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THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

The good news is that Greece is not dropping out of the Eurozone immediately as the conservatives have managed to create a government, the first in over 200 days.

28th June 2012

Time to batten down the hatches

28th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port freight projects across the US have been awarded US$79m in TIGER IV infrastructure grants with a heavy emphasis on funding green intermodality aiming to get freight off the roads by improving…

28th June 2012

US grants help improve rail infrastructure

28th June 2012

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

The industry should get ahead of the curve on equipment carbon calculations, explains Carly Fields

28th June 2012

Cradle to grave

28th June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The provisional programme has been released for the Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.

27th June 2012

Gas Fuelled Ships programme announced

27th June 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

For the port or terminal operator, the risk of potential claims can make exercising a lien more trouble than it is worth.

27th June 2012

Protect yourself against nasty surprises

27th June 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Port freight projects across the US have been awarded US$79m in TIGER IV infrastructure grants with a heavy emphasis on funding green intermodality aiming to get freight off the roads by improving…

26th June 2012

US grants help improve rail infrastructure

26th June 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Perus Ministry of Transport is to shortly publish a new National Port Development Plan, which aims to modernise services and infrastructure to bring them up to levels necessary to allow the country…

26th June 2012

Peru to unveil new port development plan

26th June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hanjin-owned Total Terminal International Algeciras handled 650,000 teu last year and could reach 1m teu in 2012. However, no decision has yet been reached as to whether to proceed with a Phase…

25th June 2012

Algeciras weighs up development potential

25th June 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian Ministry of Employment has fined the Santos Brazil and Libra Terminais container terminals for using unregistered labour when working vessels in the port of Santos.

25th June 2012

Santos fines container terminals

25th June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Johor Port has embarked on a five year expansion plan which will include significant redevelopment in order to retain competitive edge and cater for new markets.

25th June 2012

Johor looks to new markets

25th June 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Israeli Transport Minister has confirmed that the government is to promote the construction of two new ports, the projects for which first emerged in 2007.

23rd June 2012

Israel two port plan back on

23rd June 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has put forward a canal project to rival that of the Panama Canal. A new authority has been set up for the project, which should cost…

22nd June 2012

Nicaragua to build rival to Panama Canal

22nd June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Department of Transportation recently awarded a US$15m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to the Outer Harbour Intermodal Terminal (OHIT) Rail Access project at the Port of Oakland.

22nd June 2012

Grant awarded to Port of Oakland

22nd June 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The cost of building the new Doha port in Qatar is predicted to rise by 20% to around $6.86bn.

21st June 2012

Doha port costs spiral 20%

21st June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Japan International Cooperation Agency is to help the Vietnamese city of Da Nang improve both its Tien Sa sea port and undertake the phase II upgrade of the harbour at Lien Chieu.

21st June 2012

Japan comes to Vietnam’s aid

21st June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rafael Aznar, president of Valenciaport, has announced that the port authority is on the verge of signing a new collective bargaining agreement with port unions. Union representatives have confirmed that the agreement…

21st June 2012

Valencia wins over labour unions

21st June 2012

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

It can be said that the centre of gravity for shipping has been in Europe for at least the last two centuries. All the great fleets came out of Europe to conquer…

21st June 2012

Shifting the centre of gravity

21st June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ukraine has adopted a new law on seaports which establishes the basis of governmental regulation for new procedures on building, expanding, and closing seaports in the country.

21st June 2012

Ukraine paves the way for privatisation

21st June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

There’s something to be said about the political and practical impact of the application of funds such as the Trans-European Transport Network’ (TEN-T) initiative.

21st June 2012

No fat to spare on TEN-T funding

21st June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The UNs 10-yearly UN Sustainable Development Conference, called Rio+20, is taking place this week (15-22 June) in Rio de Janeiro.

21st June 2012

UN sustainability conference Rio+20

21st June 2012

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Marseilles Provence World Trade Centre (WTC) has been confirmed as the venue for the 2012 GreenPort Congress.

21st June 2012

Venue for 2012 has been announced!

21st June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

MAN Diesel & Turbo has undertaken a survey of its customers in the container, bulk and tanker industries to determine attitudes towards slow steaming - particularly with regards to fuel savings and…

20th June 2012

MAN reports slow steaming research

20th June 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Clean Shipping Index has certified the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) as a verification body, making it the first Asian organisation to be accredited.

20th June 2012

KR verification under Clean Shipping Index

20th June 2012