January/February 2017 Vol 62 No 1

Tapping Trump’s trillion
AAPA puts forward ports’ perspective

LNG’s long-term outlook

Partnerships are key to building network

Robot roll-out
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Melbourne’s fully automated terminal opens

Taking f light
Fresh investment sees west Africa’s ports leave cities
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Comment: Susumu Naruse explains that a slow
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economy requires ports to work differently in 2017

News: Malacca Strait busy with developments; EU port
regulation gets go-ahead; DP World invests with Canadian4

pension fundOpen Forum: AAPA president and CEO Kurt Nagle
looks at US ports’ future under the Trump administration 10

Maritime Update: Rotterdam opens LNG bunkers

10berth; US states can tighten ballast water rules; Shippers
indifferent to scrubbers; IMO stalls on cyber rules

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IAPH Info: IAPH 2017 bound for Bali; Asia-1 president;
Environment Committee chair
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Last Word: Molly Campbell of Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey on a big trend for 201740

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Cover Story: Africa
A second wave of port privatisation around the Gulf of Guinea
will see deeper ports outside cities

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Two development projects at Walvis Bay will offer increased
capacity and double Namibia’s container throughput

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East African ports are moving to cut waiting times and meet
trade demands through investment and expansion

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Flamingos on the move.
As west Africa’s ports
outgrow their urban
locations, deeperdraught facilities arebeing developed

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LNG
LNG may play a minor role in the 2020 low-sulphur fuellandscape but its long-term market share is promising

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Asia is collaborating with some of the pioneers of LNG
bunkering to catch up with this global trend

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Hydrographics: Giving ships access to hydrographic
data could enable ports to receive deeper vessels
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Automation: Melbourne’s Webb Dock becomes
Australia’s first fully automated container terminal

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Baltimore: An award winning project shows how tomake good use of locally sourced dredged sediment

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Dubrovnik: The Croatian port is optimistic that a new
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March/April 2017 Vol 62 No 2

Make in India

Modi welcomes investment

Middle East competition
Saudi Arabia looks west

View from the ship
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Dry bulk terminals score high in survey

Open for business
China sets course for new normal

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Comment: Susumu Naruse highlights the need for ports3
to embrace digitisation to remain competitive
News: APMT profit down by one-third; lower volumes at
Contship; China backs Angola port; Hamburg supports Elbe

dredging; Jurong boosts training; freeport plan for Senegal 4

Open forum: Ports cannot invest unless they have an
idea of what will be expected of them, writes Fairplay’s chief
maritime correspondent, Richard Clayton

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Maritime update: ESI-registered ships increase; IMO

12launches gas fuel code; dual fuel ferry a west Canadian first;
US considers ballast water management fee; study shows
failure to weigh boxes; piracy down but threat remains

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IAPH info: Indonesia Port Corporation II CEO Elvyn G
Masassya hopes to meet you at the IAPH Congress 2017 inBali, to take the talk truly global, plus diary dates.

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Last Word: Masaharu Shinohara emphasises the value of
productivity benchmarking for container terminals
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Cover story: Asia

As President Donald Trump plans tariffs on Chinese products,
China seeks new opportunities through One Belt, One Road,
reports Ken Gangwani

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After a decade of growth, ports in Bangladesh have to think
seriously about infrastructural development
After the initial success of the Make in India

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China continues toexpand its presence
overseas through One
Belt, One Road.
Meanwhile, the new US
president considers
different approaches tointernational trade

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initiative, 12 more ports are to be developed
Saudi Arabia wants to boost competition at its west coast
ports, Peter Shaw-Smith reports

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Vessel traffic management: In the age ofe-navigation, ports must be at the core of plans toenhance productivity

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Port design and planning: US Port of Tampa
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Bay’s Vision 2030 plan will involve major investment
PR and marketing: Communication is part of any
business, and ports are no exception, writes Scott Berman 24
Radio frequency identification: East African
ports use more cargo tracking and better logistics to boost
throughput, writes Shem Oirere26

Dry bulk: BIMCO’s vetting scheme aims to shed light onships’ experiences at dry bulk terminals
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May/June 2017 Vol 62 No 3

India’s 12 port plan

Shipping minister drives green agenda

Eyes on overseas markets

South Korea eases investment hurdles

Planning priorities
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Australia’s east coast looks to inland ports

