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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

France’s Marseilles Fos and Italy’s Livorno port authorities are to team up to manage a research project on management tools to monitor and estimate greenhouse gas emissions by ports.

21st November 2011

New Climeport emissions study launched

21st November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Research commissioned by leading European ports has found that Northern seaports offer the most efficient route for container transport into a large part of the central European hinterland.

21st November 2011

NEA puts Northern Europe on top

21st November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cavotec has won an order for automated mooring technology for Fortescue Metals Group for use at Port Hedland in Western Australia.

21st November 2011

Cavotec nets 24-strong order

21st November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Software specialist Total Soft Bank has won over the second largest container terminal in Valencia.

21st November 2011

Valencian contract for TSB

21st November 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Up in days, green and cost effective - temporary structures offer it all, as Alex Hughes discovers

21st November 2011

Short term solutions

21st November 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the first three quarters of this year, the port of Valencia handled 3.25m teu, up 4.6%.

20th November 2011

Valencia controls one-third of all Spanish containers

20th November 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand Importers’ Institute secretary Daniel Silva has labelled the new Kotahi logistics partnership a “collusion” against shipping companies and ports.

18th November 2011

Shipper’s body slams Kotahi

18th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In the last five years, the Paranaguá and Antonina Port Authority (APPA) has been forced to spend $113m as a result of action by its workforce. By the end of this year,…

17th November 2011

Financial sting of Brazilian labour disputes

17th November 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lead insurer Vero has withheld a NZ$20m (US$15.5m) progress payment towards the repair of the earthquake-damaged Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) while it disputes the extent to which assets are insured for…

17th November 2011

Quake repercussions haunt Lyttelton

17th November 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Ukraines TIS Terminal is celebrating its first refrigerated container ship call - the culmination of many years of work behind the scenes at the Port of Yuzhny.

17th November 2011

First refrigerated container call at TIS

17th November 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

It’s exciting times for Peel Ports – nine out of ten respondents during the public consultation on the draft Mersey Ports Master Plan have come back in favour of future development.

17th November 2011

Public support for Mersey expansion

17th November 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Dockworkers in Peru have announced they will go on strike on November 30 in an attempt to pressurise the government into annulling the concession awarded for APM Terminals for the Callao North…

17th November 2011

Peruvian dockworkers to strike

17th November 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Former Pacifica chief executive Rod Grout believes developing a major North Island hub port would reduce the risk of another Rena grounding disaster.

17th November 2011

NZ hub to lessen Rena risk

17th November 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has produced a briefing document for government climate change negotiators.

17th November 2011

Shipping prepares for climate change talks

17th November 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Public opinion on the draft Peel Ports Merseys future development plan has proved favourable - it seems as long as green issues are taken into account.

16th November 2011

Green issues for Mersey expansion

16th November 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

In 2008 there were a number of shipping lines offering direct calls into the Black Sea, but the 2009 crash was an unmitigated disaster for the area.

16th November 2011

Fragile recovery gains traction

16th November 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Bullish Baltic sentiment will not be enough to drive demand; real investment and commitment is also needed. Stevie Knight reports

15th November 2011

A volatile character

15th November 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

ESPO has called for the EC and member states to work together to ensure that the proposed amendment to MARPOL Annex VI - aimed at reducing sulphur content in marine fuel -…

14th November 2011

ESPO responds to sulphur limits

14th November 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The statutory nuisance regime is set out in the UKs Environmental Protection Act 1990 and lists eleven matters which can amount to a statutory nuisance.

14th November 2011

A breeding ground for troublesome activities

14th November 2011

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

After two days of discussion and listening to presentations, delegates took some fresh air.

11th November 2011

Tour of Hamburg Port hosted by Hamburg Port Authority

11th November 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

HFW’s Matthew Gore looks at the legal obligations of ports in relation to their local residents

11th November 2011

Nuisance neighbours

11th November 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Over the last few days, some ports in the US have been dealing with a potentially explosive issue – suspect reefer containers apparently at risk of explosion.

11th November 2011

Explosive issue for US ports

11th November 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March is currently floating across the North Pacific and will reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.

11th November 2011

Floating tsunami debris threat to US ports

11th November 2011