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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Technology is out there to suppress dust but theres a disconnect between ports and manufacturers, finds Alex Hughes

27th June 2013

Dust devils

27th June 2013

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Not for the first time a landlocked country in Africa is attempting to have a say in a remote port operation which functions as a major gateway for its import and export…

26th June 2013

Open the door to dialogue

26th June 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Klavs Valskov of Maersk Line suggests five steps to consider in developing a marketing/branding strategy from scratch.

26th June 2013

Raise the branding bar

26th June 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Continental Commercial Speciality Tires (CST) has launched a new portfolio of tyres specially developed for vehicles in port operation.

25th June 2013

Continental expands portfolio

25th June 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Continental Commercial Speciality Tires (CST) has launched a new portfolio of tyres specially developed for vehicles in port operation, which it says will optimise their environmental performance.

25th June 2013

Continental expands portfolio

25th June 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Russian automation specialist SOLVO has scored a major automation project at the Brooklyn-Kiev port container terminal in Odessa.

24th June 2013

SOLVO automation for Odessa

24th June 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Presented by the people that know, the GreenPort Congress will show you not only what you have to do to conform but also, and most importantly, how!

24th June 2013

….. and on the practical implementation of policy!

24th June 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Presented by the people that know, the GreenPort Congress will show you not only what you have to do to conform but also, and most importantly, how!

24th June 2013

….. and on the practical implementation of policy!

24th June 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of San Diego has launched a new online tool to help Shelter Island Yacht Basin boat owners calculate hull paint conversion costs.

24th June 2013

San Diego calculates cost

24th June 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Two market leaders in optical character recognition (OCR) have merged their port automation solution businesses together to form a new company called Certus Port Automation.

20th June 2013

Port automation merger

20th June 2013

ASIA

ASIA

BNCT’s presence at Busan’s New Port is attracting new bread and butter business demonstrating that it’s not only attractive to mainline services.

20th June 2013

Onwards and upwards

20th June 2013

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Eyes are looking north to a vast region of lucrative international trade promise – a region served rudimentarily for the most part by seaports. The superpowers are becoming ever keener to assert…

20th June 2013

Dont get caught out in the cold

20th June 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Indonesian port authorities have thrown themselves into the job of tackling congestion.

20th June 2013

Moving into overdrive

20th June 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Following a very successful first event held in Mumbai in March 2013, the 2nd GreenPort South Asia Conference will again be held in Mumbai, India on 26-27 February 2014.

18th June 2013

Mumbai to host 2nd GreenPort South Asia Conference

18th June 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Preventing light pollution and saving money are top considerations for a new lighting policy to include DC power technology ahead of the construction of India’s first green port, Vizhinjam.

18th June 2013

Preventing light pollution

18th June 2013

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

The development of ports and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in and around Australia are apparently threatening the fragile ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef.

18th June 2013

Port development threat to Great Barrier Reef

18th June 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Nicaraguan government has apparently awarded a Chinese company a 100 year concession to build the alternative to the Panama Canal.

18th June 2013

Panama Canal rival

18th June 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Hong Kong’s container shipping and logistics service company, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has been accredited for its environmental data for 2012.

17th June 2013

OOCL accredited for environmental data

17th June 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Emissions technology specialist, Eminox, is to supply exhaust systems to Liebherr Machines Bulle SA, the Liebherr group engine manufacturer, to achieve Stage four emissions standards.

17th June 2013

Eminox wins exhaust contract

17th June 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transportation time is one of the many reasons why food goes to waste worldwide. In a bid to help shipping lines and container terminals reduce food wastage, Maersk Container Industry has developed…

17th June 2013

Maersk technology reduces food wastage

17th June 2013