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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

US-based Dust Control Technology (DCT) has developed a transportable atomised mist unit which combines a workhorse electric dust suppression design with a 45 KW generator set to capture dust emissions.

17th June 2015

New mist unit to eliminate dust

17th June 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The ports of Los Angeles, Auckland and Guangzhou have buddied up to work towards driving increased cooperation for economic fuel development and job growth.

16th June 2015

LA, Auckland and Ghangzhou buddy up

16th June 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

In the UK, the energy and climate secretary has granted planning permission for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales, but the decision is not without its environmental concerns.

16th June 2015

Tidal Lagoon raises environmental concerns

16th June 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

A faster ship ordering cycle and aggressive deployment of mega ships has left terminal development trailing, according to consultants.

15th June 2015

Ports trail ship development

15th June 2015

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Delivering a shot in the arm for future port financing, specialist bank RBS has stated that it is “extremely positive” on the outlook for the sector.

15th June 2015

RBS hungry to finance more port developments

15th June 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

APM Terminals has quashed the hype that ‘gamers’ will run automated terminals of the future.

14th June 2015

‘Gamers’ aren’t the answer to automation, says APMT

14th June 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

As increasingly stronger shipping line alliances pile pressure on ports to bend to their demands, ports should look to play the carriers at their own partnership game, industry experts advise.

14th June 2015

Time for true terminal alliances

14th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Maritime Cranes’ Pulser reachstacker series promises to provide a “new efficient link between quay and yard”.

13th June 2015

Liebherr pulses with new reachstacker

13th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

PSA Sines and Cargotec’s Kalmar have partnered on a trial of semi-automation technology for rubber-tyred gantry cranes at the operator’s container terminal in Portugal.

13th June 2015

PSA partnership leads to Kalmar order

13th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec’s Kalmar has unveiled its latest automatic stacking crane design, built on “future-proof technology”.

13th June 2015

Kalmar’s ‘future-proof’ ASC update

13th June 2015

ASIA

ASIA

PSA International is joining forces with Beibu Gulf Port Group (BPG) and Pacific International Lines (PIL) to operate a new container terminal in Qinzhou City, marking its first venture in the South-Western…

12th June 2015

PSA invests in Qinzhou container terminal

12th June 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Liebherr Maritime Cranes has unveiled its new reachstacker series that is equipped with a powerful diesel engine to comply with the latest emissions standards and an optional hybrid drive.

12th June 2015

Liebherr launches new Pulser series

12th June 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has secured the first US Tier 4 final compliant straddle carrier order from the Port Newark Container Terminal LLC (PNCT), Newark, New Jersey.

11th June 2015

Tier 4 Terex straddles bound for US

11th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has secured the first US Tier 4 final compliant straddle carrier order from the Port Newark Container Terminal LLC (PNCT), Newark, New Jersey.

10th June 2015

Tier 4 Terex straddles bound for US

10th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched a new drive train system embedded into its Gloria reachstacker said to offer ‘greener’ operations, with 40% less fuel consumption and reduced exhaust emissions.

10th June 2015

Kalmar unveils reachstacker solution

10th June 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar has launched a new drive train system embedded into its Gloria reachstacker said to offer ‘greener’ operations, with 40% less fuel consumption and reduced exhaust emissions.

10th June 2015

Kalmar unveils green reachstacker solution

10th June 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched its next generation automatic stacking crane (ASC) system at the TOC Europe exhibition in Rotterdam.

10th June 2015

New more efficient Kalmar ASC

10th June 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Stagnating productivity increases that have not kept pace with a growth in ship sizes is a “concern” for Maersk Line.

10th June 2015

Productivity needs to step up to the mark, says Maersk

10th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec’s Kalmar and Navis have launched their OneTerminal solution as a means of integrating the specialist’s automation offerings for the port industry.

9th June 2015

Cargotec siblings launch integrated automation concept

9th June 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

A new report says that continued slow growth in the global economy has had a knock on effect on the overall growth of ports causing them to suffer from continued weak productivity.

9th June 2015

Sluggish growth dents global optimism

9th June 2015