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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

European ports “have to act ahead of stricter legislation” if the ongoing problem of air pollution is to improve, says the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU).

24th March 2015

Cleaning up the air in ports

24th March 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Norway-based NGO Bellona Foundation has launched a three year partnership with the Damen Shipyards Group to explore and develop green concept vessels for the future.

24th March 2015

Green concept vessel partnership

24th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Container Cranes has completed testing of Patrick Stevedores’ specially designed ship-to-shore cranes.

23rd March 2015

Unique articulated STS design passes tests

23rd March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has won an order for 15 all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes from DCT Gdansk, marking the manufacturer’s first RTG delivery to Poland.

23rd March 2015

Konecranes marks Polish first

23rd March 2015

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

TT Club is warning Baltic port and terminal operators against reputational damage that it says can be a consequence of uninsured incidents from “avoidable risks”.

23rd March 2015

TT Club warning to Baltic ports

23rd March 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Drewry says that it will take revolution not evolution when it comes to new container handling technology meeting the demands of carriers for bigger ships.

23rd March 2015

Productivity needs revolution, not evolution

23rd March 2015

ASIA

ASIA

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has unveiled a number of new initiatives designed to boost interconnectivity of the Port of Singapore.

23rd March 2015

Singapore unveils interconnectivity initiatives

23rd March 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hot off the heels of the completion of Phase 2 development at Sines, PSA International has announced that it is to invest a further E40m in the Portugal terminal to boost capacity…

23rd March 2015

PSA Sines kicks off further expansion project

23rd March 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A renewed Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) call for a national inquiry into port and maritime safety was greeted by two serious port accidents.

23rd March 2015

NZ port safety review urgently needed

23rd March 2015

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Dubai-based international terminal operator DP World increased box throughput by 8.7% in 2014, moving 28.3m teu. Revenue rose to $3.4bn, while like-for-like profit jumped 25.3% to $757m.

23rd March 2015

DP World guns for 100m teu by 2020

23rd March 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The IMO wants all stakeholders involved in the testing, approval, fitting and operation of ballast water management systems (BWMTS) to complete an online survey to review the current approval guidelines.

23rd March 2015

Online surveys for ballast water systems

23rd March 2015

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: A change of fiscal strategy for the Eurozone began with the Swiss de-coupling from the Euro, followed by the injection of €60bn a month for up to 18 months into the…

20th March 2015

All change in the eurozone

20th March 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Brazils Pecem is expanding with traffic growth in mind as Alex Hughes finds out

20th March 2015

Deeper equals cheaper

20th March 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian north-east ports add capacity in advance of projected growth. Alex Hughes reports

19th March 2015

Ready for action

19th March 2015

AFRICA

AFRICA

Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has signed a contract for a new 630m-long, 17m deep berth at the Egyptian port and an adjacent handling yard totalling 75,000m².

18th March 2015

Deepwater plans for Damietta

18th March 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Jan De Nul Group is expanding its dredging fleet with a new multipurpose vessel, ‘Isaac Newton’, to help it focus on more niche markets.

18th March 2015

New dredger for Jan De Nul

18th March 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The expansion of Abbot Point Coal Terminal in Queensland is back on the agenda after an agreement between the state’s government and major proponents Adani and GVK Hancock.

18th March 2015

Abbot Point terminal expansion revitalised

18th March 2015

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysia is to improve access to Port Klang as part of a government initiative to boost exports via improved logistics.

18th March 2015

Port Klang access to be improved

18th March 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ecuadors Ministry of Transport and Public Works is to call a new tender for the expansion of the deep water port at Manta after Odebrecht pulled out, having failed to secure sufficient…

18th March 2015

Manta out to tender yet again

18th March 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A lack of resources currently available to the Federal Government could mean that some important work at the Port of Santos has to be shelved.

18th March 2015

Investment slowdown at Santos

18th March 2015