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They say it will represent an important part of the legacy of Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki but how realistic is it to think that Kenya’s new port of Lamu will follow an…

5th April 2012

Legacy or lunacy?

5th April 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

In the last 10-12 years the International Finance Corporation has been involved in 60-70 ports.

5th April 2012

Port deals win IFC favour

5th April 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to…

4th April 2012

Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2012

4th April 2012

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

New Zealand has historically struggled to get home grown support for tidal energy – now some energy companies are beginning to change tact and act as ‘hosts’ for foreign developers to help…

3rd April 2012

Foreign tidal harbour development in NZ

3rd April 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Shore-to-ship power is central to helping ports and ships reduce their emissions - as Daniel Radu and Loréne Grandidier from the Shore Connection Team at Schneider Electric Industry investigate.

3rd April 2012

Time to invest in green solutions

3rd April 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

This year, Gothenburg will host the fifth European Maritime Day official Conference, together with the European Commission, the Region Västra Götaland and the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise.

3rd April 2012

Gothenburg to host European Maritime Day

3rd April 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

OSBIT Power (OP), Siemens Wind Power and Statoil have successfully completed offshore trials of OP’s innovative offshore wind turbine access system, MaXccess in Norway.

3rd April 2012

OP innovate offshore wind turbine access

3rd April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to…

3rd April 2012

Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2012

3rd April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MAFI Transport Systems has launched a new generation of terminal tractors aimed at optimising container handling and reducing CO2 emissions for operators.

2nd April 2012

MAFI launches new tractor generation

2nd April 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The call for papers has been announced for Mercator Media’s third Gas Fuelled Ships Conference this year, being held from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.

2nd April 2012

Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012 – Call for papers

2nd April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Control specialist Emerson Industrial Automation is to modernise the motor control system on an aging port crane in Puerto Cortés, Honduras.

2nd April 2012

Emerson overhauls Cortés crane drives

2nd April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

RAM Spreaders has secured its first order for ICTSI in Argentina.

2nd April 2012

RAM nets Argentine first

2nd April 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr is celebrating two key orders for rail-mounted gantry cranes and ship-to-shore cranes.

30th March 2012

Liebherr secures RMG and STS orders

30th March 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has unveiled a new rubber-tyred gantry crane which promises minimised fuel consumption.

30th March 2012

Kalmar SmartPower RTG improves fuel use

30th March 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will help expedite the permitting and review process for US government infrastructure projects, which will directly benefit US ports.

29th March 2012

Presidential infrastructure order to aid US ports

29th March 2012

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

We are bombarded on a daily basis with spiralling unemployment figures. So dire is the job market in many countries that you would be forgiven for thinking that employees would put up…

29th March 2012

Go fish and keep good staff on the hook

29th March 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In preparation for the imminent arrival of LNG-fuelled ships, a working group has been set up within the World Ports Climate Initiative to consider the standardisation of the safety aspects of LNG…

29th March 2012

Ports prepare for arrival of LNG-fuelled ships

29th March 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

After getting its cash flow and net debt back under control as a result of good performance and the selling of 75% of its Australian operations, DP World has “a solid platform”…

29th March 2012

DP World rides the world’s markets

29th March 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Cash-rich DP World is to repay a $3bn loan outstanding under its revolving credit facility due to mature in October 2012. The repayments will take place between 4 and 10 April 2012.

29th March 2012

DP World splashes cash on loan repayment

29th March 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Peru’s National Port Authority has forecast that cargo handled by its national ports network will rise by 14%-15% on average over the next five years.

29th March 2012

Peru to handle 2m teu by 2014

29th March 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

There was little talk of transhipment costs or container investments being frozen by the Port of Valencia at a recent workshop held at the London School of Economics.

28th March 2012

Valencia focuses on strategic priorities

28th March 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Assets and leases held by Westgate at Victoria Dock in Melbourne have been bought by Qube Logistics in a deal worth A$47m (US$49.3m).

28th March 2012

Qube buys into Melbourne lease

28th March 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Guillermo Morán, managing director of Manta port authority in Ecuador, has publicly stated that the organisation is close to finalising terms and conditions for the international tender that will result in a…

28th March 2012

Manta close to finalising tender

28th March 2012