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NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 8th GreenPort Congress will take on a dramatic change to encouragegreater participation and discussion throughout the two days of the event.

8th February 2013

Radical new format revealed for 2013 GreenPort Congress!

8th February 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 8th GreenPort Congress will take on a dramatic change to encouragegreater participation and discussion throughout the two days of the event.

8th February 2013

Radical new format revealed for 2013 GreenPort Congress!

8th February 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Arsenio A Dominguez, vice chairman of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for Mercator Media’s ‘Propulsion & Emissions Conference’.

8th February 2013

Keynote speaker confirmed for P&E Conference

8th February 2013

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The level of return of investment when committing to tracking solutions is project based and depends on what has driven the investment in the first place, according to Eurogate Tangiers Marco Fehmer.

8th February 2013

Quick payback offers tracking incentive

8th February 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

European port operator, Peel Ports, has invested in a significantly larger vessel for its Manchester Ship Canal container service in the UK, following an increase in demand from customers including Kellogg, Princes…

7th February 2013

Peel Ports invests in larger vessel

7th February 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Norwegian classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), and Washington State Ferries have formed a partnership to ensure that the safety, security and operational challenges of using LNG as a ship fuel…

7th February 2013

DNV explores US gas-fuelled ferry technology

7th February 2013

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Re-engineering the role of a terminal after the departure of its principal client is no easy job. All the more so, when the terminal competed in a niche context in the competitive…

7th February 2013

Aim for evolution not revolution

7th February 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Government of Jamaica has revealed ambitious plans to turn the Caribbean island in to a global logistics hub – and high level talks have already begun with the aim of increasing…

7th February 2013

Jamaica plans global logistics hub

7th February 2013

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Global marine IT expert, Transas Marine, has completed a stand alone AIS-based VTS installation at the Port of Aqaba under the auspices of the EU-funded SafeMed II Project .

6th February 2013

Transas delivers VTS expertise to Aqaba

6th February 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), involved in the ongoing labour dispute between the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX), says that a tentative agreement has been…

6th February 2013

Ongoing US labour talks create uncertainty

6th February 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

High-tech solutions will allow marine operation strategies that include people, processes and technology and deliver real added value in terms of efficiency, capability, service offering and safety for any group of ports,…

6th February 2013

Keeping control of the system

6th February 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The way cargo is handled, ships are constructed and ports are used has improved tremendously during the past years. This is what one could conclude from the Green Port Congress, which was…

5th February 2013

Creating the conditions for change

5th February 2013

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

In the past few months, there have been severe pollution problems in the port of Pointe-Noire, in Congo, which means that vessels calling at the port continue to have their hulls contaminated.

5th February 2013

Oil pollution at Pointe Noire restricts vessel traffic

5th February 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Maersk Container Industry is calling for tougher enforcement of European legislation regarding insulation foam in reefer containers to help cut down on harmful carbon emissions damaging to the environment.

5th February 2013

Maersk urges EU to better legislate reefer foam

5th February 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Increasingly high-tech nerve centres are changing the nature of port control. Felicity Landon reports.

5th February 2013

Nerve centre

5th February 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Following the last spate of austerity strikes affecting European ports in November last year – strikes are once again threatening troubles at Greek ports, according to Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the global…

4th February 2013

More strike troubles in Greece

4th February 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

UK MP’s on the Energy and Climate Change Committee, who are investigating a large scale barrage to harness the energy potential of the Bristol Channel, have heard that an alternative approach would…

4th February 2013

MPs urged to back alternatives to Severn barrage

4th February 2013

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

We’ve welcomed in a new year, but as an industry we are facing the same set of problems; even a seasoned optimist like me is struggling to see any positives any time…

4th February 2013

Tunnel vision for another year

4th February 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Whether a good or bad thing, some ports are more prone to funds’ attentions than others.

2nd February 2013

Finding a suitable match

2nd February 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The devil is in the detail when it comes to accepting private equity funding, finds Stevie Knight

1st February 2013

Calling the shots

1st February 2013