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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of Guatemala must invest $133m into its ports’ network in order to reduce congestion and improve operations at existing terminals, according to officials.

7th May 2019

Guatemala invests to eliminate port congestion

7th May 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Automation and AI are pushing forward but as Stevie Knight asks, what happens to the workforce?

2nd May 2019

Bringing people on the tech journey

2nd May 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Porto Itapoá invests beyond increased throughput and potential automation for its future success, writes Carly Fields

2nd May 2019

Bucking the national trend

2nd May 2019

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The Port of Tilbury is expanding next door as part of its £1bn investment programme. Felicity Landon reports.

2nd May 2019

Blank sheet of paper for Tilbury2

2nd May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ports are part of the solution, not the problem, when it comes to a range of challenges facing the UK, the chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.

1st May 2019

BPA chair: ports a force for good

1st May 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Johor Port Berhad has signed a marine services agreement with Petronas LNG Ltd (PLL) for Gassing Up and Cooling Down (GUCD) services at LNG Regasification Terminal Pengerang (RGTP).

26th April 2019

GUCD services now at Johor Port Berhad

26th April 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

British ports are being frustrated in their day-to-day operations by “the noise of Brexit”, according to a leading port spokesperson.

23rd April 2019

Brexit ‘noise’ frustration for UK ports

23rd April 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A new and intelligent High Bay Storage (HBS) system which packs maximum capacity into a condensed area could boost operational efficiency, a port expert has said.

18th April 2019

HBS system to boost efficiency

18th April 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Commitment to sustainable development amongst UK port operators offers a prime opportunity to make environmental regulation more effective.

16th April 2019

Better regulation helps sustainability

16th April 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Three Australia stevedores have agreed to change contract terms with land transport businesses after competition regulator the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) raised concerns.

15th April 2019

Australian operators’ contract terms rapped

15th April 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Navis has launched a standards program to give new terminals implementing its software a “headstart” in minimising the amount of decisions needed when configuring.

15th April 2019

‘Blueprints’ to ease software-deployment

15th April 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Fluxys LNG will launch a subscription window for unloading slots and additional storage services at the Port of Zeebrugge’s LNG terminal as demand for LNG increases.

11th April 2019

Additional LNG storage to meet demand

11th April 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Topics essential to the concept of the blue economy have been discussed at a conference focused on development of a sustainable maritime economy in the Baltic region.

5th April 2019

Blue economy is focus for Baltic ports

5th April 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ports in Latin America and the Caribbean saw container throughput rise by 7.7% year-on-year in 2018.

5th April 2019

Box throughput up in Latin America

5th April 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Australian construction company Watpac will provide design, engineering and construction services for the onshore infrastructure components of EPIK’s Newcastle LNG FSRU import terminal at the Port of Newcastle in Australia.

5th April 2019

Engineering deal for Newcastle LNG terminal

5th April 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Topics essential to the concept of the Blue Economy have been discussed at a conference focused on development of a sustainable maritime economy in the Baltic region.

5th April 2019

Blue economy is focus for Baltic ports

5th April 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

NextDecade has announced a 20-year sale and purchase agreement with Shell NA LNG LLC for the supply of 2m tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG from its planned Rio Grande LNG export…

3rd April 2019

Brownsville LNG terminal to supply Shell

3rd April 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a National Clean Diesel Funding grant to the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and project partner, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB)…

2nd April 2019

EPA grant for New Orleans retrofit

2nd April 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Grupo Libra will close its Libra Terminais operation at the Port of Santos after CMA CGM switched three services to other terminals and the terminal operator feels the strain of its struggle…

1st April 2019

Debt and service losses force terminal closures

1st April 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

INFORM’s Dr Eva Savelsberg, Ulrich Dorndorf and Matthew Wittemeier discuss how hybrid AI is transforming port operations

1st April 2019

Bridging the cyber-physical gap

1st April 2019