Author: Importer

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

“If you had the choice between sitting down with, say, 20 different manuals to sharpen up your safety management skills, or playing a game, what would you rather do?” asks Joost Smits…

21st February 2012

Playing around

21st February 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Port of Santos in Brazil is considering raising port fees by 58%, following seven years of the same rate.

21st February 2012

Santos to hike fees by 58%

21st February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Gdynia Port Authority (ZMPG) is to invest $142m from 2012-2014 on repairs and modernisation.

21st February 2012

Gdynia to invest $142m

21st February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Norwegian ship owner Jo Tankers has achieved positive results in respect of meeting CARB and ECA requirements as a consequence of installing Jowa Technologys Diesel Switch DS MKII.

20th February 2012

Shipping company fits fuel switch

20th February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The initial cost of building a new port at North Kalibaru in Indonesia has soared by 55% from $1.1bn to $1.9bn.

20th February 2012

Kalibaru construction cost soars

20th February 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Canadian government is to go ahead with a new cold ironing initiative, following the successful completion of its C$3.8m Marine Shore Power programme in 2007-2012.

20th February 2012

Canadian cold ironing

20th February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Alfa Laval has signed a contract with Dutch shipowning group Spliethoff to fit a multiple inlet PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system onboard a ship operating mainly in the North European ECA.

17th February 2012

Largest scrubber system now on order

17th February 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As well as updating their port infrastructure, countries are also tackling supporting infrastructure, including roads and rail.

17th February 2012

Don’t forget the supporting roles

17th February 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian ports industry has been warned that urban encroachment could soon force the country’s seven major city ports to surrender business to regional competitors.

17th February 2012

Cities cramp Australian ports’ style

17th February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

A year after it was inaugurated, Vallarpadam container terminal in the Indian port of Kochi handles virtually no transhipment traffic.

17th February 2012

Vallarpadam void of transhipment boxes

17th February 2012