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NewsDrawing inspiration for sediment treatment
Iain MacIntyre reports on the use of polymers and mudcreting technology in dredging and reclamation projects
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NewsMeeting the challenge of rising water levels
Sea levels that are increasing faster than predicted leave ports with costly risk mitigation decisions to make, explains Stevie Knight
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NewsStudy calls for 100% renewable energy provision in UK ports
Providing renewable electricity to ships whilst in port in the UK could reduce the equivalent of 1.2m diesel cars worth of nitrogen oxides pollution and bring GB£402m per year of health and environmental benefits, a new report has found.
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NewsTT Club: ‘Embrace tech and save lives’
TT Club has made an impassioned plea to the container industry to “embrace technology to save lives”.
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NewsPorts need smarter GHG reduction incentives
A new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development International Transport Forum report argues ports need to develop more and smarter incentives to meet the International Maritime Organisation''s greenhouse gas (GHG) targets for the shipping sector.
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NewsDrewry forecasts growth in box port demand
Drewry’s latest five-year global container port demand forecast is 4.3% per annum, up from last year.
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NewsPorts welcome IMO GHG deal
An agreement to reduce shipping CO2 emissions by “at least” 50% on 2008 levels by 2050 has been welcomed by global port authorities.
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NewsSynchromodal integrated planning
A PhD dissertation which proposes an integrated approach for optimising synchromodal container transportation seeks to bring together optimal transport planning in intermodal networks and the design of an optimal fare class mix of customer-oriented services.
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NewsSafeguarding the ship to shore interface
While they may not steal the limelight for most visible port assets, fenders form the backbone of quay protection, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsInvisible enemy at the port gate
Stevie Knight discovers that ports are, sometimes unwittingly, in the front line when it comes to cyber attacks
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NewsBreaking into the biomass arena
Martin Rushmere finds that more ports and terminals are dipping into biomass cargo handling
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NewsCold chain growth brings terminal challenges
Investment in port infrastructure to support swelling reefer trade comes at a price, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsDangers of mismatched passage plans
Ports need to marry onshore passage planning with the plans completed by calling ships to prevent incidents.
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NewsAvoiding slips, trips and weather dips
With health and safety standards at their peak, ports need to keep up with changing rules and regulations. John Bensalhia investigates.
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NewsMaersk reduced port calls in line with bigger ships
Plans by Maersk Line to reduce the amount of duplicate port calls and allocate more buffer time around hub ports to increase schedule reliability is a logical move as ship sizes increase, a shipping expert has said.
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NewsIncreasing automation reaping benefits
Increasing numbers of terminals are using higher levels of automation to improve productivity, efficiency and competitive advantage.
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NewsSubstantial retrofit terminal automation potential
Substantial potential exists for retrofit terminal automation, Drewry’s March 2018 Quarterly Port Sector Report Briefing shows.
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NewsSize isn’t everything
It isn’t the size of your port that matters – it’s what you do with it. Felicity Landon reports on a new ‘connectivity index’
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NewsMaputo investment pays off
Transformation of a Mozambique port is nothing short of dramatic, explains Felicity Landon.
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NewsMaking gains by cutting the footprint
There are an increasing number of options open to ports looking to curb or even eradicate emissions.
