All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 550

  • Contained: bagging services can be a lucrative value-add. Credit: TW Logistics
    News

    At your service

    2017-05-05T09:10:00Z

    Providing value-added services can be worth the time and effort, as John Bensalhia explains

  • Towline: member states can decide whether they want the regulations to apply to pilotage. Credit: Gadjo Niglo
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    The new rulebook

    2017-05-05T09:10:00Z

    Felicity Landon examines the potential impact of the introduction of the EU’s Port Services Regulation

  • “We are providing an environment which supports the competitiveness of economic operators,” Jalal Benhayoun, Portnet
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    Expansion on the horizon

    2017-05-05T09:09:00Z

    Investments in North African ports are delivering on numerous fronts. Felicity Landon reports

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    Corruption health check essential

    2017-05-05T09:09:00Z

    COMMENT: Corruption in ports and at borders generally manifests itself in terms of collusive forms of corruption to evade tariffs and taxes and coercive bribery where port or customs officials extract bribes from companies or individuals for performing routine processes, writes Mike Mundy.

  • Full pelt: Kalmar is focusing on optimising the full ASC system
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    Next generation automation

    2017-05-05T09:09:00Z

    What’s in the design bank for the next wave of automated stacking cranes? Alex Hughes investigates

  • Listening: Vancouver is trying to understand the impact of ship noise on at-risk whales. Credit: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
    News

    Sound probe

    2017-05-05T09:08:00Z

    Dave McIntyre examines the emerging trend to monitor underwater noise levels at ports

  • 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.

  • Accommodating: Esbjerg Port has made space for the demands of turbines, along with other components
    News

    Rising wind

    2017-05-05T09:07:00Z

    Exactly what will a supersized wind industry ask of its ports? Stevie Knight investigates

  • Growth: Eurogate Tanger will gain an advantage from the new infrastructural developments.
    News

    Industrial strength

    2017-05-05T09:07:00Z

    Felicity Landon takes a closer look at new developments and opportunities in Tangier

  • Joined up: Falmouth takes collaboration seriously
    News

    A port with purpose

    2017-05-05T09:06:00Z

    Cornwall Marine Network’s Paul Wickes explains how Falmouth achieves far more than the sum of its parts

  • Stalled: twilight has fallen on Odessa's privatisation
    News

    Mixed messages

    2017-05-05T08:55:00Z

    The Black Sea’s terminal strategy fails to line up with statistics, finds Stevie Knight

  • Try again: Spain is about to launch a second mediated attempt to secure port labour system reforms. Credit: Cat Collector
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    Spain: Second time lucky

    2017-05-05T08:54:00Z

    COMMENT: Spain is about to launch a second attempt to reform its stevedoring industry in order to put it on a more competitive footing and thereby achieve compliance with European Union (EU) requirements.

  • Ousted: the end is in sight for Amsterdam's coal terminals. Credit: Marcel Oosterwijk
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    Bold move on coal

    2017-05-05T08:54:00Z

    COMMENT: Last month, Port of Amsterdam took a bold move for a landlord port authority: it announced its ambition to end handling coal by 2030, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Run out: Lamor's solution deploys booms and skimmers that can be attached to and operated by vessels. Credit: Lamor
    News

    Plugging leaks

    2017-05-05T08:53:00Z

    Oil spill technology needs more interest from the private sector, finds Martin Rushmere

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    Disruption solved

    2017-05-05T08:53:00Z

    COMMENT: Hands up if you are sick of hearing the phrase ‘disruptive technology’. My hand is up, in fact both are up, writes Carly Fields.

  • Avonmouth ACT site
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    Queen's Award for carbon capture company

    2017-05-04T16:27:00Z

    A carbon capture company has received the UK Queen''s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2017.

  • Saqr has ordered two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes.
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    Saqr orders cranes for bulk operation

    2017-05-04T09:49:00Z

    Saqr Port Authority has signed a contract for two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes LHM 800, in bulk handling configuration.

  • Funding looks to have been secured for forward port development in the US. Credit: Mike Mozart
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    US omnibus funding will benefit ports

    2017-05-04T09:49:00Z

    The House and Senate leadership has released the FY 2017 Omnibus Funding Agreement, which includes increased or level funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER), Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) and Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA).

  • marine debris
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    Managing marine debris

    2017-05-03T13:53:00Z

    A company which develops and manufactures pump and oil spill response solutions is aiming to use its expertise to help strengthen technologies and partnerships with local governments and businesses to help turn waste into energy.

  • British Ports Association
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    MPAs restrict growth, warns BPA

    2017-05-02T14:40:00Z

    The British Ports Association (BPA) has expressed its concern over the restrictions that designated Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and stricter regulations may place on the growth and business of ports.