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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Braemar Engineering has been appointed to act as shipping consultants to Bonny Gas Transport, subsidiary of Nigeria LNG (NLNG), and will oversee the building of six LNG carriers.

14th May 2014

Braemar oversees Nigerian LNG build

14th May 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The idea of skipping a few steps between mine and ship could prove attractive if the output promises to be large enough, and there are ‘high in the sky’ possibilities with lightweight…

9th May 2014

High wire act

9th May 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The winning bidder for the rights to build and operate a new container terminal at the Port of Melbourne’s Webb Dock has been chosen following a competitive 18-month bidding war.

2nd May 2014

Building a better Victoria

2nd May 2014

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Irrelevant of what we are talking about in the maritime industry the answer is no. Excess capacity will continue to be the cross to bear for a number of years to come.

1st May 2014

Are we there yet?

1st May 2014

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Taiwan International Port Corporation (TIPC) Greening the Ports action plan integrates environmental protection into its operating philosophy, with as goal to enhance the competitiveness and promote green port policies.

29th April 2014

Greening Ports in Taiwan

29th April 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Automation for dry bulk terminals has arrived in Germany, as Alex Hughes finds out

29th April 2014

Automation dry run

29th April 2014

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

David Beckham is jeopardising maritime sector growth in Miami by seeking to build a soccer stadium at the port of Miami. Or so an alliance of shipping interests and a billionaire car…

24th April 2014

Becks kicks up a storm

24th April 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A Moffatt & Nichol terminal design concept was one of seven shortlisted in the recent Next Generation Container Port Challenge hosted by The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Singapore…

15th April 2014

Building the terminal of the future

15th April 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A reversal in terminal planning priorities has complicated designs, as Iain MacIntyre discovers

14th April 2014

Back to the drawing board

14th April 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The P3 alliance may have a profound impact on how Spanish container ports develop in the near future.

11th April 2014

Barcelona expected to be P3 ‘loser’

11th April 2014

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POST SCRIPT

The saga of the construction of berths 13 and 14 at Dar es Saalam port – the berths intended to provide much needed new container capacity – continues.

9th April 2014

Dar saga plays on

9th April 2014

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Schneider Electric is well known for its energy management systems and its new ShoreBoX™ system aims to revolutionise the market thanks to its portability and modularity.

8th April 2014

Breaking boundaries in shore side power

8th April 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A two-year project is instructing all about safe chemical handling in Africa.

31st March 2014

Africa gets up to speed

31st March 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is expanding its market position with strong 2013 results but says achieving 2014 results that are on par with the previous year “remains an ambitious target”.

28th March 2014

HHLA prepares for “difficult” 2014

28th March 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lighting specialist AAA-LUX has fitted LED floodlights at a 45 metre height at the Rietlanden terminal in the port of Amsterdam, delivering a height and illumination quality that “has never been shown…

26th March 2014

Height and illumination first for LEDs

26th March 2014

ASIA

ASIA

Korea’s BNCT is pushing ahead with development works despite having 400,000 teu of spare capacity available.

26th March 2014

BNCT powers on with expansion project

26th March 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

New electricity rates at the Port of Long Beach will pave the way for improvements in air quality and infrastructure that will in turn, keep the port competitive.

26th March 2014

Cut electricity rates to improve air quality at Long Beach

26th March 2014

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

We have come across the term paradox, when the opposite of what one expects happens; can we apply it to economics? Of course we can.

26th March 2014

Applying the economic paradox

26th March 2014

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POST SCRIPT

However you add it up the container shipping industry is experiencing turbulent times.

26th March 2014

Dealing with the fallout

26th March 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Canada’s Halifax Port Authority (HPH) is the next port to offer shore side power for cruise vessels during the 2014 cruise season.

25th March 2014

Halifax Port next to offer shore power

25th March 2014