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  • Going electric: The reduction of fuel demand and maintenance should mean significant savings for SSAM
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    Electric terminal partnership

    2015-07-30T10:14:00Z

    Conductix-Wampfler and SSA México (SSAM) have successfully completed a full-scale electrification project at the Manzanillo Mexico Terminal, apparently the first container terminal in the Americas to operate on 100% electric power.

  • Going electric: The reduction of fuel demand and maintenance should mean significant savings for SSAM
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    Mexico's electric terminal

    2015-07-30T09:59:00Z

    Conductix-Wampfler and SSA México (SSAM) have successfully completed a full-scale electrification project at the Manzanillo Mexico Terminal, apparently the first container terminal in the Americas to operate on 100% electric power.

  • Busan plans on becoming a global trans-shipment hub to meet demand
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    Korea beefs up transhipment ambitions

    2015-07-29T17:29:00Z

    The Korean government and Busan Port Authority (BPA) have unveiled plans to develop Busan Port into a global trans-shipment hub to meet the increase in demand and take advantage of future opportunities.

  • The new bulk terminal will provide an additional 3,950m² worth of storage for bulk commodities
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    ABP invests £2.2m in Garston bulk terminal

    2015-07-29T16:06:00Z

    Associated British Ports (ABP) is investing £2.2m in an environmentally-friendly new bulk terminal at the Port of Garston, providing the port with future growth opportunities.

  • Oakland wants Sacramento’s help in allocating infrastructure funding along priority trade corridors
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    The need to pull together

    2015-07-29T11:44:00Z

    Californian ports need to pull together more in order to head off the competition, that was the message from the Port of Oakland at a recent freight transport industry executive meeting.

  • Automation: Navis says that vendors should drop the competitiveness and work more collaboratively for success
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    Drop the competition over automation, says Navis

    2015-07-28T16:44:00Z

    The competitive mindset between vendors needs to come to a halt after projects are awarded, and immediately switch to a collaborative one to embrace a common goal, says Navis.

  • Port Metro Vancouver was the first port in Canada to implement shore power for cruise ships
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    Shore side power for Vancouver

    2015-07-28T09:06:00Z

    Port Metro Vancouver is to install shore side power facilities at two of its container terminals, a move which is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 tonnes per connection.

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    New investment in Spanish ports could top €1.6bn

    2015-07-27T19:19:00Z

    In Spain, several ports have received a large number of requests for concession extensions in exchange for the promise of additional investment in existing installations.

  • Water ways: there's a great deal of interest in Brazil's coastlines and ports. Credit: Kalexander2010
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    Growing up fast

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Jonas Mendes Constante examines the rising interest in Brazilian ports

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    Talking points

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Transparency and openness are crucial to fruitful community relationships, finds Carly Fields

  • Space: CMIT terminal is still open for opportunities
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    Not if, but when

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    There''s light at the end of Vietnam''s dark Cai Mep tunnel. Stevie Knight reports

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    Are mega-ships such an imposition?

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    COMMENT: The OECD report on the effects on mega-ships provides valuable insights for all players in the port industry. While I do not wish to discuss those, I would like to focus on an – in my view - important flaw in the report: the suggestion that mega ships impose ...

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    Smartening up

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    COMMENT: A new buzzword is tunnelling through the industry: smart. But it means very different things to different people. An interesting discussion in our LinkedIn group revealed just how diverse people’s interpretation of this simple word can be, writes Carly Fields.

  • Powered up: ports are paying increasing attention to fuel economy
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    Power in small packages

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Tractors offer a robust handling option that can be easily optimised finds John Bensalhia

  • Stacking up: issues with twistlocks can be fatal. Credit: Brad Delamotte
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    Putting safety first

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Andrew Ryan asks whether operators take twistlock problems seriously enough

  • Moving on: technology is changing the way grabs are being designed and operated
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    Up for grabs

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    Alex Hughes examines the challenge of balancing technological features and robustness

  • Flight mode: IoT could be harnessed in drones to assess quay damage after a vessel collision. Credit: Merlijn Hoek
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    Take charge of tech

    2015-07-27T19:03:00Z

    Rebeca Gómez explains why ports need to get to grips with IoT

  • Next step: Portek has built on its equipment roots
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    Look beyond productivity

    2015-07-27T19:03:00Z

    Portek is keen to develop supply chain partnerships to drive growth, finds Carly Fields

  • Showcase: the IADC is producing a book of 50 dredging projects in 50 years
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    Conflict avoidance

    2015-07-27T19:03:00Z

    Conflict and opposition – an inevitable response to any major dredging project? A new concept says it doesn’t have to be that way. Felicity Landon reports.

  • Extra large: big ships and alliances put even more pressure on constrained city ports like Hong Kong
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    Fatal attraction

    2015-07-27T19:03:00Z

    East Asia might dominates the top ten box port lists, but it''s not all plain sailing, says Stevie Knight