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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Felicity Landon asks whether sharing equipment is a realistic option for port operations

2nd September 2013

Share and share alike

2nd September 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Despite the introduction of new legislation to reduce costs and increase investment, leasing charges for companies operating terminals at the Port of Santos is set to rise, in some case by as…

2nd September 2013

Alarm in Brazil over new concession pricing structure

2nd September 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The 4th Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Concerence is drawing closer. The conference will take place from 11-12 September 2013 onboard the LNG-fuelled cruise ferry, ‘Viking Grace’, as it sails between Stockholm and…

2nd September 2013

Gas Fuelled Ships Conference draws near

2nd September 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is making it easier for bio-based businesses to connect to the supply of power, power network, tank storage and water at Maasvlakte 2 with a ‘Plug and…

30th August 2013

‘Plug and play’ for renewables

30th August 2013

ASIA

ASIA

DP World’s subsidiary in Manila has ordered equipment from Liebherr Container Cranes.

29th August 2013

Manila order for LCC

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian operator Fospar SA has returned to Terex Gottwald to place an order for a portal harbour crane to move handle fertilizer at a bulk terminal in Paranagua.

29th August 2013

Return visit for Fospar

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has stated that the existing port of Guayaquil must be relocated outside the Gulf of Guayaquil, prompting the mayor, Jaime Nebot, to suggest that, in future,…

29th August 2013

Controversy surrounds possible Guayaquil relocation

29th August 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has stated that he would like to see conditions created that would allow significantly increased private sector in ports. The announcement was made during a meeting to…

29th August 2013

Putin urges private sector investment in ports

29th August 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles is investing in its Yang Ming terminal with a US$122m project to expand the facility and extend the lease agreement.

29th August 2013

Maintaining competitive edge

29th August 2013

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Decisions related to money transfers may have an impact on shipping: diaspora remittances are the biggest foreign currency earner for many of the poorest nations in the world as well as for…

29th August 2013

Sharp end of the financial stick

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Iquique’s port authority, Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) will put the public terminal of the Port of Iquique out to tender this year.

29th August 2013

Chilean terminal concession

29th August 2013

ASIA

ASIA

In Japan, the central government is considering taking equity stakes in the local government run companies that operate container ports in Tokyo and Osaka to tackle the threat of South Korean competition.

29th August 2013

Japan considers upping state intervention

29th August 2013

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has called on the South African government to realise the potential of the ship refuelling market to help support regeneration in the industry.

29th August 2013

South African bunkering market

29th August 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Auramarine’s new equipment is helping the shipping industry switch to lower-sulphur fuel to meet new stringent emission rules, due to come into effect in 2015.

28th August 2013

Shipping solution for lower sulphur

28th August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A number of new players are setting their sights on the global container terminal sector, but need “mega mergers and acquisitions (M&A)” to catch up with the top four players, Neil Davidson,…

28th August 2013

New players for terminal sector

28th August 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

San Diego takes a much broader view of its role and future, finds Martin Rushmere

28th August 2013

Casting the net

28th August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is to supply a range of its SmartPort solutions to TecPlata SA, a fully-owned subsidiary of ICTSI, for its ‘greenfield’ terminal at Port La Plata, Argentina.

27th August 2013

SmartPort solutions for Argentina

27th August 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Research conducted by manufacturer Teijin Aramid and Gabriel Lodewijks, professor of transport engineering and logistics, has shown the way forward for an environmentally-friendly conveyor system.

26th August 2013

Saving planets and pounds

26th August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A number of changes are set to take place within the global container terminal sector as operators “face the challenge of growth in container demand and growth in ship sizes”, says Drewry…

23rd August 2013

A changing game

23rd August 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

DFDS is investing £46m in new technology that can filter sulphurs from ships’ exhaust gases in preparation for the introduction of new environmental regulations in 2015.

23rd August 2013

DFDS invests in new technology

23rd August 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

An African port operator is sucessfully bringing Mozambique’s Port of Nacala into the 21st century – but there’s still much more work to be done.

22nd August 2013

Mozambique port progress

22nd August 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dampier Port Authority (DPA) is looking to improve north-west Australia logistics with a floating deck trans-shipment system (FDTS).

22nd August 2013

New logistics approach for Oz

22nd August 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

HFWs Eliza Petritsi deciphers the proposed European ports policy package

22nd August 2013

A plan for ports

22nd August 2013