Author: Importer

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As governments across the world insist on engines being ever cleaner, is it realistic to assume that one day we can expect to see a 100% green reachstacker? The manufacturers we approached…

19th October 2012

Towards a zero emissions reachstacker

19th October 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A case study by TT Club points out that normal insurance might not cover crane and vessel collision damage if the crane is in the process of being delivered or installed.

18th October 2012

TT Club warning over uninsured assets

18th October 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Commission published new guidelines on inland navigation and nature protection to assist the sector in applying EU environmental legislation.

18th October 2012

New Commission guidelines for inland navigation and Natura 2000

18th October 2012

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The acceptance of private sector participation in ports in Africa is gaining traction, and not before time. At least thats what a meeting of port minds in Nigeria would have us believe.

18th October 2012

Private sector finally welcome in Africa

18th October 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

French port operations solutions company, SOGET, recently announced its plans to strengthen its international growth strategy to become the point of reference for Single Window by 2015.

18th October 2012

SOGET taps fast growing PCS market

18th October 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $1.34m to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) for its diesel reduction project at its container terminals.

18th October 2012

POLB funding to reduce diesel pollution

18th October 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Comparing apples with apples is mission near-impossible when it comes to reachstacker emissions, as Alex Hughes finds out

18th October 2012

Moving targets

18th October 2012

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

The September event season included back-to-back appearances by executives from the City of New York’s Economic Development Corporation, one aboard “Pier 66”- an old cross-harbour railcar barge converted into a floating restaurant…

18th October 2012

Learning east coast lessons

18th October 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

There is trouble and strife at Sokhna port again – reports in the media this week suggest that labour strikes have brought operations to a standstill, and a counter protest over the…

17th October 2012

Sokhna stand-off hits DP World operations

17th October 2012

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and nine key members of the Australian maritime, port and energy sectors have established a four-month study into LNK Bunkering organised as a Joint Industry Project (JIP).

17th October 2012

New joint project on LNG Bunkering

17th October 2012