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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council could sell up to 45% of Napier Port in New Zealand to fund the port’s growth requirements, while retaining majority ownership and balancing the council’s investments.

3rd October 2018

45% of Napier could be sold to fund growth

3rd October 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port planning should consider a full range of potential scenarios for trade and containerisation, an International Transport Forum (ITF) roundtable on container port strategy has found.

3rd October 2018

ITF advises: keep port planning options open

3rd October 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Berth congestion at the Port of Auckland has seen schedule changes and operational delays at other ports receiving diverted ships.

2nd October 2018

Auckland congestion pressures other ports

2nd October 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A ransom note was received by the Port of San Diego after it was hit by a cyber attack caused by ransomware which disabled its IT systems last week.

1st October 2018

San Diego cyber-attack included ransom note

1st October 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

INFORM’s Matthew Wittemeier explains why ports can learn from mistakes made in the airport industry on setting data standards.

1st October 2018

Port standardisation: cleared for take-off

1st October 2018

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: The Port of Newcastle, New South Wales, has reported explicit interest on the part of international terminal operators to develop a container terminal at the port, writes Mike Mundy.

1st October 2018

Rationale of Newcastle’s suitors

1st October 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dave MacIntyre finds out why pilot ladders are a concern for port health and safety compliance.

1st October 2018

Climbing up an H&S quagmire

1st October 2018

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: Every year, by the end of summer time, clear themes have emerged in the maritime business, writes Barry Parker.

1st October 2018

Digitalisation hung up on standards

1st October 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Are drones simply an eye in the sky or a fly in the ointment for insurers, asks Stevie Knight?

1st October 2018

A flight path for risk mitigation

1st October 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

New York/New Jersey is likely to remain the dominant US East Coast port for some time, says Martin Rushmere.

1st October 2018

Simple maths shores up PANYNJ prowess

1st October 2018