All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 773

  • Damen’s has achieved Green Route status for its ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid and for developing its own sustainability hallmark
    News

    Taking the Green Route

    2013-08-21T20:03:00Z

    An independent jury from the Platform Clean Shipping initiative has identified the companies that will merit ‘Green Route’ status at Europort 2013.

  • News

    Quake and charge for CentrePort

    2013-08-21T08:08:00Z

    CentrePort Wellington has recently been rocked by both a 6.5-magnitude earthquake and being charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

  • Auckland should follow Tauranga's lead
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    Partial Auckland port sale mooted

    2013-08-21T08:08:00Z

    A 49% float of Ports of Auckland should be pursued in 2017 by the owner, Auckland City Council, according to Carr & Haslam managing director Chris Carr.

  • St Louis has its sights on African trade. Credit: Hansueli Krapf
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    Mauritius gateway hub ambitions

    2013-08-21T08:02:00Z

    Mauritius’s Port Louis is set to become a gateway to Africa, according to Dr Jyaneshwur Jhurry, senior advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office.

  • On loan: Some of the quay cranes that Portek has on lease in Indonesia
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    The best of all worlds

    2013-08-21T01:00:00Z

    Portek''s Tok Soon Chong explains how port equipment leasing can translate to significant financial and non-financial gains for a port operator.

  • Cruising just got greener at Hamburg thanks to the STILL RX 70 Hybrid lift truck
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    Hybrid lift trucks

    2013-08-20T20:43:00Z

    Cruise ship handling at Hamburg’s cruise terminals in the HafenCity and Altona has become particularly sustainable thanks to new hybrid lift trucks.

  • Report marks 6th consecutive year of air quality improvements in the Port of Long Beach
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    PoLB improves air quality

    2013-08-20T20:30:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach (PoLB) has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to an analysis reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

  • The Kakinada LNG terminal will deal with handling, storage and re-gasification
    News

    New Indian LNG terminal

    2013-08-20T20:16:00Z

    The US regasification expert, VGS Group, is developing a new floating import LNG terminal in the Bay of Bengal in India.

  • Kalmar’s AutoStrad equipment monitors port equipment in real-time
    News

    Commanding control

    2013-08-20T17:44:00Z

    Kalmar is rolling out a new graphic user interface for its AutoStrad equipment control system currently being installed at the Asciano’s container terminal in Sydney, Australia.

  • Operations are "fluid" at the Port of Oakland
    News

    Protest trouble at Oakland

    2013-08-20T17:02:00Z

    Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) is set to open today after being closed by protesting truckers yesterday morning, frustrated with a backlog and mistreatment of port workers.

  • News

    Cabotage holding back growth

    2013-08-20T01:00:00Z

    BMT Hi-Q Sigma''s Andrew Griffiths sees cabotage - where cargo is moved from one Indian port to another - as a critical issue for the development of ports in India.

  • Up to 27% of container volume moving through West Coast ports is at risk of diverting to Canada's Prince Rupert. Photo: Prince Rupert Port Authority
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    New legislation for US ports

    2013-08-19T17:34:00Z

    A new legislation is being considered to strengthen American ports and enhance the competitiveness of the country’s export economy.

  • Phase one of the floating LNG project in the northern Port of Tianjin is said to be worth 3.3bn Yuan (US$539m)
    News

    Floating LNG terminal for China

    2013-08-19T16:36:00Z

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is said to have won final government approval to build China’s first floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG), a move that is expected to significantly increase imports.

  • The latest LNG exports facility in Louisiana's Lake Charles has been given the green light
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    US arm wrestle over LNG exports

    2013-08-19T14:17:00Z

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has authorised a third proposed facility to export liquefied natural gas (LNG), a clear sign of its commitment to the market.

  • News

    A state of flux

    2013-08-19T01:00:00Z

    India is in a state of flux, as it contemplates an alternative to TAMP.

  • The companies aim to address the "complex demands" of reefer container management
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    Reefer efficiency solution

    2013-08-16T10:34:00Z

    Identec Solutions and WAM Technologies, a new technology division of Mark-It Services, are joining forces to improve the efficiency of refrigerated container management in ports and terminals.

  • The companies aim to address the "complex demands" of reefer container management
    News

    Reefer management solution

    2013-08-16T10:21:00Z

    Identec Solutions and WAM Technologies, a new technology division of Mark-It Services, are joining forces to address the “complex demands” of refrigerated container management in ports and terminals.

  • Cochin
    News

    Life after TAMP

    2013-08-16T01:00:00Z

    Tariff-setting and red tape – are the twin evils of doing business in India showing signs of being eradicated?

  • The Kakinada LNG terminal will deal with handling, storage and re-gasification
    News

    New Indian LNG terminal

    2013-08-15T19:47:00Z

    The US regasification expert, VGS Group, is developing a new floating import LNG terminal in the Bay of Bengal in India.

  • Work has begun on the Liverpool2 terminal
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    Work starts on Liverpool2 quay wall

    2013-08-15T16:10:00Z

    Construction of the quay wall for Liverpool’s new deep water container terminal, Liverpool2, is underway.