Looking east to west
Indonesia ports support shipping highway plan

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Comment: Susumu Naruse on how IAPH award papers
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represent the trends and challenges of today’s ports
News: Smaller Gulf ports may consolidate; Singapore
loads LNG trucks; Mexico looks overseas; Delfin Deepwater

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Port gets approval; Taiwan links with Philippines

Open forum: Nisomar’s Captain Claus Hyldager tells
P&H that the granularity of port data is incredibly important
to your customers

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Maritime update: Maersk ends paperchase; US

12backs armed guards; ESI success; cyber risk management
outlined; ballast water tipping point

IAPH info: Award entry roundup, new members anddates for your diary

Last word: Time to build business and friendships inBali at IAPH 2017

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Cover story: Asia & Oceania
Indonesia builds new ports as it aims to rebuild its standing
as a regional maritime power

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12Indonesia develops terminals and liquefaction plants as itprepares for increased domestic gas use

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Container shipping believes Manila, Philippines, has the12

President Joko Widodo’s
vision is to create an east
to west maritime highway
across Indonesia’sarchipelago

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potential to become a regional transhipment hub

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Masterplan paves the way for Australia’s sixth terminal

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Green ports:
Climate change and sustainability are the key themes behindthe development of Indian public and private ports20

Eco-consciousness and business growth can go hand-inhand, as demonstrated by Port of Gothenburg

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Port equipment:
A clean-air plan by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beachhas led to terminal operators to question the costs

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South Korea:
Greater focus on investing in overseas ports is part of a South
Korean plan to be a global maritime economic force

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Port governance:
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Former IAPH president Geraldine Knatz considers the role ofport collaborations in a changing logistics landscape30

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July/August 2017 Vol 62 No 4

Team talk

Latin American VP to boost regional interest

Yard yield

RTGs are key to port benchmarking study

Silted Santos
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Past meets

present

Smart port talk at Bali World Ports Conference

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Dredging weighs heavy on Brazil’s outlook

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Comment: Ports’ environmental agenda must expand
into sustainable thinking, says Susumu Naruse

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News: Heineken plans for sustainable logistics; Dahej
Port diversifies; China Life Insurance buys shares in Qingdao;

4container terminals enjoy continued volume growthOpen Forum: The new IAPH VP for Americas, Central
and South, Guimara Tuñón Guerra, discusses her plans for
IAPH, the importance of encouraging women to pursue a
career in ports, and Panama’s IT upgrades

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Maritime Update: First operation carried out for

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Engie LNG bunkering service at Zeebrugge; new tonnage
proposal to cut carbon emissions; Australia ratifies BWMS;
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IAPH Info: IAPH award winners receive prizes in Bali;
Women’s Forum awards announced; resolutions on cybercrime and climate change; the Legal Committee presents
its updated guide to maritime law for port officials

Last Word: Ulsan Port Authority CEO Jong-Yeol Kang
on going down the green route

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Cover story: Bali 2017
Door-to-door thinking through special economic zones,
collaboration, and technology were the talking points at
this year’s World Ports Conference

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IAPH members call for a more holistic approach toclimate change through the creation of the World Ports

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Tradition met
technology at theWorld Ports Conference
as members discussed
automation anddigitisation in ports, on
the cultural andcolourful island of Bali

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Sustainability Programme
Automation, digitisation, and smart ports; the next steps
for the supply chain in a changing landscape15
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Passenger port dredging: Calais Port 2015
project aims to future-proof the port for bigger vessels
and more footfall

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Dredging talk: Insight from an insurance specialist
on dredging cover; and IADC’s René Kolman calls for wider
use of the ecosystem services philosophy

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Silt-free Santos: Brazil government awards dredging
contract to ease access to country’s state-owned port
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IAPH report: RTG yard moves reveal how efficient a
port is, suggests a study carried out by Port Operationsand Logistics Committee

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Africa investment: IHS Markit economist considers
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China’s continuing interest in investing in the second-largest
continent’s road, rail, and shipping network

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September/October 2017 Vol 62 No 5

New kid on the ‘block’

Ports join ‘chain’ in software revolution

Dark side of digitilisation

Ports fight back against cyber crime

Three pillars for growth
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Competitionleveller
EU regulations pave way for fair play

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SG Milà speaks on ports’ sustainable future

