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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Maritime Cranes has launched its Liebherr Simulations (LiSIM), a new range of maritime crane simulators, developed for crane operator training to increase port safety and productivity.

26th April 2013

New Liebherr crane simulators

26th April 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Turbo Top Limited, a subsidiary of Hutchinson Whampoa Limited, has applied to the Hong Kong High Court for an injunction against the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) to prevent obstruction…

25th April 2013

Court injunction for HK strikers

25th April 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The bunker sector has taken a further step to help ensure that quality and quantity of bunkering supplied in the Port of Rotterdam can be better guaranteed by entering into a new…

25th April 2013

Rotterdam bunker collaboration

25th April 2013

ASIA

ASIA

DP World has reported a 7% decline in gross container volume in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period last year, owing to lower volumes in the Asia Pacific,…

25th April 2013

DP World performance dip

25th April 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Houston is making an investment in its growth for the future – it says that by continued investment in infrastructure it will better serve its customers.

25th April 2013

Modernisation at Houston

25th April 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Seattle has awarded global cruise company, Princess Cruises, with a Gold Level Green Gateway award for the line’s environmental stewardship.

25th April 2013

Seattle awards Princess Cruises

25th April 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

According to the Environmental Ship Index (ESI), Cosco Container Lines’ container ship, ‘Cosco Pride’, was the most sustainable vessel to call at the Port of Rotterdam in 2012.

24th April 2013

‘Cosco Pride named most sustainable

24th April 2013

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Which way to jump – discount or no discount on port tariffs? The question is not as straightforward as it might seem.

24th April 2013

Look out for tariff landmines

24th April 2013

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

RaetsMarine talks to James Brewer following the companys takeover by Lloyds group Amlin

24th April 2013

Shake-up brings benefits for ports

24th April 2013

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The global economy is trying to recover from the Great Recession with varying medicines being applied. The United States, sequestration aside, continues with an expansionary policy supported by the Federal Reserve. Japan’s…

24th April 2013

Pain of austerity gets personal

24th April 2013