January/February 2014 Vol 59 No 1

Plan fit for a Prince

Rebuilding Haiti’s devastated port

Dust dampener

Controlling the effects of moving bulk goods

The rising tide
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LNG links
Supporting shipping’s green bunker choices

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Sea level increase not just ports’ problem

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2013 Vol58 No

REGULARS
Comment: LNG bunkering; P3 alliance; plus a new IAPH
council is created

News: Philippines ports resume operations after Haiyan;
limited cruise access to Venice; sea levels at COP19

Cover Story: LNG-fuelled ships will need to bunker somewhere, but which ports will benefit? US vessel container operator
takes the plunge and commits to LNG fuelMaritime Update: Onshore power supply voltage
debate; IMO encourages ballast water regulation uptakeof the International

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Last Word: ESPO and IAPH should collaborate, says IAPH VP
40Santiago Garcia Milàdrug-driven hackingnting pargiven

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Close to customers: UK’s London Gateway claims its
18
location will be its strength
Jamaican privatisation push: KCT seeks to take19
advantage of Panama Canal expansion
Plans for progress: Haitan Port-au-Prince to be rebuilt
20
to support exports and attract investment
Energy investment: Zhoushan Port, China, plans tooffer LNG bunkers and invests in oil pierFlexible strengths: Busan can offer its customers anumber of benefits but it, too, has challenges to overcome

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Seabed analysis: Port of Cork is monitoring its sea bed
ploughing in real time...and from the office24
In it together: All stakeholders should be involved inhelping ports mitigate against the effects of sea level rise

26

Waiting for the dust to settle: One Dutch port’s
28

plan to reduce dust during cargo handling
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IAPH Info: IAPH meets in Amsterdam for Europe/Africa

Agend
a for

Journal4Open Forum: John Richardson, ESPO award committee
chair, considers sustainable development for ports
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Women’s

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Women leaders: Ports of Auckland’s approach toidentifying leadership potential

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Neighbours

Ports and cities must cooperate

Ports without paper
Lisbon is making it happen

Safety and security
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Evolving ports need comprehensive systems

Hominginstinct

US ports see cruise return

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www.iaphworldports.org

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Comment: SG Naruse looks forward to discussing key
News: Somali ports development hopes; global port alli-bruary

Official

Journalof the InternationalOpen Forum: Consultant Dr Jonathan Beard on why
certain ports may lose business following the P3 alliance 10

Cover Stories: Americas – cruise revenue healthier

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Brazilian infrastructure gets an overhaul

anchorages; Shore-side power; SOLAS, MARPOL in force

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Last Word: IAPH President Grant Gilfillan explains whygoods

March/April 2014

choices

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IAPH Info: IAPH Mid-term Conference; Women’s Forum;

ports’problem

LNG linksThe Global

12Maritime Update: Baltic States lag; Securing safe

you should be at the IAPH Mid-term Ports Conference

Supporttinging ship
ping’sgreenbunker

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4ance; UK pupils learn about ports; Jebel Ali ups capacity

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Accessing Africa: The west coast needs to gear up as

The Global Ports’ Forum

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US ports are benefitingfrom energy’s import/
export reversal and areless impacted byemission regulations
than expected
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large container ships enter the trade routes

18

Multifunctional ports tool: VTS can detectthreats to shipping and security

20

Expansion conundrum: To keep growing, urban

28

ports must move to a new site or expand within existing
constraints, but either option can be challenging

24

Land battle: Ports and cities may have different priorities when it comes to land, but synergies can be found

26

Women’s Forum: Chair Diane Edwards considers thetraps and challenges of positive discrimination

28

Maritime single window: Lisbon reports on its
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efforts to create a paperless port

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Electrifying equipment

Port cranes reduce emissions

Access to Antwerp

Making the river port attractive

Bridging the box gap

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India increases container capacity

Port

fever
Mapping Africa’s maritime future

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

www.iaphworldports.org

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Comment: Secretary General Naruse highlights the3recent Mid-term conference

