All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 564
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New ports law for Buenos Aires
In Argentina, the undersecretary for port activities, Marcelo Lobbosco, recently met with the various heads of ports and port authorities in the province of Buenos Aires in order to discuss a proposed port law, which will be brought before the provincial government by the end of February.
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NewsA “good year” for Cargotec in 2016
Cargotec had a strong year in 2016 with operating profit, excluding restructuring costs, the highest in the group’s history, an improving profit margin and a strong cash flow.
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NewsTorvald Klaveness selects ABB’s OCTOPUS
ABB’S marine software is set to be installed on three new Trovald Klaveness vessels to help them meet incoming emissions regulations.
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Novorossiysk privatisation by end of 2017?
The Port of Novorossiysk could be put up for privatisation this year according to UkrAgroConsult.
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Call for Papers
GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2021: 20-22 October, Piraeus, Greece.This is the final call for submissions for the 16th Edition of the Green Port Cruise & Congress on 20-22 October 2021, hosted by Piraeus Port Authority.GreenPort Cruise & Congress brings together the whole port community and is a platform for the ...
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NewsDP World UAE volumes 'stabilise'
DP World says that volumes in the UAE are ‘stabilising’ as it reports handling 3.7 million teu in the region during the fourth quarter of 2016, marginally down by 0.7% year-on-year.
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NewsGetting boxes off the roads
India’s transport authority is looking to inland waterways to ease the country’s road and rail traffic, with a little help from the Germans.
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NewsRewarding greener ships
Twente Port Authority has begun 2017 by offering vessels with Green Award certification discounts at the port.
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Nod for Algeria's $3.5bn El Hamdania port
Media reports say that the government of Algeria has given the go ahead for the development of a new $3.5bn port and industrial zone at El Hamdania.
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Strong 2016 results for Contship Italia Group
Contship Italia Group saw an increase in handled volume of 1.7% and 9.7% increase in transported volumes for 2016.
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NewsDNV GL to certify 50 IHMs
DNV GL is set to carry out Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) certifications for the Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt’s managed fleet of more than 50 vessels.
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Eurogate handling volumes remain stable
During 2016, the EUROGATE Group handled the same volume of containers as in the previous year.
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NewsPort of Barcelona sets new records
The Port of Barcelona ended 2016 with new record figures in traffic. The volume of containerised foreign trade cargo, total vehicles and passenger movements reached 1.2m teu, 916,834 units and 3.9m passengers, respectively.
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Concrete solutions
HamidReza Hassanli, Ehsan Emamifard Naeeni and Mansoureh Hasanzadeh discuss their experiences with self-compacting concrete
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NewsThe year of promising assertiveness?
Olaf Merk explains why 2017 could be the year where ports collectively find their backbone
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NewsSeeing through the fog
Fog dominates East Asia''s figures in more ways than one, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsThe digital handover
Could blockchain technology turn accepted supply chain practice on its head? Felicity Landon reports
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NewsNew year heralds change
COMMENT: The world order of things has changed, populism has thrown politics and economics into a new mixing bowl, not necessarily for the good, writes Ben Hackett.
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Second can be better than first
COMMENT: The poor state of health of the container shipping sector has prompted a lot of speculation about the implications for the container terminal operating sector, writes Mike Mundy.
