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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports are increasingly acknowledging the importance of their role in supply chains, as John Bensalhia explains

13th March 2013

Making the link

13th March 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Indian Ports Association (IPA) has confirmed, along with many key industry organisations, its support to the GreenPort South Asia Conference, which underlines the recognition of the need for maritime ports across…

12th March 2013

IPA to support 1st GreenPort South Asia Conference

12th March 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is organising from 22 until 24 April 2013, the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2013 (SOS 2013) in Washington D.C.

12th March 2013

Oceans 2050 – The Ocean Business Community and Sustainable Seas

12th March 2013

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A new report commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping has revealed that the 2015 sulphur emissions reduction targets for shipping companies could result in adverse environmental effects and a loss of…

12th March 2013

Shipping sulphur targets could prove harmful

12th March 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

California is again going its own way in rulemaking, disregarding IMO recommendations and international considerations in the process, and is getting ready to impose a maximum speed for the whole length of…

12th March 2013

California goes it alone again

12th March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Konecranes has increased its strategic position in Indonesia with a contract to deliver the first automated container yard for state owned terminal operator, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III).

12th March 2013

Konecranes wins Indonesian record order

12th March 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Following a long series of environmental projects, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) has approved plans to modernise the states aging oil transfer infrastructure with a 28 acre deep water oil terminal.

11th March 2013

New oil terminal proposed by green POLB

11th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging of the navigational channels along Culebra Cut, an important milestone in its canal expansion programme.

11th March 2013

Panama Canal dredging programme complete

11th March 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Slower speeds are prompting a re-think of port operations, says Martin Rushmere

11th March 2013

A change of pace

11th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Global classification society, ClassNK, has granted Approval in Practice (AIP) to Namura Shipbuilding Co’s Minimal Ballast Water Ship (MIBS) VLCC design.

8th March 2013

ClassNK approves ballast water design

8th March 2013