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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A new A$33m common-user bulk terminal is to be built at the Australian Port of Newcastle’s Kooragang Island.

6th July 2018

Newcastle invests in bulk boom

6th July 2018

ASIA

ASIA

An “inevitable” trade war between China and the US will refocus world trade and move shipping towards South and Southeast Asia ports, according to a Drewry official.

6th July 2018

Port winners of China/US trade spat

6th July 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The executive directors of the US ports of Long Beach and Oakland, located in California, have called for continued government support for maritime sector clean air efforts and infrastructure development.

5th July 2018

Californian ports plea for government help

5th July 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.

5th July 2018

LA and Long Beach approve clean truck regs

5th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

New International Transport Forum (ITF) research into decarbonisation for shipping has revealed that almost-complete decarbonisation could be attained by 2035 if currently-available technologies are deployed to their maximum.

5th July 2018

ITF: Full decarbonisation by 2035 achievable

5th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Co-operation between logistics chain stakeholders is more crucial than ever, particularly with ships increasing in size and making demands of public infrastructure that cannot be constructed overnight, Federation of European Private Port…

5th July 2018

FEPORT: Logistics actors must work together

5th July 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new spreader from ELME Spreader — ELME Spreader Model 817 INNOVATION — claims a unique mix of 16% reduced weight and boosted structural strength.

5th July 2018

Lightweight ELME spreader brings benefits

5th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Productivity improvement is behind growth in many network-critical terminals, with congestion a result of this, a presentation from Hamburg Süd’s global head of marine and terminal operations has claimed.

5th July 2018

Port productivity gains lagging cargo growth

5th July 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

SSA Marine is to retrofit 13 of the US Port of Oakland’s diesel-powered cranes with diesel-electric hybrid engines to help clean up operations.

5th July 2018

Oakland goes hybrid for cleaner terminal ops

5th July 2018

WORLD

WORLD

Asia’s future energy needs on the agenda at Tank Storage Asia 2018:

5th July 2018

Asia’s future energy needs on the agenda at Tank Storage Asia 2018:

5th July 2018