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ASIA

ASIA

JNPT is to invite new bids for its projected fourth container terminal by the end of March.

21st March 2013

JNPT fourth terminal up for grabs

21st March 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Wilen Manteli, president of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stressed his support of new port legislation making its way through the country’s congress.

21st March 2013

New laws to boost Brazilian investment

21st March 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s Federal Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, has suggested a ‘floating port’ could be the answer for the country’s remote offshore resource project developments.

21st March 2013

Ministerial approval for Oz floating port

21st March 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Danish parent company of APM Terminals (APMT), AP Moller Maersk, has met with the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the next step in the company’s partnership to improve…

21st March 2013

Discussing Turkish prospects

21st March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

According to the Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s (SISI) ‘Global Port Development Report 2012’, rapid growth in throughput has been pushing Chinese ports up the global ranking in terms of development potential.

20th March 2013

Chinese ports show potential

20th March 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

DP World announced that its 12 month profit to the end of 31 December 2012 was US$749m – an increase of 10%, largely due to strong operational performance, effective asset management and…

20th March 2013

DP World see profits rise in 2012

20th March 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A number of global ports and terminal operators have reported an increase in their container throughput volumes for the year ended 31 December 2012.

20th March 2013

Global throughput increase

20th March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port Strategy talks to PEMA Safety Committee chair Stephan Stiehler about the Association’s drive to reduce injuries and damage in ports and terminals

20th March 2013

Reducing unacceptable risks

20th March 2013

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

It seems oysters might become part of coastal defence engineers’ resources as they create three dimensional reefs which influence the current, erosion and sedimentation of coastal areas. Additionally, the oysters are a…

19th March 2013

Oysters: an engineer’s best friend

19th March 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Swiss technology expert, Cavotec, will be hitting the World Ports & Trade Summit in Abu Dhabi this week to demonstrate how its MoorMaster equipment helps support safe and efficient mooring operations and…

19th March 2013

Cavotec homes in on Middle East

19th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Global shipping company, Maersk Line, has made strong progress in the sustainability stakes by hitting its 25% CO2 emissions reduction target eight years early.

19th March 2013

Maersk Line hits CO2 target

19th March 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Antwerp Port Authority has teamed up with ship classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to develop procedures for safe and efficient LNG bunkering operations.

18th March 2013

DNV and Antwerp team up on bunkering

18th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Antwerp Port Authority has teamed up with ship classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to develop procedures for safe and efficient LNG bunkering operations.

18th March 2013

DNV and Antwerp team up on bunkering

18th March 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä has signed a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish ship owner, Viking Line, for maintaining and servicing the LNG-fuelled passenger ferry Viking Grace.

18th March 2013

Gas-fuelled ferry maintenance contract

18th March 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Is there really any viable alternative to traditional shore-based cargo handling, asks Alex Hughes

18th March 2013

Challenging assumptions

18th March 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

At this year’s ‘Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2013’, which is taking place onboard Viking Line’s ‘Viking Grace’, delegates will have the chance to experience live ship-to-ship bunkering.

15th March 2013

Live LNG bunkering at Gas Fuelled Ships 2013

15th March 2013

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Emerging economies can learn from the investment paths of other ports, as Gagan Seksaria explains

15th March 2013

Lessons to learn

15th March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

The Indian Ports Association (IPA), which represents India’s 13 major ports, has confirmed its support for Mercator Medias first GreenPort South Asia Conference, taking place in Mumbai, India, from 20 till 22…

14th March 2013

IPA supports GreenPort South Asia Conference

14th March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Too much talk and not enough action on improving safety standards has been panned by the TT Club.

14th March 2013

Safety talk ‘a lot of rubbish’

14th March 2013

ASIA

ASIA

“Resilient” growth in Asia Pacific is propping up port development in the region but the best is yet to come, according to IHS Global Insight’s Rajiv Biswas.

14th March 2013

Ports riding on Asia Pacific growth

14th March 2013