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EUROPE

EUROPE

Its the last few days to book and receive an early bird discount for the 2013 GreenPort Congress to be held in Antwerp, Belgium, from 9 to 13 October.

29th July 2013

GreenPort Congress 2013 – book your place

29th July 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Its the last few days to book and receive an early bird discount for the 2013 GreenPort Congress to be held in Antwerp, Belgium, from 9 to 13 October.

29th July 2013

GreenPort Congress 2013 – book your place

29th July 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority is drawing up a second sustainability report for the “port community” as it strives for greater sustainability following the recent financial and economic crisis.

29th July 2013

Antwerp sustainability report

29th July 2013

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Five new eco-friendly rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) will be delivered to APM Terminals Apapa as part of a US$135m terminal upgrade within a month.

29th July 2013

Blueprint for Africa

29th July 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Damen Shipyards Group has won third prize at a competition for the Top 100 Dutch ‘green’ companies for its ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid.

26th July 2013

Damen wins prize for ‘green’ tug

26th July 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Helsinki is attempting to find pragmatic answers to challenges many urban ports will understand - including the tension between costs and environmental strategies, writes Stevie Knight

23rd July 2013

Helsinki: The pull between challenge and opportunity

23rd July 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Just one week left to book at the early bird rate for the GreenPort Congress. Book by 31 July 2013 and save 20% - over 230 Euros!

23rd July 2013

Book before your holiday and save 20%!

23rd July 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminals tells Port Strategy it’s upgrading its terminal at the Port of Lagos in Nigeria to “provide a significant boost to Apapa terminal’s landside capability”.

17th July 2013

APMT to upgrade Lagos

17th July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Software specialist MGI has won a tender to install a single electronic cargo management window for Brittany ports Brest, Lorient and Saint-Malo.

17th July 2013

Brittany’s ‘single window’

17th July 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Low cyber-security awareness and culture in US port facilities leave the nation’s key hubs vulnerable to crippling cyber attacks, according to a new report.

16th July 2013

Cyber security threat to US ports

16th July 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

We all learned in our history lessons that medieval towns were set up on the river banks or at the crossing of two waterways. This is not without any reasons, at that…

9th July 2013

The role of inland ports in urban logistics: back to basics

9th July 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Rotterdam takes the long term view on investment as Felicity Landon finds out

8th July 2013

Beyond Maasvlakte 2

8th July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Automation was a hot topic at this year’s TOC Europe, which took place in the port city of Rotterdam last week.

3rd July 2013

Automation issues

3rd July 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Grup TCB’s Terminal de Contenedores de Gijón (TCG) has been awarded for environmental excellence following an independent audit.

26th June 2013

Environmental excellence award

26th June 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Significant safety concerns about the trucker/automated stacking crane interface at automated container yards were highlighted at TOC Europe in Rotterdam this week.

26th June 2013

Automation highlights trucker safety issues

26th June 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Greater responsibility for the environment drives innovation and demand for new solutions that enable ships to maintain and improve delivery of daily operations is growing. Port and harbour areas in particular are…

25th June 2013

Bio-lubricants: Safeguarding Ports and Harbours

25th June 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Prospects for the introduction of a controversial self-propelled container feeder barge in Hamburg have apparently improved following a decision by the city-state’s parliament to refer the issue to committee for further study.

24th June 2013

Hamburg Feeder Barge debate

24th June 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

To ensure their future development commercial ports and terminals need to keep abreast of the latest policies - find out more here about the policy papers to be presented at this years…

24th June 2013

GreenPort Congress delivers on policy….

24th June 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

To ensure their future development commercial ports and terminals need to keep abreast of the latest policies - find out more here about the policy papers to be presented at this years…

24th June 2013

GreenPort Congress delivers on policy….

24th June 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

UAE based port management and logistics company, Gulftainer, has acquired a 51% stake in Saudi Arabia’s Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO).

24th June 2013

Gulftainer acquires Gulf Stevedoring

24th June 2013