All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 863
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Felixstowe calls for axing of off-peak passenger trains
Passenger trains sometimes carrying only three people are taking up rail paths that could be used by 30-wagon freight trains on the branch line to and from the Port of Felixstowe, Hutchison Ports UK chief executive David Gledhill has said.
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Tacoma pinches 400,000 boxes from Seattle
The port of Seattle is to lose about 20% of its current container traffic to regional rival Tacoma, as the Grand Alliance switches from Terminal 18 at Seattle to Washington United Terminal at Tacoma.
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NewsTransport Council narrows TEN-T network
During the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting which took place on 22 March, European Transports Ministers reached a first agreement on new guidelines defining a long-term strategy for the development of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).
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NewsKonecranes hits new heights in Slovenia
Helsinki based Konecranes has received an order for three new RTGs to be delivered to Slovenian port operator, Luka Koper in October.
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NewsPresentation of PERS Certificates took place at the GreenPort Congress in Hamburg
Port of Cork and Peterhead Port Authority were presented with their PERS Certificates by Victor Schoenmakers, Chairman of ESPO
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NewsEarly bird delegate rate available now!
Book your delegate place now and save 20% off the full rate. But hurry, the early bird rate ends 30 July 2012!
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NewsKey Industry Associations lend their support
ESPO, EFIP, ECOPORTS, Pole Mer PACA and AIVP are just some of the supporters of this year''s event.
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NewsMemory loss the bane of the industry
If someone suffers from memory loss or senility, then the shipping industry is where to be. The industry bounces from crisis to euphoria and then appears to forget how it got there, but as the events will be repeated every two to four years we do not need much of ...
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NewsDutch shipyard hands over river cruisers
Dutch shipbuilder Shipyard De Hoop has built a first generation river cruise vessel – the first of four for US tour operator Vantage Deluxe World Travel.
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Moving goods efficiently to inland cities
During the 3rd Annual Africa Ports, Logistics & Supply Chain Conference in Ghana, Reik Mueller, APM Terminals’ Director of Business Development and Infrastructure Investments for the Africa-Middle East Region described a new model for transportation planning and development in West Africa.
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News2012 Call for Papers now closed
The provisional programme for the 7th GreenPort Congress will be released shortly.
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NewsAPMT focuses on African integration
APMT has described a new model for West African transportation suggesting a shift away from "container lifts" towards “integrated container transport solutions”.
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NewsOceanographic optimisation fuels efficiency
Applied oceanography specialists Tidetech will be demonstrating significant fuel saving results on a recent route optimisation trial at the Green Ship Technology (GST) conference in Copenhagen this week.
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NewsFishy concerns over Durban expansion
Transnet’s plans to expand the container berths in Durban Harbour have met with ecological concern because the area is seen to be one of the country’s most important fish nurseries.
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NewsFlying the hub flag
Launched in 1998, the Port of Salalah has established itself as one of the key transhipment hubs in the West Central Asian region and ranks among the top-30 container ports in the world, writes Iain MacIntyre.
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NewsPublic subsidy generates animosity in Liverpool
There seems to be an air of animosity surrounding development work at the UK port city of Liverpool due to contested public funding, but confusion has meant Peel’s projects have been tarred - although privately funded.
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NewsBiggest container vessel at Long Beach
On Friday 16 March, the Port of Long Beach welcomed the MSC Fabiola, the largest container vessel now serving the US to Asia trade route. The vessel measures 1,200ft in length and is capable of carrying more than 12,000 teu.
