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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A 35-year agreement will see UAE’s Abu Dhabi Ports develop port infrastructure and manage operations at the Port of Fujairah.

27th June 2017

Port of Fujairah expansion

27th June 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports needn’t be overwhelmed by the mass of port, container and supply chain technology solutions hitting the market, CEO and partner of SeaIntelligence Consulting Lars Jensen has said.

27th June 2017

Find pilots and dive in to software melee

27th June 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Logistics company Toll is completing the purchase of the Dampier Supply Base in Western Australia from MMA Offshore. The purchase was foreshadowed in February and the final details have been confirmed following…

27th June 2017

Toll moves ahead with Dampier acquisition

27th June 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Infrastructure surcharges imposed by stevedoring company Patrick at its Australian terminals are being blamed on higher rents and taxes, but customers have reacted strongly to the new list of charges.

27th June 2017

Patrick surcharges contested by customers

27th June 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

18.9m tonnes of goods were processed last year at the Port of Prince Rupert, executives revealed at its annual public meeting last week.

26th June 2017

Diversification propels Prince Rupert Port

26th June 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

WSP’s Johan-Paul Verschuure & Andrew Penfold ask if consortiums are the new development model

26th June 2017

Shaping partnerships to reduce risk of port investments

26th June 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Electric vehicle charging points featuring Tesla chargers have been installed at Spain’s Sant Carles Marina by MDL Marinas, in partnership with Ports de la Generalitat.

26th June 2017

Electric charging points growing

26th June 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Following an alleged vessel bomb threat at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has said that resource coordination is key to security.

23rd June 2017

Coordination key to port security

23rd June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has signed a contract with Ports America Chesapeake LLC for the delivery of six Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes.

22nd June 2017

Chesapeake opts for Kalmar RTGs

22nd June 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Lithium-ion energy storage systems supplier, Plan B Energy Storage (PBES), is launching a new Harpoon battery product line which promises to drive faster ROI on marine batteries.

22nd June 2017

New PBES marine battery range

22nd June 2017