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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Five Californian ports are working together to prepare for future tsunamis in a new state wide project which identifies potential hotspots to formulate better emergency plans.

27th March 2014

US west coast ports to get tsunami ready

27th March 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

US-based investment company, J P Morgan Asset Management, is committing €100m to the expansion and development of Noatum’s facilities at the Port of Valencia, to accommodate future growth.

27th March 2014

Valencia set for future growth

27th March 2014

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

At last, the ‘safety first’ message seems to be getting through, says TT Clubs Laurence Jones. In the past, it might have been a prominent sign placed at the main gate of…

27th March 2014

The need for robust safety inductions

27th March 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US Federal Maritime Commission commissioner William P Doyle has voted in favour of the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement.

26th March 2014

US FMC gives nod to P3

26th March 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Federal Maritime Commission has unanimously voted to allow the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma to continue with a co-operation agreement that will see them exchange information on matters of “mutual interest”.

26th March 2014

Seattle and Tacoma information sharing permitted

26th March 2014

ASIA

ASIA

This year could mark the “first year for the expansion of global ports” since the worldwide economic crisis, according to the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.

26th March 2014

Global port expansion expected in 2014

26th March 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

North European Hamburg-Le Havre range ports are expected to break through the “seemingly invincible” 40m teu ceiling in 2014, having failed to make the mark in 2013.

26th March 2014

North European ports pick up the pace

26th March 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cargotec container equipment specialist Kalmar received orders for around 100 rubber-tyred gantry cranes in both 2012 and 2013, Raimo Ukkonen, vice president rubber-tyred gantry cranes, tells Port Strategy.

26th March 2014

The Europe versus Asia debate continues

26th March 2014

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

India’s 2013-14 GDP data will be released at the end of March and expectations are that it will be an even lower figure than the decade-low of 5% achieved at the end…

26th March 2014

Time to get to grip with reforms

26th March 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The winter weather has proved a problem for US East Coast ports like New York and New Jersey, and their loss could be Montreal’s gain.

25th March 2014

US East Coast loses out to inland ports

25th March 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The European Union will co-finance a series of studies to develop a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) hub in the Port of Ferrol, near La Coruña in the northwest of Spain.

25th March 2014

Spanish gas hub gets funding

25th March 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Stockholm in Sweden is going to receive €14 million from the TEN-T Programme for its project to restore its infrastructure.

25th March 2014

Port of Stockholm receives EU funds

25th March 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A keynote speech at the recent Clean Shipping Conference emphasised that priorities must be set to smooth the introduction of low sulphur norms in Northern Europe to establish a fair and level…

25th March 2014

Smoothing the introduction of the sulphur regs

25th March 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Delegates will have the opportunity to network with stakeholders and suppliers from cruise port and terminals across the world.

25th March 2014

2nd GreenPort Cruise Conference

25th March 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port equipment specialist ZPMC is looking to build on its global dominance, as Alex Hughes finds out

25th March 2014

The next step

25th March 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A railway scheme that has captured the attention of the Red Sea Gateway Terminal is the Saudi Land Bridge Project.

24th March 2014

National rail links set for improvement

24th March 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Red Sea Gateway Terminals has an eye for efficiency improvements, finds Carly Fields

21st March 2014

Setting Saudi standards

21st March 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port Metro Vancouver officials, Government representatives and unions are at stalemate over talks to end trucker strikes at the port this week.

20th March 2014

Vancouver trucker troubles continue

20th March 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global operator, DP World says that the secret to its successful strategy is to continue to break into new markets and exploit those terminals which will provide the best return on investment.

20th March 2014

DP World: Success is about being selective

20th March 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Richard Everitt reflects on his nine years as chief executive of the PLA with Felicity Landon

20th March 2014

Londons water world

20th March 2014