Author: Importer

EUROPE

EUROPE

An in-depth investigation into Dutch Corporate Tax Law has been launched by the European Commission to ensure fair competition between EU ports.

28th July 2014

Dutch ports under EU tax break microscope

28th July 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Terminal tractors need to balance sensitive features with regular rough handling, finds Stevie Knight

25th July 2014

New technology, old habits

25th July 2014

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

UK-based Lombard Corporate Finance Limited has been fined AUS$5,000 (US$4,700) after its car carrier, ‘Morning Midas’, was involved in a ‘pollution incident’ in Port Phillips Heads, Australia, in 2012.

24th July 2014

UK shipowner fined over Oz pollution incident

24th July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Maersk Line says that the projected financial impact of the new Emission Control Areas (ECA) coming into force in January 2015 will cost it more than US$250m.

24th July 2014

Maersk sulphur regulation implications

24th July 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Experts at the Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics at Victoria University in Australia have completed a “pre-mortem” report warning of the dangers of pushback by private operators and of the haste…

24th July 2014

South Oz ports pre-mortem report

24th July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new online ballast water management tool has been developed by Helcom and Ospar Commissions to make ballast water treatment easier for shipowners.

23rd July 2014

New online BWM tool unveiled

23rd July 2014

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: Spin – what can be called bending facts to suit your own purposes – is no longer confined to governments and large commercial organisations, writes MIke Mundy.

23rd July 2014

Get to the truth of it

23rd July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

ISG Pit to Ship Solutions has designed a dust free logistic system to transport products from the mine site into the ship’s hull using sealed containers and a tippler. The product is…

22nd July 2014

Dust free loading process

22nd July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The EU has awarded DFDS Seaways funding of DKK47.2m towards the installation of scrubbers on five of its freighters that sail between Gothenburg and Ghent and England.

22nd July 2014

DFDS gets scrubber funding

22nd July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Japans Eco Marine Power (EMP) has entered into a new agreement with MINs Control System Solution to sell its renewable energy solutions into Singapore and Myanmar.

22nd July 2014

New renewable energy partnership

22nd July 2014