News: Tanzania outlines ambitious plans; Konecranes
launches Boxhunter RTG; Felixstowe dredging work begins 4Open Forum: Port CEO Eddy Bruyninckx says ‘can do’ isthe key to Antwerp’s success10
Cover Stories: Europe and Africa focus – energy and12

money is being channelled into the development of new ports
and increased ratification of EU/Africa EPAs

12

Maritime Update: SECAs ‘treat owners fairly’; ABSdraws up LNG bunkering guidelines; Antwerp’s LNG bunkerguide; Where have the pirates gone?; US grants awarded forclean diesel projects; Cruise ship power monitoring

32

IAPH Info: Mid-term focus on success; new operations
and logistics committee head; visitor to head office; membership notes; training scholarship still available; diary dates 38

Last Word: The Port of Valencia’s Juan L Delgado – and18

new chair of IAPH’s port operations and logistics committee –highlights his port’s planning for the future40FEATURES
Contaminated Sediment: Alternative methods

12
Developers aretransforming themaritime map ofWest Africa

Photo: Choo Eng Koay/Shutterstockof sediment treatment and disposal can open up opportunities for beneficial re-use and reduce costs

18Dredging: We showcase work by the International
Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) on underwater
noise: dredging Maasvlakte 2

24

21

Cranes and yard equipment: A switch toelectric-powered cranes can help ports reduce their relianceon expensive and polluting fuels

24

India: Bridging the box gap – India’s plans to increase
container capacity are starting to become a reality

27

Panama Canal extension: Measuring how recent
events may affect the project’s completion date – and theMay/June 2014
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possible knock-on effects

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Looking at alternatives
Pressure mounts for pollution cuts

Safer and cleaner

Automation is gaining ground globally

Protecting the whales

Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

Thinkinggreen
Ports are changing over tocleaner technologies

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

www.iaphworldports.org

Dredging in a sensitive environment

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Comment: The Ministers’ Roundtable on “Mega-ships
3and their Impact on Port Development and Safety”

News: Trieste discusses ro-ro imports expansion; Chiquita
4back in New Orleans; Portsmouth talks EU funding

Open Forum: David Anderson, CEO of Ports Australia,
aims to put ports on the public policy agenda

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Cover Story: The latest WPCI green initiatives andideas; US grants help ports cut pollution; Venice seeks tolessen environmental impact; small-scale LNG networks

12Maritime Update: IAPH backs IMO on containerweighing; Rebounding Somalian pirate activity

30

IAPH Info: IAPH’s conference in Sydney looks to theports of the future; IAPH Awards 2015 are now open

34

Last Word: IAPH’s port safety and security committee
vice chairman says the maritime and logistics industries need24

to work together to reduce accidents and security threats 40

FEATURES
Ports plead for pragmatism on LNG:

12Wind turbines, solar
panels, shore power,
smart systems, and LNG
fuel are just some of theideas generated at theIAPH Sydney conference
Photo: Hannah Kidd/Shutterstock

Challenges remain over EU plans for LNG bunkering

18

Port matrix: Despite the rise of robotics and electronics,
people still play a crucial part in port operations

20

Cracking the US: Semi-automated terminals areeither in operation or development at three US ports

26

23

Gabon’s whale-friendly dredging: How a
Boskalis/Van Oord joint venture protects local fauna

24

Cashing in on nature: René Kolman describes how
we can have ports without compromising ‘natural capital’ 26

The big debate: Mega ships are creating mega ports,
July/August 2014ISSUE 04 VOL 59

but who will pay for the upgrades

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Port software

ROPES survey results are inInfrastructure

Improved vessel congestion and safety

Greer Inland Port
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Generating jobs away from the coast

Time toexpand
Asian ports prepare for growth

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

www.iaphworldports.org

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Comment: SG Naruse highlights the association’s

3agenda for growth

News: LNG to drive use of Northern Sea Route; LNG bunkering at Rotterdam; piracy, sea robbery rise 16%

