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NewsConflict avoidance
Conflict and opposition – an inevitable response to any major dredging project? A new concept says it doesn’t have to be that way. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsStoring up problems
Industry has the means but not the will to sort out demurrage, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsLA lauds PierPass success
This year marks the tenth anniversary of PierPass Inc’s OffPeak Programme, which has significantly reduced cargo-related congestion in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach since 2005.
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NewsJebel Ali comes top for productivity
DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has kept its top spot when it comes to world productivity, recording 131 moves per ship per hour in 2014, up 10% from 119 in 2013.
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NewsGreening the role of ports in the logistics chain
The programme for this year’s GreenPort Congress hosted by Copenhagen Malmo Port from 7 to 9 October, will centre on greening the role of ports in the logistics chain.
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NewsYilport aims for 500,000 teu at Gavle
Turkey''s Yilport Holding has finalised growth plans for its Swedish Gavle Container Terminal (GCT), which it hopes to expand to an annual capacity of 500,000 teu.
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NewsNew biomass facility to boost Liverpool handling
A new £100m biomass terminal planned for the Port of Liverpool will see it handle up to three million tonnes of wood pellets a year as part of the decarbonisation of the nearby Drax power station, boosting handling at the port.
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Safeguarding against terrorism
A new training project has been launched to help deliver improved training tools and techniques in response to terrorism threats aimed at Europe’s critical infrastructure, including ports.
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NewsBeirut blazes IT trail
Port of Beirut has been awarded for its IT Solution, the Port of Beirut Operations and Management System (POMS), which enables efficient and integrated processes for the port authority and port operators.
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NewsPorts trail ship development
A faster ship ordering cycle and aggressive deployment of mega ships has left terminal development trailing, according to consultants.
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NewsSpiralling costs need countering, says Drewry
The see-saw balancing shipping line cost efficiencies against supply chain costs has reached a tipping point, according to Drewry.
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News‘Gamers’ aren’t the answer to automation, says APMT
APM Terminals has quashed the hype that ‘gamers’ will run automated terminals of the future.
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NewsTime for true terminal alliances
As increasingly stronger shipping line alliances pile pressure on ports to bend to their demands, ports should look to play the carriers at their own partnership game, industry experts advise.
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NewsProductivity needs to step up to the mark, says Maersk
Stagnating productivity increases that have not kept pace with a growth in ship sizes is a “concern” for Maersk Line.
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NewsSluggish growth dents global optimism
A new report says that continued slow growth in the global economy has had a knock on effect on the overall growth of ports causing them to suffer from continued weak productivity.
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NewsIncreasing supply chain efficiency
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) is embracing new technology to help increase supply chain efficiency by testing a new mobile app which aims to expedite containerised cargo.
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Double port capacity without doubling land
Hamburg is set to double capacity without doubling space with its smart port proposition.
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NewsEmbrace data to gain competitive advantage
Ports should embrace an increasingly data driven world, rather than view the data revolution as a threat.
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NewsICS targets waste reception non-compliance
The International Chamber of Shipping has expressed ongoing “concerns” about port facilities and what it describes as the “perennial problem” of a lack of waste reception facilities.
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NewsLook beyond rival ports for real competition
Ports that are wholly focused on competition with other ports will not be around in 50 years, the chief executive of a leading think-tank has warned.
