All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 611
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Private concerns
COMMENT: I’m going to resist the urge to write about container weighing or the catchily named verified gross mass requirements of the incoming SOLAS amendments, writes Carly Fields.
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At the mercy of carriers
COMMENT: Ports and terminals are being forced into major infrastructure investments at the behest of carriers. The reason being that carriers are obsessed in achieving the maximum economies of scale possible, often without fully considering the consequences on themselves or the industry that services them, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsBeyond environmental goals
Ports need to consider the broader picture when setting sustainability goals, finds Alex Hughes
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NewsTurning point
South Africa needs to choose between responding to the market and its duty of care explains Stevie Knight
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NewsThe importance of data strategies
1-Stop Connections’ Jeremy Chee explains why ports need to be more data savvy
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NewsDouble agent
Independent ship agents weigh up better IT with increased officialdom, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsPrivate terminals help fuel Brazilian economy
Portonave’s Osmari de Castilho Ribas applauds new port-focused legislation, but warns that more still needs to be done
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NewsNot all disruptors are equal
COMMENT: Disruption is in the air - or should we say, on the water since this article is about seaports, and will not mention drones. Although one could argue that a widened Panama Canal is really an expansion, not a disruption, and that reconfiguring alliances of large carriers is, likewise, ...
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NewsA seat at the table
Port authorities can play a bigger role in labour mediation, finds Martin Rushmere
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NewsTale of two ports
Richard Rowe discusses how two Ghanaian ports are preparing for future growth
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NewsTalking up Hamburg
Lower container volumes mask the bigger picture of growth at Hamburg, explains Felicity Landon
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NewsDigitalisation changes vessel operations
ABB’s Richard Windischhofer explains how integration can revolutionise the maritime industry
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NewsBalancing public with private
COMMENT: Associated British Ports, the leading UK port developer and operator, announced a masterplan through to 2035 for one of its ports, Newport in Wales, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsAlliances, uncertainties and opportunities
The European ports sector is full of diversity, with opportunities and challenges to match finds Felicity Landon
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Electrical power in Mauritius
Port Louis in Mauritius has announced that it will be replacing its current diesel power generation facilities with electric power.
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NewsHamburg Süd report shows lower emissions
Hamburg Süd has become the world’s first container shipping line to publish its sustainability report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Standard Disclosures (Core), showing that a self-imposed emissions reduction plan is on target.
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NewsSeattle development brought forward
Port of Seattle has launched a public comment period on the proposed redevelopments to its marine cargo facilities at Terminal 5.
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NewsICTSI Iraq goes live with Navis TOS
Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), owned by International Container Terminal Service, Inc., and the leading container terminal in Umm Qasr in Iraq, has announced the successful implementation of the Navis Sparcs N4 terminal operating system.
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NewsColombian container terminal goes electric
Conductix-Wampfler has modified seven diesel rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (ZPMC) at TCBuen at the Colombian terminal.
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NewsIMO advises re gross mass of packed containers
With new SOLAS regulations on the verification of the gross mass of packed containers coming into force soon, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has issued advice on its implementation.
