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AFRICA

AFRICA

African ports have been urged to go digital in a big way to leapfrog the development process.

18th November 2016

African ports embrace big data

18th November 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand’s largest export port, Port of Tauranga, is expecting a comparable 2.2% to 7.4% rise in net after-tax profit to between NZ$79m and NZ$83m in the 2016-2017 financial year.

18th November 2016

Positive Tauranga forecast

18th November 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Transport services are largely returning to normality in New Zealand following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which hit the upper east coast of the South Island at 12.02am on November 14.

18th November 2016

Kiwis rebound from quakes

18th November 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

HR Wallingford’s work relating to sound in the marine environment has led them to be recognised at the Dredging and Ports Construction Innovation Awards 2016.

17th November 2016

Monitoring sound emissions from dredging

17th November 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

LASE has launched a new automatic vehicle positioning application to handle the positioning of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in up to three lanes sequentially.

17th November 2016

LASE launches AGV positioning system

17th November 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Recent closures of a number of coal-fired power stations are causing uncertain futures for some of the UK’s bulk terminals.

16th November 2016

Bulk terminals hit by power plant closures

16th November 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Terminal operator SEA-Invest, has placed an order for an Eco Hopper from SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd UK, destined for operation in the Ivory Coast.

16th November 2016

SEA-Invest orders SAMSON Eco Hopper

16th November 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terminal operator SEA-Invest, has placed an order for an Eco Hopper from SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd UK, destined for operation in the Ivory Coast.

16th November 2016

SEA-Invest orders SAMSON Eco Hopper

16th November 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

DP World has officially requested permission to renew the terminal concessions the company operates in the Port of Buenos Aires. Currently, it operates in terminals 1, 2 and 3, which have a…

16th November 2016

DP World seeks BA terminal renewals

16th November 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World Australia is to proceed with a container terminal at Burnie, a decision applauded by the Tasmanian Government.

16th November 2016

DPW still committed to Tasmanian terminal

16th November 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK Government must raise the priority of trade and ports in a post-Brexit world, particularly in the allocation of infrastructure funding, said James Cooper, chairman of the UK Major Ports Group,…

16th November 2016

Ports call for pro-trade UK policies

16th November 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The British Ports Association has said that a post-Brexit “Free Port system” could be more beneficial for some ports and may even help to improve flow of goods and passengers through UK…

15th November 2016

Post-Brexit UK free ports opportunity report

15th November 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

DP World has been recognised for implementing best practice in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving environmental performance by the UK-based Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

15th November 2016

DP World recognised for green performance

15th November 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched a new range of empty container handlers which promises better performance, greater reliability and lower running costs.

14th November 2016

Kalmar launches new empties range

14th November 2016

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Hong Kong’s transhipment could be cut by as much as 2.4m teu if Cabotage rules are relaxed, according to a recent report from the Department of Supply Chain and Information Management.

14th November 2016

Threat to Hong Kong transhipment prowess

14th November 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Titan LNG has developed a new LNG delivery solution for sea-going vessels and river barges at ports in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region (ARA).

14th November 2016

Titan LNG fueller

14th November 2016

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in New York has installed shore power, only the second US Atlantic coast cruise terminal after Halifax in Nova Scotia, to do so.

14th November 2016

Shore side power at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal

14th November 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A new Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) waste import terminal has opened at the Port of Gothenburg, with the bulk of the waste arriving from the British Port of Immingham.

11th November 2016

Port waste powers Gothenburg

11th November 2016

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Bremenports GmbH & Co. has been awarded the 2016 ESPO Award for its strategies in safeguarding and upgrading the nature and ecosystem in the port area.

11th November 2016

ESPO award for Bremenports

11th November 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Liebherr Maritime Cranes has delivered a new mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550, to the Port of Helsingborg, and a further two to Container Terminal St. Petersburg.

10th November 2016

New deliveries from Liebherr

10th November 2016