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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr is extending its product range of IT tools and services with the launch of the LiDAT smartApp, a telematic system that promises to optimise the cargo handling performance of cranes and…

9th June 2016

Liebherr launches smartApp

9th June 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Representatives from the European Community Shipowner’s Association (ECSA) together with the Royal Belgian Shipowners (RBSA) and Wärtsilä are joining forces to help create a sustainable, CO2-neutral economy.

8th June 2016

Shipping towards decarbonisation

8th June 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Piracy incidents off the Nigerian coastline in the first four months of this year are 21% higher than previous peak levels and pose a real threat to port operations, according to the…

7th June 2016

Ports hit by rising Nigerian piracy

7th June 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Both Oakland MTO Agreement (OAKMTOA) and West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) have released an update on how terminals at the Port of Oakland and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach…

7th June 2016

US ports provide weighing update

7th June 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Seville Port Authority (APS) has agreed a series of terms and conditions to be included in a tender for the container terminal at Dársena de Batán, which is one of the ports…

7th June 2016

New tender for Seville box terminal

7th June 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

António Mariano, president of the Portuguese Stevedores Union, has called for the nationalisation of the domestic ports network.

7th June 2016

Call to nationalise Portuguese ports

7th June 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

ICTSIs Guayaquil subsidiary, Contecon, has filed a claim against DP World and Dubai World Corp to Ecuadors Antitrust Agency, the Superintendent of Market Control (SCPM), for uncompetitive and monopoly practices in respect…

7th June 2016

Contecon files claim against DPW

7th June 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

DP World has won a 50 year concession for the development of a greenfield multi-purpose port project at Posorja, Ecuador.

7th June 2016

DP World wins Ecuador concession

7th June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to deliver 10 diesel-electric straddle carriers to DP World’s West Swanson Terminal in Melbourne, Australia.

7th June 2016

DP World orders 10 Kalmar hybrid strads

7th June 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Independent management, masterplanning and digitalisation are among some of the trends in EU port governance highlighted by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) in its 2016 Fact-Finding Report.

7th June 2016

ESPO identifies key trends in port governance

7th June 2016