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ASIA

ASIA

Henrik Pedersen, chief executive of APM Terminals’ Asia Pacific region which operates seven joint venture terminals in China from Dalian in the north to Guangzhou in the south, says the performance of…

25th March 2013

A mixed bag of Chinese fortunes

25th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Following its recent acquisition of gas combustion technology, Swedish heat treatment specialist, Alfa Laval, is offering LNG carrier owners an economic alternative to diesel propulsion with its gas combustion unit (GCU).

22nd March 2013

Alfa Laval offers green GCU

22nd March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

China’s trade flows with the world and the rest of Asia are rapidly changing. Michael King reports

22nd March 2013

Chinas chrysalis

22nd March 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Global cruise company, MSC Cruises, has been awarded the prestigious ‘7 Golden Pearls’ award by classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), for its latest flagship ‘MSC Preziosa.

21st March 2013

Green award for MSC

21st March 2013

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Over the past few years, the New York/New Jersey Working Harbor Committee, a diverse group of local stakeholders, has come together in a big way.

21st March 2013

Putting ports centre stage

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

The state owned port operator, Pelindo III, is to invest $634m in 2013.

21st March 2013

Pelindo III to invest $634m in 2013

21st March 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenyas Finance Minister has stressed that no plans exist to privatise Kenya Ports Authority.

21st March 2013

KPA ‘will not be privatised’

21st March 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

German super port, JadeWeser, which was designed to handle 18,000 teu ships, has put its 400 contracted workforce on part-time working, despite having opened only in September 2012.

21st March 2013

JadeWeserPort traffic dearth

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

South Korea is to provide financial help to the National Ports Authority in Peru to bring up to date master plans for the ports of Iquitos, Ilo, Salaverry and San Juan de…

21st March 2013

Korea partners with Peru

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

JNPT is to invite new bids for its projected fourth container terminal by the end of March.

21st March 2013

JNPT fourth terminal up for grabs

21st March 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Wilen Manteli, president of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stressed his support of new port legislation making its way through the country’s congress.

21st March 2013

New laws to boost Brazilian investment

21st March 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s Federal Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, has suggested a ‘floating port’ could be the answer for the country’s remote offshore resource project developments.

21st March 2013

Ministerial approval for Oz floating port

21st March 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Danish parent company of APM Terminals (APMT), AP Moller Maersk, has met with the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the next step in the company’s partnership to improve…

21st March 2013

Discussing Turkish prospects

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

According to the Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s (SISI) ‘Global Port Development Report 2012’, rapid growth in throughput has been pushing Chinese ports up the global ranking in terms of development potential.

20th March 2013

Chinese ports show potential

20th March 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

DP World announced that its 12 month profit to the end of 31 December 2012 was US$749m – an increase of 10%, largely due to strong operational performance, effective asset management and…

20th March 2013

DP World see profits rise in 2012

20th March 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A number of global ports and terminal operators have reported an increase in their container throughput volumes for the year ended 31 December 2012.

20th March 2013

Global throughput increase

20th March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port Strategy talks to PEMA Safety Committee chair Stephan Stiehler about the Association’s drive to reduce injuries and damage in ports and terminals

20th March 2013

Reducing unacceptable risks

20th March 2013

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

It seems oysters might become part of coastal defence engineers’ resources as they create three dimensional reefs which influence the current, erosion and sedimentation of coastal areas. Additionally, the oysters are a…

19th March 2013

Oysters: an engineer’s best friend

19th March 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Swiss technology expert, Cavotec, will be hitting the World Ports & Trade Summit in Abu Dhabi this week to demonstrate how its MoorMaster equipment helps support safe and efficient mooring operations and…

19th March 2013

Cavotec homes in on Middle East

19th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Global shipping company, Maersk Line, has made strong progress in the sustainability stakes by hitting its 25% CO2 emissions reduction target eight years early.

19th March 2013

Maersk Line hits CO2 target

19th March 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Antwerp Port Authority has teamed up with ship classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to develop procedures for safe and efficient LNG bunkering operations.

18th March 2013

DNV and Antwerp team up on bunkering

18th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Antwerp Port Authority has teamed up with ship classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to develop procedures for safe and efficient LNG bunkering operations.

18th March 2013

DNV and Antwerp team up on bunkering

18th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä has signed a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish ship owner, Viking Line, for maintaining and servicing the LNG-fuelled passenger ferry Viking Grace.

18th March 2013

Gas-fuelled ferry maintenance contract

18th March 2013