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BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

What are the best ways of monitoring port performance? John Bensalhia finds out.

6th March 2017

Everyones a critic

6th March 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Its high time that terminals followed lines and ports and get in on the partnerships act finds Felicity Landon

6th March 2017

Finding allies

6th March 2017

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: Maritime business always presents a conflict between old and new; as New York basked in warm weather, I heard about generational change at a Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) lunch; but later…

6th March 2017

Trade thinking of Millennials

6th March 2017

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

COMMENT: The Spanish Government has passed a draft law which aims to achieve compliance with European Union regulations governing the hiring of port labour.

6th March 2017

Writing on the wall

6th March 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

HAMMAR has released its new sideloader in New Zealand which delivers a two-in-one lifting capacity.

3rd March 2017

New sideloader for HAMMAR

3rd March 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SAMSON Materials Handling UK has secured its second order for a truck unloader to Société de Transit d’Agence Maritime et d’Affrètement (STAMA), Tunisia for deployment at the Port of Sousse.

2nd March 2017

Extra SAMSON unloader for Sousse

2nd March 2017

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Carnival Corporation plc is to install and certify Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) on 60 ships across its global fleet, meaning that it’s on course to equip more than 85 of its vessels…

1st March 2017

Carnival gets ahead with scrubber installations

1st March 2017

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

The Ports of Auckland is installing LED floodlighting as a part of its efforts to become one of the most sustainable ports in New Zealand.

1st March 2017

LED lighting for Auckland

1st March 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A new LNG-powered Cutter Suction Dreger is set to join the DEME fleet and will be built at Royal IHC in the Netherlands.

1st March 2017

LNG dredger for DEME

1st March 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has put back bids for the Port of Corozal concession until March 3.

1st March 2017

Corozal bid deadline pushed back

1st March 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Hiranandani Energy (H-Energy) is setting up a LNG re-gasification project at Jaigarh, India, starting with the construction work of a jetty for the floating regasification and storage unit (FRSU) at the port.

1st March 2017

LNG FRSU project at Jaigarh

1st March 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The choice of port call is often not in line with carrier terminal ownership interests, according to the recently launched Ports and Terminals Insight report, published by Drewry.

28th February 2017

Drewry uncovers ‘illogical’ port choices

28th February 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The port authorities of Georgia and Virginia have filed for permission to create the ‘East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement’.

28th February 2017

Georgia and Virginia file co-operation agreement

28th February 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DP World has ordered eight Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers for the company’s Antwerp Gateway terminal in Belgium.

28th February 2017

DP World invests in greener future

28th February 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

First, we did away with diesel engines on stacking cranes and welcomed electrification. Next, stacking cranes face a strict diet to reduce weight, more aerodynamic designs, and the introduction of solar cells…

28th February 2017

Kalmar looks at the future of ASCs

28th February 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Members of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) are calling for cross-industry dialogue to address supply chain challenges such as container vessel size and shipping alliances.

27th February 2017

PEMA calls for “more cross-industry dialogue”

27th February 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

APM Terminals is investing USD$200m in new efficiency technology at its US Port Elizabeth terminal to allow for it to receive ultra large container ships.

27th February 2017

A greener more competitive edge

27th February 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

European Union Member States have agreed on the Commission’s proposal to invest €444m in energy infrastructure projects, including the strategic move to create new LNG terminals across Europe.

27th February 2017

EU support for LNG terminals

27th February 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Members of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) are calling for cross-industry dialogue to address supply chain challenges such as container vessel size and shipping alliances.

23rd February 2017

PEMA calls for “more cross-industry dialogue”

23rd February 2017

ASIA

ASIA

The Philippines Port Authority remains committed to modernising the port of Davao and a future privatisation has not been ruled out, but plans to spend some P19bn as part of a public-private…

23rd February 2017

Philippines committed to Davao upgrade

23rd February 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Tilbury will begin its pre-planning community consultation at the beginning of March to seek local views on its proposal to build a new port terminal adjacent to the current…

23rd February 2017

Tilbury begins community consultation

23rd February 2017

AFRICA

AFRICA

A London-based arbitration panel has found in favour of DP World in a long-running dispute with the government of Djibouti over a port concession awarded to the company in 2014, the Dubai…

22nd February 2017

DP World wins Djibouti dispute

22nd February 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland continues to make a significant economic and social contribution to Auckland and New Zealand, despite the ongoing difficult international shipping and trading environment, said chief executive Tony Gibson.

22nd February 2017

Ports of Auckland reports progress

22nd February 2017