News

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Competition is strong for the concession to operate a single new automotive terminal at Victoria Quay in the inner harbour at the port of Fremantle.

16th April 2015

Fremantle car concession popular

16th April 2015

AFRICA

AFRICA

Morocco is in the process of investing €1 billion in port upgrades, €350 of which will be spent on new installations at Casablanca.

16th April 2015

Morocco commits €1bn to port upgrades

16th April 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A group of academics at the Brazilian Strong Esags school is looking into where bottlenecks occur at the port of Santos during the peak harvest export season.

16th April 2015

Soya logistics chain under review in Brazil

16th April 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

When it comes to marine engineering projects, one of the greatest challenges is reducing carbon footprint, write Sander Dekker, Van Oord and Hedwig Thorborg, Boskalis.

16th April 2015

Reducing the carbon footprint

16th April 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first edition of an LNG emergency and incident response study has been handed over to the first Major of the City of Mannheim and dedicated chief of the fire department by…

16th April 2015

LNG safety guidelines for Europe

16th April 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Federal Maritime Commissioner William P Doyle has given the green light for the implementation of the Pacific Ports Operational Improvements Agreement that authorises west coast ports to exchange information and reach agreement…

16th April 2015

Pacific ports given green light to dialogue

16th April 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

As the battle for a sustainable supply chain continues, new and emerging ‘green’ technology and initiatives are being employed worldwide, but more strategic industry collaboration is needed too, writes Rachael Doyle, news…

15th April 2015

Painting the supply chain green

15th April 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The European Union’s TEN-T programme is investing almost €570,000 into the pilot launch of a ‘green’ IT solution to help match truck schedule in the Port of Rotterdam.

15th April 2015

Truck scheme gets EU funding

15th April 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Congestion at the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp is beginning to improve for container vessels, including ultra-large vessels, according to management software solutions provider, CargoSmart’s latest newsletter.

15th April 2015

Delays abating at Rotterdam and Antwerp

15th April 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Insufficient road-rail infrastructure and port capacity will create the ‘perfect storm’ in future if ports cannot keep up with demand – the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has warned.

15th April 2015

Shippers face the ‘perfect storm’

15th April 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The global port industry will maintain “low-speed growth” in 2015 following slow global economic and trade recovery in 2014, says the Shanghai International Sipping Institute (SISI).

14th April 2015

Low speed port growth expected for 2015

14th April 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) says it’s doing everything it can to relieve congestion which has been attributed to a 10% increase in overall cargo volumes at…

14th April 2015

The plague of congestion

14th April 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The UKs Port of Milford Haven says it has become carbon neutral, thanks to its investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

13th April 2015

UK port becomes carbon neutral

13th April 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Konecranes is to deliver four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes with Diesel Fuel Saver technology to GCT Canada Limited Partnership’s Deltaport facility at Port Metro Vancouver - its first RTG delivery to the…

13th April 2015

Konecranes RTGs head for Vancouver

13th April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes is to deliver four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to GCT Canada Limited Partnership’s Deltaport facility at Port Metro Vancouver – the company’s first RTG delivery to the West Coast of Canada.

13th April 2015

Konecranes RTGs head for Vancouver

13th April 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Gate terminal at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam, along with its main shareholders Gasunie and Royal Vopakis, is kicking off construction of its new LNG break bulk facility.

10th April 2015

Rotterdam LNG break bulk construction begins

10th April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes is to supply three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III’s (Persero) PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS).

9th April 2015

Konecranes nets STS orders

9th April 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Pakistan’s first LNG import terminal in Port Qasim is now open for business – a fast-track solution built to ease the energy shortage facing the country.

8th April 2015

Pakistan opens first LNG terminal

8th April 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the transport and logistics sector are set to pass the high levels seen in 2014, according to the latest KPMG ‘Transport Tracker’.

8th April 2015

KPMG: M&A activity set to surge

8th April 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

There are just 2 days remaining to submit your abstract for consideration for the 10th GreenPort Congress and 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6-9 October 2015. Call…

8th April 2015

Last chance to submit your abstract for the 2015 GreenPort Congress & Cruise Conference!

8th April 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A ship management company has been landed with a US$283,500 fine for breaching sulphur emissions regulations in the United States.

7th April 2015

Ship manager fined for breaching clean air rules

7th April 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The US Port of Oakland is initiating a new Storm Water Ordinance regulation aimed at keeping the waters clean along the port’s 20 miles of San Francisco Bay shoreline.

7th April 2015

Oakland storm water measures

7th April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rugged computer manufacturer JLT Mobile Computers is keen to push its prowess in the port sector where reliability is a necessity, not a luxury.

5th April 2015

Ports demand reliability, says JLT

5th April 2015