News

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

29 companies have applied for investment in a port in Iran during the first six months of this year.

27th September 2019

Nearly 30 companies keen on Iranian port

27th September 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

John Bensalhia investigates how multi trailers and multi trailer systems can benefitports in terms of cost, safety and efficiency

26th September 2019

Tricks of the trailers shows benefits of multiple box moves

26th September 2019

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Nigerian port professionals have completed oil spill liability and compensation training to help them better prepare for and handle oil spill incidents.

26th September 2019

Training aids oil spill liability competency

26th September 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

There are two main methods of delivering quay and yard cranes, either fully-assembled or inknock-down form. Barry Cross investigates which option terminal operators prefer and why

26th September 2019

KNOCK-DOWN OR FULLY ERECT – A TERMINAL VIEW

26th September 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dave MacIntyre investigates the impact and procedures when a crane is knocked down and considers common causes, plus the consequences that may follow.

26th September 2019

Mitigation steps needed against crane knockdowns

26th September 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Sixteen ports across England will receive a share of GB£10m to help their preparations for when the UK leaves the EU, however a port body has said more funding might be needed…

26th September 2019

16 ports secure GB$10m Brexit funding

26th September 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A port coastline in Jamaica recently received a major clean-up as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on 21 September.

26th September 2019

Coastal clean-up in Jamaica

26th September 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

The contrasting fortunes of North Africa’s states are reflected in their port and tradeoperations, as Felicity Landon reports.

26th September 2019

North Africa: Breaking down the barriers to trade

26th September 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminal’s new MedPort Tangier terminal sits within the expanding Tanger Med port.As Felicity Landon reports, Tanger Med’s role is about more than just transhipment

26th September 2019

New APMT facility is more than a transhipment hub

26th September 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

In emerging African countries numerous projects have been advanced without sufficientplanning and cost/benefit analysis, as Iain MacIntyre reports

26th September 2019

Chinese funding issues on railroad to nowhere?

26th September 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Economically viable dredging projects that have languished from a lack of fundscould now get a kick start, as Stevie Knight discovers.

26th September 2019

Alternative dredging funding to the fore

26th September 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Container penetration in Russia remains relatively low, but 2017 and 2018were good years for its ports

25th September 2019

Rebounding Russia returns from past volume volatility

25th September 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A group of US ports have sent a letter to President Donald Trump sharing their concerns that the US-China trade war “will create irredeemable economic harm”.

25th September 2019

US ports voice trade war “chaos” concerns

25th September 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A Finnish port has seen its first LNG ship-to-ship operation as well as the first SIMOPS (simultaneous operations) LNG ship-to-ship operation for a container feeder vessel in the Baltic Sea.

25th September 2019

First ship-to-ship operation at Finnish port

25th September 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first of four new LNG carriers for an LNG project in Russia is due to begin service by November.

25th September 2019

First new carrier for LNG project in Russia

25th September 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A Californian port is meeting and exceeding all 2023 targets for reducing primary pollutants while cargo volumes continue to rise.

24th September 2019

US port moves closer to zero-emission target

24th September 2019

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

A sustainability expert at Ecoslops will take part in the first day of the 2019 GreenPort Cruise & Congress conference.

24th September 2019

Ecoslops expert to speak at GreenPort Congress

24th September 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A Californian port is meeting and exceeding all 2023 targets for reducing primary pollutants while cargo volumes continue to rise.

24th September 2019

US port moves closer to zero-emission target

24th September 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

An MOU has been signed to develop the pipeline network for an LNG project at a Texas port.

24th September 2019

Pipeline MOU for US LNG project

24th September 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A ports partnership which aims to realise the vision of a smart, interconnected and digital port ecosystem aims to accelerate the smart adoption of AI in the port sector.

20th September 2019

AI explored by ports partnership

20th September 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An industry body has called for a review of the Maritime State Aid Guidelines following a new ITF OCED maritime subsidies report which reportedly sheds light on taxation practices which are not…

20th September 2019

Call for Maritime State Aid Guidelines review

20th September 2019

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

What drives a port authority or other government agency to develop the infrastructure for anew terminal and offer a new concession when there is little or no prospect of the facility offering…

20th September 2019

Check and double check, the best project evaluation criteria

20th September 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A climate change study which aims to reduce shoreline erosion caused by waves has been launched at a US port.

20th September 2019

Climate change study launched

20th September 2019