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EUROPE

EUROPE

A recent meeting between union representatives, the government and the national ports authority to discuss the adaptation of Spains existing stevedoring practices to the requirements of the European Commission has led to…

6th May 2015

Future of Spanish stevedoring unclear

6th May 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The port of Fremantle has at least eight years to go before it reaches its maximum container capacity, even if the annual box growth rate is high, Western Australias transport minister Dean…

6th May 2015

Fremantle at least eight years off capacity ceiling

6th May 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Adoption of the Polar Code, an implementation timeframe for the Ballast Water Management Conevention and methodology discussions for a review on low-sulphur fuel availability are highlights of a busy IMO Marine Environment…

6th May 2015

Polar Code adoption on busy MEPC agenda

6th May 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Panama has received significant interest from global terminal operating companies in respect of the new Pacific port of Corozal.

5th May 2015

International interest in Corozal port

5th May 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland’s plans to build two 100-metre piled expansions at the end of Bledisloe Terminal has met with vocal local opposition and caused controversy within the port’s owner, the Auckland City…

5th May 2015

Auckland port expansion riles locals

5th May 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

WorkSafe NZ has brought a prosecution against Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) following the death of its employee, Brad Fletcher, in a scissor-lift incident last August.

5th May 2015

Lyttelton charged over worker death

5th May 2015

ASIA

ASIA

The Korean government has announced plans to add a further 15 berths to its flagship Busan New Port in the south of the country to increase container capacity by 15.8m teu.

30th April 2015

Busan port unveils port expansion plans

30th April 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Rotterdam facility has officially opened promising to set new standards in safety, automation and zero emissions.

30th April 2015

Maasvlakte II officially opens

30th April 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports in the UK has unveiled its ambitious carbon emissions initiative and is calling on the industry to rethink supply chain and service routes to help reduce freight mileage by 200…

30th April 2015

Peel launches UK cargo diversion drive

30th April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Equipment manufacturer Cargotec is to lay off staff and “review resourcing” at MacGregor to counter weakening offshore and shipping markets.

29th April 2015

MacGregor targets staff cuts to save E20m

29th April 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Peel Ports in the UK has unveiled its ambitious carbon emissions initiative and is calling on the industry to rethink supply chain and service routes to help reduce freight mileage by 200…

29th April 2015

Peel Ports calls on industry to ‘act green’

29th April 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The recent labour disputes on the US West Coast will not lead to permanent diversions of cargo to up coast Canadian ports, according to Port Metro Vancouver president and chief executive Robin…

29th April 2015

Cargo diversions to Canada ‘only temporary’

29th April 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The shipping industry has expressed its disappointment over the vote taken in the European Parliament to adopt a regional EU Regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of individual ship CO2…

29th April 2015

Shippers’ dismay over EU regional CO2 regs

29th April 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

SOLVO has signed a contract with the port operator-developer Fenix to implement the Solvo.TOS terminal operating system at the new Bronka Port in the Baltic.

28th April 2015

SOLVO wins Bronka contract

28th April 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A new robot to deploy booms in the event of an oil spill is being used at the Port of Gothenburg to help ensure more rapid and safer clean-up operations.

28th April 2015

Oil spill robot

28th April 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

PSA Panama International Terminal (PSA Panama) is investing over US$400m in the expansion of its container terminal on the west bank of the Panama Canal Pacific entrance, which began in February after…

27th April 2015

PSA breaks ground in Panama

27th April 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Rising LNG ambitions mean gas terminals have to up their game. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

27th April 2015

Ready for gas growth

27th April 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dark shadow of political strife has fallen on the Black Sea. Stevie Knight reports

27th April 2015

Politics and pragmatism

27th April 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Carly Fields talks with Navis about its platform to get ports and carriers on the same page

27th April 2015

It’s good to talk

27th April 2015

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: From last October, the UK Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency no longer requires UK vehicle owners to exhibit on their respective vehicles a ‘tax disc’ – a unique piece of paper which…

27th April 2015

Allaying ‘Big Brother’ fears

27th April 2015