News

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Los Angeles Board of Harbour Commissioners has voted in favour of the ports recommendation to eliminate a container fee which has never been used.

25th September 2013

LA cargo fee scrapped

25th September 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kishorn Port in the UK has submitted comprehensive plans to develop facilities for the marine renewables industry, built on its previous history in the North Sea oil and gas industry.

25th September 2013

Kishorn paves the way for renewables

25th September 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Cargo diversity is the name of the game in Southern European ports, as Alex Hughes finds out

25th September 2013

All welcome

25th September 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Port of Valencia is piloting the use of LNG powered terminal equipment in a new pilot scheme at Noatum Container Terminal.

24th September 2013

Pioneering LNG in Valencia

24th September 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The first tenders covering new concessions in Brazilian ports are due to be issued on October 25, allowing an auction to take place on November 25.

24th September 2013

Flaws dog Brazilian tenders

24th September 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hackett Associates’ North Europe Global Port Tracker is projecting a strong finish to the year and a sharp rebound in 2014 for North European ports.

24th September 2013

North European ports sprint finish

24th September 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Container Cranes has won two notable orders in Europe with seven straddle carriers heading to Rotterdam’s ECT Delta Terminal and two ship-to-shore and two rail mounted gantry cranes earmarked for APM…

24th September 2013

Liebherr wins European orders

24th September 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Casual workers at Chiles ports are threatening to go on an all-out strike unless an amicable solution is agreed to a dispute they have with the tax authorities regarding additional payments.

24th September 2013

Chile strikes threatened over historic debt

24th September 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Spains doldrums have given Valencia reasons to be cheerful on exports. Alex Hughes reports

24th September 2013

Silver lining

24th September 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Come to the GreenPort Congress! With a session dedicated to the topic and with presentations relating to port authorities, terminal operators and shipowners, weve got it covered!

23rd September 2013

Need to know more about environmental reporting and communication?

23rd September 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Participants from Australia, Brazil, Cote DIvoire, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Malaysia as well as from across Europe, will be in Antwerp this October!

23rd September 2013

8th GreenPort Congress – an international affair!

23rd September 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Port of Antwerps 2nd Sustainability Report will be presented on 8 October during Antwerp Green Week, when Antwerp Port Authority will also be hosting the GreenPort Congress.

23rd September 2013

Invitation to attend presentation of Sustainability Report during Antwerp Green Week

23rd September 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

American dust suppression firm Martin Engineering has acquired a Arizona based firm which specialises in dust management for mined minerals.

23rd September 2013

Dust suppression acquisition

23rd September 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Valencia is piloting the use of LNG powered terminal equipment in a new pilot scheme at Noatum Container Terminal.

23rd September 2013

Pioneering LNG in Valencia

23rd September 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has lent its support to compromise proposals for the verification of container weights at ports.

23rd September 2013

Container weighing issue

23rd September 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

One of the greatest needs of industry, as regards the use of the oceans, is for predictability; industry needs to know what activities will be accepted, and under what conditions, in order…

23rd September 2013

Predictability is key

23rd September 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Carl Friesen explains why Marine Spatial Planning affects port planning and operation

20th September 2013

All in the planning

20th September 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The creation of a ‘language’ for physical asset management could be the tipping point needed for the terminal optimisation to take hold, believes specialist AssetRight.

19th September 2013

Asset management approaches tipping point

19th September 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is helping Indonesia’s PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) clean up its act with six new E-One2 RTGs to be delivered in mid 2014.

19th September 2013

Kalmar RTGs for Indonesia

19th September 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar is helping Indonesia’s PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) clean up its act with six new E-One2 RTGs to be delivered in mid 2014.

19th September 2013

Kalmar RTGs for Indonesia

19th September 2013