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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Antwerp has been facing waste issues of a different kind recently – more and more second hand cars passing through the port laden with illegal waste.

1st December 2011

Antwerp cracks down on illegal waste

1st December 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has gained recognition for protecting the environment in which it operates - by winning three environmental awards in the past week.

28th November 2011

ADPC awarded for sustainability

28th November 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The state of Andhra Pradesh in India says it would like to establish a second major seaport, following the success of Visakhapatnam.

23rd November 2011

Andhra Pradesh seeks second major port

23rd November 2011

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has gained recognition for protecting the environment in which it operates - by winning three environmental awards in the past week.

21st November 2011

ADPC awarded for sustainability

21st November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Tideworks Technology is to supply its terminal operating solutions to Halifax’s Halterm Container Terminal, replacing a legacy TOS.

21st November 2011

Halterm opts for Tideworks TOS

21st November 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Multi-business strategies spread the risk at the UK’s Portland harbour. Carly Fields reports

18th November 2011

Beyond the box

18th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals in Brazil has been advertising stevedoring jobs at the port of Itajaí as a means of re-commencing operations, which had been paralysed by strikes since October 27.

18th November 2011

APM Terminals takes on Brazilian dockers

18th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals’ Capt Paul Gallie flatly dismissed rumours that the group’s Costa Rican venture has stalled to delegates at TOC Americas taking place in Panama this week.

17th November 2011

APMT Moin powers ahead with CH2MHill

17th November 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A series of 24-hour strikes has been called by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) in protest against DP Worlds refusal to grant a 5% pay increase and also improve working conditions.

17th November 2011

Australian dockers target DP World

17th November 2011

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

There have been a few instances over the past year where the transition from Preferred Bidder to being award a terminal concession has been unusually swift.

16th November 2011

Deal certainty

16th November 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Rubber tired gantry cranes (RTGs) are infamous for driving up costs at ports because of their high fuel consumption meaning a higher cost to the environment.

15th November 2011

Benefits of electric RTGs

15th November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Since the convergence of many different vessels is becoming a serious risk issue for a growing number of ports, there may now be a case for promoting an ‘aviation’ model for marine…

11th November 2011

Aviation model may answer challenge

11th November 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Barcelona port authority is seeking financial compensation of €97m ($134m) from three construction companies involved in the El Prat quay fiasco.

9th November 2011

Barcelona seeks €97m El Prat compensation

9th November 2011

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Felicity Landon reports on a bit of a Doctor Who moment on the quayside at Felixstowe.

8th November 2011

Cyber-style UK domination

8th November 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

US ports continue to be firmly wedded to and dependant on the alliance of 14 marine exchanges that cover 85% of national vessel movement details.

4th November 2011

Breaking the mould

4th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A recent study carried out by the World Economic Forum has criticised Brazil’s port infrastructure as the worst of any of the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). Of the 142…

2nd November 2011

Brazilian port infrastructure woefully inadequate

2nd November 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Indonesias Transport Ministry is to re-tender the project to build a transhipment port in Batam.

2nd November 2011

Batam project re-tendered

2nd November 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Bromma has so far won contracts for nearly 300 all electric crane spreaders for service in automated or semi-automated terminal environments.

2nd November 2011

Growing orders for greener spreaders

2nd November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils federal government will renegotiate contracts with ports that have administration delegated to states, municipalities and the private sector, in order to secure more influence over management and investment plans deemed key…

31st October 2011

Brazils federal authorities flex their muscles

31st October 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Red tape is holding back development at ports up and down South Americas east coast. Bob Moser reports

28th October 2011

Beating the bureaucracy

28th October 2011