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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

DEMEs mission is to provide sustainable solutions for some of the major challenges the world faces today including global warming, rising sea levels and the rising demand for energy, writes Helen Hill,…

22nd March 2017

Providing sustainable solutions to global challenges

22nd March 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A new standard has been introduced by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) for safe and sustainable bunkering of LNG-powered ships which aims to promote the fuels usage, writes Alice Mason, news…

21st March 2017

Promoting LNG usage

21st March 2017

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The green light given to a new terminal development in Venice has drawn criticism from the cruise industry over what has been called a totally ‘unworkable solution’.

21st March 2017

Larger vessels vs the community

21st March 2017

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World announced throughput growth of 3.2% and profit growth of 29.9% in 2016, maintaining a “flexibility to capitalise” on growth opportunities in the sector.

20th March 2017

DP World enjoys 29.9% profit growth

20th March 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Safety specialist LASE has launched a product to measure the exact positioning of straddle carriers under ship-to-shore cranes.

20th March 2017

LASE releases strad positioning tool

20th March 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russia’s Global Ports Investments saw container throughput slump 19% to 1.1m teu in 2016 due to increases competition and low capacity utilisation.

20th March 2017

Mixed fortunes for Global Ports

20th March 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Mexico’s Secretary for Transport and Communications has announced that a tender is to be issued shortly for a $16m expansion of the Port of Mazatlán.

17th March 2017

Mazatlán to be expanded

17th March 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Although APM Terminals, Terminal Link, PSA and Terminal Investment Limited all prequalified to the right to bid for the Panamanian port of Corozal, none finally entered a bid for the concession, which…

17th March 2017

Is there a future for Corozal?

17th March 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chinese investors have partnered with Bahia Mineração (Bamin) to build the new Porto Sul in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

17th March 2017

Chinese linked to Bahia investment

17th March 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland (PoAL) has initiated a review of the both the Nexus Logistics supply chain joint venture established with Netlogix in late 2014 as well as its Conlinxx subsidiary which manages…

17th March 2017

Auckland reviews subsidiaries’ roles

17th March 2017