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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Iquique’s port authority, Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) will put the public terminal of the Port of Iquique out to tender this year.

29th August 2013

Chilean terminal concession

29th August 2013

ASIA

ASIA

In Japan, the central government is considering taking equity stakes in the local government run companies that operate container ports in Tokyo and Osaka to tackle the threat of South Korean competition.

29th August 2013

Japan considers upping state intervention

29th August 2013

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has called on the South African government to realise the potential of the ship refuelling market to help support regeneration in the industry.

29th August 2013

South African bunkering market

29th August 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Auramarine’s new equipment is helping the shipping industry switch to lower-sulphur fuel to meet new stringent emission rules, due to come into effect in 2015.

28th August 2013

Shipping solution for lower sulphur

28th August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A number of new players are setting their sights on the global container terminal sector, but need “mega mergers and acquisitions (M&A)” to catch up with the top four players, Neil Davidson,…

28th August 2013

New players for terminal sector

28th August 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

San Diego takes a much broader view of its role and future, finds Martin Rushmere

28th August 2013

Casting the net

28th August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is to supply a range of its SmartPort solutions to TecPlata SA, a fully-owned subsidiary of ICTSI, for its ‘greenfield’ terminal at Port La Plata, Argentina.

27th August 2013

SmartPort solutions for Argentina

27th August 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Research conducted by manufacturer Teijin Aramid and Gabriel Lodewijks, professor of transport engineering and logistics, has shown the way forward for an environmentally-friendly conveyor system.

26th August 2013

Saving planets and pounds

26th August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A number of changes are set to take place within the global container terminal sector as operators “face the challenge of growth in container demand and growth in ship sizes”, says Drewry…

23rd August 2013

A changing game

23rd August 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

DFDS is investing £46m in new technology that can filter sulphurs from ships’ exhaust gases in preparation for the introduction of new environmental regulations in 2015.

23rd August 2013

DFDS invests in new technology

23rd August 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

An African port operator is sucessfully bringing Mozambique’s Port of Nacala into the 21st century – but there’s still much more work to be done.

22nd August 2013

Mozambique port progress

22nd August 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dampier Port Authority (DPA) is looking to improve north-west Australia logistics with a floating deck trans-shipment system (FDTS).

22nd August 2013

New logistics approach for Oz

22nd August 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

HFWs Eliza Petritsi deciphers the proposed European ports policy package

22nd August 2013

A plan for ports

22nd August 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

CentrePort Wellington has recently been rocked by both a 6.5-magnitude earthquake and being charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

21st August 2013

Quake and charge for CentrePort

21st August 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A 49% float of Ports of Auckland should be pursued in 2017 by the owner, Auckland City Council, according to Carr & Haslam managing director Chris Carr.

21st August 2013

Partial Auckland port sale mooted

21st August 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

Mauritius’s Port Louis is set to become a gateway to Africa, according to Dr Jyaneshwur Jhurry, senior advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office.

21st August 2013

Mauritius gateway hub ambitions

21st August 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Porteks Tok Soon Chong explains how port equipment leasing can translate to significant financial and non-financial gains for a port operator.

21st August 2013

The best of all worlds

21st August 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach (PoLB) has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to an analysis reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board and the…

20th August 2013

PoLB improves air quality

20th August 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The US regasification expert, VGS Group, is developing a new floating import LNG terminal in the Bay of Bengal in India.

20th August 2013

New Indian LNG terminal

20th August 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) is set to open today after being closed by protesting truckers yesterday morning, frustrated with a backlog and mistreatment of port workers.

20th August 2013

Protest trouble at Oakland

20th August 2013