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ASIA

ASIA

Any global shipping trends come home to roost in China, finds Stevie Knight.

5th March 2018

East Asias partnerships and tech drive

5th March 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Avoid the empty promises of automation and think about the bigger productivity picture, advises Alex Hughes.

5th March 2018

Dont forget the human touch

5th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Talk of the regions potential is getting tired, finds Felicity Landon

5th March 2018

Time to deliver in East Africa

5th March 2018

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Ports are sniffing around cryptocurrencies, but with a great deal of trepidation, finds Martin Rushmere.

5th March 2018

Ports wary of the bitcoin bubble

5th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

A Port of Berbera investment deal between DP World, the state of Somaliland and Ethiopia has been declared “non-existent, null and void” by the Federal Government of Somalia.

5th March 2018

Somalia dismisses Port of Berbera deal

5th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

In Spain, the stevedoring association Anesco has written to the Ministerio de Fomento, or Ministry of Public Works, to register its concern given uncertainty over existing legislation that will come about as…

4th March 2018

Uncertainty still dogs Spain stevedore legislation

4th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Planning for a US$1bn plus project to build a container terminal and logistics centre is underway by the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA).

2nd March 2018

New Orleans plans terminal and logistics centre

2nd March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global Container Terminals (GCT) Canada has ordered 10 Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes with new auto-steering, auto-TOS reporting and auto-positioning features.

1st March 2018

GCT Canada orders automated Konecranes RTGs

1st March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Governor of New York has announced that $26.5m in state-funding is available for preserving and enhancing port and rail services in major trade and passenger travel corridors across the US state.

1st March 2018

New York secures $26.5m for port infrastructure

1st March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Internet of Things (IoT) solutions firm Kerlink and asset-monitoring solutions company DataLong16 have announced the deployment of an IoT network in the Port of Barcelona.

1st March 2018

Port of Barcelona gets IoT network

1st March 2018