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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally completed its clean-up of Waukegan Harbor, Illinois US, to remove it from the binational ‘Great Lakes Areas of Concern’ list.

7th August 2014

Clean-up complete at Waukegan Harbor

7th August 2014

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ghana may just get a third port, judging by an announcement made by the director-general of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).

7th August 2014

Ghana to build third port?

7th August 2014

ASIA

ASIA

Busan’s rapidly expanding New Port is on its way to becoming the Northeast Asia logistics hub, thanks in large part to Busan New Container Terminal’s (BNCT) recent investment.

6th August 2014

Busan works to safeguard growth

6th August 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

More than €320m is being put aside for improving transport infrastructure across Europe as part of the last calls of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) programme.

6th August 2014

EU supports key infrastructure projects

6th August 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

According to US District Court documents, Maher Terminals has lost its bid to cut the fees it must pay the port authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).

6th August 2014

Maher loses out at NY-NJ

6th August 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Japan-based Eco Marine Power (EMP) and Blue Star Ferries of Greece, part of the Attica group, are to collaborate on development of renewable energy and fuel-saving solutions.

6th August 2014

Shipping renewable energy innovation project is launched

6th August 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The merger of Savona and Genova port authorities is far from a done deal, as Alex Hughes discovers

6th August 2014

Keeping an open mind

6th August 2014

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

New deeper draft vessels keep coming, as do vessels with a wider beam and length overall dictating the need for deeper channel depth and draft alongside quays as well as other requirements…

6th August 2014

Deeper dredging demands

6th August 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Global engineering and development consultancy, Mott MacDonald, has been appointed to work on the first phase of the Shire River Basin Management Programme by Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture.

5th August 2014

Malawi River Basin programme

5th August 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Gazprom and Hafen-Entwicklungs-gesellschaft Rostock, operator of the Baltic Sea port of Rostock, have signed an LNG Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

4th August 2014

German MoU singed for LNG development

4th August 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

JOC’s latest Port Productivity database, which contains loading and unloading speeds for over 483 ports and 771 terminals, reveals that the top 25 operators in each region around the globe all increased…

4th August 2014

Productivity up in 2013

4th August 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The fight for transhipment traffic in the Mediterranean shows no signs of weakening, finds Alex Hughes

4th August 2014

Transhipment merry-go-round

4th August 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports America is expanding its box operations at the Port of Long Beach, with a 30% stake in rival container terminal operator, International Transportation Service (ITS).

1st August 2014

Ports America expands at Long Beach

1st August 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Jade Software is to supply its terminal operating system (TOS), Jade Master Terminal, to Alabama Steel Terminals LLC (AST) – the 10th order from North America in 18 months.

1st August 2014

More Jade Software for North America

1st August 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finland’s Mantsinen Group has added a new addition, and also the world’s largest, hydraulic material handler to its range.

1st August 2014

World’s largest hydraulic material handler launched

1st August 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Despite the sensational headlines, ports are capitalising on iron ore potential. John Bensalhia reports

1st August 2014

Making minerals count

1st August 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The development of new ports and the expansion of existing ports is mostly determined by the market, but Drewry Shipping Consultants says a free market might not always be best.

31st July 2014

Port development concerns

31st July 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has set aside €4.5m to help with costs related to sulphur scrubbers and the modification of fuel systems on ships.

30th July 2014

Finland funds environmental upgrades

30th July 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Book your place now to attend the working groups to share and discuss experiences with all participants at this years Greenport Congress taking place at the World Trade Centre, Barcelona on 15-17…

30th July 2014

Get involved at the 9th GreenPort Congress!

30th July 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chile’s so-called ‘Short law on ports’ could cut productivity by around 20%, according to Francesco Schiaffino, general manager of Valparaiso box handling facility Terminal Pacífico Sur (TPS).

30th July 2014

Chilean port legislation could slash productivity

30th July 2014