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EUROPE

EUROPE

The Portuguese government is to invest €2.5bn ($3.5bn) in building new container terminals in the ports of Lisbon, Leixões and Sines.

19th July 2012

Portugal invests in new box terminals

19th July 2012

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Port authorities and governmental bodies have a great deal to gain when the deep pockets of big corporate entities are opened up.

19th July 2012

The positives of private investment

19th July 2012

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Fuel cell technology could be the perfect partner for localised port fleets. Stevie Knight reports

19th July 2012

Chemical reaction

19th July 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter says the Government needs to develop a national ports strategy so ports, which are majority or wholly-owned by local bodies, stop under-cutting each other.

19th July 2012

NZ port plan calls resurface

19th July 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Maritime Union of New Zealand national president Garry Parsloe says productivity bonuses earned by his Auckland members are a demonstration of their “strong commitment” and hard work.

19th July 2012

MUNZ Auckland workers earn bonuses

19th July 2012

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

At the end of March, Hapag Lloyd announced that the G6 Asia-Europe Loop 3 service would not call at the port of Gdansk, Poland.

19th July 2012

The jurys still out on Poland

19th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Essar Ports says that it is to cut back on its international ambitions and instead focus more heavily on its home market of India, where it intends to grow current capacity of…

19th July 2012

Essar to rein in international activities

19th July 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

New legislation in Italy, it is claimed, threatens to cannibalise the financial autonomy of ports.

19th July 2012

New legislation threatens Italian port autonomy

19th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) has made a strategic investment in automation technologies to help maintain its status as one of the world’s largest transhipment hubs.

18th July 2012

PSA invests in automation

18th July 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Exploring the potential of wave and tidal power, or blue energy, for ports was the agenda of the recent PATCH workshop held recently in Ramsgate, UK.

18th July 2012

PATCH workshop reveals blue energy potential

18th July 2012