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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

In a testimony provided to the US House of Representatives, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has asked if US ports are ready for the future.

28th October 2011

Are US ports ready for the future?

28th October 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port planning in emerging markets may be given a different slant with the development of a mooring analysis programme which allows for berthing in more exposed areas.

28th October 2011

Broadening scope for berths

28th October 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Energy derived from biomass products is becoming increasingly significant around the globe with the concern for sustainability and security of supply - and with it comes a need for large-scale biomass bulk…

25th October 2011

Biomass markets spur port development

25th October 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Darwin Port has been fined A$69,000 (US$67,200) for infringing environmental regulations.

20th October 2011

Darwin slapped with pollution fine

20th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Antwerp Port Authority is to take a 47% share in a consortium to build a large wind farm on the left bank of the river Scheldt.

20th October 2011

Antwerp to capture fair wind

20th October 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Trelleborg Marine Systems has launched a blog for port owners, contractors and consultants to encourage knowledge sharing.

19th October 2011

Blog to aid port decision makers

19th October 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global engineering and construction firm CH2M HILL is to spend £124m on its purchase of consultant Halcrow.

19th October 2011

Halcrow to move under CH2M HILL

19th October 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority and the Left Bank Corporation have teamed up with consortium Antwerp Green Port to build a large wind farm on the left bank of the river Scheldt.

19th October 2011

Antwerp team up for wind farm

19th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Demand for biomass is spurring a number of new initiatives on different sides of the globe. The first biomass exchange is to be launched in Rotterdam, while in the US, Georgia is…

18th October 2011

Biomass markets spur port development

18th October 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

As the first semi-automated terminal in the Middle East and an obvious rival to the expanding Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa port is already making its presence felt well before its 2012…

17th October 2011

Abu Dhabis Khalifa countdown begins

17th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals have signed a concession with the Port of Gothenburg to take over Skandia Container Terminal next year.

17th October 2011

APM to take over Gothenburg’s Skandia container terminal

17th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian government is to renegotiate all contracts that ports have with the state, municipal government or private sector to allow it to have more influence in how they are managed.

14th October 2011

Brazilian state muscles into ports

14th October 2011

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Jurong Port (JP) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have committed to a large investment in green port technology and productivity over the next five years.

12th October 2011

Boost for green port solutions in Singapore

12th October 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The MultiRio container terminal in Rio de Janeiro has awarded APS Technology Group a crane automation solution project.

6th October 2011

APS wins Rio crane automation carnival

6th October 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Gulftainer has secured an agreement to co-develop and operate a facility at Ust-Luga Port near St Petersburg in Russia.

6th October 2011

Gulftainer goes into Ust Luga

6th October 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Hapag Lloyd has announced that as of mid-October it is to switch its Indian West Coast services from Jawarharlal Nehru Port to privately-managed Mundra port.

4th October 2011

Hapag Lloyd quits JNP for Mundra

4th October 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A request by the government of Bolivia to be allowed to manage the Chilean port of Arica has been rejected by the government in Santiago.

4th October 2011

Bolivan bids to manage Arica rejected

4th October 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

Grindrod Ltd is to issue new shares to the value of $262m as a means of financing expansion of the coal terminal at the port of Maputo in Mozambique.

30th September 2011

Grindrod issues Maputo shares

30th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 put together by the World Economic Forum suggests that ports in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are among the most productive in Europe.

27th September 2011

Europe’s most productive

27th September 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Fender failure can be avoided with shrewd purchasing and better sector regulation. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

26th September 2011

Better protected

26th September 2011