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EUROPE

EUROPE

Swedens Helsingborgs Hamn AB, which manages the port of Helsingborg, is rumoured to be in merger talks with the cross-border port authority of Copenhagen Malmö.

7th June 2012

New Swedish port authority merger?

7th June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Reform of its ports has been pushed to the top of the agenda of the Portuguese government.

7th June 2012

Port reform tops Portugals agenda

7th June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Essar Ports has announced the creation of a strategic alliance with the Port of Antwerp (PAI) to promote future development and the growth of port traffic between the two ports.

7th June 2012

Essar and Antwerp ally for growth

7th June 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Industry groups representing the private sector in Brazils ports say theyre excited with the governments plan to enable new private investment in nearly 100 terminals nationwide, but seem wary of advanced standards…

7th June 2012

Cautious optimism greets ambitious tender plan

7th June 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Energy efficiency and new shipping strategies has been a major focus of the Posidonia 2012 international shipping exhibition taking place in Greece this week.

6th June 2012

Efficiency focus at Posidonia 2012

6th June 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

PATCH’s (Ports Adapting To Change) ‘Blue Energy’ workshop, hosted by the Port of Ramsgate, will take place later this month on 22 June 2012.

6th June 2012

A PATCH on ‘Blue Energy’

6th June 2012

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Tension builds for Brazils port sector, as unions see private terminals grow without organised labour. Bob Moser reports

6th June 2012

Sign of the times

6th June 2012

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

With Europe plainly in the doldrums there is a commensurate degree of lack of interest in new port projects. Certainly in the mature markets of Europe there is a widespread recognition that…

6th June 2012

The black cloud over mature Europe

6th June 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Stockholm takes its communications strategy seriously, as Alex Hughes finds out

6th June 2012

Good communicators

6th June 2012

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Stolthaven, the terminal division of Stolt-Nielsen, can point to its expansion at the New Zealand port of Tauranga as an example of a customer working collaboratively with port management to achieve its…

6th June 2012

Can-do attitude essential to attract and keep business

6th June 2012

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

For an accurate assesment of service levels, talk to users, not ports.

6th June 2012

Communication gap

6th June 2012

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Much of the attention devoted to port-customer relationships tends to focus on container operations, but what of the perspective of a specialist ro-ro carrier, which has a different set of needs?

6th June 2012

WWL predicts closer dialogue with ports

6th June 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Milahas Board (Qatar Navigation) met recently to review the issue of new shares to existing shareholders, designed to increase the companys paid up capital by 20%.

6th June 2012

Milaha discuss rights issue

6th June 2012

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Greener Gateway provides organisations worldwide with a variety of eco-friendly products which ensure environmental friendliness, promote carbon efficiency and most importantly reduce expenditure, says Neil Aremband, managing director of Greener Gateway.

5th June 2012

Delivering green products and innovative solutions

5th June 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Early this month, Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) will start testing its Aquarius MRE System in a facility in Osaka in Japan. The Aquarius MRE System is a revolutionary wind and…

5th June 2012

New power solution for ships in testing

5th June 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Trelleborg Marine Systems has been contracted by Costain to supply fender systems as part of a £300m reconfiguration known as the Felixstowe South development.

5th June 2012

Trelleborg fenders for Felixstowe

5th June 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PATCH’s (Ports Adapting To Change) ‘Blue Energy’ workshop, hosted by the Port of Ramsgate, will take place later this month on 22 June 2012.

4th June 2012

A PATCH on ‘Blue Energy’

4th June 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and the China National Ship Recycling Association have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote green ship recycling in China.

4th June 2012

GL promotes green ship recycling in China

4th June 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Central China’s Wuhan government has reportedly approved an ambitious RMB300bn (USD$47bn) blueprint to develop Wuhan into a “major shipping centre” within the next five years.

1st June 2012

Ambitious Yangtze blueprint

1st June 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Seattle has outlined concerns about potential impacts to freight and transit movement in the wake of a proposal to build a new US$490m basketball and hockey stadium in the…

31st May 2012

Seattle worry over traffic squeeze

31st May 2012