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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A report from Australia’s Victoria University has suggested more detailed research is required to decide on where Victoria’s second container port should be established.

15th September 2014

Second Victoria terminal ‘needs more thought’

15th September 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Denmark’s State of Green initiative, a collective group of Danish stakeholders in the green energy and environmental fields, is launching a new section to its website focusing on green maritime solutions.

15th September 2014

Denmark: State of Green

15th September 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar’s latest reachstacker, dubbed Super Gloria, lifted a record 100T at its factory in Lidhult, Sweden last week.

15th September 2014

Kalmars record reachstacker lift

15th September 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Emirates Classification Society TASNEEF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC) to provide classification services for an LNG-powered tug.

15th September 2014

Emirates MoU to class LNG-powered tug

15th September 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Alfa Laval has launched a new generation of its exhaust gas cleaning system, the Pure SOx 2.0 scrubber, which is said to provide more possibilities for shipowners.

12th September 2014

Alfa Laval unveils latest generation scrubber (

12th September 2014

ASIA

ASIA

Asian ports are struggling with the worst congestion in 20 years and this looks set to continue because of the complicated nature of vessel sharing arrangements.

12th September 2014

Asian container port congestion

12th September 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) says that the recent industrial policy seminar held in Nuuk has identified the potential for and barriers to maritime growth in the Arctic.

11th September 2014

The growing potential of the Arctic

11th September 2014

ASIA

ASIA

Word is that the Philippines Port Authority (PPA) will be fining importers for overstaying cargoes and then shipping the boxes out to buffer ports in a desperate attempt to relieve congestion.

11th September 2014

Desperate measures at Manila

11th September 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Turkey’s Marport is getting ready to handle new container line alliances, with investments in infrastructure and productivity.

10th September 2014

Marport preps for box alliances

10th September 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The prospect of higher US interest rates is set to drive increased port assets acquisition and refinancing over the next 12 months, according to Drewry Maritime Advisors, the port consultancy division of…

10th September 2014

US interest rates to drive port refinancing over next 12 months

10th September 2014