4Open Forum: The port, the public body. Alison Oldfieldof Eversheds on legal challenges to port decisions
10
Cover Stories: Asia & Oceania: Shanghai – size does
matter; India – major ports fight back; Indonesia – trade

growth necessitates better port infrastructure 12, 14, 16

10Maritime Update: WPCI launches LNG website; newLNG RP in Qatar; Togo pilots single window; Ebola threat;
Hamburg Sűd gets connected; pirates attack in open ocean;AnchorageNet

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IAPH Info: 29th World Ports conference; executivecommittee members; Women’s Forum; new chair for IAPH
committee; and more...

36

Last Word: The CEO of Marseilles Fos’ highlights plans
40for cooperation with Europe and beyond

FEATURES

12

Port software: ROPES unravels ‘wake’effect: Landmark study on wash effects should enhance
vessel safety, reports John Gallagher
18
Port software: smoothing our peaks andtroughs: A software upgrade efficiently handles unevenbox flow, reports John Gallagher
20

12Asian growth isfuelling changes
Photo: Shutterstock

Infrastructure: Strait talking: Stephen Cousins
reports on the latest test project under IMO’s pioneering Enavigation initiative

22Infrastructure: designing small andmedium container terminals:

22

The latest report from PIANC on design principles for ports
building new terminals

24

Greer inland port – inland economic
impact: Scott Berman visited the new $50M million South
Carolina Inland Port – trailblazing dry port infrastructure 26
Venice / Trieste – Adriatic aims high:Two Italian ports are to invest heavily in capacity-expanding
projects, writes Jem Newton

28

Demand sensing: predicting the supply chain.
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A forecasting method that helps eliminate uncertainty, writes
Dr Fortune U Laurence30

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November/December 2014 Vol 59 No 6

Informing on piracy
What’s happening – at a glance

Ongoing policing

How Gulf of Aden is fighting backOil siphoning
Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

PiracyAsian ‘spike’ raises concerns

hot-spots
Raising awareness

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

www.iaphworldports.org

P&H CONTENTSREGULARSComment: Carbon counting – SG Naruse highlights how
3members can be more involved
News: US harbour funding; shipping resumes into Iran;
Hamburg dredging wait; Kobe-Osaka gets underway;

4

Transnet to raise spending ...

Open Forum: History of resilience: Manuel Almirahighlights how the Port of Palm Beach has faced a century of

10challenges

14

Cover Stories: Piracy The ongoing policing ofpiracy – Dr Dave Sloggett looks at the measures being takenin the Gulf of Aden; Spike in oil siphoning raises concerns for
Asian waters – tankers in Asia are a prime target for pirates
looking for fuel to resell, reports Ridzwan Rahmat; Piracy‘hotspots’ – an infographic

12, 14, 16

Maritime Update: EU sets out bunkering timeline;
IGF Code moves to adoption; simple software integration;box operators combat climate change; emissions monitoring32

made easier

IAPH Info: 29th World Ports conference; Women’sForum with Justine Camoin; Diary

36

Last Word: PortMiami director Juan M Kuryla

40

20FEATURES
Port security: Plotting unusual activity within ports

12Piracy – action
and reaction

Illustration: Shutterstock,Carolina Lorenzo

can prove a useful key to finding answers – by SavahnaNightingale; Common ground for EU security; Cruises skip
Jerusalem’s ports

18, 20, 22

Port cranes & bulk handling: From part to23

whole – Titus Zheng reports on ZPMC’s aim of becoming an
integrated solution provider; Keep on trucking – three Greek
ports will trial software designed to co-ordinate truck loading
and unloading in real time, reports Stephen Cousins 23, 24

Topical: Twin hopes for Haiti – Greg Miller reports fiveyears on from the devastating earthquake; Transforming
Bujumbura Port – landlocked Burundi has a master plan forthis inland port, reports Shem Oirere; Singapore embarks on
first phase mega-port construction – a joint report by Moyoun
November/December 2014
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