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ASIA

ASIA

Busan Port Authority (BPA) says that it has been given permission by the South Korean government to act autonomously as a public enterprise.

28th February 2013

Busan port strives for autonomy

28th February 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s Port of Dampier, Port Walcott and Port of Hedland have all experienced closure this week in the wake of tropical Cyclone Rusty – meaning more delays for operators and vessels.

28th February 2013

More cyclone troubles for Oz

28th February 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ireland based container crane provider, Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd (LCC), and Barcelona based container terminal management company, Grup TCB, have designed a new ship-to-shore (STS) crane concept for finger pier applications.

28th February 2013

Liebherr and Grup TCB crane design

28th February 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Delphine Batho, France’s Minister of Ecology has outlined the first concrete steps to accelerate the development of marine energy in the country.

27th February 2013

Eco energy for France

27th February 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Industry leadership alliance, the World Ocean Council, has added a new industry forum to its ‘Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS)’, to facilitate industry input to the recently launched Global Ocean Commission.

27th February 2013

New forum for Sustainable Ocean Summit

27th February 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Global carmaker, Toyota Motor, has announced that it will begin exporting US-assembled Venza crossover vehicles to Russia and Ukraine via the Port of Brunswick in Georgia.

27th February 2013

Toyota to export via Port of Brunswick

27th February 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Last week, ESPO awarded five new PERS certificates during a seminar held in Piraeus.

26th February 2013

Greek and Italian ports achieve PERS certification

26th February 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is funding a tree planting initiative to beautify the city and cut greenhouse gases (GHG).

26th February 2013

POLB funds beautification project

26th February 2013

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

US based lighting manufacturer, Phoenix Products Company Inc, has been chosen by the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) to outfit new cranes with its ModCom LED floodlights.

25th February 2013

Phoenix LED fixtures for Long Beach

25th February 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Melbourne Corporation has been given the go ahead to provide the planning approval for works to begin at the Webb Dock.

22nd February 2013

Green light for Port of Melbourne redevelopment project

22nd February 2013