January/February 2016 Vol 61 No 1

A giant challenge

Ports try to keep up with megaship needs

Top port projects of 2016

Notable expansions and renovations

Soundings bring success
Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

Hydrographics’ key role in Nigeria and Suez

Fuelling change
Bunker choices for effective emissions control

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Comment: A happy new year from Tokyo – SG Susumu
3Naruse considers the year ahead
News: US unveils national freight strategy; Nagoya getsquake-ready, MAN first in dual-fuel box ship conversion

4Open Forum: PSA International CEO Tan Chong Meng
8talks about the challenges facing terminal operators

Maritime Update: IAPH at COP21; US ballast water32
rule overturned; Somali piracy causes reappear
IAPH Info: IAPH joins environment coalition; Women’s
36scholarship launched; IAPH is sixty years young
Last Word: Investing in energy efficiency – Peter
Mollema on Rotterdam’s transition to greener activities

840FEATURES

Cover story: Green fuelling
Infographic - LNG hotspots across the globe

10To ECA or not to ECA – This is the question considered byTRI-ZEN International’s lead consultant, James Ashworth 12

Singapore presses on with LNG bunkering – pricier LNG andimport reliance are concerns, reports Zeng Xiaolin

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LNG bunkering gains traction in US – vessel deployments put
pressure on port expansion, reports John Gallagher

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Port projects
Major port investment programmes – as we head into 2016,
Tony Slinn looks at the some of the biggest global port

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Shipping lines consider
greener options asmore countries requestthat vessels burn
reduced-sulphur fuelPhoto: Shutterstock

expansion and renovation projects currently taking place 18

Hydrographics
Hydrographics in action – how it helped one inland port in
Nigeria and the surveyors of the Suez Canal

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Room for improvement – precision positioning can still getbetter, NOAA’s Rick Brennan tells Jason Barnes

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Confidence in Jamaica
A CMA CGM-led consortium has revealed new details ofits plans to rejuvenate the container transhipment hub inKingston reports Greg Miller

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Parana Bay rivalry
Through constant dredging and new equipment upgrades,
Paranagua has kept Brazil’s grain exports flowing. But newcompetition is on the horizon, reports RT Watson

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Construction starts at Saemangeum
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The new port is part of a bigger project aiming to develop thewest coast of the Korean Peninsula, Zeng Xiaolin reports

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March/April 2016 Vol 61 No 2

Talk to your customers
TT Club advices on VGM compliance

Asia’s winners and losers
Transhipment ports fight backCarbon-neutral by 2020
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China’sgreeneroutlook
New rule to measure ships’ emissions

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Barcelona plans to cut CO2 to zero

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Comment: Susumu Naruse reflects on these challenging
3times and how IAPH decision-making is responding
News: Taiwan environment checks; US ports add capacity;
US regulator tackles congestion; Dutch dispose of plastics 4
Open Forum: Peregrine Storrs-Fox of TT Club warns
that the clock is ticking on verification of cargo weights

8Maritime Update: Barcelona pioneers LNG fuel;Port-Tianjin crackdown; Optimism on piracy; Ballast waternear-miss; IMO boss promotes partnership

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IAPH Info: Mid-term conference in Panama; Visitors to36
HQ; Women’s Forum plans, Dates for you diary
Last Word: Beyond borders – Busan Port Authority
president Woo Ye-jong, shares his ambitions for the port

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Cover story: Asia regional focus
China clears the air – Mainland ports are following Hong
Kong’s lead in implementing emission controls

10Last push for growth – Singapore terminals may be set toconsolidate, but their ambitions don’t stop in the interim 13

Hub ports hurt – Greg Knowler reports on how industry
trends are disadvantaging Asian transhipment ports

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Indonesia’s joined-up port thinking – a government plan aims
to cut logistics costs with port revitalisation

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VTS
Lerwick invests in traffic control – Martin Watts reveals theequipment the port has chosen as its VTMSs

1724/7 port operations – Stephen Cousins finds that softwareand training could keep ports running round the clock10

China’s panda, symbolof friendship and peace.
Shipping lines mustbear the cost of using
fuel containing no morethan 0.1% sulphur atcertain Chinese ports
from 1 April

