All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 741
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NewsPower supply
Dave and Iain MacIntyre sift through the facts for a sustained need for biomass handling
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NewsESPO plea over Clean Fuel Strategy
ESPO has urged the European Parliament and Council to reach an agreement on the Clean Fuel Strategy before the forthcoming EU elections.
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NewsFederal funding rejection for Savannah deepening project
America’s Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been dealt a huge blow this week by the Obama Administration, which has decided not to fund the full deficit in the US$652m Port of Savannah harbour deepening project.
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NewsJoining the security dots
Disjointed security solutions in European ports ultimately slow operations down, explains Alex Hughes
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NewsHow to solve a labour problem
There is no right answer to solving the labour problem, as US ports are well aware.
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NewsButting heads
Two factors continue to hinder labour efficiency in the US, explains Martin Rushmere
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NewsGreen diesel investment at Gothenburg
Swedish oil company, Preem, is investing around €33.6m to redevelop its refinery at the Port of Gothenburg, where it has produced diesel-based tall oil since 2010.
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NewsUnpaid workers threaten new strike in Chile
Port workers in Chile are once again threatening to go back out on strike, citing the non-payment of agreed bonuses as the reason.
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Political pressure blamed for withdrawal of Israel port bidders
There has been intense speculation in the Israeli press as to why two international pre-qualified companies unexpectedly dropped out of the bidding process to build new ports at both Ashdod and Haifa. Companies with interests in the Arab world, it has been suggested, fear losing existing work in that region.
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Magnetic levitation to solve container transport problems in Russia
National Speedways OJSC has presented a project to the Leningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry involving the use of magnetic levitation to move containers.
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NewsRotterdam losing out to unfair subsidies
“Unfair competition” means that Rotterdam could be missing out on 1m teu of additional container traffic every year, claims a report commissioned by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure.
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NewsUkrainian ports still going strong
Ukraine’s three largest ports, Odessa, Ilyichevsk and Yuzhny, are all “stable” and “under control”, despite the current unrest in the country, but others are less secure.
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NewsUAE’s ‘first’ bulk and container railway terminal
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etihad Rail to plan an integrated bulk and container railway terminal facility at Khalifa Port.
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NewsNigerian seaport Bill woes
The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), says that the continued delay in the passage of the Ports and Harbours Bill might inhibit foreign investment in the port industry.
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NewsHMM to sell LNG transport business
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is to sell its LNG transport business for KRW 1.1 trillion (US$1.3bn) in a bid to boost its crippling financial status.
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NewsMOL LNG newbuild contract
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered a new 165,000m³ LNG carrier which will be built by Japan Marine United of Tokyo.
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NewsJoint collaboration for green marine R&D
Research and development (R&D) in the marine industry has been thrust into the spotlight with the new collaboration between DNV GL and the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
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NewsAdani to build on Indian East coast
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest private port operator, is working to strengthen its position on the country''s East coast with a new container terminal at Ennore Port.
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NewsWaste not, want not
Waste reception could be seen as a money spinner for switched on ports, explains HFW''s Rory Butler
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NewsHolidays in Mogadishu
It is a big step from the images presented by the 1993 movie Black Hawk Down to the idea of Mogadishu as a holiday resort.
