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EUROPE

EUROPE

Ireland’s Belfast harbour is committing more than £60m to capital expenditure projects following a record financial year during 2013.

5th June 2014

Record year boosts Belfast’s future

5th June 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

German shipbuilder Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has announced a contract with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for a 181m long ro-ro newbuild to be fuelled by LNG.

4th June 2014

Oz gas-fuelled ro-ro order for FSG

4th June 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bechtel, the international engineering and construction specialist, has unveiled ground-breaking port research to help improve the safety of shipping ports when it comes to wash.

4th June 2014

The need for effective port planning

4th June 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Dredging work has resumed for Resorts World Bimini’s (RWB) major resort development in the Bahamas following a ruling by the Bahamas Supreme Court.

3rd June 2014

Dredging war in the Bahamas

3rd June 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Few in the industry are surprised to hear that the US may have delayed new rules requiring all cargo containers entering the country to be security scanned prior to departure.

3rd June 2014

US climbdown on container scanning?

3rd June 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Bermuda-based Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) is to acquire two 82,000 tonne Kamsarmax dry-bulk carriers, as well as long-term charters to a state-owned Chinese charterer.

3rd June 2014

SFL acquires Kamsarmax carriers

3rd June 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Carnival Corporation & plc, one of the worlds largest cruise companies, plans to significantly increase installation of its exhaust gas cleaning technology to more than 70 of its vessels.

2nd June 2014

Investing in scrubbers

2nd June 2014

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Senior management need to become fully involved for continuous improvement to be accepted and implemented by staff, says Tom Szwajkos, a consultant with US-based TR Pallen & Associates. “Also, if you have…

2nd June 2014

Respect goes both ways

2nd June 2014

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Continuous improvement success depends on discipline, measurement and engagement. Felicity Landon reports

30th May 2014

Carry on improving

30th May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The installation of a new mooring buoy in mid-June will see the completion of new deepwater quay arrangements at the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in Rijeka, Croatia.

29th May 2014

Rijekas AGCT nears completion

29th May 2014

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Israel’s Eco Wave Power (EWP) has won an innovation award after competing against 60 other young stat-up companies as part of the ‘WOW’ competition.

28th May 2014

Eco Wave Power awarded for innovation

28th May 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Japanese carrier, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (K Line), has received an Environmental Excellence Award from the Port of Long Beach for reducing its environmental impact at the port.

28th May 2014

Green award in Long Beach

28th May 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An in-house export container weighing system developed by the Port of Napier sees it leading the New Zealand ports industry in preparation for pending changes to SOLAS Chapter VI.

28th May 2014

Napier weighed in for SOLAS

28th May 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Investment in Brazilian ports has ground to a halt, according to Wilen Manteli, president of the Brazilian Port Terminals Association.

28th May 2014

No investment in Brazilian ports until 2015

28th May 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Maritime Cranes has seen a flood of orders, including what it calls an “important order” for its mobile harbour crane (LHM) range from a purchasing association of Algerian port operators.

28th May 2014

Liebherr orders flood in

28th May 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Well planned energy upgrades can increase efficiency and enhance supply as Alex Hughes finds out

28th May 2014

Power surge

28th May 2014

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A few years ago, the ‘Ems case’, which involved regular dredging to facilitate the navigation along the Ems River, opposed the city of Papenburg to the Federal State of Germany. Paris Sansoglou,…

27th May 2014

The Ems Case, lessons learned

27th May 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

ABB and MAN Diesel and Turbo have supplied two PCS100 Static Frequency Converters (SFCs), which provide voltage and frequency stabilisation, for ro-ro vessels to help them save fuel costs.

27th May 2014

ABB helps save fuel consumption

27th May 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

MAN Diesel and Turbo’s Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) solution, being developed with support from Alfa Laval, is proving successful onboard two AP Moller-Maersk vessels.

27th May 2014

MAN solution proves its worth

27th May 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Turkish operator, Yilport, is expanding in to the Baltic region, starting with the acquisition of a container terminal in Sweden.

27th May 2014

Yilport explores Baltic opportunities

27th May 2014

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Windstorms can be very damaging and very difficult to predict; they are also quite difficult to deal with.

27th May 2014

Dont over complicate storm protection plans

27th May 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US seaports are in line for a wave of modernisation following the US States Congress’ approval of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) 2014.

23rd May 2014

US seaports get vote of confidence

23rd May 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC) and Wärtsilä are to build an LNG-powered tug as part of the UAE ‘Green Economy for Sustainable Development’ initiative.

23rd May 2014

UAE to build LNG-powered tug

23rd May 2014