All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 999
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The liability limits
The limits of liability set out under the Rotterdam Rules for loss or damage are 875 SDRs per "package" or 3 SDRs per kilo, whichever amount is higher.
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NewsThe Insurer
Port and terminal operators are more than ever spoilt for choice in placing their insurance. The latest entrant to the market, and potentially a new power in this area, is Kiln, the international insurance and reinsurance group.
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NewsUnions demand local labour use
Ports of Auckland has been warned by both the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) and Rail and Maritime Transport Union it will have to train its own workforce to cover labour shortfalls.
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New-generation, eco-friendly vessels
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has formed the concept for its next-generation vessels by building on and refining existing technologies it has developed and adopted. The first new concept is a next-generation, environmentally friendly car carrier; “ISHIN-I,” which stands for “Innovations in Sustainability backed by Historically proven, Integrated technologies.”
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NewsTHE ROTTERDAM RULES FOR TERMINAL OPERATORS
Craig Neame and Matthew Gore explore the new liabilities for terminal operators under the Rotterdam Rules
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NewsUK freight falls
New figures point to a 4.1% fall in UK short sea unit load freight capacity over the last year.
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Nigerian ports regulator established
A private-sector regulatory board is to be set up in Nigeria to oversee the ports industry.
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NewsAlgeciras units arrive
The first six out of a total of 32 transtainer cranes have been landed at the Port of Algeciras Bay.
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Four new members join PEMA
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has four new members: crane cabin specialist Brieda Cabins; port vehicle manufacturer Linde Heavy Trucks; drives systems supplier Control Techniques; and port equipment and services group Portek.
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EFFORTS demonstration in Le Havre
The EFFORTS Demonstration Event on Clean Energy Management, on Water Quality and on Air Quality in Le Havre drew a large and interested audience
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Polzug’s ‘Golden Environment’
Walter Schulze-Freyberg, Managing Director of Polzug Intermodal GmbH, has been awarded its logistics prize by BF Bahnen (the Federation of Managers of German Rail Companies).
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Six electric RTG’s to Vietnam
Saigon Newport Company (SNP), Vietnam has awarded Cargotec a contract for a further six all-electric Kalmar E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, destined for the 1st phase of its Tan Cang-Cai Mep International Container deepwater port near Ho Chi Minh City.
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NewsKeeping the customers sweet
The customer is king is a mantra that has suddenly taken on new meaning for crisis-struck port chief executives.
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Crisis soundbites
Over half of the study participants confirmed that the recession has pushed them to reach out to their customers to more fully and proactively explore their needs, surface and explore underlying the assumptions made in developing their plans, exploring opportunities to support customers and build or maintain strategic relationships. "I ...
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NewsMaking EFFORTS to be good neighbours
The EFFORTS research project is intended to permit ports to strengthen their role as environmental protagonists and to improve trust of near-by residents
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NewsHams Hall wins environmental award
Associated British Ports’ Hams Hall intermodal rail freight terminal has won an Environmental Innovation Award at the 2009 Rail Freight Group Awards held in London.
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NewsCan ports be ‘green’ in a recession?
At the Royal Haskoning Green Ports Conference in mid-October, port authorities, terminal operators and environmental managers met to discuss whether ports can maintain their environmental strategies in the current recession. Millie Clive-Smith reports.
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NewsCrane of the Year" award for Liebherr’s LHM 280
In a festive award ceremony Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH was presented the "Crane of the Year" award for its LHM 280 at the Beurs van Berlage, in Amsterdam. The event, organised by the International Bulk Journal, was touted as "A salute to excellence in the Maritime Bulk Industry" and ...
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NewsGothenburg goes even greener
The Port of Gothenburg, a pioneer of shoreside power, is continually striving to reinforce its green strategy with important initiatives, including the introduction of gas recycling systems and the launch of its Railport concept
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Traffic up at Zeebrugge
The Belgian port of Zeebrugge has bucked the downturn to post a volume increase of 1.5% for the first three quarters of this year.
