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AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental protection Agency (EPA) is awarding almost US$800,000 to the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) to reduce emissions from non-road equipment and marine vessels.

3rd July 2014

US$800,000 funding to improve US emissions

3rd July 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Turkish port operator Kumport’s eight Kalmar diesel powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) have been converted to e-RTGs by a joint team from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) and ZPMC Mediterranean…

3rd July 2014

Kumport e-RTG project completed

3rd July 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Sweden’s District Court of Västerås has found SweFrame Port Equipment AB guilty of copyright infringements having unlawfully reproduced some of 18,000 of Bromma’s drawings, manuals and other documents.

3rd July 2014

Crane spreader copyright infringement

3rd July 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

There are two basic forms of leases most commonly in use in port environments today: flat rate and shared revenue leases - both can be used for multi-user as well as single-user…

3rd July 2014

Finding a lease structure that fits

3rd July 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Work has yet to start on any of the four terminal concessions approved by the government of outgoing Panamanian president, Ricardo Martinelli, between 2012-2014, according to Willys Delvalle, chairman of the Panama…

3rd July 2014

Panama port concessions not being built

3rd July 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) is constructing a new 230-metre Cashin Quay wharf which will provide a combined container quay length of 570 metres upon completion in the middle of next year.

3rd July 2014

Capacity boost for Lyttelton

3rd July 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian superannuation fund members have taken over ownership of two of Australia’s major ports in a lease agreement with the New South Wales Government.

3rd July 2014

New NSW port owners move in

3rd July 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World Australia has brought in a fee as part of its compliance with the country’s Chain of Responsibility legislation, inclusive of a weigh-in charge for all full import containers and a…

3rd July 2014

DP World Australia pioneers box weighing fee

3rd July 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

There has been a mixed reaction to a proposal put forward by Spains National Ports Authority towards the creation of a new “Accessibility Fund”, which would entail port authorities having to surrender…

3rd July 2014

Spain port authorities protest ‘accessibility fund’ plan

3rd July 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Yazi Fletcher, chief technical officer, Phoenix Products Company, outlined the benefits of LED lighting at this year’s TOC Europe exhibition.

2nd July 2014

Measuring lighting impact

2nd July 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germany-based SICK is making container terminal operations “trouble-free” with a new range of sensor solutions, launched at TOC Europe.

2nd July 2014

SICK helps launch “trouble-free” operations

2nd July 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Rotterdam Port Management Bye-laws have been amended to enable LNG bunkering of seagoing ships at the Port of Rotterdam.

2nd July 2014

Rotterdam opens for LNG seagoing ships

2nd July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Port sustainability was of course hot on the agenda at this year’s TOC Europe (London 24 to 26 June 2014).

1st July 2014

Getting a greener bulk terminal

1st July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Spanish terminal operator, Noatum, was at TOC Europe this year, to give the lowdown on its experiment on the use of LNG in terminal tractors at Valencia.

1st July 2014

LNG use in terminal tractors

1st July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Yazi Fletcher, chief technical officer, Phoenix Products Company, outlined the benefits of LED lighting at this year’s TOC Europe exhibition.

1st July 2014

Measuring lighting impact

1st July 2014

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

COMMENT: How many people knew, on a dark, dramatic night last December, that the UK’s biggest port was under water, completely paralysed as the sea poured over the lock gates, quays and…

1st July 2014

Open the floodgates for greater recognition

1st July 2014

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

As the use of cyber technology spreads worldwide, ports and terminals are at greater risk to economic and commercial damage, according to specialist port insurer TT Club.

30th June 2014

Ports at risk from cyber-crime

30th June 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Port of Gothenburg is encouraging shipping companies to switch to cleaner fuel with a substantial discount for vessels running on LNG.

30th June 2014

Gothenburg incentive encourages cleaner fuel

30th June 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In bolster its inland ambitions, Rotterdam Port Authority has bought up land for inland terminal development to lease to private companies involved in the logistics sector, all the while retaining its landlord…

30th June 2014

Land acquisition eases inland start-ups

30th June 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Smart ports have extended their natural boundary to get a foothold in the wider logistics chain. Alex Hughes reports

29th June 2014

Moving on out

29th June 2014

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Rapid intervention in an emerging casualty situation is acknowledged to be the key to a successful salvage operation.

28th June 2014

No room for nasty salvage surprises

28th June 2014

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Salvors and ports need to work together when disaster strikes.

27th June 2014

Access all areas

27th June 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Deep sea vs transcontinental transit through Russia and the potential for further development was a hot topic for the TOC Container Supply Chain Conference (CSC) at this year’s TOC Europe exhibition.

26th June 2014

Russian ports performance

26th June 2014