Author: Importer

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Security matters have taken centre stage in Jamaica as its Maritime Authority joined forces with Canadian experts to develop a comprehensive national security strategy.

6th May 2010

Jamaica calls on Canada’s security expertise

6th May 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Conductix-Wampfler AG’s electrified ryber-tyred gantry cranes are to be used in the Express Yard in South Korea, the Nagoya United Container Terminal in Japan, and the New Century Container Terminal in China.…

6th May 2010

Electric RTGs for SE Asia

6th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 32% last year.

5th May 2010

WWL cuts greenhouse emissions

5th May 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Manila’s North Harbour Port Inc (MNHPI) has spoken out at charges that its fees will hit consumers by challenging the shipping lines to bring down both cargo and passenger rates following its…

5th May 2010

Manila’s challenge to shipping lines

5th May 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill might well disrupt a number of ports operations. US press secretary Robert Gibbs and other officials briefed the media with an update, saying that “the area…

5th May 2010

Oil spill update from US

5th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The third takeover proposal for Forth Ports has been unanimously rejected on the basis that it was too low. Worth around an estimated £640 million (US$973m) the bid, like the previous two,…

5th May 2010

Forth Ports holds off Northstream again

5th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the run up to the election, Julian Brazier, the Conservative shadow minister for Aviation and Shipping was quizzed about the Tory stance toward the backdated rates fiasco.

5th May 2010

UK election promises for ports and shipping industry

5th May 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has expanded its customer offering by combining its suite of information and cargo management systems into one online product.

5th May 2010

Auckland advances online offering

5th May 2010

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

As I write this column, the UK is just emerging from yet another day of airspace troubles; the result of Iceland’s hard-to-pronounce volcano slewing thousands of tonnes of ash into the skies.

5th May 2010

A watery rebirth

5th May 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

In these less frenetic times, everyone from customers to customs has more to time to read the small print.

4th May 2010

Check the small print

4th May 2010