All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 401

  • The OECD is especially critical of the seemingly-automatic renewal of private operator concessions Photo: anna-m. w./Pexels/Pexels License
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    OECD critical of Portugal’s management model

    2019-03-04T12:02:00Z

    A study undertaken on the Portuguese economy by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that the current management format is not the best one in terms of boosting the country’s overall competitiveness.

  • Brazilian shipping line LogIn has signed a three-year deal and will make bi-weekly calls on a service that will connect TecPlata with six ports in Brazil Photo: Alexis/Pixabay/Pixabay License
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    TecPlata ready for regular business

    2019-03-04T12:02:00Z

    Bruno Porchietto, chief executive of TecPlata, the container terminal at the Port of La Plata in Argentina, has revealed that the facility is to commence regular operations on April 2.

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    How to 'turbo charge' UK ports

    2019-03-04T11:07:00Z

    A new 10-point plan to "turbo charge" UK ports and give them greater ability to invest and grow seeks reform of local planning law, with an overall goal of boosting UK trading capability regardless of how Brexit develops.

  • Italy is officially in recession. Who's next?
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    Be wary of unjustified optimism

    2019-03-03T19:40:00Z

    COMMENT: Ports, terminal operators and especially ship owners tend to look for any sign of optimism and then joyously go ahead and invest without paying too much attention to the downsides facing the maritime industry. This is especially true when economic indicators suggest that a recession is around the corner, ...

  • Is closing Kolding port in the public interest? Credit: Kolding Havn
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    Bold move or shortsighted?

    2019-03-03T19:40:00Z

    COMMENT: At the end of 2018, the Danish municipality of Kolding, the owner of Port of Kolding and the landlord port development company, decided to shut down the commercial port with a transition period of 25 years. That deserves a WOW, writes Peter de Langen.

  • In the male-dominated port business, it isn’t common to talk about mental health issues. Credit: 123rf
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    Healthy both inside and outside

    2019-03-03T19:39:00Z

    There is still much to be done to address the issue of poor mental health among port workers, finds Kate Jones

  • DP World’s ICTT facility at Vallarpadam in Kerala still hasn’t taken off as a transhipment hub despite the plans [photo: Ashlyak CC3.0]
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    Breaking China’s grip on Asian growth

    2019-03-03T19:39:00Z

    India and Sri Lanka need to be able to stand on their own two feet to really win the regional cargo war, writes Stevie Knight

  • Hutchison Ports’ Tanzania International Container Terminal Services has boosted efficiency. Credit: Hutchison Ports
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    Gateway to Africa

    2019-03-03T19:39:00Z

    Container volumes are rising and the Port of Dar es Salaam is investing, reports Felicity Landon

  • Busan Port Authority is going ahead with the construction of a 50,000? logistics zone in Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte Industrial Park
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    Warehousing that’s a home from home

    2019-03-03T19:38:00Z

    At least one port authority is taking it upon itself to help out manufacturers trying to break into a new market. Stevie Knight reports

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    Protection without the hefty price tag

    2019-03-03T19:38:00Z

    Hiring fenders offers the double whammy of reduced capital expenditure and increased flexibility.

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    Zagreb built on misconceptions?

    2019-03-03T19:38:00Z

    COMMENT: The new Zagreb Container Terminal, under development in Rijeka in Croatia, is currently experiencing a dispute over the award of construction works relating to allied rail facilities, including the new intermodal yard, writes Mike Mundy.

  • Lamu looks to have a real future in the region. Credit: Michael Edward Walsh, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Signing up to smoother trade

    2019-03-03T19:37:00Z

    Cheaper, faster, simpler — East African countries are onboard for better trade facilitation. Felicity Landon reports

  • Duisburg lays claim to being the “leading logistics turntable in Central Europe”. Credit: Duisport
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    An extra something at the negotiating table

    2019-03-03T19:37:00Z

    Adding value is now a must to attract and maintain customers, reports Alex Hughes

  • An image of APMT Vado Ligure in Italy taken from a drone and showing the arrival of one of the container cranes. Credit: APM Terminals
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    Capturing efficiency and safety rewards

    2019-03-03T19:37:00Z

    Helping ports with operations, convenience, safety and security, drones are the new technological marvel. John Bensalhia investigates

  • President Trump encouraged working together in his State of the Union address
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    New slant to ‘working together’

    2019-03-03T19:36:00Z

    COMMENT: Politics looms large, again. Infrastructure-spending is a recurring theme in my articles, as is the importance of ports making a lot of noise on this subject, writes Barry Parker.

  • ITS' PortSpective system uses IoT to track cargo handling equipment in real-time. Credit: ITS
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    Finding a perfect operating fit for every size

    2019-03-03T19:36:00Z

    Smaller Terminal Operating System (TOS) solutions have plenty to offer without the high costs of the big players, says Martin Rushmere

  • Chinese port operators have been expanding their portfolios
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    A focus on de-risking pays dividends

    2019-03-03T19:36:00Z

    Mitigation of risks provides a smooth path to securing port finance for both green and brownfield developments, finds Alex Hughes

  • It's not clear where emissions from ships fit into a port's clean air strategy
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    Setting useful air strategies takes time

    2019-03-03T19:35:00Z

    COMMENT: The UK didn’t waste any time in releasing its Clean Air Strategy in 2019: it was published on January 14, writes Charles Haine.

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    Taiwan ports group sets tough eco targets

    2019-03-01T16:49:00Z

    Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) is one of Asia’s port sustainability front-runners. Sam Whelan finds out what’s behind its success

  • Port of Long Beach
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    California port sponsorship applications open

    2019-03-01T16:24:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach will accept applications from 1 March to 1 April for its Community Sponsorship Program.