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Hamburg hamstrung
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Manage the weather

Reduce your premiums

Pirates alley

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West Africa’s vulnerable ports

Youngand keenPorts inspire the next generation

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Comment: SG Naruse urges ports and governments to3

think big when they plan infrastructure projects

News: Fallout of Hurricane ‘Sandy’; Southampton goes for4rail; Kizad’s client list tops 40; Israel Ports appeals for help

Open Forum: A tanker owners organisation claims thelong-term damage from oil spills may be exaggerated

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Cover Story: How to achieve a successful port/city inter-

10face; Genoa wins ESPO award for its youth programmes; Valencia
gains a competitive edge by promoting its quality culture

12Maritime Update: Ports tool up for LNG; ESI works withGreen Award; Verhoeven leaves ESPO for pastures new30

IAPH Info: Looking ahead to LA in May; VP Garcia Milá on
his ESPO chairmanship; regional meeting in Abu Dhabi

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Last Word: CEO Bisey Uirab describes the Namibian Ports
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Keep them keen:creating positive vibes
among young people
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advises operators to plan for changes in box weighing regs

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The enemy below: We look at steps ports should taketo protect their assets against the underwater terrorist threat 22

Measuring mud: A major UK port talks about its
navigational complexities and the hydrographic tools it uses 24

New pirate problem: A security expert offers hissolution to the threat facing West Africa’s vulnerable ports

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March/April 2013 Vol 58 No 2

UAE double act

Khalifa and Kizad bond for growth

Coastal lookout

Ports’ role as environmental stewards

Short-cut to savings
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Moneyon themove

Investment interests across the Americas

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Can vessel route planning cut costs?

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Comment: SG Naruse considers the global economy, the3

impact of piracy, and the new convention for ballast water

News: Next generation ships and hinterland infrastructure;
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ICTSI leaves Syria; Port of Tyne invests in renewables

Open Forum: AAPA’s president, Kurt Nagle, highlights the10port authority’s role as a coastal steward

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Cover Story: Brazil’s port package; US ports fight forfunding; Panama’s Pacific capacity; and Canada looks east

12Maritime Update: WPCI intermodal transport update;EU agrees sulphur solutions; Singapore keeps pirates out

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IAPH Info: Trade Facilitation and PCS Committee meet;
Africa & Europe regional meeting in Congo; three new VPs

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Last Word: IAPH 2013 VP Arley Baker, looks forward to44

welcoming members to Los Angeles in May

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22and tsunamis on port infrastructure26

Monalisa: A system that could speed up navigation by
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offering masters advice from the shore

Risk assessment: The experts say it is the essential factor
when considering a VTS to ensure it’s fit for purpose26

Sea jewel: Offshore Khalifa Port is one part of the UAE’s
plans to diversify the region’s interests away from oil

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Calling at Kai Tak: One berth at Hong Kong’s new stateof-the-art cruise terminal is scheduled to open this year32

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News: Two Australian ports go to private bidder; reduced US
Open Forum: Africa’s privatisation plans should reveal
modern ports away from urban areas, says Gagan Seksaria

Accra

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Cover Story: Douala clears waterways to increase
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IAPH Info: Members meet in Adu Dhabi; three newmembers join association; Latvia delegates visit HQ

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Last Word: Busan Port Authorty President Ki-tack Lim on
his seven-point plan to increase throughput

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Reusing sediment: Port of Brisbane is using dredged
material for land reclamation to create more terminal space

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Lithuania dredges for capacity: The Port ofKlaipėda prepares itself for an LNG facility

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Ask the right questions: IADC’s René Kolman
believes that adaptive monitoring makes sense for dredging 24

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Keep your distance: One Panama terminal operator
explains why it has invested in remote control STS cranes

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Working in tandem: Double lift spreaders are picking
up pace at some notable new terminals

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Weather and wave: It makes sense to use hydro/meteo
information to help masters approach the port, says PIANC

30Vanilla Islands: The Seychelles has embarked on a newmarketing strategy to encourage cruise ships to its islands

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Canada links: New access roads to Port Metro Vancouverand Deltaport should reduce congestion

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July/August 2013 Vol 58 No 4Congestion challenge

Dar es Salaam reaches out to hinterland

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Competition winners revealed in LA

LA lights
Past and present presidents take the lead

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Comment: Secretary General Susumu Naruse looks backat what was achieved at IAPH 2013; plus messages from your2incoming and outgoing presidents

