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AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas Grindrod Group has unveiled its plans for the further development of the port of Maputo in Mozambique.

10th December 2008

Grindrod reveals Maputo plans

10th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Boluda Lines is to consolidate all of its West African traffic at the Port of Las Palmas. The line will now run a 632 teu containership from Spain and Morocco to Gran…

10th December 2008

Boldua to hub out of Las Palmas

10th December 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Senior Brazilian government minister, Dilma Rousseff, has stated that she is undeterred by the current disturbances in the international financial markets.

10th December 2008

Brazil ploughs ahead with investment programme

10th December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

APM Terminals is investigating the use of crossover technology from major international airports to help manage the paved areas of terminals.

9th December 2008

APM paves the way

9th December 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Baltic Container Terminal Gdynia (BCT) intends to keep its number one position in Polands container terminals, despite expecting lower volumes as a result of the global slowdown, according to BCT marketing and…

3rd December 2008

BCT Gdynia intends to stay at number one

3rd December 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

TTS Port Equipment has unveiled a new range of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), following a partnership with Numexia to create a zero-emission energy chain system.

3rd December 2008

Automated vehicles go zero

3rd December 2008

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

This year’s British Ports Association conference was hosted by the Milford Haven Port Authority. The Conference focused on UK Transport Policy, Port Markets and Sustainable Development. Kate Royston reports.

30th November 2008

BPA spotlight on port policy and sustainable development

30th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

In an initiative to improve the image of container ports, Contship Italia has introduced Porto Lab into the curriculum of a number of Italian schools.

29th November 2008

Bringing the port into the classroom

29th November 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

APM Terminals Bahrain Gateway facility at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Hidd is slated to open at the end of this year or in early January. The port will service the adjacent…

27th November 2008

Bahrain to open in January

27th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Mobile crane manufacturer Liebherr has been introducing eco-technology into its equipment .

26th November 2008

Environmentally mobile

26th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

In preparing its port expansion strategy, the Port of Hastings has defined its task to deliver a vision “to Secure a Sustainable Future; for the region .

24th November 2008

Hastings focuses on environment

24th November 2008

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Earlier this year the Port of Brisbane Corporation initiated the commissioning of an inventory of emissions from waterside and landside activities at the port.

23rd November 2008

Brisbane undertakes port emissions survey

23rd November 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Fabián de Paul, chief executive of Dreyfus, believes that the agricultural region surrounding Argentinas Port of Bahía Blanca has great potential. Dreyfus will therefore build a cereals complex in a 16.5 hectare…

22nd November 2008

Bahía Blanca grain goals

22nd November 2008

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Most dry bulk commodities are prone to spillage and dust pollution, posing environmental problems even for ports which handle comparatively low tonnages.

21st November 2008

Bulk cargo handling cleans up its act

21st November 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of San Francisco has proposed an agreement with Darling International to build a 7.5m-10m annual gallon capacity biodiesel production facility near Pier 92 in the ports Southern Waterfront.

21st November 2008

Bio fuel for San Francisco

21st November 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Mexicos Guaymas port authority has launched a tender to build and operate a container terminal at the facility.

18th November 2008

Guaymas tender defies downturn

18th November 2008

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Various standards, codes and schemes have been developed to certify a port’s environmental performance. What systems are available? And how can they be integrated into other certification systems within a port? Kate…

15th November 2008

Environmental certification for ports: assessing the options

15th November 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Senior managers at Nigerias Delta Port Authority have accused private-sector terminal operators Intels, AMS, Julius Berger and Green Leigh of not complying with the terms of their concession agreements at Warri port.

14th November 2008

Black mark for Nigerian terminal operators

14th November 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Tazanias Dar es Salaam port is today handling 50% more cargo than it was originally engineered to do. Government plans to build a new port at Bagamoyo and expand existing facilities at…

14th November 2008

Dar es Salaam capacity crisis

14th November 2008

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Infrastructure is a good investment: if there is any doubt about that, look to reports of the Panama Canal Authority securing multi-lateral bank funding of $2.3bn.

12th November 2008

Barry Parker opinion Oct 20-2008

12th November 2008