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GPCA

GPCA

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced a £3m investment in a second 2.3MW wind turbine at the Port of Newport.

8th April 2016

ABP investment in Newport wind turbines

8th April 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Nation Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) has had to put back the release of tenders covering new terminal concessions because of a fault at the regulatory agency, which failed to answer a…

8th April 2016

Antaq forced to delay new terminal tenders

8th April 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the next step in its SmartPort concept by switching the focus to thinking about a future-oriented, international network between ports.

7th April 2016

Hamburgs ChainPORT connects future-focused ports

7th April 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced a £3m investment in a second 2.3MW wind turbine at the Port of Newport.

5th April 2016

ABP investment in Newport wind turbines

5th April 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminals has announced that it will be the operator of a new container transhipment terminal at the Tanger Med 2 port complex.

31st March 2016

APMT unveils new Moroccan port investment

31st March 2016

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: One theme running through New Yorker opinion pieces is the need for ports to break out of silos to acknowledge the greater good of a particular port, writes Barry Parker.

26th March 2016

Cyber: just another risk to manage

26th March 2016

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: It seems when things are bad in the maritime industry, they are really bad, writes Ben Hackett.

26th March 2016

Batten down the hatches

26th March 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

North Africa offers huge port development potential despite political tensions. Felicity Landon reports.

26th March 2016

High risk, high reward?

26th March 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ports in Belgium insist ‘operations are still going on’ following the devastating terrorist attacks in Brussels which have so far claimed the lives of 34 people and injured hundreds more. ISIS has…

23rd March 2016

Brussels bombs: ports maintain resilience

23rd March 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Glyn Humphries, projects director at Adler and Allan, takes a brief look at why ports and harbours often underestimate what it takes to effectively deploy their Tier 1 boom during an oil…

22nd March 2016

Boom or bust?

22nd March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Sales for Swedish crane spreader specialist, Bromma, grew by 12% in 2015 helping the company to maintain its high market share with particular success in the North American market.

22nd March 2016

Bromma enjoys good year as sales increase

22nd March 2016

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The world’s largest privately-owned and independent port operator Gulftainer recorded a strong performance in 2015, with an overall growth of 4% across its global portfolio.

10th March 2016

Gulftainer registers strong performance in 2015

10th March 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

A key development project at Marseille Fos port will be reshaped to allay the environmental worries of residents and authorities in the area.

9th March 2016

Environmental concerns over Marseille Fos development

9th March 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Container port competition across Europe has become increasingly complex and intense, creating a market in which all players can no longer record growth, according to a recent academic study by Portecomonics.

8th March 2016

European container port competition ‘complex and intense’

8th March 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Representatives from the dock workers union, Unite, and Associated British Ports (ABP) have travelled to Strasbourg to urge members of the European Parliament to reject the European Commission’s proposal for a new…

7th March 2016

ABP and Unite take port regulation fight to Strasbourg

7th March 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Denmark is set to expand fivefold to enable marine customers to meet environmental and energy targets.

3rd March 2016

Danish test centre expands to meet growing demand for LNG

3rd March 2016

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The Black Sea container terminals of Ukraine, Romania, Russia, Georgia and Bulgaria handled 2,294,848 TEU in 2015.

2nd March 2016

Black Sea container market 2015 review

2nd March 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils ports department, SEP, is to issue six new tenders for port terminal concessions on March 31, which will require combined investment of $443m.

1st March 2016

Brazil prepares next round of port tenders

1st March 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Brazils deepwater Sepetiba foresees a turn around in fortunes in 2016. Alex Hughes reports

1st March 2016

Brighter future

1st March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Technology hubs are a new venture for ports to add to their operations, says Martin Rushmere

29th February 2016

Entrepreneurial spirit

29th February 2016