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AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Most of South African river systems are turbid – containing high concentrations of suspended silts and clays – exacerbated by a number of knotty management issues.

28th August 2012

An answer for South African water issues

28th August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A group of scientists from the world’s largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society (ACS), have developed a new, cleaner fuel to help reduce air pollution.

22nd August 2012

ACS develops cleaner fuel

22nd August 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Virginia has closed the tender period for alternative proposals to operate the authority’s state owned and leased container terminals this week following an unsolicited proposal from APM Terminals back…

15th August 2012

APMT competition for Virginia operations

15th August 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

APM Terminals’ executives have recently isolated some of the main challenges faced by international terminal operators.

15th August 2012

APM Terminals highlights future challenges

15th August 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Bitung Port in Indonesia has been operating since 1955 – but thanks to the Indonesian government’s overall masterplan, it may well become an international hub port by 2015, helping to ease traffic…

14th August 2012

Bitung earmarked as Indonesian hub

14th August 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

CSL Group, Canadian provider of cargo, handling and delivery services, has released its 2011 Environmental Report, detailing efforts to improve its green footprint.

14th August 2012

CSL continues to improve green footprint

14th August 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Vision and political will is needed to reach the green and cost-effective goal of seamless, pan-European inland waterway transport, but it means going beyond the vicissitudes of changes of government or economic…

7th August 2012

Vision needed for water

7th August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

ContiTech Vibration Control has developed an innovative generator bearing and an enhanced gearbox bearing for modern wind power stations.

7th August 2012

Helping wind turbines bear up

7th August 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transportation by barge is an ecological and cost effective alternative to rail and truck – and Bühler, the German dry cargo and grain logistics expert, is aiming to make this mode of…

3rd August 2012

Barge transport gets more efficient

3rd August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Germany’s GEA Westfalia Seperator Group is unveiling a new product at SMM 2012 which cleans ballast water without any chemicals using just filtration and irradiation with UV-C light.

30th July 2012

Ballast water treatment without the chemicals

30th July 2012

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Electricity could become the poor cousin to hybrids and LNG. Martin Rushmere reports

23rd July 2012

Beyond electricity

23rd July 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian container terminal operator Asciano has announced a AUS$348m automation project for its Botany Bay facility which when implemented could see the workforce there reduced by over 50%.

19th July 2012

Automation – Asciano’s double edged sword

19th July 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils National Economic and Social Development Bank has suggested that continuing growth in the country is going to lead to an investment bottleneck.

18th July 2012

Brazil faces investment bottleneck

18th July 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A number of major Australian ports have a lower return on assets than counterparts internationally, according to a report by Infrastructure Australia.

16th July 2012

Australian assets offer low returns

16th July 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Bulgarian government is to privatise its ports, airports and railways as a means of attracting investment of around €500m.

16th July 2012

Bulgaria to privatise ports

16th July 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian federal government is to instigate measures designed to modernise Brazils port infrastructure.

15th July 2012

Brazil to modernise infrastructure

15th July 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The head of Australian stevedore Asciano has questioned whether having three competitive stevedores in the Australian waterfront industry is viable in the long-term.

13th July 2012

Asciano questions multiple operators

13th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

According to APMT, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) will transform Vietnamese ports because it will handle almost 600,000 teu in 2012 - 50% of the amount currently moving through the Cai Mep…

10th July 2012

APMTs Cai Mep transforms Vietnam

10th July 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Eight low emission Kalmar reachstackers are going to Hamburger Container-und-Chassis-Reparatur GmbH (HCCR), but the order was won by the support agreement as well as the technology.

6th July 2012

Deal won by both technology and support

6th July 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Eight low emission Kalmar reachstackers are going to Hamburger Container-und-Chassis-Reparatur GmbH (HCCR), but the order was won by the support agreement as well as the technology.

5th July 2012

Deal won by both technology and support

5th July 2012