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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

According to the Environmental Ship Index (ESI), Cosco Container Lines’ container ship, ‘Cosco Pride’, was the most sustainable vessel to call at the Port of Rotterdam in 2012.

24th April 2013

‘Cosco Pride named most sustainable

24th April 2013

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Which way to jump – discount or no discount on port tariffs? The question is not as straightforward as it might seem.

24th April 2013

Look out for tariff landmines

24th April 2013

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

RaetsMarine talks to James Brewer following the companys takeover by Lloyds group Amlin

24th April 2013

Shake-up brings benefits for ports

24th April 2013

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The global economy is trying to recover from the Great Recession with varying medicines being applied. The United States, sequestration aside, continues with an expansionary policy supported by the Federal Reserve. Japan’s…

24th April 2013

Pain of austerity gets personal

24th April 2013

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The political football of privatised port operations in Mombasa is being kicked around again.

24th April 2013

Playing concessioning soccer in Africa

24th April 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

GAC Solutions Christer Sjödoff explains why streamlined crew services bode well for ports

24th April 2013

Crew comfort

24th April 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

US based dust suppression solutions provider, Dust Control Technology (DCT) has introduced four new sizes of its stainless steel dust suppression ring to provide bulk material handlers with a wider range of…

23rd April 2013

New dust suppression ring sizes

23rd April 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US based Terex Port Solutions has received an order from terminal operator, Operadora de la Cuenca del Pacifico (OCUPA), for its Gottwald model 8 mobile harbour crane in the G HMK 8410…

23rd April 2013

Largest Terex crane for Mexico

23rd April 2013

ASIA

ASIA

DP World reportedly wants to invest billions of dirhams in the development of the economic free zone at Aktau Port in Kazakhstan.

23rd April 2013

DP World development at Kazakhstan

23rd April 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Last week, GREEN EFFORTS (Green and Effective Operations at Terminals and in Ports) organised a Workshop, entitled “Greener Ports - What to expect from technologies”, at the premises of Bremen Chamber of…

23rd April 2013

GREEN EFFORTS discusses LNG and onshore power

23rd April 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port Strategy talked to Kari Rintanen, Chair of the PEMA Technology Working Group on Software Interface Standards, about the Association’s initiative to develop common industry standards for the integration of TOS and…

23rd April 2013

A common objective

23rd April 2013

ASIA

ASIA

A consortium including Cargotec’s Kalmar, has received a commendation award of US$100,000 in the Next Generation Container Port Challenge (NGCP) at the Singapore Maritime Awards.

22nd April 2013

Kalmar award in port challenge

22nd April 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Portland has been recognised by the US Environmental Protection Agency as one of its top green power purchasers. Its purchasing more than 75 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of green…

22nd April 2013

Portland pays more than lip service to green goals

22nd April 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

While finance is still out there for equipment purchases, only the diligent and persistent will secure it, finds Alex Hughes

22nd April 2013

Do your homework

22nd April 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The UK’s Victor Marine Ltd has developed a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for the marine market which complies with the latest IMO Resolution MEPC 159(55). The full system is also Bureau…

19th April 2013

Victor Marine sewage treatment

19th April 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Yesterday, the European Parliament rejected the proposal to introduce a levy on all ships calling at EU ports that would finance a fund to support sustainable recycling of ships.

19th April 2013

EU Parliament rejects ship recycling fund

19th April 2013

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Port of Portland has been recognised by the US Environmental Protection Agency as one of its top green power purchasers. The port is purchasing more than 75 million kilowatt hours (kWh)…

19th April 2013

Portland pays more than lip service to green goals

19th April 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of San Diego has hired a new director of environmental and land use management – part of its strategy to transform the way in which it approaches planning in the…

18th April 2013

San Diego reinforces environmental efforts

18th April 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

US based Severn Trent De Nora’s BALPURE ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) Alternate Management System (AMS) approval.

18th April 2013

Severn Trent De Nora BWTS approved

18th April 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portek International, terminal operator and port equipment engineering solutions provider, has acquired 80% of the share capital of Latvias’s Rigas Universalais Terminals SIA (RUT) in order to expand its portfolio.

18th April 2013

Portek acquires Latvian operator

18th April 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A drive to prevent the infiltration of organised crime into Australia’s ports and distribution networks has been proposed by the country’s Home Affairs minister Jason Clare.

18th April 2013

Terminal operators to clamp down on organised crime

18th April 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An electronic vehicle-booking system is expected to be developed at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch within the next few months to address a growing truck congestion issue.

18th April 2013

Truck congestion tackled at Lyttelton

18th April 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has released two scaled-back options for future expansion in order to balance handling projected cargo growth with appeasing community interests.

18th April 2013

Auckland revises expansion plans

18th April 2013