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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The worlds largest container carrier, Maersk Line, and Broström, part of Maersk Tankers, have joined the Port of Gothenburg campaign for cleaner shipping.

1st February 2012

Cleaner shipping for Maersk and Broström

1st February 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The crisis in US port development is growing and the country is slipping further behind in modern facilities.

1st February 2012

The US becomes less pleasing

1st February 2012

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Never let it be said that economists are an optimistic bunch; we have a tendency to look for the downside in statistics, looking for reasons to scale things back to suggest that…

1st February 2012

A bad dose of post-holiday blues

1st February 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

EXISTING AND UPCOMING stricter air quality standards and regulations together with the need to reduce energy consumption are raising ports and terminals awareness of their carbon footprint.

31st January 2012

Green and Effective Operations at Terminals and in Ports

31st January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The port of Antwerp, along with others Belgian ports was yesterday paralysed by a strike that drew in dockers, pilots, tugboats and lock operators.

31st January 2012

One day strike paralyses Belgian ports

31st January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The UK Chamber of Shipping has rebuffed the idea that the shipping industry is trying employ “delaying tactics” around the introduction of further emissions regulation.

31st January 2012

Shipping refutes “delaying tactics” allegation

31st January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Improvements in water quality in the EU could be at risk from new forms of chemical pollution. The Commission is proposing to add 15 chemicals to the list of 33 pollutants that…

31st January 2012

Proposal to reduce water pollution risks

31st January 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Emerging markets are the focus in the quest for a better bottom line, finds Martin Rushmere

31st January 2012

Running the risk

31st January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Abandoned seafarers often feel intimated and afraid to reveal the true situation, says Amos Hosea, chief maritime labour officer at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.

30th January 2012

Seafarers ‘contribute so much’

30th January 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland and the trade unions are still no nearer to reaching an agreement on pay and working conditions for dock workers.

26th January 2012

Auckland still in strife

26th January 2012

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