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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Brazilian operator Libra Terminals has placed an order for 20 OCR truck gate systems with Israel’s HTS.

25th September 2012

Libra Terminals orders truck gate systems

25th September 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DP World has signed agreements with Trans Gulf Port Cranes and ZPMC for the supply of 19 ship-to-shore quay cranes and 50 rail mounted gantry cranes for its 4m teu Terminal 3…

25th September 2012

DPW supplies cranes for Jebel Ali port

25th September 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mobile network, Three, has launched a national campaign with the help of the Merchant Navy Welfare Board, to provide 500,000MB of free mobile internet access to ports across the UK.

25th September 2012

UK ports benefit from 3G access

25th September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

It seems that the battle over India’s tariffs has resulted in PSA International and ABG walking away from Jawaharlu Nehru Port’s fourth box terminal with the port trust recommending they be barred…

24th September 2012

PSA walks away from Indian project

24th September 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

This month, a new shuttle between Stockholm Årsta and the Port of Gothenburg came into service. The shuttle provides companies throughout the Stockholm area with a rapid, environmentally smart link to key…

21st September 2012

Shuttle connects Stockholm and Gothenburg in six hours

21st September 2012

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

A late addition to the programme, the purpose of this paper is to present the available output of the project with emphasis on its transport policy content.

21st September 2012

Green corridors and the SuperGreen project presentation

21st September 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Parliamentary debate began this Wednesday on a Private Member’s Bill proposed by Labour MP Darien Fenton to increase transparency within New Zealand’s port sector.

20th September 2012

First reading for ports transparency bill

20th September 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Strike action will be taking place across Portugese ports for the remainder of September following workers protests against the government’s austerity measures.

20th September 2012

Portugese ports hit by strikes

20th September 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has said that aging infrastructure for US marine ports and inland waterways is threatening the national economy.

19th September 2012

Call for action over ageing US ports

19th September 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Scotlands Aberdeen Harbour Board has begun a study to evaluate the likelihood of extending the facilities at the port to meet its increasing operations.

19th September 2012

Aberdeen harbour plans port expansion

19th September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Chinas state-owned Yanbian Haihua Group has purchased the rights to make use of two berths at the North Korean east coast port of Chongjin.

19th September 2012

Chinese to operate out of North Korea

19th September 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World intends to sell the 60% stake it holds in DP World Breakbulk, the company that operates a bulk terminal in the port of Antwerp.

19th September 2012

DP World to sell Antwerp break bulk stake

19th September 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian port of Portland has won its challenge against the Victorian government for the amount of land tax that was payable at the time the port was privatised in the mid-1990s.

19th September 2012

Portland wins tax challenge

19th September 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Gulf Agency Company (GAC) has much expertise in the loading, discharging and transportation of bulk cargoes. Kostas Kakaris, GAC’s (Gulf Agency Company) Group Dry Bulk Development Manager, explores the role of…

18th September 2012

The Role of the Ship Agent

18th September 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The latest Drewry Annual Review of Container Terminal Operators may reveal no change in terms in the ranking of the top five operators, but the big four are slightly down on the…

18th September 2012

New operators entering the arena?

18th September 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Swedish shipping company, DFDS Seaways, is set to get connected to onshore power supply (OPS) at three European ports, in a bid for a better working environment, both on board and ashore,…

18th September 2012

DFDS connects vessels to Gothenburg’s OPS

18th September 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Grain ports battle the weather, the economy, and industrial action to move this invaluable cargo. John Bensalhia reports

18th September 2012

Outside influences

18th September 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.

17th September 2012

New EcoLiner design concept

17th September 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Swedish shipping company, DFDS Seaways, is set to get connected to onshore power supply (OPS) at three European ports, in a bid for a better working environment, both on board and ashore,…

17th September 2012

DFDS connects vessels to Gothenburg’s OPS

17th September 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The question as to whether some terminals make poor use of cables and thereby shorten their working lives is a thorny one.

15th September 2012

Monitoring cable stress a questionable investment

15th September 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has been working hard to contain and clean up the oil spill following the collisions between Hong Kong registered bulk carrier, ‘Sunny Horizon’ and Korean registered…

14th September 2012

MPA works hard to clean oil spill

14th September 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The EU has offcially adopted a compromise regarding the sulphur content in marine fuels during its September plenary session, which allows states to assist the maritime sector.

14th September 2012

EU adopts sulphur directive compromise

14th September 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The new Egyptian Prime Minister, Hisham Qandil, has revealed that Qatar is to invest $8bn over the next five years to build a new harbour at the city of Port Said.

13th September 2012

Qatar to finance Port Said port

13th September 2012