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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

BAM International is to design and build a new €47m LNG terminal in Aqaba, Jordan, that will help develop the country’s energy intake capabilities.

8th November 2013

New LNG terminal for Jordan

8th November 2013

ASIA

ASIA

A subsidiary of PSA International has acquired stakes in a new container terminal company in Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China – its first major venture in the Yangtze River Delta region.

7th November 2013

PSA makes a move on China

7th November 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The military has assumed control of Mexicos port of Lazaro Cardenas relieving the local police of its duties to make a stand against drug cartel violence.

7th November 2013

Military takes control of Mexican port

7th November 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

After a false start when it became a port of refuge for a fire-struck containership in September, DP Worlds London Gateway has today welcomed its first scheduled ship.

7th November 2013

London Gateway open for business

7th November 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Major European port players met in Brussels this week to discuss the European Union’s plans to review EU ports policy at a specially convened mini-hearing.

7th November 2013

EU ports regulation woes

7th November 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

In Italy, trade unions have called a 24-hour strike to take place tomorrow amid criticisms of a slow moving contract renewal for port workers.

7th November 2013

Italian unions call for strike action

7th November 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Major losses at the Indian port of Chennai have prompted management to put forward an austerity programme aimed at bringing finances back towards equilibrium.

7th November 2013

Trustees reject Chennai austerity programme

7th November 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) is driving for reduced port-related air emissions with a new clean truck certification programme.

6th November 2013

SCPA drives for cleaner air

6th November 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

EU Member States have found an agreement on a compromise text for a Council decision supporting the ratification of the Hong Kong Convention for the safe and sound recycling of ships.

5th November 2013

EU agrees to ratify Convention for safe ship recycling

5th November 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The P3 container alliance has ramifications in a legal context for ports, as HFWs Joseph Botham explains

5th November 2013

The meaning of P3

5th November 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill has finally been passed through America’s House of Representatives.

4th November 2013

US Water Resources Bill clears another hurdle

4th November 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new cruise ship, ‘Europa 2’, has become the first in the world to be awarded Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certification by Germanischer Lloyd.

4th November 2013

EEDI first for Hapag-Lloyd ship

4th November 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is calling on the Pakistani government to improve working conditions and environmental protection in the shipbreaking yards of Gadani.

1st November 2013

New shipbreaking report calls for Pakistani improvements

1st November 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has started developing 16 acres of oyster reef to offset the environmental impacts of its planned container terminal expansion project.

31st October 2013

Oyster reef development project

31st October 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The President of Spains National Ports Authority, José Llorca, has announced that the financial position of ports in 2013 will be better than in 2012, with anticipated profits of at least €224m.

31st October 2013

Spain remains upbeat on 2013 volumes

31st October 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Rising sea levels pose a significant medium- to long-term threat to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a select committee has been told in the US.

31st October 2013

Rising sea levels threaten US ports

31st October 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe has spoken out against the coal mining shareholders of South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal for not doing enough to allow smaller miners to move coal through…

31st October 2013

Transnet hits out at Richards Bay operators

31st October 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Braemar Engineering is supporting the expansion of China’s LNG sector with a new training course designed to help build the skill set of the countrys maritime professionals.

31st October 2013

China builds on LNG expertise

31st October 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

There has been further speculation over the ports and terminals that will lose out if the P3 shipping alliance goes ahead.

30th October 2013

P3 alliance losers hit back

30th October 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Hansa Shipping is upgrading its fleet to improve efficiency.

30th October 2013

Saving fuel and money

30th October 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

When it comes to choosing the right 3D solution, its not a case of one size fits all - every port must assess the various factors in selecting a suitable package.

30th October 2013

3D approach needs careful consideration

30th October 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Seward has completed a conveyor system upgrade for its coal handling operations that has raised throughput an estimated 20%, allowing Alaska’s largest coal producer to better compete for international…

29th October 2013

Going for growth in coal handling

29th October 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

InlandLinks, the port of Rotterdams online intermodal platform, has developed an application to reduce the transport of empty containers improving efficiency and sustainability for the logistics chain.

29th October 2013

Reducing the transport of empty containers

29th October 2013