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  • Stateside: Hamburg is considering opening a representative office in the US. Credit: HHM, Michael Lindner
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    Making connections

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    Overseas offices are more than just a public relations outlet for a port. Felicity Landon reports

  • A brownfield port at Amirabad Port is just one of Iran’s investment opportunities. Credit: Amirabad Port Authority.
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    Diamond in the rough

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Roy van Eijsden examines the investment potential of a post sanctions Iran

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    Two extremes

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    COMMENT: It turns out that 2016 wasn’t such a bad year for the larger container terminal operators, despite the shroud of negativity caused by civil upset and political unrest, often intertwined, writes Carly Fields.

  • "British ports are and have always been the UK’s main gateway to trade, and with the number of current and future opportunities available it looks likely that this will continue," Richard Ballantyne, BPA.
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    Grabbing the Brexit opportunity

    2017-04-03T16:47:00Z

    The BPA’s Richard Ballantyne discusses potential opportunities for British ports to flourish post-Brexit

  • Commitments: investment in Vietnam’s ports is ramping up, mirroring the vibrancy of the region. Credit: APM Terminals
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    Less competition, more connectivity

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    South East Asia’s ports need to look beyond boxes to better serve customers. Mike King reports

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    A question of branding

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    COMMENT: Walking around a large cruise shipping expo in Florida - where I escaped yet another New York snowstorm - I found representatives of an industrial port in Brazil, São Sebastião, emphasising its blue water, lush surroundings and its proximity to São Paulo as its key notes to attracting cruise ...

  • Transparency: hostility towards Darwin's sell off to foreign interests prompted the launch of an asset register
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    State intervention

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    Governments face increased pressure to take more interest in foreign port investment, finds Martin Rushmere

  • Next generation: Port Elizabeth is looking forward to a new era of operations
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    The middleman

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    Changes at Port Elizabeth’s port have allowed it to re-invent itself, finds Kerry Dimmer

  • Starter's orders: PANYNJ's Global Container Terminals USA as brought in an appointment systems. Credit: New York Shipping Association
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    Go with the flow

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    Gates queues should be ''consigned to history'' say OEMs. John Bensalhia investigates

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    Tax and tribulations

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    COMMENT: There is a lot of speculation about President Trump''s Border Adjustment Tax (BAT), but little consensus on what it means, writes Ben Hackett.

  • Wide view: Morocco's Tanger Med is a good example of a port creating value for its hinterland. Credit: Yassine Abbadi
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    The value of connectivity

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    COMMENT: Ports create value for port users and thus also for society at large because they enable connections between consumers in the hinterland and producers overseas, and vice versa, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Jurong Port facility
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    Learning curve

    2017-04-03T16:45:00Z

    Investment on in-house training can pay off for some ports.

  • Tracking up: CTA expanded its rail terminal from seven to nine tracks, raising annual rail throughput to 930,000 teu
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    Laying down tracks

    2017-04-03T16:44:00Z

    Fine tuning port-rail operations is key to realising the full potential of rail traffic, reports Alex Hughes

  • On trend: Multi-touch tables for navigation planning are just one output of HPA’s smartPORT programme
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    A digital journey

    2017-04-03T16:44:00Z

    HPA is well along the path of digital optimisation, but it still has some surprises in store, finds Carly Fields

  • Homebase investment: The increase in throughput was mainly driven by the additional contribution from a new equity investment in Dalian Port (PDA) Company Limited
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    "Major transformations" for CMPort

    2017-04-03T15:15:00Z

    For China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort), focusing on homebase port development and overseas expansion helped to bump container throughput up by 14.5% (95.77 million teu) in 2016.

  • MPA and MLIT were among the signatories of a MoU signed in Singapore last year to widen the network of LNG bunker ready ports
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    Asian LNG bunkering cooperation

    2017-04-03T11:22:00Z

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ports and Harbours Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) in order to better promote the use of LNG in the region.

  • Houlder, Trelleborg and Wärtsilä have developed a low-cost LNG transfer solution for projects where shoreside investment may be constrained
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    Simplifying ship to shore bunkering

    2017-03-30T15:36:00Z

    Houlder, Wärtsilä and Trelleborg have developed a floating transfer terminal (FTT) that will enable ship to-shore LNG bunkering without a jetty, reducing infrastructure investment for small to mid-scale projects.

  • Green and clean: The straddle carriers comply with the latest exhaust emission regulations
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    Electric straddle carrier order

    2017-03-29T15:05:00Z

    Kalmar''s electric straddle carriers are helping to support capacity expansion at the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) at the Port of Antwerp, with nine more being put on order.

  • Richard Ballantyne: "As the UK moves towards beginning negotiations on the terms of Brexit, it is vital that trade facilitation is given the highest priority"
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    Brexit priorities for British ports

    2017-03-29T14:36:00Z

    Following the signature of Article 50 which triggers the UK’s exit from the EU, UK ports are calling for trade facilitation, infrastructure investment and hinterland connectivity to be central pillars of the Brexit agreement.

  • At the end of the distillation process several fuels are produced, including naphtha, fuel (GO and IFO) and light bitumen
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    Sustainable slops disposal for ports

    2017-03-29T13:30:00Z

    In March 2016, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) released its priorities for the year ahead, with port waste ranking fifth on the list. This high ranking highlights the difficulties many ports have in finding an effective and sustainable solution for slops disposal, writes Vincent Favier, CEO, Ecoslops.