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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israels National Labour Court has ruled that the government has every right to continue with its plans to introduce two new privately operated ports in both Haifa and Ashdod.

21st October 2013

Israel port reform limps on

21st October 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Auckland Council has been implored to ensure future infrastructure development is undertaken to maintain Ports of Auckland’s vital role in both the regional and national economy.

21st October 2013

Council implored to back Auckland

21st October 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports are being hampered by conflicts between state and Federal environmental laws, Sydney Ports chairman Nicholas Whitlam has told port executives.

21st October 2013

Call to curb conflicting port rules

21st October 2013

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

At various points this year you may have glimpsed a headline, or overhead a conversation in a bar about 3d printing that momentarily piqued your interest, but by the time you got…

18th October 2013

The print run on port demand

18th October 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Investment in infrastructure projects in Brazil is very complex at the best of times and, even if the government has put aside money for new developments, there are invariably many bureaucratic and…

18th October 2013

Fixing the capacity shortfall

18th October 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

International dredging expert Jan de Nul has completed the first phase of its dredging project at Sabetta port in Russia.

17th October 2013

Dredging at Sabetta

17th October 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Progress is being made with the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s plan for an LNG hub by 2015 following two European subsidy applications for €40m and €34m.

17th October 2013

Funding boost for Rotterdam LNG hub

17th October 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

DNV GL has launched a Recommended Practice on LNG bunkering for suppliers and operators, aimed at making the process more safe and efficient.

17th October 2013

LNG bunkering recommendation

17th October 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Media speculation is rife that one of Europe’s largest operators is intending on bidding to build and operate two new terminals at the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod.

16th October 2013

Israeli tender speculation mounts

16th October 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Delegates enjoyed an evening of good food and wine, entertainment and the surprise appearance of Mr Bean!

16th October 2013

Port of Antwerp were excellent hosts of the Gala Dinner

16th October 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Delegates at the 8th GreenPort Congress were welcomed to Antwerp by Mr Marc Van Peel, Vice-Mayor of the City of Antwerp and President of the Antwerp Port Authority.

16th October 2013

A warm welcome at Antwerps City Hall

16th October 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Mercator Media organised the 8th GreenPort Congress in Antwerp from 9-11 October 2013. The event was hosted by the Port of Antwerp, which also hosted the very first GreenPort Congress held in…

16th October 2013

8th GreenPort Congress: all stakeholders in the port should find a way to listen to each other and cooperate better

16th October 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Andrii Kuzmenko, project implementation manager at APM Terminals, questions the value of comparing gateways against transhipment hubs, or comparing terminals handling 15,000 teu vessels with up to eight ship-to-shore cranes, against those…

16th October 2013

Value of comparison

16th October 2013

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

“You may delay, but time will not”, Benjamin Franklin was once quoted as saying and this rings particularly true of the fast-approaching Emissions Control Area (ECA), 2015 0.1% sulphur limit deadline. The…

15th October 2013

The value of a partnership approach to exhaust gas cleaning

15th October 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Last week, Mercator Media organised the 8th GreenPort Congress in Antwerp. The event was hosted by the Port of Antwerp, which also hosted the very first GreenPort Congress held in 2006.

15th October 2013

8th GreenPort Congress shows how ports can exemplify, encourage, enable, engage and enforce

15th October 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

ABB, the global leader in power and automation technologies has delivered “green” Static Frequency Converters (SFCs) to the first and only “green shipyard” in India at Pipavav Shipyard Limited (PSL).

15th October 2013

First Indian “green shipyard” uses ABB solution

15th October 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä’s 20DF dual-fuel engine is available to buy in the US market, making it easier for vessel owners to comply with strict US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 emissions.

15th October 2013

Wärtsilä dual-fuel technology for US market

15th October 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Federal Government of Nigeria is throwing around N200m (US$1.248m) into a decongestion plan which will see 4,000 containers transferred from the Port of Lagos, local media reports.

15th October 2013

Decongesting Nigeria

15th October 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

As another attempt to compare port productivity is launched, Dave MacIntyre questions the worth of comparisons.

15th October 2013

Rank and file

15th October 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

In his keynote address at the 2013 GreenPort Congress, the CEO of the Port of Antwerp, Eddy Bruyninckx, said that environmental management should go hand in hand with port management.

14th October 2013

LNG ships welcome at Antwerp

14th October 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In a bid to improve shipping safety across emerging Arctic shipping routes, the UK and Russia are to collaborate to develop compatibility in advanced navigation technologies at ports.

14th October 2013

Navigating the Arctic

14th October 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

In his keynote address at the 2013 GreenPort Congress, the CEO of the Port of Antwerp, Eddy Bruyninckx, also stated that environmental management should go hand in hand with port management.

14th October 2013

LNG fuelled ships welcome at the Port of Antwerp

14th October 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Nikiski’s Kenai Peninsula has been chosen as the preferred site for the proposed South Central Alaska LNG project.

14th October 2013

Kenai Peninsula chosen as LNG site

14th October 2013