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THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: Some folks were missing from an early April meeting of New York Maritime, or NYMAR, part of the New York Maritime Consortium, writes Barry Parker.

14th April 2016

Learning from bulk lessons

14th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Used bulk handling equipment proves a tougher sell than container units, explains Alex Hughes

14th April 2016

Buying in bulk

14th April 2016

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Brazilian terminal of Portonave is investing R$25 million in the electrification of its cranes.

13th April 2016

RTG electrification at Portonave

13th April 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International Transportation Service (ITS), joint venture between Ports America and “K” Line, reached an agreement in principle with Norwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to rebuild and reconfigure its container terminal in Tacoma.

13th April 2016

Container terminal enhancement in Tacoma

13th April 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ) is to undertake a major review of more than 3,000 acres of its cargo facilities in order improve operations and plan for future growth.

13th April 2016

PANYNJ launches major review of facilities

13th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the US, the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) says that all of its member terminals are incapable of providing verified gross mass (VGM) weighing services as per the new SOLAS guidelines…

13th April 2016

A weighty issue on the west coast

13th April 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new hybrid car ferry for Norwegian owner Torghatten Trafikkselskap is to be built using ABB technology, with the possibility of conversion to a fully electric vessel in the future.

12th April 2016

ABB hybrid for Torghatten Trafikkselskap

12th April 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Triyards subsidiary Strategic Marine has been awarded a €44 million contract to build two aluminium catamaran ro-pax ferries powered by single-fuel LNG engines.

12th April 2016

LNG engines for new catamarans

12th April 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is holding an international workshop on Port Reception Facilities for the Baltic Sea.

12th April 2016

Port reception facilities on Kiel agenda

12th April 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

This year, CentrePort Wellington will lodge a 34-year consent to deepen its draft from 11.3 metres to 14.5 metres in all tides as part of a NZ$75m investment over three years.

11th April 2016

CentrePort signals investment

11th April 2016