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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has published a new information paper on the structural examinations of container handling cranes in ports and terminals.

11th February 2016

PEMA raises dangers of container crane fatigue

11th February 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowe has confirmed that it will offer a container weighing service to ensure UK shippers comply with new international regulations that will come into effect this summer.

11th February 2016

Felixstowe readies box weighing solution

11th February 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines capable of running on LNG will power 16 new gas carrier ships being built in Japan.

11th February 2016

LNG engines for Japanese carriers

11th February 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The MariGreen project has welcomed on board German maritime software designer, SevenCs GmbH, to help realise its aim of a more sustainable, efficient and greener shipping industry.

11th February 2016

SevenCs joins MariGreen project

11th February 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has expressed disappointment in President Obama’s 2017 fiscal budget, calling it ‘grossly imbalanced’.

10th February 2016

AAPA: Obamas budget a disappointment

10th February 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has sacked five bosses because of the mismanagement of the second container terminal at the Port of Mombasa.

10th February 2016

Kenya cancels Mombasa concession

10th February 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Georgia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced that the Anaklia Development Consortium has been awarded the contract to build and develop a Deep Sea Port in Anaklia.

9th February 2016

Georgia awards concession for 100m tonne port

9th February 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam has announced that it will be taking part in the European Truck Platooning Challenge, a trial initiated by the Netherlands as part of its 2016 Presidency of the…

9th February 2016

Rotterdam to take part in platooning challenge

9th February 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Nicaragua, the National Port Company (EPN) is planning to build a new terminal at Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, to accommodate cargo from the north of the country that is currently handled by…

9th February 2016

Nicaragua to build new $400m Caribbean port

9th February 2016

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World Ltd has announced growth of 3% in 2015 driven largely by European and UAE terminals.

9th February 2016

Europe and UAE drive DP World growth

9th February 2016