Photo: Shutterstock

LA port takes on big ships – Partnership scheme ensuressafety and efficiency amid congestion and hign demand

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Port design
Baku to the future – The Caspian Sea port builds to takeadvantage of China-Europe overland links
Panama poised – The canal expansion offers much wider
logistics opportunities in the local area

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Barcelona
No carbon footprint – The Spanish port has the ambitious
target of reducing CO2 emissions to zero by 202026

Helsinki
City meets sea – Finnish port’s striking new ferry terminal will
help foster growth in maritime operations

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part of a plan to meet the supply and demand gap

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May/June 2016 Vol 61 No 3

Watershed protection
Panama conserves and recycles

Cool cruise

Terminal designs that inspire

Demystifying risk
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It pays to begreen
More ports sign up toEnvironmental Ship Index

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New insurance guidance for members

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Comment: Susumu Naruse says IAPH should work with3
IMO on a range of mutual concerns
News: Mormugao revival; Busan offers customer loans;

APMT plans Tangier facility; Ports use cloud-based solution 4Open Forum: Panama Canal Authority’s Carlos Vargas
8explains why it leads in environmental development

Maritime Update: Singapore LNG’s slow start; USweight rule response; e-filing date set; US concern over cyber
information sharing; An exception to piracy decline

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IAPH Info: Dov Frohlinger argues that template leasing
agreements make sense
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Last Word: Vision becomes reality for Port Canaveral,
Captain John Murray explains
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Cover Story: Environment
Five years after its launch the Environmental Ship Index
continues to grow in strength

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EcoPorts lets port environmental managers work together
and win recognition

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The long-term game – consultancy BMT WBM is developing
key concepts and tools to deal with climate change

Great Lakes: Ports turn to project cargo to balance
decline in steel, oil, gas, and grain

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Shipowners savemoney with ESI as more
incentive providers join
the scheme
Photo: Shutterstock/Carolina Lorenzo

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Container weighing: UK ports says clients’ interests
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come first as the weight verification rule approaches
Antwerp: The last urban wasteland along the River
Scheldt is to become a carbon-neutral business park

Port of Bellingham: The clearing of historiccontamination promises commercial rebirth

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guidance on their exposure to risk
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Cruise terminals: Scott Berman considers several
cruise terminal development projects in North America

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Bronka: St Petersburg port aims to exploit an increase in
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Russia’s container trade
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Riga: Latvia’s biggest port has major projects swiftly
moving off the drawing board

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July/August 2016 Vol 61 No 4

The crux of the matter

Chris Trelawny speaks out about security

Game changer

Automation plans for US and Australia

Style and elegance
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Africa’s roadto efficiency
Investment provides the missing links

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Salerno’s terminal tribute to architect

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Comment: Susumu Naruse reflects on changing times
at IAPH following the adoption of its new constitution, and3

the impact of the Panama Canal expansion

News: Bolloré Group to build Timor-Leste’s new port; UK’s
first steel hub opens at Liverpool; plans for LNG bunkering at

4Yokohama; and Landbridge invests in Australia

Open Forum: Chris Trelawny, special adviser on

20maritime security to the IMO, says it should focus on the8development of maritime nations - from the roots up

Maritime Update: Expanded Panama Canal joins ESI;
Scandlines gets hybrid result; IMO takes steps on
construction rules; EU sets out Arctic priorities; Ghana

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paperless port plan begins

IAPH Info: all change at the IAPH; scholarship winners
announced; new IAPH website; new vice-chair for Women’s

37Forum; Naruse to judge innovation awards

Last Word: Heavy industry with less environmental

2240toll. Randa Coniglio of Port of San Diego explains

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Cover Story: EMEA focus
Investment in Ghana’ ports to strengthen land-side links

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Billions of dollars areearmarked for port
developments in Africa
but will it mean more
efficient supply chains?

