Dangerous and Hazardous Materials

Most of the debate associated to port-call coordination and optimization is related to container transport. As the nature of non-container port-calls differs, the characteristics of non-container segments need to be understood.

Captain Richard W A Brough takes a closer look at the safety of port operations in an age of increasing technological development

In this paper, Senior Researcher Bryan Comer assesses the moves being made by the shipping industry to become more sustainable

Mark Sisson highlights the increasing amount of focus on ship emissions in today's industry, and the options available to operators in a more environment-conscious age

LNG is conceived as an ‘ideal candidate’ to improve European energy security

Paul Smits, Chief Financial Officer at the Port of Rotterdam provides a holistic insight into the inner workings of Europe's biggest port

A new era of mega-ships means ports must respond in kind to combat massive capacities: the mega-port has thus been created

Mike Bradley of the Wolfson Centre highlights safe biomass handling practices

Olaf Merk looks into how ports can unify operations and create a more sustainable future for them and their communities

New vessel classes force a review of terminals. Therefore all parties have to come to an agreement on updated operational procedures, which might include defining training programs for masters, officers and pilots prior to the access of new vessels.

As construction gets under way on a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and regasification facility at Port Freeport, efforts already are afoot to as much as double the size of the project. As construction gets under way on a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and regasification facility at Port Freeport, efforts already are afoot to as much as double the size of the project.

One of the most dynamic changes facing seaports, worldwide, is the anticipated ‘gold rush’ in the building of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping and receiving facilities in ports throughout the world, followed by the traffic these facilities will generate. According to data assembled by Pan EurAsian, the present liquefaction capacity in the world of about 146.5 million tonnes per year will increase to 366.5 million tonnes per year by the end of 2011.