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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Alex Hughes examines the often arms length relationship between terminals and rail

15th April 2016

Running the rails

15th April 2016

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

ICTSIs Portland woes are a test for the US West and East Coasts, says Martin Rushmere

15th April 2016

Setting precedents

15th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Israels Haifa has no qualms about meeting its competition head on. Michael Mackey reports

15th April 2016

Rising to the occasion

15th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The drive for offshore wind power in Europe has scarcely begun, as Felicity Landon explains

15th April 2016

Gale force

15th April 2016

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Competition isnt just around the corner in an interconnected Europe. Felicity Landon reports.

15th April 2016

Know your enemy

15th April 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Green Award Foundation has received the Green4Sea Initiative Award, given for its contribution to environmental sustainability in the shipping industry.

15th April 2016

Green Award Foundation wins Green4Sea honour

15th April 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

An EU funded project called the Nordic Maritime Hub project has been initiated at the Port of Frederikshavn in Denmark.

14th April 2016

Creating a Nordic maritime hub

14th April 2016

ASIA

ASIA

China and Malaysia are apparently forming a ‘port alliance’ to fast-track trade between the two countries and reduce customs bottlenecks.

14th April 2016

China and Malaysia moot port alliance

14th April 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Ecoslops has announced that it has won the Future Programmes’ Worldwide Innovation Challenge, awarded by the French Government.

14th April 2016

Ecoslops awarded innovation challenge award

14th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Third party maintenance is still attractive at lower volumes, as John Bensalhia finds out

14th April 2016

Just the job

14th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Potis a good yardstick of what’s happening on the eastern side of the Black Sea, finds Stevie Knight.

14th April 2016

Longer horizon

14th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

There are a lot of reasons why a ports power supply may need added oomph. Stevie Knight reports

14th April 2016

Off the grid

14th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Used bulk handling equipment proves a tougher sell than container units, explains Alex Hughes

14th April 2016

Buying in bulk

14th April 2016

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: Some folks were missing from an early April meeting of New York Maritime, or NYMAR, part of the New York Maritime Consortium, writes Barry Parker.

14th April 2016

Learning from bulk lessons

14th April 2016

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Brazilian terminal of Portonave is investing R$25 million in the electrification of its cranes.

13th April 2016

RTG electrification at Portonave

13th April 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

International Transportation Service (ITS), joint venture between Ports America and “K” Line, reached an agreement in principle with Norwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to rebuild and reconfigure its container terminal in Tacoma.

13th April 2016

Container terminal enhancement in Tacoma

13th April 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ) is to undertake a major review of more than 3,000 acres of its cargo facilities in order improve operations and plan for future growth.

13th April 2016

PANYNJ launches major review of facilities

13th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the US, the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) says that all of its member terminals are incapable of providing verified gross mass (VGM) weighing services as per the new SOLAS guidelines…

13th April 2016

A weighty issue on the west coast

13th April 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new hybrid car ferry for Norwegian owner Torghatten Trafikkselskap is to be built using ABB technology, with the possibility of conversion to a fully electric vessel in the future.

12th April 2016

ABB hybrid for Torghatten Trafikkselskap

12th April 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Triyards subsidiary Strategic Marine has been awarded a €44 million contract to build two aluminium catamaran ro-pax ferries powered by single-fuel LNG engines.

12th April 2016

LNG engines for new catamarans

12th April 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is holding an international workshop on Port Reception Facilities for the Baltic Sea.

12th April 2016

Port reception facilities on Kiel agenda

12th April 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

This year, CentrePort Wellington will lodge a 34-year consent to deepen its draft from 11.3 metres to 14.5 metres in all tides as part of a NZ$75m investment over three years.

11th April 2016

CentrePort signals investment

11th April 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Political uncertainty has caused frustration over plans to privatise the Port of Fremantle.

11th April 2016

Fremantle sell-off still up in the air

11th April 2016