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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Transhipment can help with dry cargo management, as John Bensalhia explains

3rd August 2016

Floating capacity

3rd August 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The perks of divorcing the driver from port equipment are clear, finds Alex Hughes

3rd August 2016

Off the dock

3rd August 2016

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Ports need to weigh up the pros and cons of different shift lengths, finds Martin Rushmere

3rd August 2016

On the job

3rd August 2016

ASIA

ASIA

East Asian ports are at the vanguard of container ship development.

3rd August 2016

Movers and shakers

3rd August 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cutting corners with the masterplan could cost ports a lifetime of missed revenue. Lara Shingles reports

3rd August 2016

Don’t skimp

3rd August 2016

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

There are lessons to be learnt from Miamis dredging-related issues, explains Stevie Knight

3rd August 2016

Murky waters

3rd August 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports need to take the leap into the unknown to capitalise on data-related gains, finds Carly Fields.

3rd August 2016

Embrace the data

3rd August 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Could it be ‘all change’ for some of the Mediterranean’s key ports? Felicity Landon reports

3rd August 2016

Centre stage

3rd August 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Busan has clear aspirations for its future position in Asia.

3rd August 2016

Busan Port aspires to global hub status

3rd August 2016

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

After nearly ten years of speculation on its global impact, the world finally has an expanded Panama Canal.

3rd August 2016

Slow burner

3rd August 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The news that six US ports have snared Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funding this year has been welcomed, but there is the notion that the funding should go towards a…

2nd August 2016

Six US ports snare TIGER funding

2nd August 2016

ASIA

ASIA

A new report from Moody’s Investors Service has highlighted that port operators in China are facing headwinds from slower economic growth and weaker throughput outlook.

2nd August 2016

Moodys flags Chinese port pressures

2nd August 2016

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has authorised the framework for a unique, voluntary US$46.4m programme to lessen the impacts of port-related pollution on the community.

2nd August 2016

Port of Long Beach helps battle pollution

2nd August 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Constantza, ESPO’s port of the month, has its eye firmly on improving green management and environmental policies.

2nd August 2016

Focusing on the environment

2nd August 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports America has extended its container agreement at Port Tampa Bay which will be valid through May 2046 and its also inked a new five-year breakbulk concession with two one-year extension options.

1st August 2016

Ports America extends Tampa concession

1st August 2016

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

As trade and cargo volumes continue to grow internationally, ports around the globe are looking to new technologies to help manage resources in a more sustainable and cost-effective manner through digitalisation and…

1st August 2016

‘Smart’ and sustainable ports

1st August 2016

GPCA

GPCA

As trade and cargo volumes continue to grow internationally, ports around the globe are looking to new technologies to help manage resources in a more sustainable and cost-effective manner through digitalisation and…

1st August 2016

‘Smart’ and sustainable ports

1st August 2016

ASIA

ASIA

The resilience of Asian port operators is being tested by weak commodity prices, high capital expenditure commitments and a liner industry struggling with overcapacity, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

29th July 2016

Challenges for Asian rated port operators

29th July 2016

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Members of the Israel food industry have gathered at a meeting of the Maritime Traders Association to warm of soaring food prices, according to the Jerusalem Post.

28th July 2016

Israeli ports beset by problems

28th July 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Manukau Harbour and the Firth of Thames have been selected as the two potential sites for a possible future relocation of Ports of Auckland (PoAL).

28th July 2016

Auckland relocation sites announced

28th July 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A net reduction of seven staff has been actioned by Port Taranaki following a four-month business review encompassing all areas of port operations.

28th July 2016

Review and redundancies at Taranaki

28th July 2016

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

It seems that there may be new investment opportunities on the table for local and foreign companies at Al-Faw Port in Basra.

28th July 2016

Investment opportunities at Faw

28th July 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The New Zealand government has announced NZ$25m (US$17.6m) worth of road access improvements to Napier port as one of the first actions of Matariki, the Hawke’s Bay Economic Development Strategy.

28th July 2016

Napier port development gets NZ$25m boost

28th July 2016