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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The UKs Freight Trade Association (FTA) has warned of major road jams if Scotland loses its only freight connection to Europe because of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SCAs) coming into force…

20th November 2012

Fears over Scottish freight route loss

20th November 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Officials from the Port of Oakland are assuring partners that operations will not be affected by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 labour actions, due to take place tonight and tomorrow.

20th November 2012

More trouble at Port of Oakland?

20th November 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In 2011, the decision to situate a new box handling facility opposite the Port of São Francisco do Sul raised a few eyebrows, especially since that port is also improving its own…

20th November 2012

Keeping up with the neighbours

20th November 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Portland’s plan to develop a new marine terminal on West Hayden Island – deemed vital to the future of the local community – has sparked a debate between the…

19th November 2012

Portland debates over island development

19th November 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Queensland government has decided there will be no new ports created for the next ten years.

18th November 2012

Queensland stamps on port progress

18th November 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Western Australian Government is being sued for over A$1bn (US$1.03bn) by building entrepreneur Len Buckeridge over a stalled port project.

18th November 2012

Lawsuit threatened over stalled Kwinana port

18th November 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Japanese company Mitsubishi has indefinitely mothballed a plan to develop an iron ore port and rail link at Oakajee in Western Australia.

18th November 2012

Oakajee project on the backburner

18th November 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Santos is the second worst port in Brazil in which to do business, according to a survey undertaken by the Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain.

18th November 2012

Santos deemed Brazils second worst port

18th November 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Doubts have been cast on the viability of having three container stevedores compete at the Port of Brisbane.

18th November 2012

Three’s a crowd at Brisbane

18th November 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia is planning to invest $914m in port development in the short term to cater for growing demand.

18th November 2012

Saudi Arabia spending spree

18th November 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A flurry of port development up and down the Brazilian coast compensates for weak infrastructure elsewhere on the continent. Alex Hughes reports

16th November 2012

Keeping up the pace

16th November 2012

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Give a big hand to the Boston Consulting group which has recently published a report that fairly and squarely lays many of the container shipping industry’s woes at its own door.

15th November 2012

Shipping lines need greater discipline

15th November 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new masterplan is being created for the Port of Genoa in a bid to meet the needs of the new generation of larger container ships.

15th November 2012

Port of Genoa plans capability adjustments

15th November 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A recent study has revealed that as the requirement for the IMO ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) moves closer, 60% of respondents are not aware of potential fuel savings the plan…

15th November 2012

Is the industry unaware of SEEMP fuel savings?

15th November 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Austerity strike action hit a number of European ports this week, which led to a halt of some operations, according to reports from agent Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS).

15th November 2012

Austerity strikes hit European ports

15th November 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

As ship efficiency measures become compulsory for all vessels, Israel based marine applications provider, Totem Plus, has a new Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) for the shipping industry.

15th November 2012

Free EEOI calculator for shipping industry

15th November 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russia is looking to “diversify” its economy in order to reduce its dependency on crisis ridden Europe, which at present accounts for roughly half of its foreign trade.

15th November 2012

Russia looks East for trading tips

15th November 2012

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

As this article is being submitted, the US is in the thick of the election cycle; by the time it appears, the early November election will have been decided. Instead of listening…

15th November 2012

Election fever takes hold

15th November 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Finnish provider of energy management technology to the shipping industry, Eniram Ltd, has been presented with a global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) 2012 award at the Savannah International Clean Energy Conference.

14th November 2012

Cleantech award for Eniram

14th November 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

After a consultation period with no objections, Peel Ports’ £300m plan to build a new container terminal at the UKs Port of Liverpool are set to go ahead.

14th November 2012

New Liverpool terminal set to go ahead

14th November 2012