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NewsMontreal to harness green gains with portcentric model
For the Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership (MGT), the portcentric concept makes a lot of sense – as long as there are multiple contents in the container, says chief executive Kevin Doherty.
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NewsJebel Ali set to get rail link
The United Arab Emirates'' 1,200km rail network has secured the support of the region''s dominant operator, DP World.
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NewsFelixstowe Port Users’ raise funds for hospice
Felixstowe Port Users Association has donated the proceeds from its annual charity ball to the St Elizabeth Hospice, in memory of its former vice chairman, John Munnings.
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NewsEast Timor plans tandem port projects
East Timor is planning two new ports to help ease congestion at the capital, Dili, with both the north and south coasts set to benefit from the ambitious development plan.
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ESPO workshop on LNG bunkering
Around 50 participants gathered in last month in Zeebrugge to attend an internal ESPO workshop on LNG bunkering.
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Unique dredging method at Stockholm
The Ports of Stockholm has become one of the first in the world to use a novel method of dredging – freeze dredging – to extend a quay at Frihamnen.
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NewsSalalah invests to double capacity
Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communication has invested $143m into an expansion project at the Port of Salalah with the aim of doubling the port''s general cargo capacity.
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NewsFreeing up the containers
The ‘port deconsolidation model’ has been heavily used in the US over the past two decades, says Dan Flaherty, vice president/general manager, port logistics, at Schneider Logistics.
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NewsLA pioneers clean ship incentive
The Port of Los Angeles has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.
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NewsStepping up a gear
If portcentric is the buzzword, sophistication and flexibility are the new adjectives. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsReinsurers open premium hike floodgates
The earth is certainly moving under the insurance market, as a result of the natural catastrophes of the past year and a half, and the port industry will suffer as a result.
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NewsOECD driving greener growth
“Better connected transport will drive greener growth” – that was the key message from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at the annual summit of transport ministers held in Leipzig.
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NewsRTG conversion for Laem Chabang
Shareholders of a container terminal at Laem Chabang in Thailand have made a bold commitment to environmental sustainability with a contract to electrify its Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs).
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NewsRTG conversion for Laem Chabang
Shareholders of a container terminal at Laem Chabang in Thailand have made a bold commitment to environmental sustainability with a contract to electrify its Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs).
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NewsWaterways to gain LNG-propelled ship
A new, almost totally LNG-powered dry cargo inland waterway vessel will be operating on inland waterways in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France.
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Miami seizes the future
PortMiami’s Master Plan 2035 is based on long term economic forecasts and trends for both cargo and cruise operations, and considers the physical aspects of the current built existing conditions.
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NewsMAFI rolls along nicely in Manila
MAFI Transport-Systeme GmBH has just delivered six terminal tractors to ICTSI Manila in time for the opening of the new container handling terminal, Berth 6, which is due to open next month.
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NewsiCargo aims to improve logistics
The pan-European cargo and logistics project part funded by the EU, iCargo, has formally launched a three year programme designed to improve the performance of global logistics.
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NewsNew horizons emerge
Ports are no longer mere technical challenges; they are modern day job factories says Martin Rushmere
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Strategic bedfellows
Strategic planning and setting operational tactics go hand-in-hand, as Barry Parker explains
