News

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A strike by truck drivers in Brazil, which has lasted for more than a week, has badly affected exports from the Port of Santos, which claims it has caused losses of $100m…

8th June 2018

Haulier strike all but paralyses Santos trade

8th June 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Five authors from PEMA’s technical committees will present three new papers on terminal safety, process automation and environmental efficiency at TOC Europe 2018.

7th June 2018

Environmental efficiency focus at TOC Europe

7th June 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is to upgrade a 1988-built NKK ship-to-shore (STS) crane currently operating at the UK’s Port of Bristol, located in South West England.

7th June 2018

Bristol signs up Kalmar for STS crane revamp

7th June 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Kalmar will carry out the automation retrofit of two Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for the Port of Borg Havn IKS to improve productivity, efficiency and sustainability.

1st June 2018

Borg Havn automation targets sustainability

1st June 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturing firm Continental is introducing a new Port Plus compound for its port tyres portfolio which offers “a plus in abrasion resistance, durability and mileage”.

29th May 2018

Benefits of Continental port tyre compound

29th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spain’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport has delayed the deadline for an agreement on national port reforms by six months after key meetings with unions and Puertos del Estado to discuss…

29th May 2018

Breathing space for Spanish reform decision

29th May 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The UK government has made clear that there will be a new clean air act coming into force that all areas of transport will have to adhere to.

29th May 2018

British ports warned about clean air act

29th May 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Corvus Energy will supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) to power five new green all-electric ferries being built for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1.

24th May 2018

Batteries to boost energy storage on ferries

24th May 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The port infrastructure market is projected to see the highest gains through 2017 to 2025.

24th May 2018

“Highest gains” predicted for port infrastructure

24th May 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A new energy capture storage and reuse system for container terminal yard handling equipment could help terminals reduce fuel bills, emissions and power peaks.

23rd May 2018

Energy reuse system to reduce emissions

23rd May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The British Ports Association (BPA) has backed the idea of a customs partnership as the UK’s post-Brexit customs setup, saying that it “looks to be the [UK Government option on the table…

23rd May 2018

BPA supports post-Brexit customs partnership

23rd May 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) is inviting local and international developers to apply for consideration regarding an international cargo port infrastructure project in Bermuda.

23rd May 2018

Bermuda cargo port project open for applications

23rd May 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

COSCO Shipping Ports (CSP) aims to provide more effective and efficient supply chain services through a new alliance with GLP China Holdings Limited and Eshipping Global Supply Chain Management (Shenzhen) Company Limited.

23rd May 2018

CSP to develop supply chain efficiency through new alliance

23rd May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Over 170 delegates attended from 14 nations, over the two and a half days in Baltimore, giving nothing but praise to the first North American edition of GreenPort Congress.

22nd May 2018

GreenPort Congress America 2018 a resounding success

22nd May 2018

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

The first GreenPort Congress held in America opened on 16 May at the Baltimore Convention Center and focused on innovative techniques and technologies to reduce port emissions.

17th May 2018

GreenPort Congress in American first

17th May 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Workers at Haifa and Ashdod ports have agreed to end a strike beginning 10 May which resulted in labour shortages and an ignored court order.

14th May 2018

Haifa and Ashdod workers end strike

14th May 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Carnival Corporation has opened a brand-new cruise terminal at the Port of Barcelona which will accommodate its next-generation green cruisers powered by LNG.

8th May 2018

Barcelona terminal will accommodate next-generation green cruise ships

8th May 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Consolidation in container shipping is having a positive impact on liner network efficiency, but berth productivity at container terminals is not keeping pace with the growth in the number of boxes exchanged…

3rd May 2018

Berth productivity trails container exchange

3rd May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Speakers from across the supply chain including shipping, terminal operators and logistics suppliers to discuss improving your environmental credentials.

1st May 2018

Green your supply chain

1st May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals’ chief commercial officer (CCO) Henrik L. Pedersen has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of Associated British Ports (ABP).

1st May 2018

Ex-APM Terminals executive takes top ABP job

1st May 2018