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CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

HFWs Matthew Blycha discusses the thorny issue of meeting demands under performance bonds

12th December 2014

Payment secured

12th December 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A new incentive programme is in place at the Port of Long Beach (POLB) to reward vessel operators helping test new air pollution-control technology for ships.

11th December 2014

POLB encourages operators to test the water

11th December 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV has delivered its master plan for the new Venice container terminal, which should deliver major efficiency and reduce equipment costs saving the port millions of…

11th December 2014

Venice terminal masterplan

11th December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global ports continued to experience slowed growth during the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest Global Port Development Report, which is largely due to insufficient shipping volume along the Chinese…

11th December 2014

Continued slow growth for ports

11th December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

In a bid to help ports become more competitive, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) recent report looks at mitigating their negative impacts on the environment, land use and traffic…

10th December 2014

Fixing a port-city mismatch

10th December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Cold ironing has come a long way in the last five years, but it’s now ready to make a technological leap that will open up new horizons, writes Stevie Knight.

10th December 2014

Shorepower strides into the future

10th December 2014

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

What role do equipment manufacturers have in making ports emissions-free? Lorène Grandidier, vice chair of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) Environmental Committee and Strategic Marketing Manager at Schneider Electric, investigates.

10th December 2014

Manufacturers’ perspectives on energy efficiency and pollution reduction

10th December 2014

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Like it or not, shippers are coming under even more pressure to be cleaner both at sea and in port. In this article, Sigurd Jenssen, Director, Exhaust Gas Cleaning, Wärtsilä Environmental Solutions,…

10th December 2014

Its time to start scrubbing

10th December 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The container and cruise terminals at the Port of Venice have undergone many changes in the last decade but the development has been centred around the impact on local people and the…

10th December 2014

People, ports, the city and green development

10th December 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

All ports and harbours face the challenge of maintaining water quality. Mitigating against problems means taking care of the whole marine ecosystem and surrounding land, writes Nicola Jenkins, environmental management expert, Jems…

10th December 2014

Looking after port waters

10th December 2014

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Hamburg Port Authoritys Jens Meier explains how to make data work to improve productivity

10th December 2014

Smartening up to the occasion

10th December 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Colombian hub is celebrating a rise in container traffic on the back of an improving economy, finds Alex Hughes

10th December 2014

Caribbean queen

10th December 2014

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

As the year winds down, I am reflecting on a rather large missed opportunity. New Yorks radio stations, and their TV counterparts, have been quite diligent in announcing a weekend closure of…

10th December 2014

Shout about the benefits

10th December 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina has been making life difficult for ports in neighbouring countries, explains Alex Hughes

10th December 2014

Strained relations

10th December 2014

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

It was only a couple of years back that Maersk Line phased in the last of its 22 4,500 teu WAFMAX vessels, purposely designed to work in West African ports and provide…

10th December 2014

Game-changing West Africa

10th December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) will supply six additional Terex rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Manila North Harbor Port Inc. (MNHPI), the latest example of intense demand for its port equipment in Asia.

9th December 2014

Cranes for Manila

9th December 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

LNG supply for ships operating in the Gothenburg area has taken a step forward for the long-term by the signing of a new agreement between North European Oil Trade (NEOT) and Skangass.

9th December 2014

Ship-to-ship bunker contract

9th December 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Greece-based Technomar Shipping has been recognised for its ‘green’ work and has been certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management and ISO 50001 Energy Management standards.

9th December 2014

RINA certification for green Greek shipping

9th December 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) port complex has been suffering from congestion for the past few months and is beginning to take its toll on the industry as a whole, says SeaIntel.

8th December 2014

Domino effect of LA/LB congestion

8th December 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Kitakyushu has become the first Japanese port to join the Green Award scheme, supporting the city’s efforts in green growth.

8th December 2014

First Japanese port joins Green Award scheme

8th December 2014