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ASIA

ASIA

Uncertainty is hanging over a key detail of the Dawei port and industrial zone in southern Myanmar following a decision by the government to veto a coal-fired power plant.

26th January 2012

Myanmar port goes ahead – but no coal

26th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Forth Ports has taken control of the deepsea container facilities of Tilbury Container Services in a three-way deal worth £95m.

26th January 2012

Forth gains Tilbury Container Services

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Following on from a successful RMG installation, Liebherr Container Cranes has won an order for two ship-to-shore cranes from the JSC Commercial Port of Vladivostok.

26th January 2012

Liebherr secures Russian STS order

26th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Building on its green credentials, Maersk Line has become the first container carrier to join the Port of Gothenburg’s Fuel Switch Program.

26th January 2012

Maersk onboard with Gothenburg fuel drive

26th January 2012

ASIA

ASIA

PSA International handled 57.1m teu at its global facilities in 2011, an increase of 5.6% over 2010.

26th January 2012

PSA celebrates rise in throughput

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes is to deliver two ship-to-shore cranes to Mozambique’s Port of Beira in 2013.

26th January 2012

Konecranes wins Beira contract

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Trelleborg Marine Systems has won a contract for the supply of 86 super cone fender systems, 59 mooring bollards with a 200 tonne capacity, and 41 safety ladders for an undisclosed UK…

26th January 2012

Trelleborg super-order confirmed

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kestrel Renewables has released a hybrid light system that incorporates a solar panel and wind turbine to provide street lighting, security lighting and outdoor lighting in industrial areas.

26th January 2012

Kestrel lights up port operations

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Software specialist PortVision has extended its TerminalSmart program to include a Dock Management module.

26th January 2012

PortVision launches dock management module

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec is to supply six Kalmar ESC 350W straddle carriers to Port of Tauranga by March 2012.

26th January 2012

Cargotec enjoys Kalmar wins

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The fledgling European Port Community Systems Association has published a guide on implementing a PCS.

26th January 2012

Port Community System guide released

26th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The UK is creating its first Marine Energy Park (MEP) in line with the government’s low carbon agenda and with the aim of helping to make wind and tidal power more commercially…

26th January 2012

UK’s first marine energy park

26th January 2012

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

The International Transport Workers’ Federation’s threat to unceremoniously brand the Ports of Auckland as its first Port of Convenience sets a worrying precedent.

26th January 2012

At your inconvenience

26th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Abandoned seafarers face some appalling realities. How do – or how should – ports respond? Felicity Landon reports

26th January 2012

Left high and dry

26th January 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the USS Iowa Relocation Project. The USS Iowa is the last surviving World War II-battleship, decommissioned by the…

24th January 2012

LA drafts environmental impact report

24th January 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Newcastle Port Corporation is seeking approval for future dredging that will include the provision of ten vessel berths, to ensure the port can cope with increases in trade.

24th January 2012

Newcastle eyes expansion

24th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new electric vehicle charging point has been ‘plugged-in’ at the UKs Harwich International Port this week - the first port to be included in the Source East Electric Vehicle Recharging Network.

23rd January 2012

Electric vehicles at Harwich Port

23rd January 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

A strike by trade unions in Nigeria has effectively paralysed the countrys port terminals, costing the domestic maritime sector an estimated $223m.

20th January 2012

Nigerian strikes paralyse ports

20th January 2012

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

The January 2012 renewals have shown that once again, liability cover remains the main battlefield for the insurance custom of ports and terminals, but a Costa Concordia cloud hangs over future renewals.

20th January 2012

Insurance premiums in check… for now

20th January 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Gladstone Ports Corporation has criticised the restrictions that it faces as a result of world heritage status being conferred on the port, claiming that is should only apply to the Great Barrier…

20th January 2012

Gladstone hampered by heritage status

20th January 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Transport Commission of the Peruvian Congress has called high ranking officials to appear before it to answer questions relating to irregularities in the concession granted to APM Terminals for the North…

20th January 2012

Officials summoned over Callao debacle

20th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A worringly low percentage of port owners, operators and contractors are willing to invest in safety measures, despite acknowledging that a safer port environment directly contributes to reducing costs, according to a…

20th January 2012

Ports must pay more than lip service to safety

20th January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On 19 January the European Commission launched an on-line public consultation on possible measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. All interested stakeholders can send their contributions until 12 April 2012.

19th January 2012

EU consultation on ship emissions

19th January 2012