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AFRICA

AFRICA

Africa’s Central Corridor, utilising Dar Es Salaam as its gateway port, is concluding a phase one upgrade introducing new rail capacity. AJ Keyes investigates the progress made and what is next.

6th September 2021

TANZANIA TARGETING PROGRESS

6th September 2021

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

With larger vessels now centre stage, extended market reach is a prime target for US Gulf ports. The Mississippi is a strong focus in this respect including for the potentially game changing…

6th September 2021

MISSISSIPPI MARKET MOVES

6th September 2021

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

French simulation specialist company ST Engineering Antycip has delivered its largest ever port simulation system to a UK port operator.

6th September 2021

Simulator helps safety

6th September 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The world’s first green ammonia terminal is moving closer to reality.

6th September 2021

Flagship ammonia terminal

6th September 2021

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Shore power is helping a French port reduce surging ship emissions owing to the pandemic.

6th September 2021

Driving down emissions

6th September 2021

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

An Australian port is helping spearhead an Indigenous STEM Scholarship to help young people realise their potential.

6th September 2021

Nurturing new talent

6th September 2021

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Carbon neutral LNG (CNLNG) has been used as a vessel fuel in Japan for the first time.

6th September 2021

Carbon neutral LNG

6th September 2021

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Commerical Port of Vladivostok (CPV) could become a major transshipment hub with the help of a new initiative.

6th September 2021

Russian transshipment ambitions

6th September 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

New port cybersecurity guidelines aim to help establish the true financial, commercial & operational impact of a cyber-attack.

3rd September 2021

Managing cyber security

3rd September 2021

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Zero net emissions by 2050 is one aim of a New Zealand port’s new sustainability strategy.

3rd September 2021

Ambitious sustainability strategy

3rd September 2021

EUROPE

EUROPE

With the notable exception of Kaliningrad, Russia has seen cargo growth stagnate during the pandemic but now, as Eugene Gerden explains, extensive plans are being laid for better times ahead.

2nd September 2021

RUSSIA DOWN BUT NOT OUT

2nd September 2021

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africa’s port sector is set for a major revamp including the ground-breaking step of offering a container terminal concession to the private sector. Mike Mundy reports

2nd September 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: AT A CROSSROADS

2nd September 2021

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ben Dobbs, Head of LEEA Technical Services, underlines the importance of ensuring correct lifting practices are in place and that there can be a big price to be paid if things go…

2nd September 2021

LEEA SOUNDS LIFTING WARNING

2nd September 2021

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Annual carbon emissions from container vessels can be reduced by tens of thousands of tonnes in a single port with an innovative technology.

2nd September 2021

Massive emissions savings

2nd September 2021

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Jochen Homann, Environmental Advisor, Hamburg Port Authority will be presenting on Day 2 of GreenPort Congress, 21st October in session 5 - Powering Ports - Energy Efficiency Improvements And On-Shore Power Supply…

2nd September 2021

LEARN FROM HAMBURG PORT AUTHORITY AT GREENPORT CONGRESS

2nd September 2021

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Malte Siegert, Head Environmental Policy, Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) will be speaking on day 1 of GreenPort Congress, 20th October in Session 1 - Greening of Ports and Shipping including alternative fuel projects.…

2nd September 2021

NABU TO PRESENT AT GREENPORT CRUISE & CONGRESS

2nd September 2021

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

COMMENT: The shelves are beginning to look a bit thin in my local supermarket – at times products are spaced out to make the shelves look busier, writes Mike Mundy.

1st September 2021

PREPARE THE PUBLIC RELATIONS ENGINE

1st September 2021

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: An unprecedented increase in shipping profi tability has generated a newbuilding bubble that ports may not be prepared for, writes Ben Hackett.

1st September 2021

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES… …The Shipping Bubble is Bound to Burst

1st September 2021

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: Amidst a continuing flow of bad news about COVID-19 in the maritime business, with mariners stuck aboard vessels, bright spots have emerged along the East, West and Gulf coasts, in the…

1st September 2021

VACCINE DISTRIBUTION BUILDS BRIGHT SPOTS

1st September 2021

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: One might think that the revenues of port development companies (PDCs) are primarily driven by the volumes handled in the port, writes Peter de Langen.

1st September 2021

THE VOLUME: REVENUE RELATIONSHIP

1st September 2021