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AFRICA

AFRICA

Construction on the new container terminal at the Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia is more than 85% complete, leading the port closer towards its goal of speeding up global transit, meeting…

9th October 2018

Nambia container terminal nearly complete

9th October 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is to form a working group to undertake an industry road mapping exercise to prepare the Singapore bunker industry for a more sustainable future.

5th October 2018

Road mapping targets bunkering sustainability

5th October 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of San Diego has handled calls from 17 ships following a cyber security attack which disabled its IT systems last month.

5th October 2018

San Diego back up to speed

5th October 2018

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 2018 edition of the GreenPort Cruise & Congress conference Europe will not be welcoming any plastic.

5th October 2018

A plastic free GreenPort Congress 2018

5th October 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Terminals at Lagos Port Complex are becoming congested with overtime cargo containers because owners do not have the financial means to move them.

4th October 2018

Container congestion at Lagos terminals

4th October 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for other future operations from the vessel.

4th October 2018

Shell and Sovcomflot LNG bunkering firsts

4th October 2018

ASIA

ASIA

China has blocked a US warship from making a port call this month in Hong Kong in the midst of increasing tension between the two nations over trade and the US’ sanctioning…

4th October 2018

China halts USN port call in Hong Kong

4th October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

There was strong opposition to free ports during the Labour Party Conference near the end of September, with the concept being described as “job-destroying”.

4th October 2018

Labour conference sees free port opposition

4th October 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian mining and transport company Vale is on the verge of abandoning its Vale Pecém installations at São Gonçalo do Amarante in the state of Ceará after just two years, given a…

4th October 2018

Vale set to pull out of Pecém

4th October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

María Luisa Guibert, president of Algeposa, has said that recent figures released by Ports of the State clearly show that Spanish ports are beginning to recover from the downturn many have experienced…

4th October 2018

Spanish ports industry in recovery

4th October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Newcastle chief executive Craig Carmody has said that the Australian facility is still committed to a container terminal at the port — despite the Government of New South Wales…

4th October 2018

Roadblock to Newcastle container development

4th October 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A contract between an Estonian energy company and Damen Shipyards Group will see the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea.

4th October 2018

LNG bunkering options increase in the Baltic

4th October 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Barillec Marine will supply LNG diesel-electric propulsion and the water injection dredging system for a new LNG hybrid dredger for the Port of Bordeaux.

4th October 2018

French port opts for hybrid LNG dredger

4th October 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council could sell up to 45% of Napier Port in New Zealand to fund the port’s growth requirements, while retaining majority ownership and balancing the council’s investments.

3rd October 2018

45% of Napier could be sold to fund growth

3rd October 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port planning should consider a full range of potential scenarios for trade and containerisation, an International Transport Forum (ITF) roundtable on container port strategy has found.

3rd October 2018

ITF advises: keep port planning options open

3rd October 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Berth congestion at the Port of Auckland has seen schedule changes and operational delays at other ports receiving diverted ships.

2nd October 2018

Auckland congestion pressures other ports

2nd October 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A ransom note was received by the Port of San Diego after it was hit by a cyber attack caused by ransomware which disabled its IT systems last week.

1st October 2018

San Diego cyber-attack included ransom note

1st October 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

INFORM’s Matthew Wittemeier explains why ports can learn from mistakes made in the airport industry on setting data standards.

1st October 2018

Port standardisation: cleared for take-off

1st October 2018

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: The Port of Newcastle, New South Wales, has reported explicit interest on the part of international terminal operators to develop a container terminal at the port, writes Mike Mundy.

1st October 2018

Rationale of Newcastle’s suitors

1st October 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dave MacIntyre finds out why pilot ladders are a concern for port health and safety compliance.

1st October 2018

Climbing up an H&S quagmire

1st October 2018