All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1030

  • News

    Clean Fuels Group honours Long Beach Harbor Commissioner

    2009-05-20T15:28:00Z

    The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute, a US group that promotes alternative fuel use, recently gave its “20/20 Vision Award” to Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Mario Cordero for his leadership role in implementing the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) and his ardent advocacy for the use of ...

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    Shoreham Port CEO leaves for Scottish role

    2009-05-20T12:24:00Z

    Rod Johnstone, the chief executive who  oversaw the investment of over £ 30 million in Shoreham Port in the last five years, is moving back up to Scotland, where he will be taking over as chief executive at Scrabster Harbour Trust, near Thurso.

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    2nd hand equipment

    2009-05-20T12:24:00Z

    A lack of new sales has hit the supply of equipment to the second hand sector, as Alex Hughes explains

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    Long Beach’s $750 million “greenest” redevelopment project approved

    2009-05-19T15:17:00Z

    The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously approved an exhaustive environmental study of the Middle Harbor Redevelopment project, green-lighting a $750 million renovation to transform two aging Port of Long Beach shipping terminals into one of the “greenest,” most environmentally friendly terminals in the world.

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    PS PAGE

    2009-05-19T12:24:00Z

    Reform of port labour arrangements, and especially that thorny task of downsizing, is invariably something that is the focus of considerable controversy.

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    R22 just won't do!

    2009-05-19T12:24:00Z

    Topping up chillers for air conditioning and refrigeration units with the refrigerant R22 will be illegal in the European Union by the end of the year and food and other perishable cargo store operators have been warned that they must act now or risk the continuity of mechanical cooling services ...

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    Charleston tug boats switch to cleaner fuel

    2009-05-18T15:12:00Z

    Continuing the Charleston maritime community’s “Pledge for Growth” environmental commitment, a local tug boat operator, Moran Charleston, is switching half its fleet to cleaner burning fuels. The fuel switch was made possible through grant funding awarded by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the US ...

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    Ecoports projects news

    2009-05-18T14:21:00Z

    The Ecoports Foundation continues its involvement within European research and development projects and initiatives aiming towards the development of new practicable tools for port environmental management.

  • Port Strategy: Seemingly innocuous cargoes like wool and cotton (pictured) can have a devastating effect on the health of port workers
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    Keeping dangerous cargoes safe (REVISED)

    2009-05-18T12:24:00Z

    Taking care of shore-side workers handling dangerous cargoes can be tough with mis-declaration and a lack of understanding rife, as Patrik Wheater explains

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    via donau launches Blue Pages web platform for Danube transport service providers

    2009-05-17T14:15:00Z

    At the recent transport logistic 2009, via donau took the opportunity to present the Web platform of the Blue Pages. Accessible free of charge at www.blue-pages.at, it is an online directory of transport and inland navigation companies on the Danube.

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    Eurogate becomes environmental partner of the City of Hamburg

    2009-05-16T14:09:00Z

    Eurogate may now officially call itself “Environmental partner of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg”. The Urban Planning and Environment Office bestow this title on companies that demonstrate voluntary and systematic commitment to the environment. For Eurogate, protecting resources has for a long time been a priority of project ...

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    Lowestoft's windy business boost

    2009-05-16T12:24:00Z

    Associated British Ports'' Lowestoft base is to become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world''s largest offshore wind farm.

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    Algeciras and Tanger ro-ro team

    2009-05-16T12:24:00Z

    Spain''s Algeciras and Morocco''s Tanger Med ports have combined thinking to optimise roll on/roll off traffic between the two. Since last November, a daily service with four sailings in both directions has linked the two ports.

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    Industry in the Dutch Port of Moerdijk reduces emissions

    2009-05-15T14:02:00Z

    The port and industrial area of Moerdijk in the Netherlands is to build a circular pipe for a optimum exchange of energy/ warmth, water and residual flows between industrial companies in the port.

  • Port Strategy: French ports are being extensively revamped to allow port authorities to withdraw from operational responsibilities. Credit: Marseille Fos Port Authority's collection
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    Financing woes yet to bite French ports

    2009-05-15T12:24:00Z

    On the thorny issue of finance, the Port of Marseilles has so far managed to avoid the hurdles being placed at the door of so many port operators.

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    Kick-off meeting “People around Ports” project

    2009-05-14T13:58:00Z

    Representatives of 13 European port authorities met in Rotterdam on 20-21 April for the kick-off meeting of the “People around Ports” project. Initiated by the Port of Rotterdam, this co-operative project aims to raise the societal profile of ports by improving the port image, investing in education and forging close ...

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    HITT takes a hit

    2009-05-14T12:24:00Z

    Holland''s vessel tracking services specialist HITT has announced that it intends to axe 25 jobs in its Apeldoorn facility, made up of 15 workers leaving the organisation and the cessation of temporary employment contracts.

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    Greenpeace warns of threat

    2009-05-14T12:24:00Z

    A port development is about to threaten two sites of ecological significance in eastern India, environmentalist group Greenpeace has warned, despite their ''protected'' statuses.

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    ECLAC

    2009-05-14T12:24:00Z

    Port throughput in Latin American and the Caribbean is expected to see a significant drop this year in the wake of the global financial crisis, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) transport and infrastructure specialist Jaime Sá nchez told specialist newsagency BNamericas.

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    Cranes sail into port upright

    2009-05-14T12:24:00Z

    Two post-Panamax cranes were delivered by Liebherr to the United Arab Emirates in a ''ready to go'' state recently - despite high seas which meant the delivery barge had to take shelter until the bad weather passed.