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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port-related infrastructure has received only a moderate boost from the Australian Federal Government’s 2012-13 budget.

24th May 2012

Oz port infrastructure left out in the cold

24th May 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has received an order for two rubber-tyred gantry cranes and two Boxrunner straddle carriers from Estonia’s Muuga Container Terminal.

24th May 2012

Konecranes wins Estonian order

24th May 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Tianjin Port Group and PSA International are set to extend their collaboration with the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement.

24th May 2012

Tianjin and PSA join hands

24th May 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Fathom, a global market intelligence company for the marine, energy and environmental industries, has launched an online analysis tool to compare all eco-efficient technologies available for the shipping industry.

23rd May 2012

New online tool for eco-efficiency

23rd May 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Reforms to legislation governing ports in France have resulted in incumbent port authorities ceding all operational control of terminals to private sector stevedores.

23rd May 2012

Investors give nod to France port reforms

23rd May 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The 886m tonnes of freight handled by Brazilian ports in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 6.25%, set a new record.

23rd May 2012

2011 record year for Brazilian ports

23rd May 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The port of Genoa reduces CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes every year thanks to €60m worth of investments in new energies - all part of the goal of the new Port Environmental…

22nd May 2012

Genoa Port Environmental Energy Plan

22nd May 2012

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

The Australian Green party is calling on the Oz Government to pause plans to increase fossil fuel exports and issue more port approvals until an upcoming environmental report by UNESCO has been…

22nd May 2012

Green concerns over Oz shipping boom

22nd May 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

José Llorca, head of Spains National Ports Authority, has claimed that while it has received positive financial results from its various ports over the last few years, some of these were ‘fictitious’.

22nd May 2012

Spanish ports stats labelled ‘fictitious’

22nd May 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Investment Bank has made total loans of €900m available to the port of Rotterdam, the majority of which will be used to develop the Maasvlakte 2 outer harbour.

22nd May 2012

EIB loans Rotterdam €900m

22nd May 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Altamira Port Authority has issued a tender in respect of the construction, fitting out, management and operation of Specialist Dry Bulk Terminal (TEGM).

22nd May 2012

Altamira issues bulk terminal tender

22nd May 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Asaf Ashar, ports consultant at the University of New Orleans, believes that the new tender proposed for Terminal 2 at the Chilean port of Valparaiso may well fail again.

22nd May 2012

Valparaiso box concession could fail again

22nd May 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of Ecuador has introduced new directives that will formalise all services offered by those working within the ports industry.

22nd May 2012

Ecuador to formalise port services

22nd May 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union of New Zealand commenced the Employment Relations Authority’s facilitation process in May in a bid to break their nine-month industrial dispute.

22nd May 2012

Auckland enters facilitation phase

22nd May 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Manta Port Authority in Ecuador has issued a tender for a 25-year concession to not only expand the existing port, but also to operate it.

22nd May 2012

Manta issues port tender

22nd May 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Global Terminal & Container Services LLC has revealed plans for a multi-million dollar expansion project to develop a technologically advanced container terminal on the New Jersey waterfront.

21st May 2012

US gateway for global commerce

21st May 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

There is now less than three months until the Emission Control Area (ECA) for the United States and Canada will come into effect on 1 August 2012.

21st May 2012

American ECA awareness workshop

21st May 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Jakartas rising star isnt looking for state handouts to fulfill its aspirations. Stevie Knight reports

21st May 2012

Proud to go it alone

21st May 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Parliament, Commission and Council have reached a controversial agreement setting drastically reduced sulphur content in marine fuels, in line with new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards.

18th May 2012

EU compromise on sulphur in the making

18th May 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.

18th May 2012

LA pioneers clean ship incentive

18th May 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Southeast Asia ports are trying to find answers to help the cargo flow, and at time of writing, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was about to try to meld its…

18th May 2012

Lining up despite the rivalry

18th May 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Stevie Knight questions whether how many of the rising Southeast Asian feeder facilities will cope with the influx of traffic inevitably coming

16th May 2012

A domino waiting to fall

16th May 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

British government agency UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has published its most extensive assessment of market potential in the Asian ports sector to date.

15th May 2012

UK examines investment opportunities

15th May 2012