All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 767
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Liebherr wins European orders
Liebherr Container Cranes has won two notable orders in Europe with seven straddle carriers heading to Rotterdam’s ECT Delta Terminal and two ship-to-shore and two rail mounted gantry cranes earmarked for APM Terminals Gothenburg.
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Chile strikes threatened over historic debt
Casual workers at Chile''s ports are threatening to go on an all-out strike unless an amicable solution is agreed to a dispute they have with the tax authorities regarding additional payments.
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NewsSilver lining
Spain''s doldrums have given Valencia reasons to be cheerful on exports. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsNeed to know more about environmental reporting and communication?
Come to the GreenPort Congress! With a session dedicated to the topic and with presentations relating to port authorities, terminal operators and shipowners, we''ve got it covered!
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News8th GreenPort Congress - an international affair!
Participants from Australia, Brazil, Cote D''Ivoire, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Malaysia as well as from across Europe, will be in Antwerp this October!
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NewsInvitation to attend presentation of Sustainability Report during Antwerp Green Week
The Port of Antwerp''s 2nd Sustainability Report will be presented on 8 October during Antwerp Green Week, when Antwerp Port Authority will also be hosting the GreenPort Congress.
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NewsDust suppression acquisition
American dust suppression firm Martin Engineering has acquired a Arizona based firm which specialises in dust management for mined minerals.
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Gulftainer eyes Russian potential
International operator Gulftainer has said that it sees “considerable potential” in the Russian port market in light of Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he would like to see more private investment in national ports.
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NewsPioneering LNG in Valencia
The Port of Valencia is piloting the use of LNG powered terminal equipment in a new pilot scheme at Noatum Container Terminal.
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NewsContainer weighing issue
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has lent its support to compromise proposals for the verification of container weights at ports.
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Predictability is key
One of the greatest needs of industry, as regards the use of the oceans, is for predictability; industry needs to know what activities will be accepted, and under what conditions, in order to plan investment.
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NewsKathrin Obst is New EFIP Director
Kathrin Obst has been appointed as the new Director of the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP). She succeeds Isabelle Ryckbost, who took on the position of Secretary General at ESPO this summer.
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NewsAll in the planning
Carl Friesen explains why Marine Spatial Planning affects port planning and operation
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NewsBromma ramps up automated lashing tests
Bromma has ramped up the testing phase of its Automatic Lashing Platform in a bid to iron out exception handling wrinkles.
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NewsAsset management approaches tipping point
The creation of a ‘language’ for physical asset management could be the tipping point needed for the terminal optimisation to take hold, believes specialist AssetRight.
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NewsKalmar RTGs for Indonesia
Kalmar is helping Indonesia’s PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) clean up its act with six new E-One2 RTGs to be delivered in mid 2014.
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NewsKalmar RTGs for Indonesia
Kalmar is helping Indonesia’s PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) clean up its act with six new E-One2 RTGs to be delivered in mid 2014.
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NewsJoint Colombian venture
Two independent terminal operators have signed a joint agreement to develop Aguadulce Port in Colombia in a move to share both costs and monopoly.
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NewsFunding without a strategy
The interactions of politics and port commerce make for some strange stories: in early September, the US Department of Transportation awarded more than $100m in grants to a dozen recipients in port related projects - with more than half for infrastructure specifically at the ports.
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NewsA new model for old infrastructure
Given the huge toll logistics takes on India’s overall gross domestic product, double that of West, there are obviously “significant savings” to be made from specialised, niche feeder operations.
