All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 644

  • Port Botany and Port Kembla will be required to cater for growing trade volumes
    News

    NSW publishes Kembla and Botany roadmap

    2015-11-03T14:41:00Z

    NSW Ports has launched a 30 year master plan, Navigating the Future, for the Port of Botany and Port of Kembla.

  • The Global Container Terminal in New Jersey has chosen more efficient Musco lighting
    News

    Musco lighting improves cost and efficiency

    2015-11-03T12:12:00Z

    The Global Container Terminal in New Jersey, US, has installed a new Musco lighting system which promises to save US$1.3 million over the next decade.

  • The Port network of Rome and Lazio has won the ESPO port of the month award
    News

    Rome green cruise achievements

    2015-11-03T10:38:00Z

    The Port network of Rome and Lazio has won the ESPO port of the month award for its green cruise and ferry achievements.

  • Breaking through: Oakland is showing signs of getting through the doldrums. Credit: Russell Mondy
    News

    Heel digging

    2015-11-03T10:10:00Z

    Battle lines are being drawn on the expanded Panama Canal effect, finds Martin Rushmere

  • News

    The port value calculation

    2015-11-03T10:10:00Z

    COMMENT: Like other sectors of the global industry, ports are keen to point out their national economic impact, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Downturn: the IMF's annual meeting warned that slowing growth in China poses a threat to the global economy. Credit: International Monetary Fund
    News

    Beware of great expectations

    2015-11-03T10:10:00Z

    COMMENT: The leaders of the major economies are hoping that next year will be better than 2015 is turning out to be as the stock markets crash around us, wars engulf us in more places than can be rushed to and consumers remain wary of their future. However, the signs ...

  • Stuck: quagga mussels are one of many foreign invaders in global ports. Credit: Lyndsey Manzo
    News

    Something in the water

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Felicity Landon discusses the implications of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention on ports

  • Support: ground pressure limitations determine what kind of jacking system can be
    News

    Reach for the skies

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Higher and further crane outreach is a necessity not a luxury as Alex Hughes explains

  • Journey: getting staff on board is essential to implementing a new TOS
    News

    Power to the people

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Jade Software''s Kaustubh Dalvi explains why change management is essential when upgrading a TOS

  • Growth: Nectar's team have set records at its Beira terminal
    News

    Patience is a virtue

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Employing local people in port concessions isn’t always easy, as Felicity Landon reports

  • Dig deep: Ramboll rehabilitated existing quays and constructed others at Jorf Lasfar
    News

    Forming the foundations

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Breakthroughs in foundation innovation are helping to improve build standards, finds John Bensalhia

  • Hashtag: increasing social media awareness can bring benefits
    News

    Great social etiquette

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    COMMENT: Ports are getting #social, and that’s a #good thing. While some maritime folks (including at least one New Yorker that I know) are proud to be Luddites, the eyeballs of the general population are increasingly online., writes Barry Parker.

  • News

    Conflict resolution

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    GAC Lebanon''s Simon Bejjani discusses new opportunities on offer in the country''s supply chain

  • Newcomer: Blue seas and blue-sky thinking in Saudi Arabia
    News

    Coming from nowhere

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    There''s still room for greenfield sites in the Middle East, finds Stevie Knight

  • Free flow: Rotterdam is looking to become a major player in the biomass market
    News

    Tapping into biomass

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Ports on both sides of the Atlantic are making their biomass presence felt, finds Alex Hughes

  • Closer: proximity to the Suez Canal is a major advantage for Egypt's ports. Credit: Chris Lovelock
    News

    Covering the bases

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    OSC''s Ian Chadney examines the changing face of the North African container business

  • Assistance: outside help can go a long way for non-port specialists
    News

    Don’t go it alone

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    It is easy to forget that for non-port people understanding a port business can seem to be somewhat of a jigsaw puzzle.

  • News

    All-rounder regulations

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    COMMENT: Ballast water isn’t the sexiest thing to talk about in shipping, writes Carly Fields.

  • Standing by: Tauranga's new tug is ready for action
    News

    Pulling in all directions

    2015-11-03T10:09:00Z

    Larger ship sizes are placing increased pressure on tugs services, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre

  • News

    ECSA under the microscope

    2015-11-03T10:08:00Z

    A new review of the port system along the East Coast of South America sees it continued maturation.