News

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) and Canadas Harper government are investing CAD$106m in infrastructure to open new markets in Asia.

5th September 2013

Vancouver invests in Asian gateway

5th September 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes is to supply Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs) and reach stackers for US based CSX Intermodal Terminals as part of a repeat order.

5th September 2013

Konecranes repeat RTG order

5th September 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Global Ports Investments is to acquire Russian terminal operator, NCC Group Limited, for a value of approximately US$1.5bn.

4th September 2013

Global Ports looks to Russia

4th September 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Equipment pooling might not necessarily be a terminal operator’s first choice as obviously they would prefer to be busy handling containers, “but if you have a terminal whose equipment has idle periods…

4th September 2013

Making the most of equipment

4th September 2013

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

The ‘big four’ still dominate the annual container terminal operator rankings, but could they be living on borrowed time?

4th September 2013

Change afoot

4th September 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) Call 2012 (Multi-Annual Call and Annual Call combined) has selected seven Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) related projects to be recommended for funding.

3rd September 2013

7 LNG projects win EU funding

3rd September 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Release of Antwerp Port Authoritys Sustainability Report, WPCI LNG Working Group Meeting, ESPO Sustainable Development Committee Meeting and NABU Clear Air in Ports Meeting will all take place prior to the GreenPort…

2nd September 2013

8th GreenPort Congress just one of Antwerps Green Week events!

2nd September 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

An important part of any event is the chance to meet peers from across the global supply chain and the GreenPort Congress offers networking opportunities in abundance.

2nd September 2013

Networking and knowledge sharing opportunities abound!

2nd September 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Materials handling operations are to be made easier with Hyster’s new wireless access monitoring system, Hyster Tracker.

2nd September 2013

New Hyster telemetry offering

2nd September 2013

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Effectively loading the result of an open tender is never a good path to realising a positive outcome for a container terminal concession, especially when the concession is awarded to a company…

2nd September 2013

Durres debacle

2nd September 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Felicity Landon asks whether sharing equipment is a realistic option for port operations

2nd September 2013

Share and share alike

2nd September 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Despite the introduction of new legislation to reduce costs and increase investment, leasing charges for companies operating terminals at the Port of Santos is set to rise, in some case by as…

2nd September 2013

Alarm in Brazil over new concession pricing structure

2nd September 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The 4th Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Concerence is drawing closer. The conference will take place from 11-12 September 2013 onboard the LNG-fuelled cruise ferry, ‘Viking Grace’, as it sails between Stockholm and…

2nd September 2013

Gas Fuelled Ships Conference draws near

2nd September 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is making it easier for bio-based businesses to connect to the supply of power, power network, tank storage and water at Maasvlakte 2 with a ‘Plug and…

30th August 2013

‘Plug and play’ for renewables

30th August 2013

ASIA

ASIA

DP World’s subsidiary in Manila has ordered equipment from Liebherr Container Cranes.

29th August 2013

Manila order for LCC

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazilian operator Fospar SA has returned to Terex Gottwald to place an order for a portal harbour crane to move handle fertilizer at a bulk terminal in Paranagua.

29th August 2013

Return visit for Fospar

29th August 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has stated that the existing port of Guayaquil must be relocated outside the Gulf of Guayaquil, prompting the mayor, Jaime Nebot, to suggest that, in future,…

29th August 2013

Controversy surrounds possible Guayaquil relocation

29th August 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has stated that he would like to see conditions created that would allow significantly increased private sector in ports. The announcement was made during a meeting to…

29th August 2013

Putin urges private sector investment in ports

29th August 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles is investing in its Yang Ming terminal with a US$122m project to expand the facility and extend the lease agreement.

29th August 2013

Maintaining competitive edge

29th August 2013

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Decisions related to money transfers may have an impact on shipping: diaspora remittances are the biggest foreign currency earner for many of the poorest nations in the world as well as for…

29th August 2013

Sharp end of the financial stick

29th August 2013