Author: Importer

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A healthy, growing port and a cleaner, healthier environment are compatible goals, as the Port of Charleston demonstrated at a “World Maritime Day” event; an annual event sponsored by the International Maritime…

1st November 2009

Charleston promotes green initiatives for World Maritime Day

1st November 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Representatives of workers, business and local Government have established a Timaru Port Network to advocate for the port and users interests, following Fonterra switching the majority of its local Clandeboye dairy exports…

1st November 2009

Primeport advocacy formed

1st November 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The latest US containerised import statistics reveal a 19.3% drop in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year, according to PIERS Trade Horizons.

31st October 2009

US figures still in decline

31st October 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The Japanese terminal group Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has cancelled plans to build a dedicated container terminal at the US port of Tacoma, which would have required investment of $300m.

31st October 2009

NYK pulls out of Tacoma terminal agreement

31st October 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

On the green side, fork-lift truck technology is moving on apace.

30th October 2009

FLTs Andy Andrews

30th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The new deepwater Port of Ngqura, South Africa, has welcomed its first commercial containership - the MSC Catania.

30th October 2009

Ngqura unloads its first ship

30th October 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK port executives have urged the government to start supporting the port industry, or risk losing out on business to mainland Europe.

30th October 2009

UK government urged to act now to protect port assets

30th October 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The port of Santos needs investment of $5bn to prevent capacity restraints stifling economic growth, a recent study has concluded.

30th October 2009

Santos needs $5bn investment

30th October 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Fork lift trucks are being confined to an ever smaller pool of duties, operators confide in Alex Hughes

29th October 2009

FLTs

29th October 2009

ASIA

ASIA

China claims that the new Shanghai Yangshan port that entered operations this autumn is the worlds largest in terms of container handling. Construction began in 2002 and culminated in the building of…

29th October 2009

Yangshan now biggest port in the world

29th October 2009