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ASIA

ASIA

Any global shipping trends come home to roost in China, finds Stevie Knight.

5th March 2018

East Asias partnerships and tech drive

5th March 2018

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: The 48th meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from January 23 to January 26 generated a huge amount of optimism about world growth prospects, with business leaders and heads…

5th March 2018

Overcoming the Davos hype

5th March 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Avoid the empty promises of automation and think about the bigger productivity picture, advises Alex Hughes.

5th March 2018

Dont forget the human touch

5th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Talk of the regions potential is getting tired, finds Felicity Landon

5th March 2018

Time to deliver in East Africa

5th March 2018

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Ports are sniffing around cryptocurrencies, but with a great deal of trepidation, finds Martin Rushmere.

5th March 2018

Ports wary of the bitcoin bubble

5th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

A Port of Berbera investment deal between DP World, the state of Somaliland and Ethiopia has been declared “non-existent, null and void” by the Federal Government of Somalia.

5th March 2018

Somalia dismisses Port of Berbera deal

5th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

In Spain, the stevedoring association Anesco has written to the Ministerio de Fomento, or Ministry of Public Works, to register its concern given uncertainty over existing legislation that will come about as…

4th March 2018

Uncertainty still dogs Spain stevedore legislation

4th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Planning for a US$1bn plus project to build a container terminal and logistics centre is underway by the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA).

2nd March 2018

New Orleans plans terminal and logistics centre

2nd March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global Container Terminals (GCT) Canada has ordered 10 Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes with new auto-steering, auto-TOS reporting and auto-positioning features.

1st March 2018

GCT Canada orders automated Konecranes RTGs

1st March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is providing a €20m loan to support the development of Montenegro’s main seaport, the Port of Bar.

1st March 2018

Port of Bar gets €20m EBRD loan

1st March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Internet of Things (IoT) solutions firm Kerlink and asset-monitoring solutions company DataLong16 have announced the deployment of an IoT network in the Port of Barcelona.

1st March 2018

Port of Barcelona gets IoT network

1st March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Governor of New York has announced that $26.5m in state-funding is available for preserving and enhancing port and rail services in major trade and passenger travel corridors across the US state.

1st March 2018

New York secures $26.5m for port infrastructure

1st March 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Air quality and in particularly emissions monitoring has taken centre stage at the latest discussions under the European co-funded project Poseidon Med II.

28th February 2018

EU project focuses in on air quality monitoring

28th February 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The first global ports sustainability programme and charter will see ports focus on sustainable development by setting guidelines for achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

28th February 2018

International ports sustainability programme first

28th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Navis has hosted an employee hackathon to facilitate breakthrough ideas about product development.

28th February 2018

Navis hackathon fuels product development

28th February 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A battery-powered truck has entered the Port of Oakland fleet for the first time in order to test the feasibility of zero-emission freight hauling.

28th February 2018

First battery-powered truck testing for Oakland

28th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spain’s Minister of Public Works, Íñigo de la Serna, has gone on record as stating that stevedoring reform will be approved sometime this year, if not “as soon as possible”.

28th February 2018

Spanish minister insistent of stevedoring reform

28th February 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) has said that the US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, plus Californian air quality regulatory agencies, need to rethink mandating zero-emissions…

28th February 2018

PMSA: Zero-emissions rethink needed

28th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is planning for a natural decline in coal and expects it to be replaced by sustainable energy and new markets.

27th February 2018

Rotterdam has plan in place for coal decline

27th February 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World’s contract with Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) was cancelled because of a dispute over terms and poor performance, claims the Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority (DPFZA).

27th February 2018

Contract dispute led to DP World DCT loss

27th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ernst & Young (EY) will design and develop a predictive and optimisation application to help improve Port of Singapore-based PSA Marine’s services and boost terminal productivity.

27th February 2018

Predictive app improves terminal productivity

27th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Port of Brownsville has moved closer to its own LNG export terminal by acquiring the US Coast Guard’s stamp of approval.

27th February 2018

Texas moves closer to LNG terminal realisation

27th February 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Terminal Portuario de Manta (TPM), which is undertaking major regeneration wok at the northern Ecuadorian port, says it is working on five different projects simultaneously.

27th February 2018

Manta advancing on five fronts

27th February 2018