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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Continental drive technology still retains an edge over budget competitors. Alex Hughes reports

14th February 2012

The European factor

14th February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Ports Adapting to Climate Change (PATCH) project is joining the Port of Newhaven at the UK’s Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Exhibition this week to promote new business ventures with manufacturers.

13th February 2012

PATCH ports target manufacturing

13th February 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Prince Rupert’s proposed developments over the next 10 years will provide more capacity to support Canada’s growing trade in the Asia-Pacific region and create over 3,000 jobs in the…

13th February 2012

Capturing Asian trade a priority

13th February 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Pacific Gateway ports have successfully married expansion plans with infrastructure improvements. Kathy A Smith reports

10th February 2012

Joined-up thinking

10th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Northern Europe’s “return to recession has been self induced,” said Ben Hackett of Hackett Associates, following a “substantial” weakening of deep sea imports - a reflection of the on-going financial crisis and…

9th February 2012

“Self induced” recession for Northern Europe

9th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Antwerp has released its first sustainability report – part of its “Total Plan for a More Competitive Port”, launched in 2010 in response to the global financial crisis.

9th February 2012

First sustainability report for Antwerp

9th February 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of the Argentinian state of Santa Fe is to issue a tender for the construction and operation of a new port for a period of 30 years by the end…

8th February 2012

New Santa Fe port mooted

8th February 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Antwerp has released its first sustainability report – part of its “Total Plan for a More Competitive Port”, first launched in 2010 in response to the global financial crisis.

7th February 2012

First sustainability report for Antwerp

7th February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

An announcement by China’s Ministry of Transport means that port operators will no longer be allowed to decide whether to allow VLOCs into their facility.

7th February 2012

Ore transhipment pushed by China

7th February 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealands port sector is expected to face significant increases in insurance costs and potential truncated coverage in light of the two Canterbury earthquakes, writes Iain MacIntyre.

7th February 2012

Shake up in post-quake port insurance

7th February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores port subsidiary, SAAM, is eyeing an initial public offering during the first quarter of this year.

7th February 2012

SAAM in first quarter flotation

7th February 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Industrial action and congestion have both hindered Australian port growth.

6th February 2012

Stoppages and blockages

6th February 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

With just months remaining before operations at the Chilean port of Coquimbo are transferred to the Ultramar group, officials of the Public Companies Organisation (SEP) have had meetings with port workers in…

6th February 2012

Coquimbo looks to compensate workers

6th February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The French ports of La Havre, Paris and Rouen are to develop a joint marketing approach to promote enhanced trade between China and France.

3rd February 2012

Grand Paris port project set up

3rd February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The industrial shift to central China from Guangdong province and other coastal locations is impacting on Shenzhen’s status as a major international port and threatening throughput volumes.

3rd February 2012

Shenzhen dented by industry shift

3rd February 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A planned attack on the hotly disputed Mubarak Port in Kuwait is the latest incident in a long line of protests against the development, which, Baghdad claims, will strangle its shipping lanes.

3rd February 2012

Six accused over planned port attack

3rd February 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

In 2011, the port of Piraeus effectively doubled container throughput from 878,083 teu to 1,680,133 teu.

3rd February 2012

Piraeus doubles box traffic in 2011

3rd February 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The government of Saudi Arabia is making available its domestic ports so any shipping lines currently preferring not to enter the Strait of Hormuz can offload cargo there.

3rd February 2012

Saudi Arabia woos Hormuz-reluctant shipping lines

3rd February 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority has decided to waive fees at Mombasa for 100 days, effectively acknowledging that high port charges and delays in collecting cargo have effectively brought the port to crisis point.

3rd February 2012

Mombasa waives fees

3rd February 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Of 23 public-private partnership port projects scheduled by major Indian ports in the current fiscal year, only four or five are expected to be awarded.

3rd February 2012

Five new Indian port projects at best this fiscal

3rd February 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

An environmentally friendly ballast water treatment solution has been developed that actually uses a compound produced from seawater to help complete the process.

3rd February 2012

Ecofriendly ballast water treatment

3rd February 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dryports can relieve congestion, but their success increasingly depends on administrative efficiency, and ‘added value’. Felicity Landon reports

2nd February 2012

The value-add inland option

2nd February 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A new, LNG powered ferry has started services in Western Norway – and the both the builders and designers believe that these ferries are “the future”.

2nd February 2012

Gas powered ferries look to the future

2nd February 2012