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BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Cost efficiencies can come from cutting your debt interest rates, or joining forces with a rival to develop joint systems, as ports in the US and New Zealand have demonstrated.

4th March 2013

Denting debt and building relations

4th March 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Innovation abounds when it comes to uncovering recession-beating cost savings, as Iain MacIntyre finds out

2nd March 2013

The big squeeze

2nd March 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In Canada, Montreal Port Authority has agreed a new six-year collective labour agreement with the Maritime Employers Association and the Longshoremens Union.

2nd March 2013

Montreal secures continued labour commitment

2nd March 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

Shipping lines CMA CGM, COSCO and Maersk Line were forced to divert calls from Port Said to the Israeli port of Eilat in February on the back of disruptive protests at Port…

2nd March 2013

Port Said disruptions hit SCCT

2nd March 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

In Estonia, Tallinn’s port profits suffered last year as cargo volumes dropped 19%.

2nd March 2013

Lower Tallinn calls hit profits

2nd March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec’s Kalmar has launched a series of webinars to increase industry understanding of process automation.

2nd March 2013

Kalmar launches SmartPort webinars

2nd March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has launched a Remote Monitoring and Reporting tool that allows lift truck operators to track the usage of their lift trucks through a remote connection.

2nd March 2013

Remote monitoring Konecranes-style

2nd March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Twenty permanent and nine temporary employees of Konecranes are to be laid off as a result of the weaker operating market.

2nd March 2013

Konecranes lays-off Finnish workers

2nd March 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Historic and recent stories of illness and even death among workers exposed to methyl bromide fumigation on the Wellington waterfront have been unveiled by The Wellingtonian.

2nd March 2013

Fumigation blamed for health issues

2nd March 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A 47-year-old worker was killed at CentrePort Wellington when crushed between a forklift and cargo early on a Sunday morning in January.

2nd March 2013

Man crushed at CentrePort

2nd March 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

North Queensland Bulk Ports is on a boom, with total throughput for the 2012/13 financial year projected to show a 12% rise.

2nd March 2013

North Queensland port boom

2nd March 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Western Australian government has pledged A$15.5m (US$16m) in funding to increase freight moving to and from Fremantle port by rail.

2nd March 2013

Fremantle links commitment

2nd March 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of San Diego has been awarded a ‘Climate Leadership Award’ by the Environmental Protection Agency, for its efforts to address climate change in and around the port.

1st March 2013

Port of San Diego awarded Climate Leadership Award

1st March 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Baltimore has announced that it was a record year in 2012 for its public marine terminals, handling more autos and machinery than any other US port.

1st March 2013

Record 2012 for the Port of Baltimore

1st March 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has released a draft port master plan for public review and input.

1st March 2013

POLA releases draft master plan

1st March 2013

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Is it relevant for geo-political aspects to intrude into port deals?

28th February 2013

Power plays?

28th February 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Busan Port Authority (BPA) says that it has been given permission by the South Korean government to act autonomously as a public enterprise.

28th February 2013

Busan port strives for autonomy

28th February 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s Port of Dampier, Port Walcott and Port of Hedland have all experienced closure this week in the wake of tropical Cyclone Rusty – meaning more delays for operators and vessels.

28th February 2013

More cyclone troubles for Oz

28th February 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ireland based container crane provider, Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd (LCC), and Barcelona based container terminal management company, Grup TCB, have designed a new ship-to-shore (STS) crane concept for finger pier applications.

28th February 2013

Liebherr and Grup TCB crane design

28th February 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Delphine Batho, France’s Minister of Ecology has outlined the first concrete steps to accelerate the development of marine energy in the country.

27th February 2013

Eco energy for France

27th February 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Industry leadership alliance, the World Ocean Council, has added a new industry forum to its ‘Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS)’, to facilitate industry input to the recently launched Global Ocean Commission.

27th February 2013

New forum for Sustainable Ocean Summit

27th February 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Global carmaker, Toyota Motor, has announced that it will begin exporting US-assembled Venza crossover vehicles to Russia and Ukraine via the Port of Brunswick in Georgia.

27th February 2013

Toyota to export via Port of Brunswick

27th February 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Last week, ESPO awarded five new PERS certificates during a seminar held in Piraeus.

26th February 2013

Greek and Italian ports achieve PERS certification

26th February 2013