Author: Importer

EUROPE

EUROPE

French cargo port Marseilles Fos is pondering if its recent throughput could indicate a return to normal after container and oil volumes begin to claw back from a decline caused by the…

4th June 2009

A bounce after the downturn?

4th June 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Transport Ministry in Azerbaijan is to start construction of a new deep sea port close to the village of Alyaty in Baku district in 2010. Originally, work was due to start…

4th June 2009

New port at Baku

4th June 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Japanese and Korean investors will finance the private initiative submitted by Minera de los Andes y el Pacifico (MAPS) for the concession of the port of San Juan de Marcona in Ica,…

4th June 2009

Peru Ports

4th June 2009

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Sef van den Elshout* and Ernest Vrins* explain how fugitive dust emissions can be managed and monitored in a port area using real-time particulate matter measurements

4th June 2009

Managing and monitoring fugitive dust emissions

4th June 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Ports of New York and New Jersey handled a total 88.9m tonnes last year, up 1.9% on 2007, but containers were down 0.6% to 5.26m teu.

3rd June 2009

New York & New Jersey

3rd June 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand needs to reduce domestic infrastructure bottlenecks and maximise the efficiency of its international maritime trade, according to the Economic Survey of New Zealand 2009.

3rd June 2009

OECD calls for NZ infrastructure improvement

3rd June 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based Transmon Engineering has developed a forklift truck speed controller to improve on-dock safety.

3rd June 2009

Transmon tackles forklift speed demons

3rd June 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Naples and Assoporti (Italian Association of Port Authorities) were delighted to host the GreenPort 2009 conference in Naples. It provided an opportunity to showcase important sustainability initiatives being developed…

3rd June 2009

Italian Ports: pursuing a green strategy

3rd June 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Jaxports tonnage figures for the six months to end of March show increases in containers, steel, lumber and liquid bulks, which have gone a long way to offsetting a 20% fall in…

2nd June 2009

Jaxport figures

2nd June 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports Australia executive director David Anderson has called for Australias three levels of government to co-ordinate their investment in regional ports and the supporting supply chains.

2nd June 2009

Co-ordinate Australian port investment

2nd June 2009