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ASIA

ASIA

PSA-Sical has approached Indias Supreme Court to overturn an exclusion on bidding for the concession to convert Berth 8 at the port of Tuticorin into a container terminal. Given that the company…

30th November 2010

PSA-Sical challenges Tuticorin exclusion

30th November 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Ports Secretariat (SEP) has extended the deadline for bids to build a new port at the city of Manaus for a second time. The port is required to service the Manaus…

30th November 2010

Manaus tender deadline extended

30th November 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Galveston to facilitate international trade and generate new business by promoting the “All-Water Route”, the route from…

30th November 2010

Panama Canal ties in with Galveston

30th November 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

VTS requirements vary tremendously, but a common trend is to add more functions into the mix. Felicity Landon reports

30th November 2010

Track and trace

30th November 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The economic and operational logic of implementing far-reaching Port Community Systems is gathering momentum. The huge Port of Ningbo in China is working with IBM to develop an Alibaba type information exchange…

29th November 2010

Keeping logistics chains flowing beyond borders

29th November 2010

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

Long before the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) became a reality, some companies were advising clients on the need to cut the over-use of resources.

28th November 2010

Now it really matters

28th November 2010

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Cruise Gateway’s partners include some heavy-hitting partners from the sector – such as Kiel, Rotterdam, Bremen, Hamburg and Harwich. But they also include ports such as Esbjerg and Aberdeen, who are starting…

28th November 2010

Variety is key

28th November 2010

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Air pollution from the international shipping industry takes a huge toll on public health and the climate. It causes tens of thousands of premature deaths each year in coastal port cities

28th November 2010

All together now

28th November 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port Community System operators are looking to expand their influence far beyond the port itself. Michael King reports

26th November 2010

A community feel

26th November 2010

ASIA

ASIA

APM Terminals is looking at possible Chinese river port ventures, specifically in the Yangtze.

25th November 2010

Yangtze venture on the cards for APMT

25th November 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port operations may well be impacted by shipper’s lack of readiness for the first phase of the new Import Control System (ICS) says a trade and logistics solutions provider.

25th November 2010

New data requirement may cause delays

25th November 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The flow of information a port needs is simply pushing electrons around, says Michael Schwank. Pushing the right ones in the right direction will make life easier for all concerned.

24th November 2010

Pushing the right buttons

24th November 2010

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

The fact that Poland’s newest container terminal DCT Gdansk took a long time to find the financing required for its set-up was no accident.

24th November 2010

Polish conversion

24th November 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

All facilities in the APM Terminals stable observed Global Safety Day on October 12, with themed events and training to improve safety performance and standards.

20th November 2010

Safety first for APM

20th November 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Konecranes does not make many of the more widely used attachments for forklifts because specialist producers are more experienced and have the necessary engineering capability to make a much better product, says…

19th November 2010

Many variables to finding the perfect fit

19th November 2010

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

The relationship between ports that need to develop and their surrounding social and ecological environments is very often a matter for heated debate with the NIMBY factor usually to the fore.

18th November 2010

Not in my back yard!

18th November 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) chief executive Peter Davie has advised his port’s container terminal - which has already slumped 20-30 centimetres following the major earthquake on September 4 - could continue…

17th November 2010

New Zealands Lyttelton battles subsidence

17th November 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Los Angeles’ port is to boost its global standing through a chain of worldwide satellite marketing offices.

17th November 2010

Los Angeles on hunt for global marketeers

17th November 2010

ASIA

ASIA

In a surprising move, government officials in Cambodia have not named the country’s major hub in its role call of national assets likely to list.

17th November 2010

Sihanoukville left out in the cold

17th November 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Very specific handling requirements often call for dedicated FLT attachments, says Alex Hughes

17th November 2010

Forming attachments

17th November 2010

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

The net is about to tighten on bribery and corruption in international businesses, among them the ports industry, and particularly for British citizens who transact business overseas.

17th November 2010

Closing the net

17th November 2010

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

It’s an old story but it is worth one reiterating that if a country has a single container terminal then it is a no brainer when it comes to deciding on the…

17th November 2010

The case for independence

17th November 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Conductix-Wampfler headquartered in Weil am Rhein, Germany, has received three large orders for the electrification of rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) in Asia.

12th November 2010

Electrification of rubber-tyred gantries

12th November 2010