Author: Importer

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

New York is all about labour actions, or so it has seemed at the beginning of 2013. At the start of the year, a possible school bus driver strike garnered more attention…

17th January 2013

The need to look ahead

17th January 2013

ASIA

ASIA

A huge cleanup and investigation is underway in Shanghai following a petrochemical leak at Jueshi Port which has also caused severe air and river pollution to the local Jinshan and Songjiang districts.

17th January 2013

Shanghai petrochemical cleanup underway

17th January 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A huge cleanup and investigation is underway in Shanghai following a petrochemical leak at Jueshi Port which has also caused severe air and river pollution to the local Jinshan and Songjiang districts.

17th January 2013

Shanghai petrochemical cleanup underway

17th January 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angles (POLA) is breaking ground with a new intermodal storage railyard that will provide a critical link between the port and the Alameda Corridor, providing staging and storage…

17th January 2013

POLA begins railyard construction

17th January 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Legislation to privatise the New South Wales ports of Port Botany and Port Kembla was passed by the NSW Legislative Council before Christmas.

17th January 2013

NSW given privatisation go-ahead

17th January 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The option of allowing royalty concessions to help give traction to the troubled Oakajee port project in Western Australia has been raised by state premier Colin Barnett.

17th January 2013

Oakajee thrown a lifeline

17th January 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Pacifica Shipping’s recent change in vessel capacity has seen Ports of Auckland initiate a review of the ongoing viability of its Onehunga operation.

17th January 2013

Review for Auckland’s Onehunga

17th January 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

A fierce blaze at the UK port of Sheerness destroyed a disused warehouse before the flames were brought under control by 50 firefighters on Monday. The black smoke could be seen several…

17th January 2013

Fire destroys former reefer shed

17th January 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Ports of Normand Authority (PNA) is planning to expand its facilities at Cherbourg by 35 hectares at a cost of €60m – the expansion will include the development of tidal energy…

16th January 2013

Tidal power investment at Cherbourg

16th January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Belgiums Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has published a new report on the use and impact of optical character recognition (OCR) technology in container ports and terminals to try to get an…

16th January 2013

PEMA report on OCR technologies in ports

16th January 2013