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CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Knowledge management and how knowledge – especially tacit knowledge – can be captured and easily transferred to other staff is an area that receives little coverage in workforce management, according to Dr…

26th January 2013

Dealing with stalled knowledge transfer

26th January 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Antwerp Port Authority and Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have reconfirmed their collaboration agreement to promote trade between Antwerp and the West Coast of South America via the Panama Canal.

24th January 2013

Antwerp and Panama extend collaboration

24th January 2013

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

While cost-cutting at ports in much of the world is leading to fears that risk management standards will fall, there appears to be brighter hope on that front in parts of Africa.

24th January 2013

Africa tackles its risk culture

24th January 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Port expansion project planning this year is likely to be dominated by two regions, say industry watchers: Brazil and offshore south-east Africa.

24th January 2013

Brazil and offshore Africa are the go-to areas

24th January 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Having battened down the hatches for a possible cyclone this week, Australia’s Port of Hedland, a major hub for iron ore export, still suffered disruption, but managed to reopen on Wednesday.

23rd January 2013

Hedland cyclone causes disruption

23rd January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedish spreader manufacturer, Bromma, has won an order from DP World to supply 52 yard spreaders for its new Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal.

22nd January 2013

Bromma spreaders for RWG

22nd January 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Swedish company Bromma has won new orders for 34 green all-electric yard crane spreaders from Australia, Lebanon and Spain.

10th January 2013

Bromma green orders herald in the new year

10th January 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Growth at Spanish ports in 2012 had slowed notably by the end of the year.

10th January 2013

Growth slows at Spanish ports

10th January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global maritime technology providers, Cavotec and Cargotec, have seen a steady flow of orders for their automated MoorMaster and Kalmar SmartLanes OCR technology solutions.

3rd January 2013

Automated technology proves popular

3rd January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá (TCP) is helping to set new standards for container ports in South America by putting paid to the reputation that all Brazilian ports are expensive and slow.

2nd January 2013

Bucking the trend in South America

2nd January 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Advances in straddle carrier technology have led to some notable recent acquisitions.

2nd January 2013

Advances to acquisitions

2nd January 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The corridor approach is an effective way to address the fragmented nature of European transport networks, say George Panagakos, Research Associate and Harilaos Psaraftis, Head of the Laboratory for Maritime Transport at…

31st December 2012

Benchmarking Green Corridors

31st December 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes asks the leading spreader manufacturer whether greater sophistication equals more maintenance

28th December 2012

Back to basics

28th December 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Kolkata Port Trust is to re-tender berths 2 and 8 at the Haldia Dock Complex just three weeks after ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals abandoned its concession there.

26th December 2012

Haldia Dock re-tender

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Mexican Transport Minister believes that the port of Guaymas could substitute for the abandoned Punta Colonet project as the flagship port development for the current government.

26th December 2012

Guaymas could substitute for Punta Colonet

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils National Transport Confederation (CNT) has labelled Brazilian ports as among the slowest and most costly in the world.

26th December 2012

Brazilian ports expensive and slow

26th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The northern Chilean port of Antofagasta is to issue a tender for a concession covering four new berths.

26th December 2012

Antofagasta to concession berths

26th December 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Conference bans have led to growth in demand for consultants, finds Michael King

21st December 2012

Both art and science

21st December 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Global shipping company, Bore, recently announced the results of its trial of Finnish marine solutions company, NAPA’s electronic ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) software, ahead of the IMO’s SEEMP legislation becoming…

19th December 2012

Bore proves SEEMP software delivers savings

19th December 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has signed a 30 year concession for Khalifa Port Container Terminal 1 and completed the strategic redirection of its container traffic from Mina Zayed to the port in…

19th December 2012

ADT moves to Khalifa port

19th December 2012