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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Carbon War Room (CWR) has issued a request for proposals to shipowners and charterers to apply for a grant that will help finance a single-vessel retrofit helping them to achieve fuel…

10th September 2015

Carbon War Room retrofit grants available

10th September 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As cargo container volumes continue to rise worldwide, congestion increasingly becomes a problem. But, Dynamar BV says terminal over-capacity is now needed to prevent congestion.

8th September 2015

Over-capacity now a must to prevent congestion

8th September 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Two hot topics on the agenda at this year’s GreenPort Congress and Cruise conference will be fuel options for SECA compliance and dealing with waste from cruise ships.

8th September 2015

On the agenda at the Congress

8th September 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

New Valencia port authority president Aurelio Martínez has announced that there will be “changes” to the way the port is run during his period in office.

8th September 2015

Management changes for Valencia

8th September 2015

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port of Djibouti has unveiled a huge expansion programme which aims to cement the port as a transhipment hub for the whole of Africa.

7th September 2015

Djibouti unveils grand expansion plans

7th September 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Automation does not negate the need for adequate RTG collision prevention finds John Bensalhia

7th September 2015

Safety first

7th September 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Plasma and LED are still the dominant themes in lighting, finds Martin Rushmere

7th September 2015

All lit up

7th September 2015

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: APM Terminals has announced that it will invest more than $2bn in a new port in Nigeria, its largest single investment in a port ever.

7th September 2015

Under one roof

7th September 2015

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: The appearance of cracks in one of the sills in the Cocoli Locks at the Pacific end of the new Panama Canal may not be the only factor to slow down…

7th September 2015

Cracking down on Canal concerns

7th September 2015

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

COMMENT: It was originally scheduled to be announced in July but now informed sources indicate the name of the new Mombasa container terminal operator will be announced in late September/early October.

7th September 2015

Mombasa operator hiatus

7th September 2015