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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A necessity for many ports, dredging can be managed to reduce costs and environmental impact, finds Felicity Landon

19th December 2012

Cutting the cost

19th December 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port logistics group, Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), will be using a fleet of 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE zero emission vans from Renault to transport personnel at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort…

17th December 2012

HHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles

17th December 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Port logistics group, Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), will be using a fleet of 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE zero emission vans from Renault to transport personnel at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort…

17th December 2012

HHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles

17th December 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian president announced a new ports modernisation programme this week – the ‘Logistics Investment Program for Ports’ which aims to encourage better management and infrastructure of Brazilian ports.

10th December 2012

Brazil – the tribulations of modernisation

10th December 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Anti-pollution, as ever, is a uniform success story throughout the West Coast, led by Los Angeles.

5th December 2012

Anti-pollution one of few successes

5th December 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Antwerp recently hosted an international workshop on port facilities for ship’s waste and cargo residues after being chosen for its efforts in promoting its collection.

4th December 2012

Antwerp promotes ship waste collection

4th December 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports shift their attention away from their core business, says Martin Rushmere

4th December 2012

Dealing with distractions

4th December 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Associated British Ports (ABP) has received the necessary marine licence to carry out a key component of its dredging programme in the Port of Southampton, further improving marine access for large container…

4th December 2012

ABP dredging to go ahead

4th December 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

At the climate talks in Doha, Greenpeace is warning European countries to drop loopholes and increase ambition to prevent catastrophic climate change.

3rd December 2012

Greenpeace urges ministers to change climate deal

3rd December 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) board has approved project funding of US$2m to increase capacity, efficiency and flexibility of heavy equipment at the Port of Savannah to handle the increase in ro-ro…

30th November 2012

Equipment upgrade for Savannah

30th November 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

HFWs Costas Frangeskides and Ben Atkinson discuss business interruption insurance for port operators

30th November 2012

Beyond backyard damage

30th November 2012

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Have long-winded and overly bureaucratic planning processes taken another victim in the maturing UK port industry? Fears are that a setback in Hutchison Port Holdings’ already lengthy Bathside Bay plans might send…

29th November 2012

Best laid plans

29th November 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports adopting a port community system can create a strong network among its many stakeholders, according to South Koreas Total Soft Bank, well known for its PLUS (Port Logistics Unifying System).

27th November 2012

Building a network

27th November 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Labour MP Darien Fenton’s Local Government (Council Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill was thwarted by a single vote in New Zealand Parliament last month.

26th November 2012

Bill killed by one vote

26th November 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The strike by self-employed road hauliers which has been ongoing at the port of Bilbao since November 5 has been called off.

26th November 2012

Haulage drivers end crippling strike at Bilbao

26th November 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its final approval to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to construct a 28 acre marine terminal in New Bedford Harbor.

21st November 2012

EPA approves new Massachusetts terminal

21st November 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

At the port of Imbituba, located some 90-km south of Santa Catarinas capital of Florianópolis, Brazil’s two leading terminal operating groups – Santos Brasil and Libra Terminais - have both established a…

21st November 2012

Battle for Imbituba rages on

21st November 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

Global terminal operator APMT and consortium partners have announced plans to develop a new greenfield mega port project and free trade zone at Badagry in Lagos State, Nigeria.

20th November 2012

APMT homes in on Nigeria

20th November 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

LLX Logistica, which is building Brazils new Açu deep water port in the state of Rio de Janeiro, has announced that the cost of the project has risen by 7% to $1.5bn.…

20th November 2012

Açu port cost rises 7%

20th November 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Sharjah-based operator Gulftainer has won a 25 year concession for a new container terminal at the Port of Tripoli in Lebanon, following an intensive bidding process.

19th November 2012

Gulftainer wins Tripoli terminal concession

19th November 2012