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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bulk ports struggle to get to grips with hold wash water legislation. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report

23rd May 2013

Talking garbage

23rd May 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has published a new report , ‘Port levies and sustainable welfare for seafarers’, which advises on the benefits of port levies at a time…

21st May 2013

ISWAN advises on port levies

21st May 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ro-ro and ro-pax vessels has been agreed by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee – which shipping association Interferry is hailing as a…

21st May 2013

EEDI modification

21st May 2013

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

HFWs George Lamplough welcomes Hong Kongs proposals to legislate burning of high sulphur fuels in port

21st May 2013

The air we breathe

21st May 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The biennial Strategic Maritime Asset Research and Transformation Rivers Conference (SMART) will once again look at bringing together the best in inland waterway transport and technology to share best practice.

20th May 2013

Getting SMARTer with waterways

20th May 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Israel based wave energy device developer, Eco Wave Power (EWP), has signed an initial collaboration agreement with a Chinese governmental fund for the establishment of a local wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE).

20th May 2013

Eco agreement with China

20th May 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Most ports claim to have an eye on improving performance – but what does that actually mean? Felicity Landon reports

19th May 2013

Measuring up

19th May 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

If calls on port equipment are such that achieving regular maintenance schedules proves difficult, then problems will inevitably arrive further downstream, according to the TT Club.

18th May 2013

Pushing problems down the line

18th May 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä has received Final Approval from the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for its Aquarius EC ballast water management system (BWMS).

17th May 2013

Final Approval for Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC

17th May 2013

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Name a port that won’t eventually go for a second container terminal operator. You might think Port of Singapore but you would be wrong: included within PSAs operating arrangements are certain dedicated…

16th May 2013

Second helpings on terminal concessions

16th May 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian maritime union has been cleared to mount a legal challenge to the drugs and alcohol policy of stevedore DP World after winning an employment case. The pathway has been cleared…

16th May 2013

Union targets DP World drugs policy

16th May 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) this week withdrew its objection to the lifting of an interim injunction which has restricted the Ports of Auckland’s ability to hire and train staff over…

16th May 2013

MUNZ withdraws Auckland injuction

16th May 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global marine systems business, Trelleborg, says that although port operators expect increased safety from automated systems, the vast majority still use human or manual guidance at their facilities.

16th May 2013

A mixed view on automation

16th May 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Newly formed port operator, EMS Albanian Port Operator (EMS APO), wholly owned subsidiary of EMS Shipping and Trader GmbH, has won the tender for the new East Terminal at the Port of…

16th May 2013

EMS wins Durres concession

16th May 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Norwegian industrial gas supplier, Air Products, has won a NOK35m (US$6m) contract with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME), to supply its nitrogen generator sets…

15th May 2013

Air Products secures LNG contract

15th May 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

International consultancy and project management company, Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV), has won a contract to supervise the construction of Indonesia’s largest port extension at Jakarta’s Tanjung Port.

15th May 2013

RHDHV wins Indonesian contract

15th May 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global terminal operator, DP World, has launched an asset management programme – the largest in the industry – to improve efficiency across its global operations.

14th May 2013

DP World asset management

14th May 2013

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

US based technical solutions specialist, WR Systems has been awarded the ‘Clean Shipping’ award at the 25th anniversary Seatrade Awards for its Emissions Monitoring System (Emsys).

14th May 2013

WR Systems awarded for clean shipping

14th May 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Shell says that its moving closer towards implementing the Andhra LNG import terminal project at Kakinada Deepwater port - its submitted the draft Environmental Impact Assessment report and has signed the Port…

14th May 2013

Progress on Andhra LNG project

14th May 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland (POAL) says it’s hopeful that a resolution will finally be reached over the longstanding employment dispute with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) during facilitation next month.

14th May 2013

Auckland hopeful as facilitation looms

14th May 2013