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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK materials handling supplier, Barloworld, has extended its range of solutions to ports by offering free advice to help reduce costs as volumes grow.

23rd February 2012

Barloworld gets port centric

23rd February 2012

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Greenheart is a non-profit organisation dedicated to innovation in sustainable maritime technology with a focus on sail-solar hybrid solutions, writes Pat Utley, director of the Greenheart Project.

21st February 2012

Greenheart Project

21st February 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is expanding the Maasgeul to prevent waiting times for ships entering the Port of Rotterdam improving efficiency.

20th February 2012

Better accessibility for Rotterdam

20th February 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports and rail operator Asciano Ltd is to dismantle its Patrick ports division.

17th February 2012

Asciano ‘dismantles’ ports division

17th February 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global spreader specialist Bromma Conquip is upping the ante in spreader technology by focusing squarely on a holistic approach - tackling both efficient spreader production and operation at the same time.

17th February 2012

Bromma ups the ante in spreader strategy

17th February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Global spreader specialists Bromma are upping the anti in spreader technology by focusing squarely on a greener, more holistic approach.

16th February 2012

Bromma take a holistic approach to spreaders

16th February 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and The Linde Group have joined together to advance the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the port of Hamburg.

15th February 2012

Hamburg banks on liquefied gas

15th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) is just beginning its largest investment programme in its history to the tune of USD$51m – 35% of which will be coming from EU funds.

14th February 2012

BCT starts largest investment in its history

14th February 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The call for papers for the GreenPort Congress 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has been released.

9th February 2012

GreenPort Congress 2012 – Call for Papers

9th February 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

As the Panama Canal expansion nears completion, Carly Fields asks how important ports have been in the process

9th February 2012

Bigger is better

9th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Barcelona Port Authority is offering a discount of €5m to TCB, Tercat, Port Nou and Terminal Ferry Barcelona to help boost container traffic.

9th February 2012

Barcelona offers operators discounts

9th February 2012

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Ask any container shipping line about its New Year’s resolution and it has to be finding the path to stem financial losses.

8th February 2012

Bad times cometh

8th February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The call for papers for the GreenPort Congress 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has been released.

6th February 2012

GreenPort Congress 2012 – Call for Papers

6th February 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian government has decided that 77 port terminals currently operated by the private sector and whose concession was granted prior to 1993 must be put out to tender.

3rd February 2012

Brazil to put 77 terminals to tender

3rd February 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

There is some evidence of ‘optimism bias’ in government support of inland terminals in the Netherlands, as well as in other European countries, says Jason Monios of TRI.

3rd February 2012

Be realistic about operational realities

3rd February 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As an International Transport Workers Federation inspector, Tommy Molloy has dealt with some horrendous cases of seafarers abandoned by their employers, owed thousands of dollars in wages and with no way to…

27th January 2012

An ITF inspector calls

27th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Spreader expert Bromma has announced new contracts for more than 50 crane spreaders, from container terminals in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa.

26th January 2012

Bromma spreaders in hot demand

26th January 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dampier Port Authority has expanded its boundaries to include Ashburton North, a new multi-user port and strategic industrial area.

25th January 2012

Dampier spreads out

25th January 2012

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Western Australias Environment Protection Authority has given approval for BHP Billiton’s outer harbour plan at Port Hedland - with only minor conditions.

23rd January 2012

EPA approves billion dollar harbour project

23rd January 2012

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Environmental Aspects of Dredging, jointly developed and presented by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), has taken place in Abu Dhabi.

17th January 2012

Abu Dhabi CEDA-IADC dredging training

17th January 2012