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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargo handling solutions company Kalmar has won a contract to heighten four Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) ship-to-shore (STS) cranes located at France’s biggest container port.

5th September 2018

Kalmar to upgrade Le Havre cranes

5th September 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port of Tauranga has returned a comparable 13% increase in net after-tax profit to NZ$94.3m and 10.9% rise in revenue to NZ$283.7m in the 2017–2018 financial year.

5th September 2018

New Zealand ports return half year profits

5th September 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Material handling solutions firm GENMA has received an order for a GHC100 mobile harbour crane for delivery to India’s Visakhapatnam Port.

5th September 2018

GENMA continues crane sale expansion plan

5th September 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The US’ Port of Long Beach has seen its sulphur oxides, diesel particulates and nitrogen oxides cut by 97%, 88% and 56% respectively since 2005.

5th September 2018

Long Beach ups environmental initiative ante

5th September 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World has defended its controversial terminal infrastructure access charges, saying they are essential to keep the entire supply chain competitive.

5th September 2018

DP World defends charges

5th September 2018

ASIA

ASIA

The Port of Manila has been called to account for slow movement and long delays in releasing cargo which is apparently causing the economy billions of lost pesos each day.

4th September 2018

Manila called to account for cargo delays

4th September 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

MacGregor has joined a consortium of leading marine industry players which are collaborating in developing new levels of performance and environmental efficiency for the container sector.

4th September 2018

Cargo consortium works to increase efficiency

4th September 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Diesel particulate emissions from Port of Oakland maritime operations are down 81% since 2005, moving the port closer to its target of 85% emissions reduction by 2020.

3rd September 2018

Oakland diesel emissions down 81%

3rd September 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Developments in bunkering infrastructure are enabling more ports to call themselves ‘LNG ready’ allowing them to better cater for the increase in LNG fuelled ships.

31st August 2018

More ports becoming LNG ready

31st August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowes Trinity Quay remains congested with a backlog of cargo built up in August, following problems with the ports terminal operating system (TOS).

31st August 2018

Felixstowe stable but backlog remains

31st August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Greek assets body the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund plans to launch the third privatisation phase of 10 ports across Greece in autumn, with priority on four in Northern Greece, three in…

30th August 2018

Third privatisation phase for 10 Greek ports

30th August 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

An Australian maritime engineering company has used its innovative dredging technology to help a New Zealand port significantly reduce the volume of dredging needed to upgrade its entrance channel.

30th August 2018

Dredging project reaps green benefits

30th August 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The world”s foremost coal export port is targeting business diversification initiatives, but its plans are being stymied, writes Iain MacIntyre.

30th August 2018

Newcastle looks beyond bulk horizon

30th August 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

How can - or should - ports be prepared for the arrival of migrants and refugees by sea? Felicity Landon reports.

30th August 2018

A safe haven without exception

30th August 2018

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: The world is clearly confused as to whether we definitely/maybe have a trade war on our hands, writes Ben Hackett.

30th August 2018

Trade war: an oxymoron?

30th August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

With the growing expectance of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, ports now need to weigh preparations against commercial practicalities, explains Stevie Knight.

30th August 2018

Spaced out on Brexit plans

30th August 2018

CARGO SPOTLIGHT

CARGO SPOTLIGHT

COMMENT: During the first week of June, a young contract worker was killed in a port in India. An inflated truck tyre exploded during handling operations and metal parts of the wheel…

30th August 2018

Sharing safety responsibilities

30th August 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Some of the dredging problems plaguing US ports are being sorted out, but the issue of protectionism could hamper a turnaround, reports Martin Rushmere.

30th August 2018

New thinking on deep US digs

30th August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Political repercussions have been echoing around the Baltic long enough to result in real, structural changes to cargo flows and quays, explains Stevie Knight.

30th August 2018

Not-so-temporary shift to the Baltic

30th August 2018

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: If you’re an executive at a port or harbour authority, or an operator or manager of a wharf or inland terminal, do you know the carbon – or more technically, annual…

30th August 2018

The CO2 barometer

30th August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Legal expert Rachid Bouda explains why Ukraine is emerging as a hidden gem for international port investors.

30th August 2018

Set on the right path

30th August 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Terminal tractor development edges ever closer to all-electric operation to improve working conditions and on-dock safety, reports Alex Hughes.

30th August 2018

Emissions drive tractor development agenda

30th August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Workshops at this year’s GreenPort Congress Americas investigated how best to progress environmental performance in the industry.

30th August 2018

Loud and clear partnership message

30th August 2018