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Comment: Ports need strategies to adapt to slower

growth, new technologies, sustainability and cyber security,
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says Susumu Naruse

News: Djibouti’s hub status grows; Consortium finalises
Kribi deal; Essar Ports wins Mozambique coal terminal
concession; ADPC considers IPO offerings

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Open forum: The COO of Flexport, a San Franciscobased freight forwarding company, gives his impression of10
the changing supply chain landscape
Maritime update: Environmental Ship Index

continues to attract shippers; Ports launch LNG bunkering
iniatives; European emissions monitoring goes live; Ballast
water management convention gets extension; US offers
30cyber guidance to ports

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IAPH Info: Port of Baku gets ready for next IAPH

conference; IAPH’s new managing director – policy andstrategy shares his short-term goals; new members;
dates for your diary35

Last word: Georgia Ports Authority’s Griff Lynch is
confident that the single terminal design will work wellfor future markets

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Cover story: Europe

The new EU ports regulation should make ports in the region
more competitive by opening up access to their services 12

The European Commission continues to identify countries
that offer ports tax exemptions that it feels may not be inline with EU law
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Spain’s docker disputes have had a broader impact on
European ports and prompted wider strikes

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The new EU port
regulation aims tocreate a level playing
field by opening up
access to port services

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Software:

Ports and supply chains are starting to understand thehuge potential blockchain technology can offer withsome ports on the cusp of rolling out applications

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Port software experts are not yet clear on the exact
application of artificial intelligence, but agree that thetechnology offers a lot of potential for ports

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As ports become more reliant on data in their day-to-day
operations, the opportunities for cyber criminals increase 22
Ports are seeking out solutions that go beyond physicalinfrastructure to enable swift handling of big ships

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Belt and Road:

The Maritime Silk Road is an opportunity to improve thesupply chain’s sustainability legacy and could help mitigate
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against protectionism, says Santiago Garcia Milà

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With a pot of state money at its disposal, PhilaPort isaiming to boost its container and car terminals

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November/December 2017 Vol 62 No 6

Hard hitters

Ports’ plans for hurricane protection

Grimaldi on ports

Shipowner’s take on sustainability

Shale expectations

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Corpus Christi dredges for increased exports

Heightened

prospects
Raised bridge hails new dawn for New York/New Jersey
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Comment: Reducing greenhouse gases to stop global
warming should be a top priority, asserts Susumu Naruse

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News: IAPH’s survey, China port operators continueinternational expansion, Bangladesh ports get funding
from India to help ease congestion

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Open Forum: Patrick Verhoeven lays down the fivepillars of the World Ports Sustainability Program, ahead of10
its launch in March 2018
Maritime Update: Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering trials

in sight at Singapore, low-sulphur fuels linked to propulsion
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problems, Hurricane relief restarts Jones Act debate

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IAPH Info: Baku sets out the programme for the next
IAPH conference, new VP for the Asia, South East andOceania region, annual report published36

Last Word: Innovation lies at the heart of Antwerp’s
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In conversation with Emanuele Grimaldi
Italian shipowner talks to Patrick Verhoeven aboutsustainability and automation

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Cover story: North America

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The raised Bayonne Bridge has already brought a new service
to the port of New York and New Jersey, and signals a new
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chapter in Asia to US east coast routeings
Private money is still available for port projects providing
the numbers add up
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The Canadian government considers ways to create aframework for a more commercial, market-based operationof its ports
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14Bigger ships have beenpassing under theraised Bayonne Bridgebound for the port of
New York and New
Jersey since June,signalling a new era for
the US east coast port

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Climate change

Ports in areas susceptible to severe weather know the risks
and have plans in place to future-proof their facilities
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Scientists have noticed a trend linking climate change to theseverity of hurricanes recently seen in the Caribbean and22
Gulf of Mexico
Canada’s port of Montreal is the latest to benefit fromgovernment investment in shore-side power

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Rotterdam has set itself significant sustainability targets
that it aims to meet by 2050

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Dredging

The Texas port of Corpus Christi needs more depth in toenhance its position as a US oil exporter

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ICTSI has commissioned dredging work on areas of the Congo
River to allow bigger ships access to the port of Matadi, a28
gateway to the DRC capital, Kinshasa

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Big investment in the Caribbean transhipment space could
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