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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cyber security needs to be taken more seriously by vulnerable seaports, says Martin Rushmere

10th February 2015

Hidden in full view

10th February 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The US west coast ports are reaching breaking point after the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) suspended operations over the weekend because of ongoing labour disputes.

9th February 2015

Breaking point for US west coast ports

9th February 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

As the ratification of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention nears ever closer, the maritime industry is still facing a major problem when it comes to globally accepted ballast water treatment technology,…

9th February 2015

Ballast Water Convention conundrum continues

9th February 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Amsterdam has been invited on a west African adventure to help deliver a master plan to renovate and restructure the Port of Contonou in Benin.

29th January 2015

Amsterdams fresh pair of eyes

29th January 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Venice’s new offshore terminal masterplan has been hailed an interesting initiative by the International Transport Forum which says it could be replicated across other ports with insufficient water depths.

27th January 2015

Achieving optimal efficiency

27th January 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Ports Secretariat (SEP) has invested just $824m in its national port network since SEP’s establishment in 2007.

26th January 2015

Brazil misses out on port investment

26th January 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US west coast ports need to stop looking at the capacity and labour crisis as individual port issues and come together collaboratively to resolve the issue, says financial expert, Fitch Ratings.

21st January 2015

Crying out for US West Coast collaboration

21st January 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

UK based ship management company, Newport Shipping, says that ship efficiency should remain just as important in a bearish oil market as it does when shipowners have to pay extortionate amounts for…

20th January 2015

Energy efficient shipping

20th January 2015

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: The port industry is impacted by global and regional economics but not always in the direct way that one would expect. As an example, the weakness of the European Union in…

8th January 2015

Better things to come in 2015?

8th January 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As container cargo handling operations become more technology driven, terminals will require the integration of multiple complex systems which operators must know how to use proactively to avoid a loss in productivity.

8th January 2015

Addressing the IT talent crunch

8th January 2015

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israel’s Haifa Port Company has placed a repeat order with Konecranes for three RMGs to join the 12 already at the port.

7th January 2015

Haifa repeats Konecranes order

7th January 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Barbados Port has signed up with the RightShip and Carbon War Room greenhouse gas rating programme, which rewards vessels with better energy efficient ratings.

22nd December 2014

Barbados looks to greenhouse gas ratings

22nd December 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

APM Terminals Moin is beginning work on a new terminal project in Costa Rica after receiving approval from the country’s environmental agency.

22nd December 2014

APMT begins work in Costa Rica

22nd December 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The HAROPA port system has received praise from ESPO for the role its playing in making the Seine artery a logistics system that is both competitive and sustainable.

22nd December 2014

HAROPA port system praise

22nd December 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentinas Chamber of Private Commercial Ports (CPPC) has criticised the decision taken by the Buenos Aires provincial government to include various new port taxes in its 2015 budget, claiming that they violate…

18th December 2014

Buenos Aires port charges slammed

18th December 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Siwertell, part of Cargotec, has been awarded the International Bulk Journal (IBJ) ‘Best Ship Loading/Unloading System’ award for the fourth time.

18th December 2014

Another industry award for Siwertell

18th December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Six new bulk carriers being built at the Namura and Onomichi shipyards in Japan, are to be fitted with 12 Wärtsilä Aquarius UV ballast water management systems (BWMS) enabling them to achieve…

16th December 2014

Achieving ballast water compliance

16th December 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Braemar LNG is moving to the next phase of developing its new containment system after signing a licence agreement with General Dynamics NASSCO to use its patents in design and construction of…

16th December 2014

Braemar LNG containment system

16th December 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The 24 hour national strike over austerity measures being imposed by the Belgian government has caused another total shut down at the Belgian ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent.

15th December 2014

Belgium battered by another strike

15th December 2014

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Building up a green conscious can be an expensive but rewarding task, finds Iain MacIntyre

15th December 2014

Environmental measures

15th December 2014