World, the developer of London Gateway, made two recent announcements, signaling the steady development of the London Gateway port business ecosystem.
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NewsEconomic chaos caused by zombie policies
Misguided policies are causing an unprecedented collapse in global economic confidence leading to further inflation and rising costs of living and a global recession.
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NewsIAPH focus: closing the gaps
Against a background of port systems and supply chains under immense pressure during the onslaught of COVID-19…
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NewsLines and terminals: another twist?
Container shipping lines have done very well from Covid. Freight rates reached exorbitantly high levels between mid-2021 and the first half of 2022.
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NewsMaritime logistics scrutinised
A draft report on Australia’s Maritime Logistics System has been released by the government’s Productivity Commission. Felicity Landon charts its key points
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NewsThe Melbourne View: We will be engaging
The Port of Melbourne has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report.
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NewsThe pillars of Hercules
The Straits of Gibraltar major ports of Algeciras and Tanger Med sit at the heart of Western Mediterranean transshipment activity. AJ Keyes looks at the influential liner strategies driving their evolution
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NewsMix and match strategy
AJ Keyes charts the development approaches taken in Algeciras and Tanger-Med, the rationale behind them, and the potential for liner operators to mix and match between the two facilities
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NewsRoom for one more?
Algeciras is highly established, and Tanger- Med has successfully grown its throughout volumes to top seven million TEU per annum in the 10 years it has been operating, but is there room for any other ports, potentially offering a similar strategic role in the West Mediterranean region?
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NewsPD Ports Sale?
Unsubstantiated press reports in the UK have suggested that Australian investment company Macquarie…
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News…But Vizhinjam challenges continue
The desire of APSEZ to develop the planned transshipment Vizhinjam Port in Kerala State continues to face challenges and disruption.
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NewsJeddah Targets top-of-the-range Containerships
Mawani, the Saudi Ports Authority, has confirmed it is targeting 24,000TEU container ships at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP) and is making the necessary investments to facilitate achieving this goal.
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NewsAPMT Deepens
APM Terminals Gothenburg has confirmed it is to deepen the port’s shipping channel…
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NewsHeight Fatalities
UK-based insurer, the TT Club, has issued a seven-step checklist to combat height fatalities at ports…
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News…And new Nansha berth planned
A reported US$1 billion is being invested at Nansha Port by Guangzhou Port Group (GPG) to help keep pace with demand.
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NewsSuez Zone Projects
The Suez Canal Economic Zone has approved major new expansion projects in SCZone-affi liated ports.
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NewsHouston hybrid order
A total of 14 hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantries (RTGs) are for use at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal, with an additional 12 hybrid RTG units selected for the Bayport Container Terminal.
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NewsGeneration 6
The Port of Genoa will soon be receiving its first Generation 6 mobile harbour crane (MHC) from Konecranes.
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NewsCongestion: lessons learnt
Congestion has rained pain on port and supply chain operations but as Mike Mundy discusses it has also delivered some valuable lessons, including simple fixes, that can promote resilience and efficiency going forward
