All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 851

  • ICS chairman Masamichi Morooka: “We must avoid the potential for chaos”
    News

    ICS speaks on ballast water ‘chaos’

    2012-05-31T10:16:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has expressed genuine concerns identified among its members about the availability and expense of ballast water treatment systems and the robustness of the approval process.

  • India's attractiveness to investors is growing day by day. Credit: OK Photography
    News

    Filling a capacity gap

    2012-05-31T10:00:00Z

    HFW''s Alistair Mackie and Lindsey Greer examine the investment potential of India

  • Delegates at the 2012 Conference
    News

    Motorship P&E Conference success

    2012-05-30T13:19:00Z

    More than 170 delegates came together in Hamburg last week for the successful two day 34th Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd.

  • The Port of Halifax is one of the newest participants of Green Marine’s environmental improvement programme
    News

    Green Marine sees results

    2012-05-30T12:42:00Z

    North American environmental improvement programme, Green Marine, has released its latest performance results of participants’ efforts.

  • The MTS allows for the transportation of more containers in a single haul compared to the traditional single-trailer system
    News

    Advanced MTS for Manila

    2012-05-30T11:55:00Z

    International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently added a new line of multi-trailer system (MTS) at the Manila International Container Terminal.

  • The Commission announced the winners of the 2012 European Business Awards for the Environment
    News

    Resource efficiency for sustainable Europe

    2012-05-30T10:30:00Z

    Last week, EU Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, announced the five winners of the 2012 European Business Awards for the Environment.

  • South Africa's regulator is showing its true colours. Credit: Coda
    News

    The regulator

    2012-05-30T10:00:00Z

    It is now just over five years since South Africa’s Regulator – one of the world’s few independent port regulators – first convened.

  • You Tube footage of incidents can give insurers a different angle
    News

    Insurance 'big brother' is watching

    2012-05-30T10:00:00Z

    Footage of the Costa Concordia disaster recorded on passengers’ mobile phones dramatically illustrated the power of modern technology to show what’s really been going on.

  • Remote control or other automation can allow users to operate the suppression equipment with maximum efficiency
    News

    Specifying dust control for bulk materials handling

    2012-05-29T20:30:00Z

    Dust suppression has become an increasingly important challenge in bulk materials handling operations. Ports and shipping terminals are now motivated to find efficient, cost-effective methods of particle control, says Edwin Peterson, CEO of Dust Control Technology.

  • Proposals to increase tolls on the Panama Canal are a bone of contention, unsurprisingly
    News

    Panama toll charge increase row

    2012-05-29T18:46:00Z

    A row has broken out between the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) over the proposed plans to increase the toll charges for the Panama Canal.

  • The SHOAL prototype has been tested in Spain
    News

    Pollution control robotic fish tests

    2012-05-29T12:47:00Z

    Researchers have tested a pollution detecting robotic fish prototype in the Spanish Port of Gijon – the new technology aims to help authorities monitor pollution levels in ports and harbours and avert potential problems.

  • A natural catastrophe type event may not affect future premiums. Credit: US Army
    News

    Drama or day-to-day

    2012-05-29T10:00:00Z

    A port’s day-to-day operational habits are a great influence on the price of insurance cover. Felicity Landon reports

  • The Scottish port industry is homing in on the demand for offshore renewables Photo: Thomas Nugent
    News

    Scottish ports renewables strategy

    2012-05-28T16:41:00Z

    A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.

  • The Scottish port industry is homing in on the demand for offshore renewables Photo: Thomas Nugent
    News

    Scottish ports renewables strategy

    2012-05-28T14:54:00Z

    A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.

  • This year's theme was ‘Sustainable Growth from Oceans, Seas and Coasts: Blue Growth’
    News

    European Maritime Day sustainability focus

    2012-05-28T13:16:00Z

    The EU marked European Maritime Day 2012 with events across Member States on 20, 21 and 22 May. The theme this year was ‘Sustainable Growth from Oceans, Seas and Coasts: Blue Growth’.

  • Professional advice on quality of a second hand unit can be invaluable
    News

    Professional capabilities should not be overlooked

    2012-05-28T10:00:00Z

    Professional inspection of second hand equipment is a crucial factor to consider.

  • Lead partner in the PATCH project - AGHO Oostende in Belgium
    News

    Not backward - just smaller

    2012-05-25T16:00:00Z

    It''s not that the port industry is necessarily a conservative one, explains Simona Margarino of the Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) initiative, “its more that they don''t easily benefit from innovation, as they are often limited in their resources.”

  • Kalmar employs a condition rating system for its secondhand sales
    News

    Used but not abused

    2012-05-25T10:00:00Z

    Second hand equipment has its attractions, but don''t be caught out by rogue resellers in a buyers'' market. John Bensalhia reports

  • APMT is in a bid to operate Port of Virginia facilities
    News

    APMT in $4bn Virginia operations bid

    2012-05-24T21:39:00Z

    APM Terminals has submitted an unsolicited proposal to Virginia Port Authority to operate the authority''s state owned and leased terminals for the next 48 years in a deal that could net VPA up to $4bn, according to APMT''s calculations.

  • The quayside mishap at BCT could have been far worse
    News

    Crane collision causes injuries at BCT

    2012-05-24T18:37:00Z

    International Container Services Inc. (ICTSI) has commented on a recent marine incident involving a passenger vessel that collided with one of its quayside cranes at its terminal in Gdynia, Poland.