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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports in the Canadian province of British Columbia aim to become more attractive to investors with a move to make the existing cap on municipal port property tax rates permanent.

4th March 2012

Canada to make port tax caps permanent

4th March 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

A huge fire in two biomass storage hoppers at Tilbury Power Station has highlighted the challenges for ports involved in handling and storing wood pellets for power generation.

4th March 2012

Tilbury biomass fire proves handling risks

4th March 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Specialist UK sustainability, ennvironment and engineering design company, Ramboll, has secured a key advisory role to help Poole Harbour Commissioners to finalise its long term environmental masterplan for the Port of Poole.

4th March 2012

Poole explores green development options

4th March 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity.

4th March 2012

Next step for Teesport expansion

4th March 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bilateral trade deals and transhipment traffic will see the worlds fifth largest container port continue to grow. Michael King reports

2nd March 2012

Climbing the ranks

2nd March 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Rolls-Royce has announced a second contract for a vessel to one of its Environship designs, a 75m LNG-powered vessel for Norways Eidsvaag for fish farm supply along the Norwegian coast.

1st March 2012

Second Environship order for Rolls-Royce

1st March 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity.

1st March 2012

Next step for Teesport expansion

1st March 2012

ASIA

ASIA

2011 was a year to forget for Japan and its ports. On March 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake launched a tsunami which engulfed much of the countrys coastal northeast and caused the worst…

1st March 2012

Japan puts annus horribilis behind it

1st March 2012

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

An important piece of legislation, the Realize America’s Maritime Promise proposal that could free up money for harbor maintenance, is kicking around Washington, DC.

29th February 2012

RAMPing up American port potential

29th February 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Specialist UK sustainability, ennvironment and engineering design company, Ramboll, has secured a key advisory role to help Poole Harbour Commissioners to finalise its long term environmental masterplan for the Port of Poole.

29th February 2012

Poole explores green development options

29th February 2012