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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

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

For the second year running, British offshore renewable energy specialist, Mojo Maritime, has won the Tidal Energy Engineering Company of the Year award at the annual International Tide Energy Summit.

18th January 2012

Mojo Maritime wins tidal energy awards

18th January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Since capsizing, the Costa Concordia has been shifting dangerously. Italys environment minister has raised the prospect of an environmental disaster if the 2,300 tonnes of fuel on the half-submerged cruise ship leaks.

18th January 2012

Italy risks environmental disaster if liner leaks

18th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new collaborative research project called Green EFFORTS has been launched this month tasked with the mission of improving strategic energy management in ports.

17th January 2012

Green EFFORTS to improve energy admin

17th January 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Odfjell SE has announced a joint venture with Tianjin Economic-Technology Development Area (TEDA) to develop a new terminal and marine facility at Nangang Industrial Zone in Tianjin, China.

17th January 2012

New Chinese joint terminal venture

17th January 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

IN DENMARK, COMPANIES across the maritime industry have joined forces in a unique cooperation in order to develop strategies to make shipping more green.

17th January 2012

Machinery, Propulsion, Operation and Logistics

17th January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On 17th January, the Mayor of Harwich officially ‘plugged-in’ a new electric vehicle charging point at the UKs Harwich International Port - the first port to be included in the Source East…

17th January 2012

Electric vehicles at Harwich Port

17th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new collaborative research project called Green EFFORTS has been launched this month tasked with the mission of improving strategic energy management in ports.

17th January 2012

Green EFFORTS in port energy management

17th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The global marine industry is set to benefit from a new generation of marine topographic mapping and seabed surface models - incorporating the popular UKHO series of nautical charts.

17th January 2012

New generation marine topographic mapping

17th January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Communauté de Communes des Pieux has announced tender for dredging works at the Port of Diélette.

16th January 2012

Officials seek bids for Port of Diélette dredging

16th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A US company is seeking to clean up dusty ports with a new suppression device designed specifically for use at conveyor discharge points.

16th January 2012

Dust containment innovation

16th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

In 2012, 42 new container vessels with a capacity of more than 13,000 teu are due to enter service, which compares with 22 similar vessels that commenced operations in 2011.

13th January 2012

Global super-boxship fleet swells

13th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Stepping up to a next phase in policy support for renewable energy could save the EU €4bn of policy costs a year - this is according to a new PhD thesis.

12th January 2012

Renewables policy saves EU €6bn a year

12th January 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

It appears that the general strikes in Nigeria are finally beginning to take a toll on the country’s seaports – because everything is now at a standstill, including at APMT’s terminal at…

12th January 2012

Nigerian ports struggle with strikes

12th January 2012