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    Kalmar automates London Gateway

    2015-03-11T15:25:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to deliver 20 more automatic stacking cranes to DP World London Gateway, which is set for a third berth.

  • The Damen EcoLiner has had its efficiency confirmed by the MARIN research institute
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    Damen EcoLiner project

    2015-03-11T11:19:00Z

    Damen Shipyards first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker has just completed comprehensive tank testing of the new design at research institute MARIN, confirming the vessel''s efficiency.

  • Look out: Obama needs to find supporters for the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Credit: LBJ Foundation
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    Joining the US infrastructure dots

    2015-03-11T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: Sometimes policy disconnects need to be highlighted. At one extreme, the US West Coast docks have been near paralysed by an emerging infrastructure collapse, with the widely publicised labour difficulties bringing ports to their knees, writes Barry Parker.

  • Lost: Hong Kong's air reduction emissions programme may not be renewed. Credit: Let ideas compete
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    Quickest to the draw

    2015-03-11T10:00:00Z

    Authorities and the public are watching to see who will be the first to act on green issues, says Martin Rushmere

  • The consortium says it will focus on improving capacity, efficiency and technology at the terminals
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    Morgan Stanley sells Montreal

    2015-03-10T16:45:00Z

    Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has sold Montreal Gateway Terminals (MGT), the leading cargo container facility at Canada’s Port of Montreal, to a consortium that says it’s committed to promoting the port as an international hub.

  • The ECA says that too slow progress has been made over the development of inland waterways
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    Prioritising inland waterways

    2015-03-10T10:51:00Z

    EU member states need to prioritise inland waterway projects as part of a sustainable transport policy because they have made too slow progress over the last 15 years.

  • Ships passing Gothenburg have revealed an 80% cut in sulphur emissions. Photo: Port of Gothenburg
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    Gothenburg sniffs out sulphur emissions

    2015-03-10T10:50:00Z

    As shipowners work hard to keep in line with the IMO’s new stringent regulations, emissions at the Port of Gothenburg have dramatically fallen by 80% since the beginning of the year.

  • An emulation can keep a virtual eye on the TOS
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    Taking off the blindfold

    2015-03-10T10:00:00Z

    TOS development remains a dark art for most terminals, but it needn’t be explains Stevie Knight

  • The financing solution aims to ease the financial burden on ship owners seeking to install scrubber systems
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    New scrubber finance solution for shipowners

    2015-03-09T17:23:00Z

    Wärtsilä is teaming up with Clean Marine Energy Europe Ltd (CME) to provide a funding solution to help shipowners comply with sulphur emissions legislation through the use of exhaust gas cleaning technology.

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    India dockers strike postponed

    2015-03-09T14:38:00Z

    The proposed dock strike to take place in India this week has been postponed by a week pending talks, says the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

  • Mercator Media Ltd won the 'International Development Award 2015’
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    Business award for Mercator Media

    2015-03-09T12:41:00Z

    Mercator Media Limited, publisher of Port Strategy and GreenPort magazine and organiser of the GreenPort Congress and Cruise conference, has won a business excellence award for international development.

  • Mercator Media Ltd won the 'International Development Award 2015’
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    Business award for Mercator Media

    2015-03-09T12:37:00Z

    Mercator Media Limited, publisher of GreenPort magazine and organiser of the GreenPort Congress and Cruise conference, has won a business excellence award for international development.

  • Because of its environmentally sensitive location, Salcombe Harbour takes its stewardship seriously
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    Raising the bar for smaller harbours

    2015-03-09T12:11:00Z

    Salcombe Harbour on the Devon coast of the UK has signed up to the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) EcoPort scheme proving that it’s not just large ports that can make a difference to their environmental footprint.

  • Oakland’s cargo volumes were hit hard in February, but things are looking up
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    US west coast battles cargo backlog

    2015-03-09T11:41:00Z

    US west coast ports are working hard to clear months of backlogged cargo as a result of the extensive labour dispute, but it could be three months before there’s a clearing, and even longer before operations are back to ‘normal’.

  • News

    Pricing of transhipment by port authorities

    2015-03-09T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: How can pricing structures in ports be best explained; are they based on a specific historical trajectory in each port, or based on economic logic, asks Peter de Langen.

  • Integrated: nanoscience has today become part of mainstream science
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    Breakthrough benefits

    2015-03-09T10:00:00Z

    Nanotechnology is full of beguiling promise; should ports grab some of the gains? Felicity Landon reports

  • Dr Pierre C Sames introduced the 'Vessels for the Future' initiative at the European Shipping Week in Brussels. Photo: ESW
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    Improving ‘Vessels for the Future’

    2015-03-06T14:10:00Z

    A new initiative launched by DNV GL aims to improve shipping’s safety record, environmental impact and global competitiveness by 2050 to create a more sustainable European transport system.

  • Throughput and revenue growth for 2014 was thanks in large part to ICTSI's Manzanillo operations
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    ICTSI throughput up 18%

    2015-03-05T16:49:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) reported an 18% increase in throughput for the year ended 31 December 2014, thanks in large part to new operations in South America.

  • Increasing rates – But where will the money be spent at Melbourne?
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    Melbourne rate hike draws criticism

    2015-03-05T13:36:00Z

    Proposed rate increases at Australia’s Port of Melbourne are leading to a call for greater transparency when it comes to where the funds are going.

  • Drydocks World has been recognised for its environmental stewardship
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    Green recognition for Drydocks World

    2015-03-05T13:24:00Z

    Drydocks World and Maritime World have won a prestigious national award for its “Zero Harm” initiative which aims towards creating zero environmental and health harm.