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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports need to find an equilibrium when investing in security, rather than invest for investments sake. Stevie Knight reports

22nd February 2012

A sense of balance

22nd February 2012

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

The latest monthly report from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecasts 2012 demand as 88.9m barrels per day (bpd), up slightly on a previous estimate of 88.87m bpd.

22nd February 2012

A oily mess by anyones standards

22nd February 2012

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

DP World has won the prestigious Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) for its work in helping to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.

21st February 2012

DP World wins sustainability award

21st February 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

“If you had the choice between sitting down with, say, 20 different manuals to sharpen up your safety management skills, or playing a game, what would you rather do?” asks Joost Smits…

21st February 2012

Playing around

21st February 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Port of Santos in Brazil is considering raising port fees by 58%, following seven years of the same rate.

21st February 2012

Santos to hike fees by 58%

21st February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Gdynia Port Authority (ZMPG) is to invest $142m from 2012-2014 on repairs and modernisation.

21st February 2012

Gdynia to invest $142m

21st February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Norwegian ship owner Jo Tankers has achieved positive results in respect of meeting CARB and ECA requirements as a consequence of installing Jowa Technologys Diesel Switch DS MKII.

20th February 2012

Shipping company fits fuel switch

20th February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The initial cost of building a new port at North Kalibaru in Indonesia has soared by 55% from $1.1bn to $1.9bn.

20th February 2012

Kalibaru construction cost soars

20th February 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Canadian government is to go ahead with a new cold ironing initiative, following the successful completion of its C$3.8m Marine Shore Power programme in 2007-2012.

20th February 2012

Canadian cold ironing

20th February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Alfa Laval has signed a contract with Dutch shipowning group Spliethoff to fit a multiple inlet PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system onboard a ship operating mainly in the North European ECA.

17th February 2012

Largest scrubber system now on order

17th February 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As well as updating their port infrastructure, countries are also tackling supporting infrastructure, including roads and rail.

17th February 2012

Don’t forget the supporting roles

17th February 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian ports industry has been warned that urban encroachment could soon force the country’s seven major city ports to surrender business to regional competitors.

17th February 2012

Cities cramp Australian ports’ style

17th February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

A year after it was inaugurated, Vallarpadam container terminal in the Indian port of Kochi handles virtually no transhipment traffic.

17th February 2012

Vallarpadam void of transhipment boxes

17th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

MSC has calculated that the port of Valencia could potentially lose 70% of its current transhipment traffic unless it makes adjustments to operating costs.

17th February 2012

MSC fires warning shot across Valencias bows

17th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Vilagarcía port authority is to offer out its existing container terminal as a concession.

17th February 2012

New Vilagarcía box terminal concession in the offing

17th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The recent cold spell in Europe forced the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna to close to sea traffic.

17th February 2012

Varna closes because of cold

17th February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Potential investors in Sihanoukville port, due to list on Cambodia’s bourse, have been warned off the idea by no less a figure than a former Cambodian Finance minister. Investors face risks because…

17th February 2012

Don’t invest in Sihanoukville, investors told

17th February 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

HFWs Andrew Williams discusses the drivers behind port development and the need for investment in supporting infrastructure

16th February 2012

The commodities downpour

16th February 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Drives have definitely become more efficient over the years, claims Parker SSD Drives’ Andrew Parker-Bates.

15th February 2012

Efficiency and reliability drive developments

15th February 2012

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS POSE the biggest challenge for the cruise sector today. Cruise ports must ensure they have the required reception facilities and can equip themselves to support a shoreside supply of LNG.

14th February 2012

Green cruise development in the North Sea Region

14th February 2012

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has introduced new regulations which prohibit the discharge of garbage into the sea from ships - except in very limited circumstances.

14th February 2012

New sea garbage disposal regs for Oz

14th February 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Port workers at Egypt’s Sokhna’s Port began planned general strikes at the weekend, with the promise of strife for operator DP World.

14th February 2012

Sokhna strike strife for DP World

14th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) has responded to the European Commission proposal for the TEN-T and Connecting Europe Facility announced during the latter part of 2011.

14th February 2012

EFIP respond to EC inland port proposal

14th February 2012