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BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Like it or not, how a port brands itself is crucial to success in today’s image-conscious world. Felicity Landon reports

24th June 2013

Better branding

24th June 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A total of 20 shipping lines have been given ‘Green Flag’ and ‘Green Ship’ awards by the Port of Long Beach (POLB) for their participation in the port’s Green Ship Programme.

21st June 2013

‘Green’ shipping lines awarded

21st June 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Two market leaders in optical character recognition (OCR) have merged their port automation solution businesses together to form a new company called Certus Port Automation.

20th June 2013

Automation merger

20th June 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

A major international report has been published in a bid to address a “critical knowledge gap” in health and safety at global network terminals (GNT).

19th June 2013

Health and safety

19th June 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

You may think you know what you want from a TOS, but a lot comes down to negotiation to avoid unneccesary add-ons and to benefit from a vendors knowledge.

19th June 2013

Hard questions need a common language

19th June 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Promising to cure all ills, the implementation of a TOS can still be a bitter pill for workers. Stevie Knight reports

18th June 2013

Culture clash

18th June 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) has scheduled four rounds of tenders covering the privatisation of terminals at Brazilian ports.

17th June 2013

Brazil ramps up concessioning activity

17th June 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

GreenPort Congress has a fresh, new look website which has been re-engineered to incorporate ‘responsive design’.

14th June 2013

GreenPort Congress new Responsive Website

14th June 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

GreenPort Congress has a fresh, new look website which has been re-engineered to incorporate ‘responsive design’.

14th June 2013

GreenPort Congress new Responsive Website

14th June 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Antwerp has won another award for its efforts in sustainability – it was presented with the bronze Environment Award during the annual meeting of the International Association of Ports…

3rd June 2013

Antwerp wins environment award

3rd June 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Three out of four ships shortlisted for Nor Shippings Energy Efficiency Awards feature ABBs onboard energy management systems.

3rd June 2013

Award kudos for ABB systems

3rd June 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Spreader specialist Bromma has netted a number of sizable spreader orders this year.

2nd June 2013

Bromma bumper crop for 2013

2nd June 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The head of Israels Anti-Trust Authority has written to both Haifa port and Ashdod port to ask them to meet him prior to them being accused of operating a container handling oligopoly.

30th May 2013

Ashdod and Haifa ‘accused’ of box handling oligopoly

30th May 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Washington and Oregon ports travel new and old roads to viability. Martin Rushmere reports

30th May 2013

Black future

30th May 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminal’s new wharf at Monrovia Freeport in Liberia has officially opened nine months ahead of schedule, opening the door up to the next stage of the port modernisation project.

28th May 2013

APMT Liberia on track

28th May 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedish crane spreader provider, Bromma, has reported a strong start to the year, with a significant amount of STS spreaders on its order intake list, which it says is driven by larger…

28th May 2013

Bromma spreaders in demand

28th May 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Berth scheduling must be cohesive and carefully planned, not left to chance, finds John Bensalhia

25th May 2013

Berth plan

25th May 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

There’s a new green technology partnership in Japan – Eco Marine Power (EMP) has teamed up with KEI System Ltd to launch a new system capable of monitoring and controlling eco power…

22nd May 2013

Green technology partnership

22nd May 2013

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Global maritime services provider, Inchcape Shipping services (ISS) is warning of an increase in Australian Carbon Tax on vessels from 1 July 2013, which it says will affect excise liabilities and fuel…

21st May 2013

Australian carbon tax increase

21st May 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

We all learned it 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…

19th May 2013

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

19th May 2013