All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 812

  • The European Commission wants to bring Europe's ports into the 21st century
    News

    Upgrading EU seaports

    2013-05-28T15:32:00Z

    Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for mobility and transport, has announced a new initiative to improve port operations and transport connections at 319 key EU seaports.

  • TCEEGE is expanding and updating its equipment
    News

    Efficiency focus in Turkey

    2013-05-28T15:07:00Z

    Grup Marítim TCB''s Turkish Container Terminal (TCEEGE) at the Port of Nemrut Bay, is continuing its strategic plan to implement more efficient technology to the terminal as part of its new expansion.

  • Tacoma plans to increase its breakbulk handling by 30% by 2022. Credit: Port of Tacoma
    News

    The little engine that could

    2013-05-28T01:00:00Z

    Tacoma continues to ride a wave of greatly increased business.

  • The SMV 4531 TB5 HLT is the world's first hybrid reach stacker
    News

    Konecranes hybrid reach stacker

    2013-05-27T12:39:00Z

    Sweden’s Konecranes Lifttrucks AB, has launched the world’s first hybrid reach stacker, the SMV 4531 TB5 HLT for container handling.

  • San Diego is forecasting a 5.5% increase in niche cargoes this year. Credit: Port of San Diego, Dale Frost
    News

    Tale of two halves

    2013-05-27T10:00:00Z

    There''s a clear divide in the ambitions of US West Coast ports, as Martin Rushmere explains

  • Coastal Deniz Container Shuttle
    News

    Port of Liverpool: where carbon efficient meets cost efficient

    2013-05-26T11:36:00Z

    There are many things that make the Liverpool City Region a great place for retailers and manufacturers to do business: it’s home to the Port of Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal – a 36 mile inland waterway from Liverpool to Manchester - and a wealth of multimodal facilities and ...

  • News

    From pit to port

    2013-05-26T01:00:00Z

    Software is helping the handling of bulk materials from the pit through to the port.

  • Advice from the shipping line regarding arrival and expected cargo exchange is key to accurate berth scheduling
    News

    Berth plan

    2013-05-25T01:00:00Z

    Berth scheduling must be cohesive and carefully planned, not left to chance, finds John Bensalhia

  • News

    A look behind the curtain

    2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

    Ports and ships’ masters, owners and operators alike can find some guidance for practical measures to adhere to Marpol Annex V requirements in the Port Reception Facilities (PRFs) module on the IMO’s Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) database.

  • The European Commission wants to bring Europe's ports into the 21st century
    News

    Upgrading EU seaports

    2013-05-23T17:09:00Z

    Port Strategy issued a newsflash on 23 May from Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for mobility and transport, on a new initiative to improve port operations and transport connections at 319 key EU seaports.

  • Maasvlakte 2 – a mighty demonstration of port power in The Netherlands
    News

    Maasvlakte 2 opens

    2013-05-23T12:23:00Z

    The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment opened the port expansion project Maasvlakte 2 this week - phase 1 of the project has worked out €150m cheaper than estimated.

  • Maasvlakte 2 – a mighty demonstration of port power in The Netherlands
    News

    Maasvlakte 2 opens

    2013-05-23T12:11:00Z

    The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment opened the port expansion project Maasvlakte 2 this week - phase 1 of the project has worked out €150m cheaper than estimated.

  • The sceptical American consumer is still not spending. Credit: Chris Brown
    News

    A three speed world

    2013-05-23T11:36:00Z

    The global economy has entered an interesting phase of development where there are no locomotives pulling the rest of the world into prosperity and where we have a mixed bag of economic development not supporting common expansion.

  • The concept design for the new Moorebank terminal
    News

    Interest sought for new Oz terminal

    2013-05-23T11:24:00Z

    The Australian Goverment is calling for interested parties to come forward with a view to developing and operating the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal in Sydney – being called Australia’s major rail freight solution of the future.

  • Siim Kallas - "Europe’s ports must be better connected across the wider transport network."
    News

    Preparing ports for the future: making the most of a vital resource

    2013-05-23T09:26:00Z

    Europe’s prosperity has always been linked to sea trade and ports, which have great potential for sustaining growth in the years ahead. As gateways to the EU’s entire transport network, they are engines of economic development. And more cargo, cruise ships and ferries in our ports mean more jobs.

  • Handling hold wash water could be problematic for bulk terminals. Credit: Stephen Rees
    News

    Talking garbage

    2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

    Bulk ports struggle to get to grips with hold wash water legislation. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

  • EMP’s Aquarius MAS has been designed to clean up shipping
    News

    Green technology partnership

    2013-05-22T18:38:00Z

    There’s a new green technology partnership in Japan – Eco Marine Power (EMP) has teamed up with KEI System Ltd to launch a new system capable of monitoring and controlling eco power devices and fuel consumption onboard vessels.

  • Respiratory problems are said to be worse near Kwai Cheung container port
    News

    Take a deep breath

    2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

    The quality of the air in Hong Kong is regularly in the news, and the levels of air pollution in the City are at times dangerous. Power generation was once Hong Kong''s biggest polluter, but with plant emissions legislation now regulating this industry, the focus has shifted to maritime pollution.

  • 35% of the 132 participating ports already operate welfare levies. Photo: DShieh
    News

    ISWAN advises on port levies

    2013-05-21T17:39:00Z

    The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has published a new report , ‘Port levies and sustainable welfare for seafarers’, which advises on the benefits of port levies at a time when funding for seafarers’ welfare is under pressure.

  • Greater fuel efficiency is at the top of every ferry company’s agenda
    News

    EEDI modification

    2013-05-21T15:52:00Z

    A sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ro-ro and ro-pax vessels has been agreed by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee – which shipping association Interferry is hailing as a victory for common sense.