News

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US and Canadian ports are to benefit from an International Maritime Organisation ruling forcing ships within 200 miles of North America’s coastline to burn low-sulphur bunker fuel from 2015.

31st March 2010

Helping hand to cut emissions at North Americas ports

31st March 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

ACS, the parent holding of Dragados-SPL, has begun the sale of all of its subsidiarys overseas assets. This follows an agreement covering investment in the Indira Container Terminal in Mumbai.

31st March 2010

ACS close to sell off of overseas port assets of Dragados-SPL

31st March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals has put forward an investment plan for the development of the North Quay at the Peruvian Port of Callao.

31st March 2010

APMT eyes stake in Callao

31st March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Conductix-Wampfler AG has won an order to fit its drive-in technology to 13 existing and four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes in Hakata Port in Fukuoka. The order for the electrification of diesel-powered…

31st March 2010

Hakata electric move

31st March 2010

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

Inland ports can play an important role in offering sustainable solutions for urban mobility in and around towns and decongesting European towns.Last autumn, the European Commission adopted an Action Plan on Urban…

28th March 2010

Urban mobility: a question of balance

28th March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Antaq, the Brazilian state organisation overseeing port development, has authorised new tenders for terminals at both Santos and Imbituba.

26th March 2010

Antaq authorises new port tenders

26th March 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian government is promising to issue a series of port tenders towards the end of April.

26th March 2010

Brazil to issue more port tenders

26th March 2010

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

In the first of three articles for GreenPort Journal, Captain Chris Haley, Secretary of the Australian Marine Pilots Association (AMPA), explains the role of the marine pilot

25th March 2010

An Independent Professional

25th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Central Systems & Automation Ltd is to supply its terminal operating system Autostore to Deutsche Bahn’s Port Szczecin. The implementation will incorporate Autostore Container Terminal Management System, Autostore Warehouse Management System and…

25th March 2010

Autostore order for Szczecin

25th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hyster has launched a new range of 25-32 tonne heavy duty forklift trucks and dedicated container handlers.

25th March 2010

Heavyweights from Hyster

25th March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec, parent of the Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor brands, has just launched its new EcoService portfolio which aims at providing service solutions that will keep both operating costs and environmental concerns down.

25th March 2010

Heavy-duty eco-solutions

25th March 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Antwerp has just announced it has its eye on acquiring stakes in foreign projects, and Nico Vertongen, a director of Antwerp’s newly created subsidiary, Port of Antwerp International (PAI), tells Port Strategy…

24th March 2010

Antwerp aims at international stakes

24th March 2010

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The last two months have been interesting for economic analysts; data has been contradictory and has led to the lengthy debate on whether we are about to return into recession or are…

24th March 2010

Growth marred by confusion

24th March 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Gottwald Port Technology GmbH has received an order from Grenland Havn for a new Mobile Harbour Crane. This G HMK 4406, a variant of Model 4, is the first of this type…

16th March 2010

Grenland buys Gottwald crane with external power supply

16th March 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Forty representatives from Baltic ports, shipping lines and maritime administrations gathered on 19 January at a BPO seminar in Copenhagen to share their various opinions on the consequences of IMO’s new marine…

13th March 2010

BPO discusses new marine fuel regulations

13th March 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Yeoman Bontrup, the first ship carrying stones for the hard sea defences for Maasvlakte 2, was unloaded in Rotterdam. The stones come from Bremanger (Norway), about 200km north of Bergen. During…

11th March 2010

Bringing stones to Rotterdam

11th March 2010

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

In today’s maritime world, the role of the Harbour Master is critical not just for the effi cient docking and handling of vessels, but also in protecting the port environment, writes Ingrid…

10th March 2010

Harbour masters in ‘the Chain’

10th March 2010

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Underwater noise in harbours is potentially damaging to marine mammals and fish. Increasingly, scientists are researching and publishing data on the impacts of various sources of underwater noise on different species. Eelco…

10th March 2010

Harbour noise and marine life

10th March 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Peter Smith and Catherine Gates discuss the worth of Dispute Adjudication Boards for port construction contracts

9th March 2010

An even keel

9th March 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Christmas celebrations were put on the backburner as staff from incident response specialists Braemar Howells worked round the clock to prevent a potential environmental disaster off the UK coast at Falmouth, Cornwall.

7th March 2010

Braemar Howells team averts environmental incident

7th March 2010