The New Yorker – Page 4

  • Gas goals: JAXPORT has fitted LNG tanks to its Talleyrand Marine Terminal. Credit: JAXPORT
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    Finding fuel partners

    2017-12-16T10:01:00Z

    COMMENT: The underlying shipping markets seem to be gathering steam, if presenters at recent ship finance conferences are to be believed, writes Barry Parker.

  • Lined up: getting supplies out of the port is a priority post-hurricanes
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    Preparing for the unexpected

    2017-11-06T10:11:00Z

    COMMENT: Among US port professionals, the late summer of 2017 will be remembered not for the New York Yankees’ advancing to the baseball playoffs, but, rather for a series of hurricanes leading to both human suffering and business hardships, writes Barry Parker.

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    An ear to the ground

    2017-10-09T15:55:00Z

    COMMENT: A major news item during an uncharacteristically busy August was the announcement by A.P. Moller-Maersk that it would be de-accessioning its oil production business, in a deal worth $7.5bn including shares and debt, writes Barry Parker.

  • Issues: the Bayonne Bridge lift has helped volumes but there are other challenges on the horizon. Credit: Alec Perkins
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    Attractions of port property

    2017-08-22T10:43:00Z

    COMMENT: For ports around the US, the news is good. With an economy that’s chugging along very nicely, volumes of imports are projected to reach record levels as transits and port calls of neo-panamax ships become commonplace, writes Barry Parker

  • Dialogue: opening up channels of communication with the cargo owners should be a priority for ports. Credit: Caratello
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    Get to the cargo interests

    2017-06-30T13:14:00Z

    COMMENT: While this year''s Marine Money week in New York did not feature any specific sessions on port financing, it did serve as an important reminder of cargo in the shipping mix, in which ports play a pivotal role, writes Barry Parker.

  • new ferry serving New York City
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    Mixing cargo and commuters

    2017-06-03T21:21:00Z

    COMMENT: This year, ferry transport is all the rage, at least around New York, writes Barry Parker.

  • On channel: newsmakers have made the most of Trump's political posturing. Credit: Steve Baker
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    Play at their own game

    2017-05-05T09:08:00Z

    COMMENT: US political news has attracted quite a bit of attention of late. Much like a good reality show on TV striving for good ratings, the newsmakers have succeeded in creating a good - albeit maddening - formula for boosting viewer and readership, writes Barry Parker.

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    A question of branding

    2017-04-03T16:46:00Z

    COMMENT: Walking around a large cruise shipping expo in Florida - where I escaped yet another New York snowstorm - I found representatives of an industrial port in Brazil, São Sebastião, emphasising its blue water, lush surroundings and its proximity to São Paulo as its key notes to attracting cruise ...

  • Off road: forward-thinking cross harbour service links New York's Red Hook Container Terminal by water to New Jersey. Credit: Red Hook Terminal
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    Trade thinking of Millennials

    2017-03-06T09:42:00Z

    COMMENT: Maritime business always presents a conflict between old and new; as New York basked in warm weather, I heard about generational change at a Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) lunch; but later the same day, celebrated old tugboats at a big dinner hosted by the Working Harbor Committee, writes Barry ...

  • Blowing in: activity in offshore US waters can be good for port business. Credit: Paul
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    Winds of change blow in

    2017-02-03T09:15:00Z

    COMMENT: We''ve heard it before, but that didn''t stop the Governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo - perhaps a future Democratic candidate for the White House (yes, I know, it''s four years away) - making a big push for offshore wind farms, writes Barry Parker.

  • Forward thinking: Vancouver has taken the step of mapping out a path through to 2050. Credit: Robin Jaffray
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    Taking sustainability seriously

    2016-12-05T10:57:00Z

    COMMENT: In early November, a high level group of advisors to the United Nations Secretary General - with several maritime business people on the team - issued a report on ''Mobilising sustainable transport for development'', writes Barry Parker.

  • Choice: which candidate is the lesser of two evils for ports?
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    Lesser of two evils

    2016-10-30T20:25:00Z

    COMMENT: By the time readers see this article, the 2016 US Presidential election will be underway. But like many US voters, right now I am still scratching my head and trying to figure out which candidate is the lesser of two evils, writes Barry Parker.

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    Shout louder to counter opposition

    2016-10-03T09:42:00Z

    COMMENT: The word NIMBY (not in my backyard) has taken on a new dimension in New York, with the rampant opposition to a plan, floated by the Coast Guard, that would open ten new anchorages along the Hudson River, north of the city, writes Barry Parker.

  • Tight knit: Great Lakes' ports are considering a supra-ports authority. Credit: Ports of Indiana
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    A model for co-operation

    2016-09-05T09:43:00Z

    COMMENT: Fragmentation, however you define the word, is a fact of life when it comes to shipping and to the maritime businesses and organisations which touch it, writes Barry Parker.

  • What might the implications of Brexit be for global shipping? Credit: Rareclass
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    Slow burning global issues

    2016-08-03T09:55:00Z

    COMMENT: New York is miles away from London, the epicenter of the shock waves that were generated in late June’s Brexit - Britain''s referendum to leave the EU - vote, writes Barry Parker.

  • On track: ports could get ahead of the curve through better 'freight mobility'. Credit: Gord McKenna
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    Not all disruptors are equal

    2016-05-27T10:37:00Z

    COMMENT: Disruption is in the air - or should we say, on the water since this article is about seaports, and will not mention drones. Although one could argue that a widened Panama Canal is really an expansion, not a disruption, and that reconfiguring alliances of large carriers is, likewise, ...

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    Learning from bulk lessons

    2016-04-14T08:48:00Z

    COMMENT: Some folks were missing from an early April meeting of New York Maritime, or NYMAR, part of the New York Maritime Consortium, writes Barry Parker.

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    Cyber: just another risk to manage

    2016-03-26T17:14:00Z

    COMMENT: One theme running through New Yorker opinion pieces is the need for ports to break out of silos to acknowledge the greater good of a particular port, writes Barry Parker.

  • Whiteout: New York's snow storms challenged port operations. Credit: Malinda Rathnayake
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    Perfect storm for US ports

    2016-02-24T12:24:00Z

    COMMENT: New York seems to be full of ''perfect storms'' lately, with a real life blizzard - which featured record-setting snowfalls - and multi-day closures of terminals, writes Barry Parker.

  • Making his mark: Governor Andrew Cuomo wants his legacy to include infrastructure. Credit: Diana Robinson
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    Dancing to a different tune

    2016-01-25T09:37:00Z

    COMMENT: Ports need to be making soothing noises, not just loud noises, about their importance, writes Barry Parker.