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EUROPE

EUROPE

Spanish stevedoring body ANESCO and port unions face the sting of fines totalling in excess of €7m from the country’s competition authorities in response to a deal agreed between the two on…

26th November 2018

Spanish stevedores hit with massive fines

26th November 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Port Strategy is supporting the sustainable development of port ecosystems with the launch of a unique ‘metro map’ sponsorship scheme for global port clusters.

26th November 2018

Get your exclusive port ‘metro map’

26th November 2018

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: It’s the stuff of science fiction, but more than one global port is putting its faith and money behind magnetic levitation to move freight at frighteningly-fast speeds, writes Carly Fields.

26th November 2018

Ports scramble aboard hyperloop train

26th November 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar is exploring whether online gaming could open up new ways of running and optimising a container terminal with automation in mind.

22nd November 2018

Online gaming potential for terminals

22nd November 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

REKO has started construction on a new EUR125m thermal treatment plant at the Port of Rotterdam that will process an annual total of 1.2m tonnes of residual mineral waste into clean sand,…

22nd November 2018

Rotterdam thermal plant recycles waste

22nd November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has launched a five-point plan which aims to address how the UK government can play a role in making UK ports more competitive and successful.

20th November 2018

UKMPG launches growth plan for ports

20th November 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The global maritime industry is cautiously optimistic about the global business environment for world trade, but also concerned about challenges to industry recovery including the potential impact of trade tensions, cyber security…

19th November 2018

Ship growth optimism with trade concern

19th November 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A project which will promote the use of LNG as fuel in Spanish ports has been selected by the European Commission (EC) for funding.

19th November 2018

Project to promote LNG use in Spanish ports

19th November 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Oil spill recovery work is taking place at Kamarajar Port following an incident on the 18 November which resulted in two tonnes of oil contaminating the waters around the port.

19th November 2018

Oil spill recovery underway at Indian port

19th November 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Titan LNG has successfully completed the first-ever LNG bunker delivery at Mukran Port in the Baltic Sea.

19th November 2018

First LNG bunker delivery at Mukran Port

19th November 2018

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Workforce diversity strategies for ports and terminals demand the same care and commitment as sales and marketing plans, according to a top Navis executive.

19th November 2018

Don’t underplay workforce diversity demands

19th November 2018

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is at it again, this time with a report that argues alliances between container shipping companies may have negative impacts on users and society…

19th November 2018

Upside to container line alliances

19th November 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

International trade tensions involving the US will make 2019 challenging but not unmanageable, the chairman of DP World has said.

19th November 2018

DPW: Tensions challenging, not unmanageable

19th November 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested over GB£1m on a rooftop solar project at the UK’s Port of Goole to generate enough clean energy to power the port on solar alone during…

16th November 2018

GB£1m solar project at Port of Goole

16th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Marine Terminals Limited (MTL) has confirmed a fatality at its Peel Ports Dublin South Bank Quay Container Terminal facility following an incident in which a landside container struck a man undertaking lashing…

16th November 2018

Man struck by Dublin container dies

16th November 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

MGI has rolled out a new intelligent cargo system at the Port of Marseille Fos to track and manage cargo and support supply chain efficiency.

15th November 2018

Intelligent cargo system helps Marseille Fos

15th November 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

5G has successfully been used in trials to enable operational efficiency with smart electricity grid and harbour automation in a development which could see ports move closer to zero emissions.

15th November 2018

5G supports electricity grid and automation

15th November 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

The APM Terminals-run (APMT) Lilypond Terminal in Lagos in Nigeria will be advertised for public bidding following confirmation that the concession arrangement between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and APMT has ended.

15th November 2018

Lagos Lilypond terminal up for bids

15th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Valencia branch of the Coordinadora port union has rejected the idea of the fourth container terminal being automated. It claims that this will not only put hundreds of jobs at risk,…

15th November 2018

Valencia union rejects automation bid

15th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Three global stevedoring groups based in East Asia have been linked with the possible purchase of the two container terminals in Brazil currently operated by Wilson Sons in the ports of Rio…

15th November 2018

Three operators linked to Wilson sale

15th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil’s president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, is to investigate the possible privatisation of state-run ports, which would include the São Paulo state docks company Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo.

15th November 2018

New president mulls Brazil port privatisation

15th November 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Electrification will slash liquid bulk volumes, it was argued at the British Ports Association Conference 2018.

15th November 2018

Electrification to slash liquid bulk volumes

15th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

With November 14 seeing the Cabinet of the United Kingdom agree to a draft deal on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the British Ports Association (BPA) chief executive said before the…

15th November 2018

Uncertainty for ports over post-Brexit trade

15th November 2018