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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port of Tauranga has reported a comparable 9.4% dip in net profit after tax to NZ$38.56m for the six months to December 31, 2015 - albeit the result is a NZ$56,000 improvement…

1st March 2016

Mixed results for Kiwi ports

1st March 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has launched a second phase of consultation with staff and unions on a proposal to deploy 15-metre-high automated straddle carriers in its container terminal.

1st March 2016

Auckland launches round two of automation consultation

1st March 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigeria is gearing up for major expansion of its port capacity to cater for future growth, explains Richard Rowe

1st March 2016

Planning ahead

1st March 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Spats in Argentina and Uruguay detract from the business of terminal operating, finds Alex Hughes

1st March 2016

Troubles down south

1st March 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Is it time for a radical rethink on container terminal pricing? McKinsey & Co seem to think so. Barry Parker reports

29th February 2016

Price wars

29th February 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) has selected two consortia to run services at the east Mediterranean island’s largest post, Limassol, according to reports by news agency, Yahoo.

29th February 2016

Eurogate and DP World win Cyprus concessions

29th February 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Brian Simpson MEP, the coordinator of Motorways of the Sea (MoS), a European Union transport policy concept stressing the importance of sea travel in the union, has urged members of the European…

29th February 2016

First MoS Environment Forum to be held in March

29th February 2016

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: The point was made in Port Strategy last month that the price paid by COSCO for the port of Piraeus, taking into account investment commitments as well, was a rich one…

28th February 2016

Piraeus saga: to be continued?

28th February 2016

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports provide the arena for the new marine ecolegislation, but how will it affect them, asks Stevie Knight

28th February 2016

Testing times

28th February 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Operators are the focus of attention when it comes to cab design, explain Dave and Iain MacIntyre

28th February 2016

Creature comforts

28th February 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Breakbulk and project cargoes are no longer viewed as a secondary revenue stream, writes Stevie Knight

28th February 2016

The seesaw effect

28th February 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Kalmar has announced it will organise its first hackathon at its Technology Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland.

26th February 2016

Kalmar organises first hackathon

26th February 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Cheniere has announced that the first commissioning cargo with LNG produced at its Sabine Pass liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana is set to depart.

25th February 2016

First Sabine Pass LNG export for Cheniere ships

25th February 2016

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World has signed two major contacts for civil construction work at its new Container Terminal 4 in Jebel Ali Port.

25th February 2016

DP World signs new construction contract

25th February 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Dutch chemical company, AkzoNobel, has issued more than 126,000 carbon credits worth over $500,000 – the first to be awarded under the company’s landmark scheme which aims to encourage greener behaviour in…

25th February 2016

First carbon credits award for cleaner hulls

25th February 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Transport Secretary has announced that $500m will be made available for transportation projects across the country.

24th February 2016

US ports set for next round of TIGER funds

24th February 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative – a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry – has released its 2015 progress report, highlighting the positive developments that are being made to drive…

24th February 2016

Shipping making steady progress towards sustainability

24th February 2016

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Corrosion has the power to slash the life span of port structures, explains John Bensalhia

24th February 2016

Under attack

24th February 2016

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: New York seems to be full of perfect storms lately, with a real life blizzard - which featured record-setting snowfalls - and multi-day closures of terminals, writes Barry Parker.

24th February 2016

Perfect storm for US ports

24th February 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Qatargas, the Maersk Group and Shell have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of LNG in the Middle East.

23rd February 2016

LNG development in the Middle East

23rd February 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Drewry’s latest Container Intelligence Weekly has argued that it becoming increase challenging for terminal operators to maintain their levels of financial return.

23rd February 2016

Drewry: Less money in terminal operations?

23rd February 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Yilport Holding, a subsidiary of Turkish group YILDIRIM, has announced completion of its acquisition of Portuguese terminal operator Tertir, adding a further 10 international ports to its fleet.

23rd February 2016

Yilport adds ten through Tertir purchase

23rd February 2016

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: The economic signals are increasingly suggesting that the global economy is headed for a recession similar to that experienced in 2001: the economic fundamentals are not very positive and suggest lower…

22nd February 2016

A real threat of recesssion

22nd February 2016