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ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Port of Shanghai started to use a movable 2000 kVA shore power supply system with Vacon AC drives to supply electricity from the national grid to the ships in dock.

7th April 2011

Movable shore power supply at Shanghai Port

7th April 2011

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Cargotec has completed the delivery of six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes featuring Zero Emission(TM) technology to Vietnams terminal operator Saigon Newport.

7th April 2011

Cargotec delivers its first Zero Emission(TM) RTGs to Asia

7th April 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes debates the pros and cons of converting RTGs to electric en masse

7th April 2011

Electric avenue

7th April 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In a bid to help reduce costly compensation claims and minimise the potential loss from damage to chilled and frozen foodstuffs, BMT De Beer, has published a complete set of guidelines for…

7th April 2011

Reefer manual valuable to stevedores

7th April 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Subscribe to Port Strategy now to benefit from a wealth of unique and informed port knowledge. The May issue features independently researched features on how to set and exceed key performance indicators,…

7th April 2011

KPIs, port centric logistics, insurance… all in the next Port Strategy!

7th April 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Can port employers stop worrying about staff retention strategies in a global recession? Felicity Landon finds out

5th April 2011

Saving the superstars

5th April 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Foreign investors, including APM Terminals, are expected to invest $4.6bn in the expansion of the Chinese port of Qingdao. The various projects that are due to be implemented by 2015 will boost…

5th April 2011

Qingdao pulls in foreign investment

5th April 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

No-one that is in the business of shipping and logistics will deny the important role that seaports play as gateways for trade and transport and the contribution they deliver to the European…

4th April 2011

Towards a European Port Performance Dashboard

4th April 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The public-private partnership model has become more attractive in the US in recent years.

4th April 2011

America sees the private benefit

4th April 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Newcastle Port Corporation is to create ten new berths by dredging 3m cu m of mud, sand and contaminated material from the south arm of the Hunter River.

3rd April 2011

Newcastle’s ten-strong berth plan

3rd April 2011