Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Executive Director Curtis J Foltz has announced that the GPA experienced exceptional growth in October, reflecting several all-time records in many commodity segments.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) to the public and agencies for review and comment.

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Growth on the horizon for Vietnam

A report published by the Asian Development Bank shows an increase in economic growth forecast for
Vietnam this year to 6.7% compared to the 6.5% it projected back in April. So is Vietnam on its way to become the next China? World Port Development reports...

Despite the global economic downturn in 2009 and a difficult start this year it seems that Vietnam might come out fighting. The country registered a surprising 7.16% growth in the third-quarter of this year compared to Government data published recently showing that the country's GDP grew by 5.8% in the same period in 2009.

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Shore power: Is there room for innovation to meet the upcoming California requirement? 

Damien Feger, Vice President and founder of New Generation Natural Gas (NG2) explains the benefits of the company's innovative PLUG shore power technology.

The terms 'Shore power', 'Cold ironing', and HVSC (High Voltage Shore Connection) are used by the maritime industry to describe the same practice: connecting ships to an on-shore power network when they are at berth to allow them to stop their generator sets.

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Working smarter is key

In these difficult financial times staying ahead of the competition is for many terminal operators synonymous with achieving further increases in efficiency and productivity. World Port Development reports on some new developments

In South Africa, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is aiming to further improve operations at its Cape Town Terminal with the implementation of Dual Cycle operations, where containers are discharged and loaded simultaneously from a container vessel using ship-to-shore cranes.

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BP spill leaves responders with eyes wide open  

North America's worst oil spill in decades saw spill responders from around the world join together to minimise the threat in a crisis which lasted 87 days. Ray Dykes reports...

In the most extensive and comprehensive call-up of oil spill containment equipment and personnel in decades, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blow out in the Gulf of Mexico in April, which killed 11 workers, saw British Petroleum and the US Government's Unified Command call in all cards in marshalling oil spill responders.

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Navigating difficult waters

Despite an economic downturn safety must remain a priority for port and government authorities but sometimes bureaucracy stands in the way.

To support the goal of the Governments of Jordan and Morocco as they take steps to increase efficiency and improve operations at their major ports the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is sponsoring a twelve-day Reverse Trade Mission (RTM) to the United States for public and private ports sector officials from Jordan and Morocco.