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NewsPort growth to level off over next decade
Volume growth will continue for ports throughout the world but at a more modest pace over the next 10 years, according to a new Fitch Ratings report.
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NewsManufacturer aims for ambitious performance guarantees
Kalmar is gearing up towards a performance-based business model, the company’s president has stated.
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NewsCollaborative emissions initiative launches
A new Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led initiative aims to help reduce emissions from international shipping more efficiently and effectively through education about incentive programmes and environmental infrastructure.
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NewsGateway to Africa
Container volumes are rising and the Port of Dar es Salaam is investing, reports Felicity Landon
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NewsProtection without the hefty price tag
Hiring fenders offers the double whammy of reduced capital expenditure and increased flexibility.
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NewsDigitalisation to drive Cargotec forward
Cargotec’s profitability took a hit in 2018 due to “exceptional challenges” in its supply chain and delivery, but the company will focus on key drivers including digitalisation going forward, the company’s chief executive has announced.
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NewsUK port cities call for pollution power
Councillors from the UK port cities of Southampton, Liverpool and Bristol have attended the Clean Air Summit to ask for greater legal powers to combat air pollution in ports, as well as funding for shore-to-ship power projects.
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NewsEMSWe helps supply chain efficiency
The new regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe) will help simplify administration and enable supply chain efficiency, said the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).
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NewsPorts ready to adopt sustainable goals
The World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) has launched a plan to integrate UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the business strategies and governance of port authorities to help align them with global sustainability standards.
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NewsTrade dip hurts cargo forecasting
Slower international trade and further structural changes to container shipping lines is making forecasting cargo volumes “challenging”, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has said.
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NewsKonecranes stands by its UK scale-back move
Konecranes has said its business has slowed down in the UK and it is confident the decision to scale back its UK operations in 2018 was the right move.
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NewsPort of Tauranga’s investment strategy pays off
Dave MacIntyre discusses how a focus on risk-management has paid dividends.
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NewsGiving trash a second life
Ports can help in the drive to turn waste into wealth, reports Felicity Landon
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NewsFinal curtain call for outdated cranes
Alex Hughes investigates the options for dismantling when a crane has reached the end of its useful life
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NewsCyber risks creep up on the unwary
John Bensalhia finds out why bulk terminals are just as vulnerable to attack as container hubs
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NewsThrowing money at security challenges
Ports are prepared to overspend on surveillance to ensure they have covered every eventuality, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsMore than a pretty façade
What’s in it for ports when they choose to optimise the design of their buildings, askes Stevie Knight
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NewsWriting the hydrogen rulebook
Industry is taking notice of hydrogen''s potential as a squeaky-clean fuel. Stevie Knight reports
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NewsIAPH seeks Secretary General
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is seeking a secretary general to take responsibility for the internal management of the organisation, including the administration of the secretarial and financial affairs.
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NewsPlea for better green incentives from ports
Incentives from ports need to be better when it comes to environmental improvement, it was argued at a roundtable centred on ports’ role in decarbonising the maritime transport sector at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice in Poland.
