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THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

Various potential mergers between neighbouring port authorities have recently been in the news and the experiences of the newly-paired ports have in virtually all cases been positive.

24th December 2014

Getting in with the neighbours

24th December 2014

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Two Chinese ship recycling yards have applied to be listed in the future EU list of ship recycling facilities.

23rd December 2014

Getting on board with ship recycling

23rd December 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Marseille Fos port authority has set out a strategy for growth over the next four years to make it a viable gateway alternative to other ports in northern Europe.

23rd December 2014

Marseille Fos growth strategy

23rd December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Antwerp is working towards keeping barge traffic flowing smoothly through the port in collaboration with other partners in the supply chain.

19th December 2014

Focusing on efficient barge transport

19th December 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The UK’s Port of Dover is working hard to promote a ‘green’ culture after hitting major eco-friendly milestones and its preparing for new development in 2015.

19th December 2014

Dover promotes ‘green’ culture

19th December 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is using Pole Star’s PurpleTRAC sanctions compliance and risk management service – the first port state to do so – to protect against the outbreak of Ebola.

19th December 2014

Panama takes Ebola precautions

19th December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The UK’s Port of Felixstowe is keeping its customers up-to-date with the status of containers with a newly launched mobile phone app.

18th December 2014

Felixstowe updates operations

18th December 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains National Ports Authority - Puertos del Estado – has been forced by the European Unions Court of Justice to change the way it provides stevedoring services in its domestic ports.

18th December 2014

EU rules Spanish stevedoring practices illegal

18th December 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

European dockers joined forces this week in Rotterdam to protest against the port’s plans to expand as concerns over job losses on the back of increasing automation mount.

17th December 2014

Dockers unite against Dutch automation plans

17th December 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A temporary lift of sanctions is raising hopes for a boost in Irans port and terminal business. Aiden Grange reports

17th December 2014

Opening doors

17th December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar is to supply five of its latest generation zero emissions rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for Poland’s Gdynia Container Terminal (GCT), in preparation for its expansion.

16th December 2014

More Kalmar RTGs for Poland

16th December 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The United States Congress has agreed more support for US seaports in the form of significant increases in funding for emissions reductions, maintenance tax and transport infrastructure development.

15th December 2014

More support for US seaports

15th December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is to supply five of its latest generation zero emissions rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for Poland’s Gdynia Container Terminal (GCT), in preparation for its expansion.

15th December 2014

More Kalmar RTGs for Poland

15th December 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Oakland has been achieving dramatic reductions in diesel emissions according to new research by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

15th December 2014

Dramatic reduction in emissions

15th December 2014

AFRICA

AFRICA

Freight forwarders in Nigeria are threatening to close down ports in protests over alleged illegal charges that they say are being levied by terminal operators and shipping companies.

15th December 2014

Nigerian forwarders threaten port closures

15th December 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The container terminal at the Port of Salalah, in Oman, reported an 8% drop in container traffic in the first three quarters of this year, from 2.6m teu to 2.4m teu, while…

15th December 2014

Salalah struggles with transhipment levels

15th December 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The failure to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement in the Spanish Port of Valencia has prompted a newly formed union, the Port Front, to accuse terminal operators of…

15th December 2014

New Valencia union ruffles feathers

15th December 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Experts from 18 Caribbean and Latin American countries recently met in Montevideo to discuss changes to port legislation to allow ports to adapt to meet global trends.

15th December 2014

Port legislation changes needed

15th December 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Uruguay Maritime Union has questioned why foreign companies are allowed to operate inside the port of Nueva Palmira.

15th December 2014

Uruguayan port union hits out

15th December 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Samskip Multimodal has launched its first direct international rail service between Rotterdam’s Rail Service Centre (RSC) facility and Italy’s Melzo hub, east of Milan.

12th December 2014

Samskip launches new EU connection

12th December 2014