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EUROPE

EUROPE

A pledge of support has been given to dockers in Lisbon by both the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Dockworkers’ Council (IDC) in advance of a Europe-wide strike planned…

7th January 2014

Portuguese dockers air grievances

7th January 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Fjord Line is to bunker its new LNG ferries while passengers are on board, once permission is granted by Norwegian authorities.

7th January 2014

New LNG bunkering for Fjord Line

7th January 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East container trade rides the wave of increased regional spending. Mike Mundy reports

7th January 2014

Middle Eastern moves

7th January 2014

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Reducing the environmental import of port development can actually save money.

5th January 2014

Reducing run-off

5th January 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The New Year has seen a number of amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) enter into force and take effect.

3rd January 2014

MARPOL amendments enter into force

3rd January 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports are looking to specialist solutions for bulk transhipments, as Dave and Iain MacIntyre find out

3rd January 2014

Cargo shift

3rd January 2014

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Since the rushed introduction of the International Ship and Port Facility Code back in 2004, ports have had a dogged focus on security of their facilities. Miles of perimeter fencing has been…

2nd January 2014

Patched into cyber risks

2nd January 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

TraPac Inc’s automated terminal at the Port of Los Angeles has awarded Kalmar, part of Cargotec, a contract to integrate the controls for its new rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) in its…

2nd January 2014

Kalmar automation for TraPac

2nd January 2014

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

HFWs Gudmund Bernitz discusses the financing options open to ports looking to expand

2nd January 2014

Paying for progress

2nd January 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK trade remains one of the largest single country trades in Northern Europe.

1st January 2014

The importance of UK trade

1st January 2014

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

New Mangalore Port, one of the major ports in Karnataka, India, has been named as an eco-friendly port thanks to a number of ongoing initiatives.

31st December 2013

Mangalore port makes ‘eco-friendly’ list

31st December 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Canadas Port Alberni Port Authority (PAPA) is looking to build a major new US$1bn container terminal - if constructed it would be the largest of its kind in the country.

31st December 2013

Canadian container terminal concept aired

31st December 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Investment in catering for direct containership calls in the UK has been lacking, explains Ben Hackett

31st December 2013

Politics of ports

31st December 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Siem Offshore has entered into shipbuilding-contracts with Remontowa Shipbuilding in Poland for four new dual-fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) of VS 4411 DF design.

30th December 2013

Dual fuelled PSV order

30th December 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is to build what is thought will be the world’s largest LNG floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).

30th December 2013

DSME to build largest LNG FSRU

30th December 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Brittany Ferries and STX St Nazaire shipyard are working together to build the world’s largest LNG-fuelled ferry, local media reports.

30th December 2013

Largest LNG ferry for France

30th December 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Konecranes’ new hybrid reach stacker is in the running for two prestigious industry awards at the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Awards for Excellence 2014.

28th December 2013

Konecranes nominated for two awards

28th December 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

There is some uncertainty and nervousness over effects of the P3 alliance on US East Coast ports, with many awaiting the Federal Maritime Commission’s ruling, the introduction of the service and the…

26th December 2013

P3 hangs over East Coast fortunes

26th December 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

East Coast ports believe that deeper water is the answer to many of their problems, finds Martin Rushmere

25th December 2013

Chanting a mantra

25th December 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal is poised to award the contract for civil works relating to the extension of its terminal.

24th December 2013

RSGT prepares for extension works

24th December 2013