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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Audit Commission of the Brazilian government has asked for four of the country’s private container terminal operators to demonstrate within 90 days that they are handling a balance of their own…

22nd May 2012

Brazils private operators face tender threat

22nd May 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Swings in port ownership throughout southern Europe are changing the face of Mediterranean operations. Alex Hughes reports

22nd May 2012

Balancing the portfolios

22nd May 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has received a US$ 630,000 contract from the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) to retrofit existing yard tractors…

17th May 2012

Balqon contract for electric yard tractors

17th May 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Intra-Asia ports will find they will have to learn to swallow or choke on a cascade of larger ship sizes coming from the main Europe-Asian trades. But typically, they wont get much…

17th May 2012

An open door

17th May 2012

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey appears to have hit a difficult patch in its trading life.

16th May 2012

Bridges to mend and to build

16th May 2012

GPC

GPC

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15th May 2012

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15th May 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

With increasing demand for fleets to be fitted with emission reduction systems in light of the new emission requirements coming into effect in 2015 – Damen Shiprepair is doing its best to…

14th May 2012

Damen retrofitting for emission regs

14th May 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Capacity constraints at terminals are an important determinant of automation’s value, according to John Scott, who handles container terminal automation at Oakland, California-based Navis.

4th May 2012

Automation a necessity, not a luxury

4th May 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Denmark’s APM Terminals Cargo Service has announced that it has formed a new partnership with DONG Energy, to reduce the operator’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions at the port of Aarhus.

2nd May 2012

APM uses wind to power terminal

2nd May 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Container Cranes has won an order for the supply of one ship-to-shore container crane to Exolgan Container Terminal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1st May 2012

Argentinean Liebherr cranes order

1st May 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Denmark’s APM Terminals Cargo Service has announced that it has formed a new partnership with DONG Energy, to reduce the operator’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions at the port of Aarhus.

30th April 2012

APM uses wind to power terminal

30th April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Brazil’s Terminal de Conteineres de Paranagua has selected APS Technology for its gate OCR and rail OCR at its terminal, marking the first on-dock rail OCR solution to be installed in South…

30th April 2012

APS wins South America first

30th April 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the hinterland chase, Europe goes international while the US sees a demography shift, as Martin Rushmere explains

27th April 2012

Customer capture

27th April 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Baltimore is celebrating a 15% increase in annual cargo volumes, marking the greatest growth of any major US port last year.

27th April 2012

Baltimore top of the US ports for growth

27th April 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The president of the Douro and Leixoes Port Authority (APDL), Matos Fernandes, has resigned his post, citing his deep regret in respect of an absence of decision-making from other companies in the…

26th April 2012

Head of APDL resigns in protest

26th April 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Antaq has received requests from private operators to build ports worth approximately $11bn.

17th April 2012

Antaq looks at new projects

17th April 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Directives issued by Indias Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to the countrys three leading container terminals to cut rates to shipping lines have been ignored.

17th April 2012

Box operators ignore India rate hike directive

17th April 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have signed a $4.6bn 40 year lease agrement for the new green Middle Harbor container terminal.

17th April 2012

Green terminal lease inked at POLB

17th April 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian government is looking into ways of stimulating investment in national infrastructure by private pension funds. In the coming weeks, two proposals will be debated: the creation of a fund specifically…

16th April 2012

Brazil looks to pension funds to invest in ports

16th April 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have signed a $4.6bn 40 year lease agreement for the new Middle Harbor container terminal.

16th April 2012

Historic terminal lease inked at POLB

16th April 2012