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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has put forward a canal project to rival that of the Panama Canal. A new authority has been set up for the project, which should cost…

22nd June 2012

Nicaragua to build rival to Panama Canal

22nd June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Department of Transportation recently awarded a US$15m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to the Outer Harbour Intermodal Terminal (OHIT) Rail Access project at the Port of Oakland.

22nd June 2012

Grant awarded to Port of Oakland

22nd June 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The cost of building the new Doha port in Qatar is predicted to rise by 20% to around $6.86bn.

21st June 2012

Doha port costs spiral 20%

21st June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Japan International Cooperation Agency is to help the Vietnamese city of Da Nang improve both its Tien Sa sea port and undertake the phase II upgrade of the harbour at Lien Chieu.

21st June 2012

Japan comes to Vietnam’s aid

21st June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rafael Aznar, president of Valenciaport, has announced that the port authority is on the verge of signing a new collective bargaining agreement with port unions. Union representatives have confirmed that the agreement…

21st June 2012

Valencia wins over labour unions

21st June 2012

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

It can be said that the centre of gravity for shipping has been in Europe for at least the last two centuries. All the great fleets came out of Europe to conquer…

21st June 2012

Shifting the centre of gravity

21st June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ukraine has adopted a new law on seaports which establishes the basis of governmental regulation for new procedures on building, expanding, and closing seaports in the country.

21st June 2012

Ukraine paves the way for privatisation

21st June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

There’s something to be said about the political and practical impact of the application of funds such as the Trans-European Transport Network’ (TEN-T) initiative.

21st June 2012

No fat to spare on TEN-T funding

21st June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The UNs 10-yearly UN Sustainable Development Conference, called Rio+20, is taking place this week (15-22 June) in Rio de Janeiro.

21st June 2012

UN sustainability conference Rio+20

21st June 2012

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Marseilles Provence World Trade Centre (WTC) has been confirmed as the venue for the 2012 GreenPort Congress.

21st June 2012

Venue for 2012 has been announced!

21st June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

MAN Diesel & Turbo has undertaken a survey of its customers in the container, bulk and tanker industries to determine attitudes towards slow steaming - particularly with regards to fuel savings and…

20th June 2012

MAN reports slow steaming research

20th June 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Clean Shipping Index has certified the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) as a verification body, making it the first Asian organisation to be accredited.

20th June 2012

KR verification under Clean Shipping Index

20th June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

“While the downturn has had an effect, people have stopped holding their breath and wondering if the world will end,” says Martin Poulsen of APM Terminals, adding that volumes “are recovering nicely”.

20th June 2012

Pace changes but strategy lags behind

20th June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Danish windfarm turbine manufacturer, Vestas, and Siemens, the German engineering group, are planning to lease part of Esbjerg port’s new East Port terminal and make it into the world’s largest offshore wind…

19th June 2012

Esbjerg to become largest offshore wind facility

19th June 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

APM Terminals operates a Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network. With a wide global reach we take our corporate responsibility very seriously and this also applies to ‘green ports’, for which…

19th June 2012

Setting the pace in sustainability

19th June 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Danish windfarm turbine manufacturer, Vestas, and Siemens, the German engineering group, are planning to lease part of Esbjerg port’s new East Port terminal and make it into the world’s largest offshore wind…

19th June 2012

Esbjerg to become largest offshore wind facility

19th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Credit ratings agencies are generally supportive of expansion plans and expenses up and down the US East Coast.

18th June 2012

Ratings agency gives plans the thumbs-up

18th June 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has revealed the newest addition to its Green Zone spreader fleet productivity suite - Bromma Work Order, designed to improve maintenance planning.

18th June 2012

New Bromma productivity suite add-in

18th June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

According to a Xinhua report, the Wanzhou and Fuling terminals in the municipality of Chongqing have started operating container shipping services to Shanghai this month - which should help improve cargo flow.

18th June 2012

Chinese terminals may speed up exports

18th June 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The first shore based power system for ocean shipping has been activated at the Stena Line terminal at the Port of Rotterdam recently.

15th June 2012

Shore based power for Rotterdam

15th June 2012