Latest News – Page 556
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NewsGreat social etiquette
COMMENT: Ports are getting #social, and that’s a #good thing. While some maritime folks (including at least one New Yorker that I know) are proud to be Luddites, the eyeballs of the general population are increasingly online., writes Barry Parker.
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NewsSomething in the water
Felicity Landon discusses the implications of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention on ports
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NewsDon’t go it alone
It is easy to forget that for non-port people understanding a port business can seem to be somewhat of a jigsaw puzzle.
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All-rounder regulations
COMMENT: Ballast water isn’t the sexiest thing to talk about in shipping, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsPatience is a virtue
Employing local people in port concessions isn’t always easy, as Felicity Landon reports
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NewsForming the foundations
Breakthroughs in foundation innovation are helping to improve build standards, finds John Bensalhia
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NewsComing from nowhere
There''s still room for greenfield sites in the Middle East, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsReach for the skies
Higher and further crane outreach is a necessity not a luxury as Alex Hughes explains
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NewsTapping into biomass
Ports on both sides of the Atlantic are making their biomass presence felt, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsPulling in all directions
Larger ship sizes are placing increased pressure on tugs services, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre
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Conflict resolution
GAC Lebanon''s Simon Bejjani discusses new opportunities on offer in the country''s supply chain
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NewsAmbition or extravagance?
A recent clutch of Middle East projects build on the region''s flare for larger-than-life, writes Stevie Knight
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ECSA under the microscope
A new review of the port system along the East Coast of South America sees it continued maturation.
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NewsBuzz term or innovation?
Solvo’s Daniel Pershin asks whether the modern day port-centric logistics concept can deliver on its promises
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NewsSCCT deals with crane allusion
A ship-to-shore crane at Port Said in Egypt has been left on the potential verge of collapse after it was struck by a 368m long containership.
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NewsPERS certification at Congress
The French ports of Le Havre and Nantes-Saint-Nazaire have achieved the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification.
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US ports benefit from TIGER grants
Five US ports are set to benefit from the 2015 round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants which should help them to make a number of intermodal improvements to improve efficiency.
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NewsTIGER grant for Hueneme
The US Port of Hueneme is in receipt of a US$12.3 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant helping it to make a number of intermodal improvements to improve efficiency.
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Maltese ports clean up
Project PORT-PVEV has initiated a range of improvements in a move to increase the use of green infrastructure in port areas in Malta.
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Record growth for Houston
The Port of Houston Authority will discuss its record year of growth at its annual State of the Port address.
