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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Peru’s Public Use Transport Infrastructure Investment Supervisory Body (Ositran) is reportedly not happy with work completed so far by APM Terminals at the North Quay in the port of Callao.

12th September 2016

APMT at risk of losing Callao concession

12th September 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention will enter into force on 8 September 2017 after Finland acceded to the treaty, but there are concerns that shipowners are still without treatment systems approved…

12th September 2016

Ballast Water Convention enters into force

12th September 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mika Virtanen has been appointed president of Sweden-based spreader manufacturer Bromma, effective September 1, 2016.

6th September 2016

Bromma appoints new president

6th September 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port of Antwerp will invest in West Africa for the first time in order to create an expanding logistics platform at the Port of San Pedro and build on its leading…

5th September 2016

Antwerp invests in West Africa

5th September 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

According to Informall’s Black Sea Container Market Review for the first half of 2016, Black Sea container terminals in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia handled 1.2m teu in the first half of…

5th September 2016

Black Sea Market Review

5th September 2016

ASIA

ASIA

The bankruptcy of the Hanjin Shipping line is already causing turmoil at ports in the US and beyond; cargo continues to be delayed at the point of origin and cargo-laden Hanjin ships…

5th September 2016

Hanjin bankruptcy leads to port disruption

5th September 2016

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

COMMENT: Industry analyst Alphaliner has come up with the stunning statistic that global container traffic will grow by just 0.3% this year, the second slowest growth rate since 2009 when volume shrank…

5th September 2016

Box or bust

5th September 2016

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports looking to get smarter need to consider the cyber risks, advises Felicity Landon

5th September 2016

Cyber smart

5th September 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

AJ Keyes considers major planning factors governing container terminal automation

5th September 2016

Automatic attraction

5th September 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

APM Terminals is set to invest US$70m into Port Elizabeth in order to make the terminal read for future trade.

1st September 2016

APMT to invest in Port Elizabeth terminal

1st September 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

BG Freight Line, subsidiary of Peel Ports Group, is set to receive new green short sea container feeder vessels.

30th August 2016

Green vessel for Irish Sea services

30th August 2016

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

With 15 port authorities and terminal operators on the programme and delegates from all over the world already signed up, book your place now to take advantage of the networking, knowledge sharing…

25th August 2016

Back from your holidays? Time to book your place at GreenPort 2016!

25th August 2016

GPCA

GPCA

With 15 port authorities and terminal operators on the programme and delegates from all over the world already signed up, book your place now to take advantage of the networking, knowledge sharing…

25th August 2016

Back from your holidays? Time to book your place at GreenPort 2016!

25th August 2016

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: Come on, admit it, who hasn’t had their interest piqued by the driverless units being proudly paraded by a growing number of companies? For me, the whole thing has that special…

25th August 2016

Hands off

25th August 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US port projects are running out of time to gain the federal money they need as Congress adjourned for summer recess without authorising any new investments in the area.

23rd August 2016

Deadline looms for US port funding

23rd August 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The British Port of Ayr has seen one of its busiest weeks since 1991 with 10 vessels calling at the port, four of which being for renewable energy projects.

23rd August 2016

Ayr cashes in on renewables

23rd August 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

New solutions to climate and environmental challenges will centre this year’s Danish Maritime Days, which takes place from 24-28 October.

12th August 2016

Danish Maritime Days green focus

12th August 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Mexico, the Sonora state government is promoting the Port of Guaymas as a complementary port to that of Long Beach, in California.

11th August 2016

Guaymas to play complementary role to Long Beach

11th August 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lase has equipped two more reclaimers with a 3D laser measurement system at Adani ports in Mundra, India.

9th August 2016

Adani adds to laser measures

9th August 2016

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Greener hull cleaning is coming to the waters of the Port of Rotterdam courtesy of GAC EnvironHull.

5th August 2016

Greener hull cleaning at Rotterdam

5th August 2016