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PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Felicity Landon considers the progress and promise of 5G technology for ports

31st January 2019

Making a connected port a reality

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports can help in the drive to turn waste into wealth, reports Felicity Landon

31st January 2019

Giving trash a second life

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Alex Hughes investigates the options for dismantling when a crane has reached the end of its useful life

31st January 2019

Final curtain call for outdated cranes

31st January 2019

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: With relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia now back in positive mode - after a 20-year dispute - the Eritrean ports of Assab, in the south of the country, and Massawa in…

31st January 2019

Eritrea must look at its options

31st January 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

What’s in it for ports when they choose to optimise the design of their buildings, askes Stevie Knight

31st January 2019

More than a pretty façade

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports are prepared to overspend on surveillance to ensure they have covered every eventuality, finds Martin Rushmere

31st January 2019

Throwing money at security challenges

31st January 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dave MacIntyre examines how a government review might bring the country’s ports closer.

31st January 2019

Pulling New Zealand’s port family together

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Industry is taking notice of hydrogens potential as a squeaky-clean fuel. Stevie Knight reports

31st January 2019

Writing the hydrogen rulebook

31st January 2019

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: Last year, we saw so many stories about the lost opportunities for real leadership in politics, energy and climate change, that many will have missed the flurry of activity in extra…

31st January 2019

Reality check on climate timeline

31st January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

COSCO SHIPPING Ports’ 60% acquisition of Chancay Terminal in Peru, South America is a natural move in line with China’s economic strategy, a ports expert has said.

30th January 2019

Chancay fits China investment strategy

30th January 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Containerships’ first LNG-fuelled container vessel has undergone its first LNG bunkering by Shell’s Cardissa at the Port of Rotterdam.

30th January 2019

First bunkering for new Containerships ship

30th January 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Solent Stevedores has invested GB£1m into 33 electric counter balance forklift trucks from STILL Materials Handling to help reduce emissions at the Port of Southampton ahead of the 2019 cruise season.

30th January 2019

Electric trucks drive down cruise footprint

30th January 2019

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: Should it come as a surprise to learn that only six or so of 25 of the UK’s minor and major ports have undertaken “significant high-level and practical planning” for Brexit?…

29th January 2019

The UKs great planning dilemma

29th January 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam has warned customers and maritime stakeholders to be alert to fake copies of its website set up to trick users into disclosing confidential information or paying fraudulent invoices.

29th January 2019

Rotterdam warns of website copycat fraud

29th January 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK government has confirmed that smart port developments are a key part of future maritime strategy and will be led by industry with government support.

28th January 2019

UK port targets set in ‘Maritime 2050’ report

28th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The National Ports Administration of Uruguay (ANP) has invited “expressions of interest for a project to build and operate Punta Sayago Logistics Port. Interested parties can lodge their interest from March 1,…

28th January 2019

Expressions of interest for new Uruguay port

28th January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

2018 was not a good year for container traffic at the Chilean Port of Valparaíso, which registered a 15.9% drop in throughput. For the year, traffic amounted to 903,313 teu.

28th January 2019

Valparaíso reels from strike blows

28th January 2019

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: The recent announcement of a new container storage system, which according to the developers can triple terminal capacity, is interesting news, writes Peter de Langen.

28th January 2019

A rethink on container storage

28th January 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The first two energy saving, low emissions straddle carriers with hybrid engines are now operating at the Port of Hamburg’s HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) and are expected to use at least…

28th January 2019

First hybrid straddle carriers at Hamburg

28th January 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ExxonMobil Gas Marketing Europe Limited will provide a substantial share of regasification capacity in Uniper’s FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification) project at the Port of Wilhelmshaven.

28th January 2019

ExxonMobil joins Wilhelmshaven FSRU project

28th January 2019