Photo: Shutterstock

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Matadi development takes shape in Democratic
Republic of Congo

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Investors look at opportunities in Iran, post sanctions

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China’s New Silk Road evokes an ancient trade route16

Automation: The pace of implementing human-free18, 20handling increases at US and Australian ports
Security: Data sharing and the cyber security debate inthe US; port security in Asia and Africa discussed

22, 24Zaha Hadid: Salerno Maritime Terminal provides aJuly/August 2016
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fitting tribute to the late architect

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Pittsburgh: US port has major expansion plans

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September/October 2016 Vol 61 No 5

Out but not down

British Ports Association on Brexit

Industrial India

Sagarmala project to boost economy

Porto perfection

Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and HarborsLeixões' iconic passenger terminal

Transparency rules
for EU port services and SOLAS weighing regulations

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Comment: Susumu Naruse argues that amid social andeconomic change ports have to show they are competent to3

remain in the market

News: Qatar’s Hamad Port set for first phase opening; theblack swan threat; Indian food parks boost efficiency; DP

4World Taiwan venture; Italy seeks port presidents;

Open Forum: British Ports Association director DavidWhitehead wants British ports to use Brexit to get the bestdeal possible

1010Maritime Update: Tallink begins sea trials of its
LNG fast ferry; Australia to offer LNG bunkering; USCG won’t
budge on ballast water tests; Shipowners back Europeanemissions cuts; Rotterdam bunkering first32

IAPH Info: IAPH becomes strategic partner for the Global
Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnership; Milà’s Japan keynotespeech; Port CEO honoured

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Last Word: The IAPH technical committees are ‘hidden
gems’, says new VP for the Asia/Oceania region Martin Byrne,chief executive of Port Nelson, New Zealand

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Cover story: regulation
After 15 years of struggle, the EU is close to winning approval
for legislation to deregulate port services

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The long awaited Polar Code will come into force at the beginning of next year

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Recently implemented
regulations give clarity
to help protect people
and the environment
Photo: Shutterstock

Shippers speak out against unfair price tags attached toVGM administration

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Owners and operators look for clarity on the sulphur cap
implementation date

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Software:Data protection fears blight single windows connectivity 20
Yangon customs automation reduces congestion

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Auckland treads gently as it introduces automation

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Infrastructure:

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Israel builds on electronic mapping

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India’s Sagarmala programme leads on logistics

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Porto cruise terminal: Bold architecture makes
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Cuba’s waiting gameMariel sits tight for power shuffle

Each to its own

Shipping alliances seek hub security

A tale of two coasts
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Panama Canal expansion gives lines options

Blocking tactics
When to fight sea-level rise

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Comment: Susumu Naruse highlights the importance ofa sound regulatory framework
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News: Vietnam plans Lien Chieu port; Busan deepens;
Hanjin sells terminal operator; India revises port investment
rules; Mombasa to rebuild transhipment volumes

Open Forum: Alex Kyriakoulis and Joseph Botham
explain Panama’s Corozal terminal concession process410Maritime Update: European-Asian link on LNG bunkering; Piracy decline optimism; US reviews may slow ballast

14water system adoption; China emissions crackdown; Call for
more EU transport spending; MEPC 70 agenda

IAPH Info: IAPH awards; Vice-presidential line-up;
Scholarships available; new members; diary dates

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Last Word: Port of Amsterdam’s interim CEO, Koen

Overtoom, explains how the port is improving air quality 40

FEATURES
Cover story: climate change
Engineering protection against sea-level rise is quite possible,
but knowing when to deploy it can be problematic

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Jakarta in Indonesia is sinking. Now two separate projects

aim to defend the port and city from the forces of nature 14
Rotterdam wants to be not only the world’s most sustainable
port, but also an inspiration for others to follow

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Americas regional focus
Cuba’s port of Mariel believes it can offer a container hub thatsaves US ports from expensive dredging

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Breakwaters and othersea defences canprotect against sealevel rise, but at a cost.
We find out when thatinvestment is justified

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The all-water route from Asia to the US east coast offers evencheaper options through New-Panamax vessels
Olivier Tretout, CEO of the Kingston transhipment hub inJamaica, sees a bright future

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Costa Rica dredging
The container terminal at Moín, Costa Rica, is two-thirds ofthe way through its three-year construction

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Alliances and hubs
Container lines are favouring stability over flexibility as theyseek to gain more control at transhipment terminals

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QuébecThe Canadian port of Québec is competing for funding toincrease its capacity and capability

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Port health and safety
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A research study into practice at container ports prescribes
actions to improve workers’ health and welfare

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