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EUROPE

EUROPE

Trade unions representing dock workers at the Port of Valencia have called off 12 days of planned strikes in support of their collective bargain agreement until existing national stevedoring issues in Spain…

25th February 2015

Valencia stevedores call off strikes

25th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Georgia Ports Authority has returned to Konecranes for 10 electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes for its Port of Savannah. After delivery in mid-2016, the port will have a total of 146 Konecranes RTGs.

25th February 2015

Savannah returns to Konecranes eRTGs

25th February 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Under pressure from the European Commission, Greece has reversed its decision to abandon the privatisation of the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki.

25th February 2015

Greece reverses privatisation block

25th February 2015

ASIA

ASIA

In Malaysia, Kuantan on the country’s east coast is being developed with a special emphasis on China trade, which will see the port expanded to become a deepwater facility by next year,…

25th February 2015

Kuantan to help develop China trade

25th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

K Line subsidiary International Transportation Service has ordered four PACECO gantry cranes for its container terminal at Long Beach.

25th February 2015

K Line signs for PACECO cranes

25th February 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Port of Auckland has expressed its delight at the signing of a new collective agreement with members of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) following years of upheaval.

25th February 2015

Auckland agreement reached

25th February 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Five Hyster empty container handlers are helping Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) to load and unload ships more quickly and efficiently, saving the operator both time and money.

25th February 2015

Efficient container handling

25th February 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Gibraltar Port Authority is hosting the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Regional Forum that brings the industry together for a bunkering overview.

25th February 2015

Gibraltar hosts bunkering Forum

25th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Five Hyster empty container handlers are helping Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) to load and unload ships more quickly and efficiently, saving the operator both time and money.

24th February 2015

Efficient container handling

24th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) is set for a strong 2015 after ending last year with a high order intake for a number of diesel-electric Terex Gottwald mobile harbour crane models.

24th February 2015

TPS ends 2014 on a high

24th February 2015

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Israeli government is to sell stakes in eight state-owned companies and the Mediterranean seaports of Haifa and Ashdod.

24th February 2015

Israeli ports up for grabs

24th February 2015

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is sponsoring a programme that will help the port and maritime industry with decision-making and facing challenges of investing in energy projects.

23rd February 2015

AAPA supports energy projects seminar

23rd February 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) says it is confident a new labour deal has been reached between with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) over a new five-year contract covering workers…

23rd February 2015

US west coast labour crisis over

23rd February 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Ports have an increasingly strategic role to play in their link in the value chain between ships and shore, writes Warwick Norman, chief executive officer, RightShip.

23rd February 2015

Reducing shipping’s carbon footprint

23rd February 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first edition of ‘LNG Bunkering – Safety Guidelines’ has been released with the aim of providing the bunkering industry with best practices to ensure gas-fuelled ships are re-fuelled safely and reliably.

20th February 2015

SGMF releases LNG Bunkering guidelines

20th February 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Swedish ferry operator, Ballerina, is adding its first electrically-powered ferry to its fleet to transport passengers between 10 stops on the waterways of Stockholm.

19th February 2015

New electric ferry unveiled in Sweden

19th February 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Whether they are being used as a port of call or as a cruise stopover, Panamanian ports will see an increase in calls over the next few years, but one expert warns…

19th February 2015

Panamanian port challenges

19th February 2015

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) says the new International Workshop Agreement (IWA 16) is a major step forward in achieving joined up thinking across the whole logistics support chain, including at…

19th February 2015

Reducing emissions across the whole supply chain

19th February 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) says the new International Workshop Agreement (IWA 16) is a major step forward in achieving joined up thinking across the whole logistics support chain, including at…

19th February 2015

Reducing emissions across the whole supply chain

19th February 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Envisan France, the French branch of the environmental division of Jan De Nul Group, is constructing a new treatment centre (CPEM) in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Southern France, designed specifically for the treatment and…

19th February 2015

Treating contaminated soils and sediments

19th February 2015