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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Can coal bring a much needed fillip to stagnating bulk ports? Stevie Knight finds out

23rd February 2009

Coal – can it warm a cool economy?

23rd February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port unions in Valencia are currently renegotiating their new collective bargaining agreement, to replace the agreement introduced in 1995.

23rd February 2009

New collective bargaining agreement in Valencia

23rd February 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Israeli shipping line Zim has pulled out of the group building the container terminal project at Ennore in India.

22nd February 2009

ZIM abandons Indian consortium

22nd February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Commission (EC) has published its third call for proposals for freight transport services under its second Marco Polo programme.

22nd February 2009

EC calls for third short sea funding proposals

22nd February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portugals Office of Port and Maritime Transport has found that the extension granted to Liscont for the concession of its container terminal in the port of Lisbon is not anti-competitive. Given particular…

21st February 2009

Liscont concession extension legal

21st February 2009

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Port pollution control has taken on a life of its own, as Stevie Knight finds out

20th February 2009

Pollution – the big clean up

20th February 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Operators at the port of Naples recently got together with representatives of the port authority and the Transport Department of the regional government to discuss ways of tackling future challenges at the…

20th February 2009

Naples operators back port revival

20th February 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Maximum stacking heights depend on the type of operation, says Jari Pirhonen, general manager, terminal development, at Kalmar.

19th February 2009

Kalmar

19th February 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Mitsui OSK Lines, Hanjin Shipping and Wan Hai Lines have sealed a joint venture deal with Vietnams Saigon Newport Company. The joint terminal will be located in Vietnams Cai Mep region and…

19th February 2009

Lines in Vietnam JV

19th February 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Puget Sounds air quality has just got another boost. The Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and PSCAA put in match funding to complement an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), grant of over $300,000.

19th February 2009

Puget Sound ports go cleaner

19th February 2009