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AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

The Island of Mauritius, which is located some 2,000 km off the Eastern coast of Africa, is volcanic and surrounded by more than 150 km of white sandy beaches. It’s adorned by…

7th May 2013

Port Louis Harbour energy efficiency

7th May 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rail operator, Metrans, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has opened a modern container hub terminal in Ceská Trebová in the Czech Republic.

7th May 2013

New HHLA container hub

7th May 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Global engineering giant, Cavotec, is to host a seminar at the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) 28th World Ports Conference this week on how innovative technologies are helping ports to…

7th May 2013

Cavotec seminar on zero emissions

7th May 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Singapore based terminal operator, Portek International’s container throughput has hit a new record, exceeding the 1m teu mark.

7th May 2013

Portek traffic hits new record

7th May 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Gala Dinner will be held on the evening of the first day at The Ark which is located in the port area.

7th May 2013

Gala Dinner

7th May 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Gala Dinner will be held on the evening of the first day at The Ark which is located in the port area.

7th May 2013

Gala Dinner

7th May 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The European Commission (EC) has adopted a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure to provide ecological, economic and social benefits.

7th May 2013

New EU Commission green strategy

7th May 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Major port investment is underway in the Caspian Sea: dredging for a new port 65 kms south of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku began in 2011. The new port is being built…

6th May 2013

Caspian development takes shape

6th May 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Korean environmental equipment provider, Panasia’s GloEn-Patrol ballast water treatment system (BWTS), has received the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) Alternate Management System (AMS) approval.

3rd May 2013

Panasia BWTS approved by USCG

3rd May 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Vladivostok saw cargo turnover increase by 4% last year to 6.7m tonnes. This included metal products, heavy duty vehicles, containers, heavy lifts, construction materials and metal structures, oil products,…

3rd May 2013

Containers a top priority for Vladivostok

3rd May 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russia’s ports and logistics industry is poised for major investment and modernisation. Felicity Landon reports

2nd May 2013

Russian revival

2nd May 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The 35th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference in Copenhagen last week was deemed a great success by all who attended.

1st May 2013

A very successful P&E conference

1st May 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Dutch brewer, Bavaria NV, has signed a shared transportation agreement with two other leading consumer brands, Heinz and Mars, to cut CO2 emissions as part of its drive for greater sustainability.

1st May 2013

Green Bavaria initiative

1st May 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

PortMiami is investing around US$2bn in capital improvement projects in preparation for the Panama Canal expansion, scheduled for completion in 2015.

1st May 2013

PortMiami prepares for Panama expansion

1st May 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Having the best equipment does not necessarily equate to the best productivity, as many terminals can attest to.

1st May 2013

Throw everything into the mix

1st May 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK product solutions company, Red Plant, has introduced an innovative new automatic crane hook which promises to remove the risk associated with port operatives performing the dangerous duty of hooking or unhooking…

30th April 2013

New automatic crane hook

30th April 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UAE based operator, DP World, has launched a seed accelerator programme, TURN8, in a bid to encourage “innovative and commercially viable ideas from global and local innovators, as well as DP World…

30th April 2013

DP World entrepreneurship programme

30th April 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Dutch logistic transport provider, Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal, is expanding its rail service in Sweden as of 2 May 2013 to improve its services for its customers.

30th April 2013

Samskip expands Swedish rail service

30th April 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Konecranes has delivered its first busbar powered, fully electric rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG) to Turkey’s EVYAP Port in Istanbul.

30th April 2013

First Turkish Konecranes busbar RTG

30th April 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK Port of Milford Haven saw profits drop 48% in 2012 due to shifts in liquefied natural gas flows.

30th April 2013

Milford Haven hit by LNG losses

30th April 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Over $260m is to be spent on an upgrade of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Islamic Port to increase its capacity, according to Arab News.

30th April 2013

Jeddah invests in uprades

30th April 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The national director of public works at the Chilean Ministry of Public Works, Ricardo Tejada, has revealed that traffic growth at domestic ports is increasing by 8%-12% annually.

30th April 2013

Chile to boost port capacity by 2020

30th April 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

While poor productivity in ports often reflects a wide range of problems, its important to compare like for like to get a true picture of the comparative levels of productivity, warns TCB…

30th April 2013

The true meaning of productivity

30th April 2013