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EUROPE

EUROPE

Five bids have been placed on a Port of Gdansk Authority (ZPMG) opened tender for the design of Port Centralny.

21st March 2018

Five bids for Port Centralny tender

21st March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargo handling solutions provider Kalmar is set to supply four of its T2 terminal tractors to Dutch logistics operator St vd Brink.

21st March 2018

Kalmar to deliver tractors to St vd Brink

21st March 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Last week’s gestures of mutual goodwill leading into mediation have failed to result in a breakthrough in the industrial dispute between the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) and Lyttelton Port Company…

21st March 2018

Lyttelton strike action as mediation fails

21st March 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Workers at Qube Ports’ Port Melbourne facility have carried out a 48-hour strike following a move by the company to terminate an agreement on salary and conditions.

20th March 2018

Qube Melbourne workers strike over EBA

20th March 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Make sure you secure your place at the first North American Green Port Congress.

20th March 2018

Delegate places booking fast

20th March 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Ports America Chesapeake, the largest United States terminal operator and stevedore, with operations in more than 42 ports and at 80 locations are the gold sponsor for this year’s event.

20th March 2018

Ports America Chesapeake – Gold Sponsor, GreenPort Congress America

20th March 2018

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Port operator PSA International marked upbeat results for 2017 in a year which saw revenue increase by 7.8% and profit from operations rise 5% in comparison with the year before.

20th March 2018

PSA International sees positive 2017 results

20th March 2018

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

More top keynote speakers from the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) and The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) have been added to the bill of the first GreenPort Americas…

20th March 2018

More top keynotes announced for GreenPort Americas

20th March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec company Kalmar has launched its Kalmar Essential range — which comprises products including reachstackers, empty container handlers and forklifts at value prices — to the Latin American market.

20th March 2018

Kalmar offers Essential range to Latin America

20th March 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Plans by Maersk Line to reduce the amount of duplicate port calls and allocate more buffer time around hub ports to increase schedule reliability is a logical move as ship sizes increase,…

19th March 2018

Maersk reduced port calls in line with bigger ships

19th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd has been awarded a GB£15m contract to build a Refrigerated Cargo Terminal (RCT) at the Port of Dovers Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development.

19th March 2018

Dover awards GB£15m DWDR terminal contract

19th March 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The UK’s Port of Lowestoft is set to become home to a £2.5bn offshore windfarm.

19th March 2018

Lowestoft to benefit from offshore wind power

19th March 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new Liebherr materials handler crane could optimise cargo-handling efficiency and minimise emissions at ABP’s Port of Ayr.

16th March 2018

Liebherr materials handler lowers vehicle emissions

16th March 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The UN Security Council has called for ports in Yemen to remain open to allow commercial and humanitarian imports to reach people in need of them.

16th March 2018

UN calls for Yemen ports to remain open to aid

16th March 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World reported total revenue of $4.7bn and total profit of $1.2bn in 2017, marking increases of 13.2% and 7.3% respectively from 2016.

15th March 2018

DP World records strong 2017 results

15th March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Container terminal industry overcapacity is “a myth” which is “based on a naïve additive calculation of container handling capacity and a simplistic model of how a terminal operates”, Kalmar vice president Frank…

15th March 2018

Kalmar: box terminal overcapacity a myth

15th March 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new one-stop oil spill response package could help ports avoid, contain and manage environmental pollution.

15th March 2018

New oil recovery package minimises spill damage

15th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Just five port-related grants totalling US$72.7m have been awarded in Round 9 of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) programme.

15th March 2018

$72m in TIGER grants for port-related projects

15th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Dublin Port is getting ready for the “inevitability” of border controls following the UK’s departure from the European Union, with Ireland planning to complete construction work on new customs booths and freight…

14th March 2018

Dublin prepares for post-Brexit reality

14th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The privatisation of one of Greece’s biggest seaports, the Port of Thessaloniki, has been finalised through a €1.1bn deal.

14th March 2018

Port of Thessaloniki privatisation finalised

14th March 2018