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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has said it is starting negotiations regarding possible temporary layoffs in Finland in response to what it calls a “weakened demand” for its machine-tool services.

29th September 2011

Konecranes temporary layoffs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Ust Luga deepwater port is readying itself to take on winter volumes that it predicts will be rerouted from the sometimes ice impacted and congested St Petersburg.

29th September 2011

Ust Luga to gain from the big freeze

29th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Tecon Salvador SA has gained financing from Cordiant Capital to refurbish and double the terminal’s container handling capacity as well as cutting the costs for Brazil’s rising exports industry.

29th September 2011

Salvador’s growth aims to cut costs

29th September 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

After a long wait, Yuzhny’s Transinvestservice (TIS) is to see its first container vessel; what’s more it’s a direct call from Latin America, and it’s a fair bet is that plenty more…

29th September 2011

Yuzhny’s ship comes in

29th September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Taking an innovative stance on fast deployment and cost savings, one US container facility is making light fittings double up as radio masts.

29th September 2011

Light masts star in radio role

29th September 2011

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

US labour issues have once again stolen the headlines on the West Coast, with a timing bordering on perfection.

28th September 2011

The bigger picture

28th September 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum.

28th September 2011

The Catastrophe is forecase to be…

28th September 2011

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

PIANC - the global organisation providing guidance for sustainable infrastructure for ports – is part way through a study of vessel approach speeds that will be invaluable for fender designers.

27th September 2011

PIANC speed checks to aid designers

27th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A ruling on the concession for second container terminal at the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas will be made in November.

27th September 2011

Lazaro Cardenas concession decision imminent

27th September 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

IT HAS TAKEN a long time for ‘the greenest way of transportation’ to catch up on the green awareness of modern society.

27th September 2011

Sea2Cradle: A balanced act

27th September 2011

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Germanischer Lloyd has held its traditional recap of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO, focusing on the “groundbreaking developments” at the 62nd session.

26th September 2011

GL examines MEPC 62 outcome

26th September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

With severe congestion dogging DP World and PSA’s Chennai terminals, many shipping lines have sought alternative facilities.

26th September 2011

Chennai congestion forces lines’ re-think

26th September 2011

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

CMA CGM GROUP is the world’s third largest container shipping company and is ranked number one in France.

26th September 2011

CMA CGM Groups fight against Climate Change

26th September 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World’s Jebel Ali port is to boost capacity by 1m teu through a 400 metre quay extension in time for a 2012 opening.

25th September 2011

Jebel Ali expansion spurred by regional growth

25th September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A total of 11 groups have bought tender documents for the privatisation of the Chilean port of Talcahuano, of which six are said to be very interested. An award is expected on…

23rd September 2011

Six in the running for Talcahuano

23rd September 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Parliament of El Salvador has approved legislation allowing the port of La Unión to be privatised. The facility was built at a cost of $187m and aims to enable the country…

23rd September 2011

Parliament nod to La Union privatisation

23rd September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports in piracy-threatened regions must make clear how they will accommodate armed guards and issue transparent guidelines to shipowners and operators, Dom Mee, president of Protection Vessels International, has warned.

22nd September 2011

Ports need clearer piracy procedures

22nd September 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Shipping lines are unable to offer mainline services from Indonesia to North America and Europe because of a lack of port capacity, Jakob Friis Sorenson, president director of Maersk Indonesia, has claimed.

22nd September 2011

Capacity shortage cripples Indonesian ports

22nd September 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Under a new agreement, vessels operated by Israel Chemicals will be given priority berthing for 190 days each year at soon-to-be-privatised port of Eilat.

22nd September 2011

Priority berthing for Israel Chemicals at Eilat

22nd September 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Tideworks is to implement its TOS solutions at APL’s new intermodal facility in Joliet, Illinois. Scheduled to go live in the fourth quarter of 2011, the project will serve APL’s customers in…

22nd September 2011

Tideworks TOS to service APL

22nd September 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The TT Club made a modest operating loss in 2010, which chairman Knud Pontoppidan said was a satisfactory result, for a mutual and in the light of market conditions.

22nd September 2011

Prudent reserves policy pays off

22nd September 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The EC has published a new edition of LIFE Focus journal under the title: “LIFEand resource efficiency: Decoupling growth from resource use”.

22nd September 2011

New LIFE Focus

22nd September 2011

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

A warm reception was waiting for attendees at the 6th GreenPort Congress.

21st September 2011

Delegates were welcomed to the Congress at the beautiful Hamburg Town Hall

21st September 2011