Latest News – Page 775
-
NewsUnscrupulous liquidation processes questioned
Port Strategy has learned that contractor concerns over ‘unscrupulous’ liquidation practices going on at ports equipment suppliers may be no more than a storm in a teacup.
-
NewsAuckland pickets over contract work
The Ports of Auckland (POAL) is suffering a backlash of picketing having announced that it will be introducing ‘competitive stevedoring’ at its Fergusson and Bledisloe container terminal operations.
-
NewsLargest EU ports support moves on sulphur
Three major European ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam, have said they are satisfied with the European Parliament’s ‘sulphur emissions’ resolution, which goes beyond the IMO regulations.
-
NewsPisa helps enhance inland waterway role
The Italian city of Pisa is the latest European city to join an initiative that aims to enhance the role of inland waterway transport and set up better dialogue between port and waterway authorities.
-
NewsTaking on the TOS beast
Hutchison Ports'' Next Generation Terminal Management System (nGen) was launched in 2003 with the first implementation at Yantian, and updated and installed at HIT in Hong Kong in 2005, followed by a number of installations elsewhere in the HPH network.
-
News
Urgent Indonesian port growth needed
Indonesia must quickly expand and modernise its ports to keep up with a recent trade boom, the country’s trade minister has said.
-
News
Controversy surrounds Israeli crane operators
The Israeli port of Ashdod has confirmed that for every eight hour shift worked, two crane operators are employed to work each crane.
-
News
Iraqi tensions abate over new Kuwait port
The recent tension between Iraq and Kuwait over the latter''s project to construct Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port close to the border with Iraq seems to have abated.
-
News
Saudis place port development contracts
Saudi Ports Authority has placed contracts worth $133m to develop and maintain its ports.
-
NewsPort Albany project moves forward
The Port of Albany expansion has taken an early step forward as the feasibility study has closed before schedule - and on budget.
-
NewsLethal cocktail
Congestion is back in the East African ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and to informed observers this comes as no surprise.
-
NewsJack of all trades
Are the costs associated with an in-house terminal operating system justified? Felicity Landon reports
-
NewsSiemens – intermodality for sustainable solutions
In this article, Dr. Padideh Guetzkow Moini from Siemens looks at how in 2009, Siemens’ customers worldwide were able to reduce their CO2 emissions by a total of 210m tonnes using solutions from the Siemens Environmental Portfolio.
-
NewsRepairing past neglect
Shifting port responsibilities have opened up fresh opportunities for equipment maintenance, as Alex Hughes discovers
-
NewsOEM maintenance packages offer more
Cargotec, as a major supplier of cargo handling equipment, has a variety of maintenance-related contracts it also offers to its customers. These range from basic inspection-only agreements to contracts including preventive maintenance or full-service.
-
NewsKalmar cranes reduce fuel consumption
Cargotec has introduced a new rubber tyred gantry (RTG) crane, the Kalmar SmartPower RTG, which minimises fuel consumption and provides an excellent balance between productivity and cost efficiency.
-
NewsHybrid tug joins Rotterdam fleet
Rotterdam tug operator Kotug says that its first true hybrid tug is soon to take its place in the company’s fleet, having been converted to the Xeropoint hybrid propulsion system from AKA of Canada.
-
NewsRena report reveals short cut
An interim report on the Rena cargo ship grounding has revealed that the crew may have been taking a short cut which caused the incident.
-
NewsEU Environment Council fails to reach consensus
On 9 March, the Environment Ministers examined at the Council meeting the draft conclusions on a roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050.
-
NewsSubsidy uncertainty could stunt prospects
Government subsidies and incentive schemes have been crucial in encouraging many power generators to choose biomass – but now there are fears that the economic crisis could put a lid on the enthusiasm for being green.
