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NewsStorm front
What precautions and preparations can ports take to weather the storm, asks John Bensalhia
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NewsWind power for Maasvlakte II
APM Terminals has signed a two-year contract with Amsterdam based NV Nuon Energy for wind powered generated electricity to power the new cranes and handling equipment at the new Maasvlakte II terminal.
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NewsEnvironmental measures
Building up a ''green conscious'' can be an expensive but rewarding task, finds Iain MacIntyre
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NewsHamilton to harness ‘green’ technology
Canada’s Port Fuels and Materials Services Inc is to build a plasma gasification energy-from-waste facility at the Port of Hamilton, which it hopes will lead the way in ‘green’ energy in the sector.
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NewsImproving port-city performances
In a bid to help ports become more competitive, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) recent report looks at mitigating negative port impacts and regaining their role as drivers of urban economic growth.
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NewsCaribbean queen
Colombian hub is celebrating a rise in container traffic on the back of an improving economy, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsLarge surface area
Choosing hardstanding means balancing capex costs with maintenance savings. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsDigging into the trough
Stevie Knight finds out that animal feed is not the low-value, easy cargo most people assume it is
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NewsFourfold surge in port emissions by 2050
A new paper published by the International Transport Forum of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in France, warns that most shipping emissions in ports will grow fourfold by 2050.
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NewsPrime position
Carly Fields talks with Brazil’s Itaqui about its ambitious plans for accommodating across-the-board cargo growth
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NewsOn the rails
Sohar is eagerly awaiting its connection to the Gulf Railway with its link to the wider hinterland finds Alex Hughes
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NewsTaking the load
Heavy duty machinery manufacturers take on the challenges of the harsh port environment. John Bensalhia reports
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An empty challenge
Dave and Iain MacIntyre examines the range of solutions to the issue of empties
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NewsBig cargo, huge issues
Can a port really do much to attract project cargo? Maybe - but at a price finds Stevie Knight
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NewsLean and mean
Can methodologies such as Six Sigma and 5S be applied in the ports environment? Felicity Landon reports
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NewsSave your energy
Ports might be missing out by chasing the wrong energy savings. Stevie Knight takes a look at the issues
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NewsBuilding alliances
HFW''s Anthony Woolich discusses the implications of the fall of P3 and the rise of 2M
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NewsPorts must develop hinterland strategies to survive
The future of ports and the wider shipping industry hinges on hinterland strategies and logistic corridors, according to Dr Jean-Paul Rodrigue, department of global studies and geography, Hofstra University.
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NewsPort master planning bible released
A new report on the development of existing ports has been published by the International Navigation Association (PIANC), in an attempt to standardise and make masterplans more reliable.
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Future forecasting
Daniel Schaefer roots out the hot spots for planned container terminal projects around the world
