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EUROPE

EUROPE

The Benelux ports are soaring with rocketing volumes and investments on a breath-taking scale. Felicity Landon reports

4th June 2008

Flying high

4th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Recent developments at the Port of Zeebrugge have included a quay extension on the north side of Albert II dock, the completion of the quay and construction of a jetty in the…

4th June 2008

Zeebrugge readies itself for trade growth

4th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Fiftyyears ago, Antwerphad just seen the construction of the Boudewijn lock.

4th June 2008

Fifty year flashback

4th June 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Amsterdam can at last go to the Benelux ball as Stephanie Knight reports

4th June 2008

Cinderella city-port

4th June 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Vycons Regen flywheel energy-saving units will be installed in six new ZPMC rubber-tyred gantry cranes scheduled for delivery this year. The units are on order for Chinese  Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal.

4th June 2008

Flywheels for ZPMC cranes

4th June 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Horizon Lines, Inc. has implemented a combination of newly enhanced fuel efficiency and cost management programmes focused on conservation and fuel cost recovery.

4th June 2008

Fuel efficiency on the Horizon

4th June 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Norfolk Southern’s new online carbon footprint analyzer puts the environmental benefits of rail transportation into an easy to- visualize perspective. The “Green Machine” quickly estimates the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that…

2nd June 2008

Norfolk Southern’s Presents ‘Green Machine’

2nd June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Queensland ports have been given a general pass mark for their competitive performance by a state government review into port competition and regulation.

1st June 2008

Queensland Ports Report

1st June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The port of Newcastles biggest exporter will double its output by 2015. Coal & Allied, owned by Rio Tinto, will spend A$5bn (US$4.8bn) to boost production to 58m tonnes/year.

1st June 2008

Extra Newcastle output

1st June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Fremantle Ports wants to have 20% of its containers on rail by next year. The port has recorded a 1200% increase in the use of rail since 2002 - about 84,000 teu/year.

1st June 2008

Fremantle modal shift

1st June 2008