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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

18.9m tonnes of goods were processed last year at the Port of Prince Rupert, executives revealed at its annual public meeting last week.

26th June 2017

Diversification propels Prince Rupert Port

26th June 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

WSP’s Johan-Paul Verschuure & Andrew Penfold ask if consortiums are the new development model

26th June 2017

Shaping partnerships to reduce risk of port investments

26th June 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Electric vehicle charging points featuring Tesla chargers have been installed at Spain’s Sant Carles Marina by MDL Marinas, in partnership with Ports de la Generalitat.

26th June 2017

Electric charging points growing

26th June 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Following an alleged vessel bomb threat at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has said that resource coordination is key to security.

23rd June 2017

Coordination key to port security

23rd June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has signed a contract with Ports America Chesapeake LLC for the delivery of six Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes.

22nd June 2017

Chesapeake opts for Kalmar RTGs

22nd June 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Lithium-ion energy storage systems supplier, Plan B Energy Storage (PBES), is launching a new Harpoon battery product line which promises to drive faster ROI on marine batteries.

22nd June 2017

New PBES marine battery range

22nd June 2017

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has said that continued rail investment is crucial in increasing the sustainability of the freight transport sector to serve ports.

22nd June 2017

Rail development vital for ports

22nd June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Sennebogen Rental & Used has launched to rent used machines from the Sennebogen product portfolio.

22nd June 2017

Sennebogen launches rental and used service

22nd June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched a new range of “value based” forklifts which it says dont compromise on build quality, availability or safety.

21st June 2017

Kalmar launches value based forklifts

21st June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

New Zealand’s Napier Port has ordered six further lift trucks from Konecranes to its terminal in the Hawke’s Bay region of the country’s North Island.

21st June 2017

Napier orders new Konecranes lift trucks

21st June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Scotland’s largest container facility, the Port of Grangemouth, has ordered a new multimillion pound ship-to-shore container crane from Liebherr as part of a major investment programme designed to increase handling capacity and…

21st June 2017

Liebherr to supply Grangemouth STS crane

21st June 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Truck drivers and warehouse workers from companies serving America’s Long Beach and Los Angeles ports have gone on strike to protest against work contracts which they say deny them the same rights…

21st June 2017

LA/LB work around truck protests

21st June 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) has undertaken its first small-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) gas-up/cool-down and reload at its terminal on Jurong Island.

21st June 2017

SLNG performs first small LNG reload

21st June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new study has uncovered ‘huge opportunities’ to improve performance and customer service through better use of data across the ocean supply chain.

20th June 2017

Navis-led study reveals terminal disconnects

20th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding is to supply eight new cranes to Thilawa in Yangon, in a contract awarded by the Myanmar Port Authority.

20th June 2017

Mitsui wins Myanmar crane order

20th June 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Mexico, Veracruz port authority (API) has issued a tender for the construction and operation of a new terminal in the port’s expansion area in Vergara Bay. This replaces an earlier tender…

20th June 2017

New Veracruz terminal tender

20th June 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The latest port ranking table published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) shows that container traffic in 2016 dropped by 0.9%, reinforcing the overall negative trend in…

20th June 2017

Latin American box traffic in decline

20th June 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

If demand warrants it, the Panama Canal could be further extended before 2025, according to Canal administrator, Jorge Quijano.

20th June 2017

Further Panama Canal extension mooted

20th June 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

All work has ceased on the construction of Terminal Portuário de Outeiro, in the city of Belém, in the Brazilian state of Pará.

20th June 2017

Outeiro construction mothballed

20th June 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The general assembly of the Spanish owners’ association Anesco has voted against accepting a pre-agreement reached with stevedoring unions, claiming it is anti-competitive and in breach of proposed new government legislation, which…

20th June 2017

Owners and unions at loggerheads in Spain

20th June 2017

ASIA

ASIA

The Philippines government has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to take over security of all the country’s ports and waterways.

20th June 2017

Philippines Coast Guard to take over port security

20th June 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Germany-headquartered AIDA Cruises will supply its newly launched cruise ship with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG) while she is docked in the Port of Barcelona.

20th June 2017

Cruise ship fuelled by LNG while docked

20th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port operators cannot justify having their own extensive engineering and development resources in the future, Antti Kaunonen, president of Finland-headquartered Kalmar, has stated.

19th June 2017

Terminals need to integrate to evolve

19th June 2017