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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

UK seas may finally get the protection they need, with indications by Gordon Brown that a Marine Bill will be included in the Queen’s Speech later this year, which sets out future…

1st June 2008

Green light for UK Marine Bill?

1st June 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Earthrace, the world’s “fastest and greenest” powerboat started its round-the-world race at the end of April, in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels.

31st May 2008

Earthrace Eco powerboat

31st May 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Operator PD Ports and UK supermarket chain Tesco have announced plans to bring 800 new jobs to Teesside, through the development of a state-of-the-art import centre.

30th May 2008

Tesco brand takes on port

30th May 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A proposal is being considered by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that could see a 50% increase in the cost of diesel at the pump.

30th May 2008

Diesel prices “could rise by 50%”

30th May 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

242 participants from all over the world gathered in Copenhagen 23-25 April for the 29th International Bunker Conference. Upcoming emissions regulations are one the biggest challenges facing the shipping and marine fuels…

29th May 2008

MARPOL Annex VI discussed in the International Bunker Conference

29th May 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The challenge of neutralising undeclared dangerous cargoes passing through ports today is greater than ever, as Stuart Pearcey reports

28th May 2008

Playing dirty: extra danger in any cargo

28th May 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Hidden within a perfectly innocent cargo, adirty bomb is created by combining radioactive nuclear waste material andconventional explosives.

28th May 2008

Down and dirty

28th May 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Portek chairman Larry Lam and executive director Ooi Boon Hoe examine the cascade effect in container shipping and the future implications for regional and feeder ports

28th May 2008

Portek article

28th May 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

· MPX (mid panamax) - 2,000 teu-3,500 teu · LPX (large panamax) - 3,500 teu-4,500 teu · PPX (post panamax) - 4,500 teu-6,000 teu · LPPX (large post panamax) - 6,000 teu-8,000…

28th May 2008

Containership cascade

28th May 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Tauranga boss Mark Cairns talks candidly to Dave MacIntyre about why he believes there is a pressing need for an overhaul in New Zealand port ownership.

28th May 2008

Time for change

28th May 2008