Author: Importer

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

About 350 upcoming expansion projects aim to supply 270m teu additional container handling capacity up to the year 2023, with chances for completion varying regionally from 40% to 70%.

21st August 2018

270m teu extra container capacity planned

21st August 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is set to request that the multi-million-dollar container cranes that US ports have on order and are considering purchasing from Chinese factories, in which there…

21st August 2018

AAPA urges Chinese crane tariff exemptions

21st August 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A Norwegian supplier of floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) has been chosen to supply these services to Australia’s Port Kembla Gas Terminal.

21st August 2018

LNG partner for Port Kembla Gas Terminal

21st August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Malta’s Grand Harbour, or the Port of Valletta, has welcomed the arrival of a rescue ship carrying 141 migrants following a five-day dispute regarding where it could disembark them.

21st August 2018

Migrant arrival at Port of Valletta

21st August 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Concerns have been raised about the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade policy on the US’ Port of Baltimore.

21st August 2018

Fears for Baltimore on Trump trade policy

21st August 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US-China trade war has prompted an “off the charts” imports rush at the Port of Los Angeles — the US’ busiest port — and a run on already-sparse warehouse space availability…

21st August 2018

US-China trade war triggers imports rush

21st August 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The operator of Slovenia’s only port has made an order for five electric rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes, which are set to be delivered in summer 2019.

21st August 2018

Konecranes RTGs for Koper dock

21st August 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Current and former employees of a business supplying stevedores to the US’ Port of Charleston have filed a lawsuit that claims it does not pay employees overtime wages.

21st August 2018

Lawsuit filed against SSA Cooper

21st August 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first LNG bunker barge to be built in North America has undertaken successful trials at Port Fourchon in Louisiana.

21st August 2018

First LNG bunker barge built in North America

21st August 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar will supply 15 units of container handling equipment to Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd (SIPG).

20th August 2018

Kalmar equipment order for SIPG

20th August 2018