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THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: With relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia now back in positive mode - after a 20-year dispute - the Eritrean ports of Assab, in the south of the country, and Massawa in…

31st January 2019

Eritrea must look at its options

31st January 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

What’s in it for ports when they choose to optimise the design of their buildings, askes Stevie Knight

31st January 2019

More than a pretty façade

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports are prepared to overspend on surveillance to ensure they have covered every eventuality, finds Martin Rushmere

31st January 2019

Throwing money at security challenges

31st January 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dave MacIntyre examines how a government review might bring the country’s ports closer.

31st January 2019

Pulling New Zealand’s port family together

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Industry is taking notice of hydrogens potential as a squeaky-clean fuel. Stevie Knight reports

31st January 2019

Writing the hydrogen rulebook

31st January 2019

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: Last year, we saw so many stories about the lost opportunities for real leadership in politics, energy and climate change, that many will have missed the flurry of activity in extra…

31st January 2019

Reality check on climate timeline

31st January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

COSCO SHIPPING Ports’ 60% acquisition of Chancay Terminal in Peru, South America is a natural move in line with China’s economic strategy, a ports expert has said.

30th January 2019

Chancay fits China investment strategy

30th January 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Containerships’ first LNG-fuelled container vessel has undergone its first LNG bunkering by Shell’s Cardissa at the Port of Rotterdam.

30th January 2019

First bunkering for new Containerships ship

30th January 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Solent Stevedores has invested GB£1m into 33 electric counter balance forklift trucks from STILL Materials Handling to help reduce emissions at the Port of Southampton ahead of the 2019 cruise season.

30th January 2019

Electric trucks drive down cruise footprint

30th January 2019

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: Should it come as a surprise to learn that only six or so of 25 of the UK’s minor and major ports have undertaken “significant high-level and practical planning” for Brexit?…

29th January 2019

The UKs great planning dilemma

29th January 2019