All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 645

  • Mixed bag: any type of cargo can benefit from port-centric logistics. Credit: Dave R
    News

    Buzz term or innovation?

    2015-11-03T10:08:00Z

    Solvo’s Daniel Pershin asks whether the modern day port-centric logistics concept can deliver on its promises

  • Kick off: Doha's new Hamad project will be under pressure to get everything in for the 2022 World Cup
    News

    Ambition or extravagance?

    2015-11-03T10:08:00Z

    A recent clutch of Middle East projects build on the region''s flare for larger-than-life, writes Stevie Knight

  • A ship-to-shore crane at Port Said was struck by a 368m long containership
    News

    SCCT deals with crane allusion

    2015-11-02T17:22:00Z

    A ship-to-shore crane at Port Said in Egypt has been left on the potential verge of collapse after it was struck by a 368m long containership.

  • Le Havre and Nates-Saint-Nazaire were congratulated for achieving PERS certification
    News

    PERS certification at Congress

    2015-11-02T16:16:00Z

    The French ports of Le Havre and Nantes-Saint-Nazaire have achieved the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification.

  • News

    US ports benefit from TIGER grants

    2015-11-02T14:07:00Z

    Five US ports are set to benefit from the 2015 round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants which should help them to make a number of intermodal improvements to improve efficiency.

  • TIGER grant: Hueneme can now make a number of intermodal improvements to improve its efficiency
    News

    TIGER grant for Hueneme

    2015-11-02T12:16:00Z

    The US Port of Hueneme is in receipt of a US$12.3 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant helping it to make a number of intermodal improvements to improve efficiency.

  • News

    Maltese ports clean up

    2015-11-02T09:30:00Z

    Project PORT-PVEV has initiated a range of improvements in a move to increase the use of green infrastructure in port areas in Malta.

  • News

    Record growth for Houston

    2015-10-30T17:09:00Z

    The Port of Houston Authority will discuss its record year of growth at its annual State of the Port address.

  • Pipavav Port has reported decline in standalone net profit due to low sales and higher expenses
    News

    Pipavav’s profits fall

    2015-10-30T12:22:00Z

    Pipavav Port, in Gujarat, India, has reported a decline in standalone net profit for the second quarter of the fiscal year due to low sales and higher expenses.

  • Massport has won the 2015 Breathe Easy Leadership Award
    News

    Green award for Boston

    2015-10-30T10:24:00Z

    The Massachusetts Port Authority’s (Massport) Conley Container Terminal has won the 2015 Breathe Easy Leadership Award.

  • Anticipating growth: Port Canaveral has lots of large development projects on the drawing board
    News

    Big ideas at Canaveral

    2015-10-29T15:01:00Z

    Port Canaveral in the US has lots of large development projects on the drawing board and according to a recent port authority meeting, it will raise the capital for them using credit.

  • Adler & Adler conducted a case study on the cleanup of the Kahu yacht sinking (as covered in more detail in MJ Jan 14)
    News

    Pollution contingency planning

    2015-10-29T13:59:00Z

    In this article, Glyn Humphries, head of Adler and Allan’s marine response division, discusses the key measures to avoid the most common pitfalls in contingency planning for pollution incidents.

  • The Continental SC18 tyre is highly economically and environmentally-friendly
    News

    Environmentally-friendly tyre

    2015-10-29T13:05:00Z

    Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) will showcase its speciality tyre portfolio at this year’s CeMAT Asia, including the environmentally-friendly Continental SC18.

  • The Port of Antwerp paid a visit to Iran on an exploratory mission
    News

    Exploratory mission to Iran

    2015-10-28T14:09:00Z

    A delegation from the Port of Antwerp paid a visit to Iran on an exploratory mission to develop relations between Iran and the port community.

  • Truck drivers at the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles have gone on strike Photo: Teamsters Union
    News

    Long beach truckers strike again

    2015-10-27T17:28:00Z

    Truck drivers at the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and the Port of Los Angeles have gone on strike for the eighth time in two years.

  • The Port Authority has approved the construction of a major ship-to-rail facility
    News

    Express rail facility approved

    2015-10-27T16:35:00Z

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved an agreement that will allow the construction of a major ship-to-rail facility to proceed.

  • News

    Port barometer report

    2015-10-27T16:33:00Z

    Trelleborg has launched its fifth annual Barometer which explores the issues and challenges that the marine industry has faced over the last five years.

  • Neil Davidson: “There also needs to be more alliance between ports and operators just as there is in the shipping industry”
    News

    Looking at the bigger picture

    2015-10-27T13:41:00Z

    Drewry’s latest global container operators report gives an insight into the industry over the past year and highlights the combined impact that bigger ships and shipping alliances are having on ports and terminals.

  • The Port of Long Beach has surpassed its air pollution reduction milestones set for 2014
    News

    Long Beach surpasses air improvement targets

    2015-10-27T11:08:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has surpassed its 2014 air pollution reduction targets through its air quality improvement programmes which aim to put in place cleaner diesel trucks, low sulphur fuel and increased use of shore power.

  • The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a US$1.2m grant to help replace diesel fuelled tractors with electric vehicles
    News

    Zero emission tractors for Long Beach

    2015-10-26T16:38:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a US$1.2m grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) replace diesel fuelled tractors with electric vehicles.