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AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

It seems that the bickering between Mozambique and Malawi isn’t over yet since Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika blamed congested Mozambique ports for fuel shortages in the landlocked country.

21st February 2011

Malawian fuel shortages due to Mozambican port congestion?

21st February 2011

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Martin Rushmere discovers that while the road to carbon savings starts out smooth, potholes threaten progress down the way

21st February 2011

False impressions

21st February 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has entered into an agreement to acquire terminal operator systems (TOS) provider Navis from Zebra Technologies. The transaction value is approximately $190M. Navis will continue its business with its customers as…

20th February 2011

Cargotec to acquire Navis

20th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Against an unpredictable political situation, Egyptian ports and terminals were still on their feet and working to clear congestion in February – although this could change with little notice.

20th February 2011

Egyptian terminals dealing with backlog

20th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World has ceded management of Mina Zayed to Abu Dhabi Terminals. It had previously enjoyed a five-new management contract at the site. ADT is a joint-venture between Abu Dhabi Ports Company…

20th February 2011

DP World quits Mina Zayed

20th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

The prospect of Mumbai emerging as a transhipment hub in the near future has been held out by top port consultant, Sanjay Mehta, chief executive of Maia Intelligence.

20th February 2011

Mumbai transhipment goal realistic

20th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

In 2010, 11 ports registered traffic in excess of 10m teu. These were Shanghai, 29m teu (up 16%); Singapore, 28.4m teu (up 10%); Hong Kong, 23.3m teu (up 12%); Shenzhen, 22.5m teu…

20th February 2011

Eleven in the 10m teu club

20th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Forth Ports PLC has added the Carbon Trust Standard to its environmental credentials after significantly reducing carbon emissions across the Group by over 4%.

20th February 2011

Forth adds to its carbon credentials

20th February 2011

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

On January 11, the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, the DArtagnan, arrived at the Panama Canal.

18th February 2011

Powerful Dredger for Expansion Project at the Panama Canal

18th February 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Because an efficient product recall process might help to avert a catastrophe, it is vitally important that every manufacturer has the ability to implement best practice if compelled to issue a recall.

17th February 2011

Product recall practice

17th February 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On 9 February Britain’s Prince Charles joined senior EU leaders at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels. The EU leaders gathered to talk about how Europe and…

17th February 2011

Prince Charles calls the EU to set Europe on course for survival and prosperity

17th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The freight division of Spanish National Railways (RENFE) has begun trials with 730-metre block trains between Valencia and the inland container terminal at Coslada near Madrid. Initial services were composed of 50…

17th February 2011

RENFE trails 730-metre block trains

17th February 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dilemma of a container at Genoa found to be containing radioactive material is a ‘security and ecological disaster’, according to container scanning expert Joe Alioto.

17th February 2011

‘Dirty bomb’ fears in Genoa

17th February 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Despite an initial judgement to allow DP World to bid for Callao’s Muelle Norte terminal, the claim that this would result in a net loss for the country has reached Peru’s Superior…

17th February 2011

Controversy hits Callao concession

17th February 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authoritys request for $105m from America’s 2012 fiscal budget for deepening works at Savannah has been refused.

17th February 2011

US budget cuts run counter to depth

17th February 2011

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With so many different selling points, it can be hard for port operators to sort the surveillance wheat from the chaff. PS looks at some of the main contenders.

17th February 2011

Top of the watch

17th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World announced it handled 49.6m teu across its 50 terminals in 2010, an increase of 14% against the prior year.

17th February 2011

DP World volumes up

17th February 2011

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

American business students would learn a great deal from DP World’s business model: that’s the conclusion from a group of academics from some of America’s leading universities who visited the company’s HQ…

17th February 2011

DP World – a model worth studying

17th February 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On February 5th the city and the Port of Antwerp celebrated the opening of a new visitors’ centre that will unite the port with the city.

17th February 2011

A unique visitors’ centre for Antwerp

17th February 2011

ASIA

ASIA

Nanjing port authority has signed a contract with Sinotrans to undertake a $155m restructuring of the river port. Sinotrans will take a 45% stake in the new Nanjing Port Group; it already…

17th February 2011

Sinotrans to partner Nanjing port authority

17th February 2011

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

With security an even higher priority in the 21st century, ports need to have the best surveillance to keep ahead of the game. John Bensalhia investigates

16th February 2011

Worth a look

16th February 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

TBA has recently taken its professional set up and told a number of port executives to “go play” in an interesting team-based game, a challenge that is designed to show up the…

15th February 2011

Games people play

15th February 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Stevie Knight investigates the need for more sophisticated simulated training

14th February 2011

Sim meets life

14th February 2011