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EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish government is to merge some of its smaller port authorities to create a more competitive network.

26th January 2011

Spain to merge smaller port authorities

26th January 2011

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Current developments indicate that LNG will be soon coming on stream. However, bunkering of these vessels could become the key issue.

26th January 2011

At the pump

26th January 2011

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A port study by Rotterdam concluded that an LNG facility could possibly be of interest to a group of around 100 ships that visit the port at least once every two weeks.

26th January 2011

Interest in the market

26th January 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The first of a new design of dust-reducing mobile hoppers has been installed at the port of Pecem, Brazil, where it will be dealing with traditionally dusty bulk like coal and cement.

25th January 2011

Dust reduction for Pecem

25th January 2011

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Lira group, APM Terminals and an Italian company have all bid to develop the New Port of Manaus in Brazil. The port will occupy a site formerly used by the Amazonas Steel…

25th January 2011

Three bid for Manuas

25th January 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Shipping lines using the port of Valencia for international transhipment of containers in 2011 will be eligible for discounts on ship and handling fees, but only on the condition that they increase…

25th January 2011

Discounts on offer at Valencia

25th January 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Royal Seaforth Container Terminal at the Port of Liverpool, has invested in a real time location system for its fleet of 34 straddle carriers.

24th January 2011

Liverpool’s straddle carrier solution

24th January 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Patrick’s AutoStrad Terminal at the Port of Brisbane in Australia has become the first container terminal in the world to operate its night shifts in relative darkness.

24th January 2011

Patrick works in the dark

24th January 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Large quantities of sediment from the harbours in Bremerhaven will soon set off on a journey abroad, pushed by environmental concerns and difficulties finding disposal facilities.

24th January 2011

Rotterdam welcomes Bremenports silt

24th January 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation’s two busiest seaports, Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action…

24th January 2011

“Aggressive goals” for emissions plan

24th January 2011

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Tenders are being reviewed by North Queensland Bulk Ports for the first phase of a proposed multi cargo facility to be sited west of the existing Abbot Point Coal Terminal.

24th January 2011

Queensland tender released

24th January 2011

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation’s two busiest seaports, Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action…

24th January 2011

“Aggressive goals” for emissions plan

24th January 2011

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Large quantities of sediment from the harbours in Bremerhaven will soon set off on a journey abroad, pushed by environmental concerns and difficulties finding disposal facilities.

24th January 2011

Rotterdam welcomes Bremenports silt

24th January 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

A fall in construction prices in certain parts of the world could help to drive new port investment, says Jonathan Tyler, business group director, maritime, at Royal Haskoning.

24th January 2011

Off the shelf

24th January 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The first ship-to-shore cranes have been delivered to one of the Fos 2XL container terminals being developed at Marseilles Fos under public-private partnership.

21st January 2011

New cranes for Fos

21st January 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An agreement involving the Port of Long Beach and the Panama Canal Authority aims to open up new trade between the port, the Caribbean and South Americas east coast.

21st January 2011

Panama agreement for Long Beach

21st January 2011

ASIA

ASIA

DP World’s new container terminal in Port Qasim near Karachi in Pakistan has officially opened, extending capacity at the port to 1.2m teu from around 900,000 teu.

21st January 2011

Qasim’s Terminal 2 opens

21st January 2011

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

After a ‘bounce-back’ year in 2010, mothballed port investment projects are coming off the shelf again. Felicity Landon reports

21st January 2011

‘New normal’ investing

21st January 2011

EUROPE

EUROPE

Inland ports close to national borders could act as stepping stones to smooth out freight corridors, according to European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) president Roland Hoerner.

20th January 2011

Inland ports co-operate on border issues

20th January 2011

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) is seeking an operator for its bulk facility at the Port of Mobile.

20th January 2011

Alabama concession call

20th January 2011

AFRICA

AFRICA

It seems that congestion at Lagos caused by a security task force positioned at the Apapa container handling facility is holding up cargo movement.

20th January 2011

Security hold ups at Lagos

20th January 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A fully integrated but still completely mobile system has been installed at the Port of Coquimbo in Chile for loading copper concentrate at rates of up to 1,000 tonnes per hour.

20th January 2011

Flexible shiploader for Coquimbo

20th January 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Flagship, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has successfully implemented a real-time optimisation system targeting congestion in container terminals.

20th January 2011

Real-time software for box operations

20th January 2011