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ASIA

ASIA

East Asia is getting back on track as Michael Mackey finds out

7th March 2011

Love thy neighbour

7th March 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Since 1 January 2011 the EcoPorts Foundation dissolved and EcoPorts is now officially integrated within the structure of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).

5th March 2011

EcoPorts entering a new era

5th March 2011

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach reports that the Clean Air Action Plan shows a 50%-plus reduction in air pollution since its approval by Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbor Commissions in 2006.

4th March 2011

Long Beach Clean Air

4th March 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Last week the Venice Port Authority presented its Multipurpose Boarding Tower, an environmental-friendly solution for passenger logistics.

4th March 2011

New boarding tower in Venice

4th March 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Nine Chinese companies have indicated an interest in building new ports in Papua and West Papua. Locations so far identified are Sorong, Biak and Jayapura, with the latter scheduled to become a…

4th March 2011

Chinese eye port opportunities in Papua

4th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Tyre specialist OTR is pushing its Tyre Hire service as an “affordable and convenient” option, with the added benefit of improving cash flow management.

4th March 2011

OTR burning rubber with hire scheme

4th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Demag subsidiary Gottwald Port Technology is celebrating an order for the largest mobile harbour crane for container handling in the Americas. The Generation 5 G HMK 8410 MHC will be supplied to…

4th March 2011

Gottwald goes large in Chile

4th March 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya’s government has shot down plans to privatise Mombasa port, contrary to a proposal from its Transport Ministry and against World Bank advice.

3rd March 2011

Mombasa privatisation plans stall

3rd March 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Bristol Port Company has started the site investigation for a £STG600mil deep sea container terminal in Avonmouth.

3rd March 2011

Firm foundations for Bristol

3rd March 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russian company Global Ports Investments has hinted that it is to acquire new port assets in the near future, although declined to give specifics. The group, Russias largest container terminal operator, is…

3rd March 2011

Global Ports to expand port investment

3rd March 2011