News: Italian port reform; Mombassa expands; energy inTrinidad; Maasvlakte 2 update; Savannah deepening disputes 4Open Forum: Abel Moyo explains how TPA is addressing
congestion and hinterland access at Dar es Salaam

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Cover Story: This year more than 500 delegates headed
to LA for IAPH 2013. P&H covers the highlights of the four-day
conference and technical committee meetings

12Maritime Update: LNG project generates interest in LA;
container weighing at IMO; piracy update; Maersk on sulphur 34

IAPH Info: Port visit in Los Angeles; meet your new
executive committee; IAPH award winners; new IAPH Women’sForum profile; six new members

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Last Word: New IAPH 3rd vice president Dr Priyath
Wickrama on his vision for Sri Lanka’s ports

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Then and now: Twenty years after the first automatedterminal opened in Rotterdam, P&H asks what lessons were

12Delegates weredazzled by a glittering
Hollywood-themed
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learnt and what will be done differently at Maasvlakte 2

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Small steps: Is it worth automating smaller ports, or canthey be just as efficient without the investment?

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The safety question: Unions fear for personnel
working in almost fully-automated terminals

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Automating Asia: Many of the region’s ports are seeing
investment in equipment to partially automate terminals

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September/October 2013 Vol 58 No 5

Fuelling the future
Handling LNG bunkers safely

Hot or cold?

Arctic v Suez in the race from east to west

Repositioning for power
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Efficiency

countsIndia’s private ports
outperform their
public competitors

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Wind energy lucrative for some ports

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Comment: Secretary General Naruse calls on members to3

assist President Gilfillan as he revitalises the organisation

News: Israel plans for capacity increase; Georgia invests in4

disaster unit; eLoran trialled in UK as back up for GPS

Open Forum: SIGTTO’s Andrew Clifton on the benefits andchallenges of using LNG as a fuel for vessels

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Cover Story: India’s private ports take the lead; promising
1H2013 for China; Auckland presents two plans

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Maritime Update: LNG gets EU funding; pirates attackat anchor; Maritime Labour Convention comes into force

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IAPH Info: Amsterdam hosts meeting in November;
new member; call from technical committee to get involved

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Last Word: Port of Amsterdam’s CEO on why members fromall regions should attend the meeting in November

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Barcodes for bananas: Portsmouth’s web-based
system keeps track of produce across the supply chain

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Electronic business: A port’s commitment to ebills of16

A coal terminal at Portof Mundra in west
India. In 2012 the port
handled 83M tonnesof cargo
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Plug in for progress: The realities and perimeters forports considering investment in onshore power

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Does the short cut cost less? The cost and timedifferences between the Northern Sea and Suez Canal routes 32

Breath of fresh air: Certain ports have a lot to gain fromdiversifying into wind power, reveals IAPH report36

Under surveillance: Tanger Med’s system should cut
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the number of Europe-bound migrants going via the port

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November/December 2013 Vol 58 No 6

Agenda for gender

Women’s forum chair confronts issue in ports

Cyber crime

Belgian agent responds to drug-driven hacking

Re-planting paradise
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Mangroves given second chance on Aruba

Nurturingtalent
Training and retaining
skilled staff

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Comment: Secretary General Naruse calls for members
3to prepare for sea level rise

News: Port development in Cuba; Northport considers
4transhipment; automation for Chinese ports

Open Forum: Diane Edwards on the reality for women
wanting to reach the boardroom

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Cover Story: UK ports see advantage of apprenticeships;

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low tech material assessment guidelines; Indian Ocean training
challenges; IAPH scholarship case study

14Maritime Update: LNG bunker facilities for Hambantota; IMO DSC update; LNG-fuelled terminal truck in Spain

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IAPH Info: Several excellent reasons to head to Sydney in2014; meet the Women’s Forum chair; two new members

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Last Word: Monica Michel-Bonvalet from the Port ofMarseille Fos on the new IAPH cruise commitee

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better understand moored vessels

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Iron increase: Mining giant Vale’s commitment in Asia
combines both on and offshore handling

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Computer spy: MSC Belgium discovered that its container
release codes were not protected from cyber criminals

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Weighing up the options: IMO’s decision on
box weight verification divides the industry

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Vision 2020: Sri Lanka Ports’ long-term plan takes
advantage of its Indian Ocean location

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Mangrove planters: Aruba champions a project thatshould benefit the environment and the port

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Development partners: Using the environment tocreate economic value from ports

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