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PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Terminal Pacífico Sur Valparaíso, APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, DP World Callao and ICTSI South Pacific were among the port and terminal winners of this year’s Navis Inspire Awards.

26th March 2019

Best-in-class terminals honoured

26th March 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Automating the Port of Los Angeles’ Pier 400 will protect business and jobs in “an increasingly challenging environment”, APM Terminals has said following a decision to postpone a construction permit to allow…

25th March 2019

Automation protects jobs, stresses APM Terminals

25th March 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has voted to postpone a construction permit for APM Terminals’ driverless electric cargo trucks amidst backlash from Los Angeles union officials.

22nd March 2019

Automated LA trucks delayed after protest

22nd March 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Israel’s Port of Ashdod has ordered two self-propelled Bedeschi ecological Hoppers with active dust collection systems to help control dust emissions.

22nd March 2019

Ashdod orders ecological hoppers

22nd March 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port of Beira in Mozambique has sustained only limited damage from Cyclone Idai, a storm in south-eastern Africa described by the United Nations as potentially the worst disaster to ever hit…

21st March 2019

Beira port holds up in cyclone

21st March 2019

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Customers and clients will be the biggest priority for nominees in the Customer and Community Impact category of the Navis Inspire Awards.

20th March 2019

Exceptional work wins at Navis Inspire Awards

20th March 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The impact of the Norwegian port of Tromsøs recent oil drilling license award is of concern to environmentalists. Chloé Farand investigates

15th March 2019

Arctic oil vs sustainability in northern Norway

15th March 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Shipping lines are reporting congestion-related issues throughout New Zealand’s port network, with little capacity existing to accommodate the realities of vessels frequently arriving outside of their scheduled berthing windows.

13th March 2019

Berthing window issues in NZ

13th March 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Marina operator MDL Marinas has installed Wave International’s Wavebrite grey water system in its new floating office in Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, to process overboard waste water and protect the marina environment…

5th March 2019

Grey water system meets EU law

5th March 2019

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: Ports, terminal operators and especially ship owners tend to look for any sign of optimism and then joyously go ahead and invest without paying too much attention to the downsides facing…

3rd March 2019

Be wary of unjustified optimism

3rd March 2019

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: At the end of 2018, the Danish municipality of Kolding, the owner of Port of Kolding and the landlord port development company, decided to shut down the commercial port with a…

3rd March 2019

Bold move or shortsighted?

3rd March 2019

ASIA

ASIA

India and Sri Lanka need to be able to stand on their own two feet to really win the regional cargo war, writes Stevie Knight

3rd March 2019

Breaking China’s grip on Asian growth

3rd March 2019

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

There is still much to be done to address the issue of poor mental health among port workers, finds Kate Jones

3rd March 2019

Healthy both inside and outside

3rd March 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Adding value is now a must to attract and maintain customers, reports Alex Hughes

3rd March 2019

An extra something at the negotiating table

3rd March 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An inquiry into Port of Newcastle sale arrangements which favoured Port Botany and Port Kembla has found the “Port Commitment Deeds including the conditions of sale and the levy were not disclosed…

25th February 2019

Australian port deal not disclosed

25th February 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has achieved its best ever January container volumes, with total container movements increasing 16% over the same period last year.

22nd February 2019

Best January container volumes for JAXPORT

22nd February 2019

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GreenPort Cruise & Congress took place in Valencia, Spain, from 16-19 October 2018. Michele Witthaus reports on the highlights.

22nd February 2019

Port community meets in Valencia

22nd February 2019

ASIA

ASIA

A reported ban on Australian coal imports into China’s Port of Dalian has been denied by Australia’s Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg.

22nd February 2019

Australian coal imports ban denied

22nd February 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

The businessman responsible for the Port of Susah project in Libya has claimed that the facility constitutes a chance for the US to create a substantial presence in North Africa prior to…

21st February 2019

Guidry: Susah opportunity for US presence

21st February 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, incoming President Jair Bolsonaro has announced that the port secretariat is to issue tenders for ten port concessions in the first six months of this year. Of these, four will…

21st February 2019

Brazil readies ten new concessions

21st February 2019