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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Offshore classification company, ABS, has certified the design, fabrication and installation of Portugal’s first WindFloat facility.

28th August 2012

First floating turbine without heavy lift needs

28th August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) will be holding a workshop on 7 and 8 November 2012 to introduce its new UviLux Effluent Monitor, where delegates will have a chance to learn more about…

23rd August 2012

New CTG waste monitor

23rd August 2012

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The height of the summer vacations are taking their toll across European production and consumption as factories shut down and workers headed for the beaches or mountains.

23rd August 2012

Falling well short of disaster

23rd August 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

American car manufacturer, Chrysler, celebrated its 100,000th exported vehicle today with the Port of Grays Harbour, the Pasha Group and Siem Car Carriers.

23rd August 2012

Car export boom at Grays

23rd August 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MIRA, a UK engineering company specialising in delivering automotive technology to the defence sector, is exploring port security as a potential commercial market.

21st August 2012

MIRA aims to make ports safer

21st August 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UKs Port of Dover has awarded a five year contract to Durham based business and IT consultancy, Waterstons Ltd, to provide Europe’s busiest port with its consultancy services.

21st August 2012

New ICT for Dover

21st August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Japans Yanmar Co Ltd has received certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for diesel engines in the range 19 to 56kW, compliant with Tier 4 standards.

21st August 2012

Clean new diesels

21st August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach’s clean air programmes have cut pollution by 75% for the fifth year in a row, according to a comparison of 2011 to 2005 baseline reports.

20th August 2012

POLB improves air quality

20th August 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Canadian bulk carrier, Fednav Limited, has invested in six new environmentally advanced vessels to add to its fleet.

17th August 2012

Six new vessels for Fednav

17th August 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas is building on already good facilities with the La Quinta Trade Gateway Terminal, which, when finished, will provide a state-of-the-art multi-purpose dock and container facility.

17th August 2012

Corpus Christi focuses on La Quinta expansion

17th August 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Federal Court has declared void the concession agreement currently held by the Tecondi container terminal in the port of Santos on the back of bidding and licensing errors.

17th August 2012

Santos Tecondi concession declared illegal

17th August 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The Taiwanese ports of Keelung, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and others are to be developed as part of a $2.8bn program backed by the Taiwan Council for Economic Planning and Development.

17th August 2012

Major investment in Taiwanese ports

17th August 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The decision by the government of Venezuela to centralise control of ports in 2009 has resulted in a worsening of operations, according to local sources.

17th August 2012

Management centralisation a ‘failure’ in Venezuela

17th August 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A recent study by the US Federal Maritime Commission has found that ports in Mexico and Canada are more attractive than those in the US.

17th August 2012

US forwarders prefer Canadian and Mexican ports

17th August 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portugals Secretary of State for Transport, Sergio Monteiro, has announced that the government will shortly launch two new port concessions as part of its Strategic Plan for Transport.

17th August 2012

Portugal to tender two concessions

17th August 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dubais Grandweld Shipyards recently delivered two new 55 tonne bollard pull escort tugboats to Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, and a special ceremony was held to mark the occasion.

17th August 2012

Grandweld tugs for Khalifa Port

17th August 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

When we at the European Shippers Council read the analysis of the MAIB report on the structural failure of the MSC Napoli, we came across some important additional findings that have been…

17th August 2012

A closer look at accident findings

17th August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Dutch shipyard Shipdock, and Amsterdam ship owner Spliethoff, have reached an agreement to design and install the largest exhaust gas scrubber ready for the new IMO sulphur legislation.

16th August 2012

New gas scrubber from Shipdock

16th August 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new joint venture between Glasgow based Naval Architects, Malin Marine Consultants, and BWT manufacturer, Coldharbour Marine Ltd, has been launched.

15th August 2012

New Cleanship joint venture

15th August 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Stricter EU rules are making a positive change according to a study which shows a decrease in ships’ sulphur emissions when at berth or anchored in ports.

15th August 2012

EU policies make a difference

15th August 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Trelleborg Marine Systems’ has received patent for its new DFM (design or maintenance) fender system.

15th August 2012

New fender system from Trelleborg

15th August 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Engineering group, Cavotec has won an order to supply a Mediterranean sea port with 18 MoorMaster automated mooring units for a container handling application.

14th August 2012

Cavotec wins landmark order

14th August 2012

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Governmental guidelines for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to be undertaken on the proposed deep sea port facility at Port Bonython, South Australia, have been issued, helping to move the project forward.

14th August 2012

EIS for Oz port development

14th August 2012