All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 1070
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NewsThousands attend Long Beach Green Port Fest
Nearly 10,000 people attended the fourth annual Port of Long Beach Green Port Fest on 4 October. The Port hosted a daylong block-party for Long Beach residents, their families and friends, transforming the street outside Port headquarters into a mini theme park ...
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Viewpoint
There has been a flurry of activity recently on the part of shipping lines either individually or collectively rationalising service networks or announcing their withdrawal from them. Underpinning this is the slump in world trade, a steadily increasing gap between available liner capacity and demand, and freight rates which on ...
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NewsTheinsurer James Brewer
Whatever happened in recent weeks at the Georgian port of Poti, it gave everyone in the formerly economically buzzing facility quite a fright. Russian troops swept into the Black Sea town to destroy military installations and loot port authority buildings, according to the Georgian officials, and US diplomats alleged a ...
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BMT points the way for Riga
The Port of Riga, Latvia, has appointed BMT Transport Solutions to assist in its development strategy. This strategy will consider issues such as cargo flow, financial forecasts, and the European Union policy on intermodality as well as community impact, encouraging ecologically clean cargo and ensuring technical capacity within the port.
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Mitsui cranes for Asia
Mitsui is supplying 11 hybrid transtainer units to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia. These cranes feature diesel engines which vary the engine speed depending on load, and also have capacitors which charge on lowering the weight. Saved energy can then be used for hoisting the next load.
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NewsDave Mac Fendering 2nd Story
Vacuum mooring systems are now generating a lot of market interest and while the number of installed systems is a fraction of the overall market for bollards and quick release mooring hooks, a strong marketing push is being headed by Cavotec MSL.
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Korea focuses on ports and the environment
Considerable interest is being shown in environmental problems in Korea, which is now becoming a growing issue in Korea. ‘Green’ issues relating to harbour development, management and operation is becoming increasingly important.
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NewsPlease turn off the light!
For little or no cost, ports can saves thousands by optimising the way they use energy, but key to it all is awareness and communication, as Patrik Wheater finds out
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Delay in El Salvador privatisation
A two-month delay in privatising El Salvador''s La Unión-Acajutla port system, after one of the parties in the ruling coalition raised serious objections to bidding rules, has pushed the tender back to mid-October.
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Limón concession desperately needed to boost efficiency
Costa Rica''s Atlantic Port Authority (Japdeva) is seeking to implement privatisation of Limón Port by the end of the current year to improve the short term outlook for the port.
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Russia upgrades Baltic ports
More than $2bn will be invested in container and ro-ro facilities at Russia''s Baltic ports over the next four years. At present, a significant proportion of this traffic passes through ports in Finland or the Baltic states. The extra investment, it is hoped, will redress the balance.
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EPA selects Charleston for port emissions reduction
In a separate development, the US Environmental Protection Agency has selected the SCSPA as one of seven recipients in the region to receive emissions reduction grant funds. The SCSPA, in partnership with three business groups, DHEC and the American Lung Association, applied ...
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NewsThe horse’s mouth
Dave MacIntyre learns it’s best to go direct to get the definitive line on best fender practise.
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NewsSCSPA completes air emissions inventory
As part of its “Pledge for Growth” environmental initiative, the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has released the first port air emissions inventory ever compiled in the Southeast of the USA, continuing its efforts to promote environmental and economic stewardship.
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NewsSA Ports' New Technology Goes Live
A cutting-edge automated gate is now in operation at the Pier 1 Container Terminal in Durban.
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Vietnamese dredge nod
The Vietnamese government is to go ahead with a dredging programme at the Dinh An estuary to allow 10,000 dwt vessels to access the port of Can Tho. The cost of the project will be $14.9m and work, deepening the draft to 5.5 metres, will take three months to complete.
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NewsSydney turns back on state intervention
Stevedores in Sydney are nonplussed by the intention of their state government to introduce further regulatory controls on ports.
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NewsSkills shortage in South African ports
Implementation of a $1.24bn expansion project by South Africa''s Transnet Port Terminals is being hampered by a critical skills shortage.
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Stena Line invests in shoreside power
Stena Line is planning to set up shoreside power links for the majority of its vessels used in Scandinavian operations as part of the company’s long term work aimed at reducing environmental impact.
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Lobito modernised
Modernisation has begun off Angola''s Lobito Commercial Port at a cost of $1.8bn. New infrastructure is planned, while existing installations are to be upgraded.
