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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

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

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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new management initiative aims to enable efficiency in Navis N4 terminal operating system implementation projects across container terminals managed by COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (CSP).

14th November 2018

Navis excellence centre targets N4 efficiency

14th November 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

APM Terminals Poti, Georgia has commissioned a new revolving spreader to load copper concentrate into bulk vessels, improve efficiency and minimise environmental impact during bulk cargo loading operations.

14th November 2018

Efficient spreader reduces eco-impact

14th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

As the Cabinet of the UK convenes to discuss a draft deal agreed by UK and EU negotiators on the UK’s departure from the EU, it has emerged that the nation’s government…

14th November 2018

Ramsgate considered as Brexit deal discussed

14th November 2018

WORLD

WORLD

Over two million containers and five million tonnes of cargo handled

14th November 2018

QTerminals reaches new container and cargo handling milestones in record time

14th November 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A serious container depot space shortage has developed in Auckland driven by a larger-than-expected build-up of import boxes leading into the festive season, constraints on normal export and domestic flows from Auckland…

13th November 2018

Auckland box depots’ space shortage

13th November 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has returned a comparable 8% increase in underlying profit after tax to NZ$59.2m and 9% rise in revenue to NZ$243.2m for the 2017-2018 financial year — albeit, incurring NZ$17.6m…

13th November 2018

Profit boost for Ports of Auckland

13th November 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

All Australian stevedores felt the pinch of a tougher economic climate last year, with profitability falling sharply during 2017–18.

13th November 2018

Tougher economic climate for Oz stevedores

13th November 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

CentrePort Wellington has reached a NZ$170m settlement with insurers in relation to commercial properties damaged during the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

13th November 2018

Property settlement at CentrePort

13th November 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Iran will bring a lawsuit against the US at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) following “cruel” sanctions and restrictions on its vessels which could see them prevented from entering ports.

13th November 2018

Iran to sue US over “cruel” sanctions

13th November 2018