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AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Montreal is maintaining its status as an environmental leader, as made clear in Green Marine’s 2011 to 2012 Progress Report on the ports environmental programme.

14th June 2012

Port of Montreal is environmental leader

14th June 2012

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

“Reaching the world from northeast China: Port of Dandong,” booms a voice from the television in my hotel room in Shanghai, where I have arrived to spend time with people from the…

14th June 2012

A sea of change in China

14th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US East Coast ports have staked everything on the blessings of the Panama Canal, says Martin Rushmere

14th June 2012

Eggs in one basket

14th June 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Following the successful introduction of two new Hyster empty container handlers at the Port of Antwerp, port and logistics expert, Zuidnatie, has just invested in seven new low emission Hyster forklift trucks…

13th June 2012

Green order success for Hyster

13th June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

International classification society RINA has updated its Green Plus notation to include more potential sources of pollution involving seagoing ships and ships operating at fixed locations.

13th June 2012

RINA updates Green Plus rules

13th June 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

What’s on the ‘shopping list’ for developers looking for a port to serve their construction projects?

13th June 2012

Key factors

13th June 2012

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Is Mediterranean Shipping Company offering for sale part of its global portfolio of container terminals or is it planning to spin off its terminal division in an initial public offering in Singapore?

13th June 2012

Fact or fiction

13th June 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Valparaiso Port Company (EPV) is undertaking a roadshow in the Far East to persuade investors to stump up the $300m it requires for its Terminal 2 container handling facility.

13th June 2012

Valparaiso seeks Far Eastern investment

13th June 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PD Ports, owner of Teesport, the Port of Hartlepool and port and logistics facilities throughout the UK, is one of the pioneers of the Portcentric model in the UK. It has the…

12th June 2012

Portcentric delivered

12th June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Following the successful introduction of two new Hyster empty container handlers at the Port of Antwerp, port and logistics expert, Zuidnatie, has just invested in seven new low emission Hyster forklift trucks…

12th June 2012

Green order success for Hyster

12th June 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Los Angeles Harbour Commission has approved Eagle Marine Services’ ‘Pier 300’ expansion project.

12th June 2012

LA terminal expansion approved

12th June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The port of Wuhan in China is to receive investment of at least $8.33bn over the next five years, which will enable it to receive ships of up to 10,000 dwt, twice…

12th June 2012

Wuhan in major dredging programme

12th June 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Markku Mylly, Managing Director of the Finnish Port Association has been elected Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for a term of five years.

11th June 2012

Markku Mylly Nominated EMSA Director

11th June 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian port of São Sebastião is to launch a tender worth $97.9m in June for the expansion of the port.

11th June 2012

São Sebastião to expand

11th June 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Positioning specialist Septentrio used a combined technology system for PSA HNN’s container yard operations at the Port of Antwerp.

9th June 2012

Pinpoint accuracy provides Antwerp solution

9th June 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Ports of Oakland and Long Beach are continuing their efforts to improve safety and environmental performance by ordering multiple Cavotec Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) ship to shore electrical systems.

8th June 2012

US moves towards offshore power

8th June 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Choosing the wrong positioning technology solution can be a costly mistake, as Felicity Landon finds out

8th June 2012

The right position

8th June 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Brazilian port of Itajaí has asked for expressions of interest for the construction of two berths and also to identify potential subsidy requirements.

8th June 2012

Two new berths for Itajaí

8th June 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A number of much-heralded – although also much delayed – port projects should finally go ahead in Latin America later this year. The second container terminal project at Manaus, in Brazil, where…

7th June 2012

Latin America cues up port projects

7th June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Ports of Oakland and Long Beach are continuing their efforts to improve safety and environmental performance by ordering multiple Cavotec Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) ship to shore electrical systems.

7th June 2012

US moves towards offshore power

7th June 2012