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EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority reported a loss of €33.6m ($41.4m) last year compared with a profit of €5.6m ($6.9m) in 2008. The deep recession being experienced by Greece is also dramatically cutting the…

11th July 2010

Recession hits Piraeus

11th July 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Victoria’s Liberal-National opposition party is pressing the state government to include the private sector in a fast-tracked plan for a container terminal at the port of Hastings. The party said it would…

11th July 2010

Victorian about-face

11th July 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

In addition to containers, Chiles San Antonio is also an important port for regional bulks, although volumes dropped 14% last year to 4.15m tonnes as a result of the global recession.

11th July 2010

Dry bulk an important asset

11th July 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

For Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura SA (SPRBUN) general manager Domingo Chinea, competition is nothing new in the Colombian port.

11th July 2010

No stranger to competition

11th July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Empty container handling (ECH) operations can now drastically reduce their tyre bills thanks to a new XTL drive axle.

9th July 2010

New axle promises savings

9th July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port of Tyne has employed an IT strategy to support the port’s growing diversity – and has realised efficiencies that could already be gained from existing software tools.

9th July 2010

Tyne makes the most of its systems

9th July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The development momentum in ports has changed according to two major suppliers: the Bromma Group says customers are once again looking at larger projects, and both it and Cargotec are reporting “positive…

9th July 2010

Port development market is turning, say suppliers

9th July 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has brought APM Terminals high tech Virginia box terminal under its wing, which means VPA now controls most of the major operations throughout the whole of Virginia’s…

9th July 2010

Shrewd asset management gives Virginia the upper hand

9th July 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A seven-day strike by clerical workers at the Port of Los Angeles has yet to hit day-to-day operations with managers taking up the slack of striking staff.

9th July 2010

“Business as usual” at LA despite staff walkout

9th July 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

As the economic tide ebbs, terminal operators continue to invest for the future, writes Patrik Wheater

9th July 2010

Turning of the tide

9th July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Beaming out work instructions via wireless networks direct to the cab of RTG or straddle carrier delivers major efficiency savings and allows far better flexibility in work planning, says David Thompson, managing…

9th July 2010

Single channel system perfect for ports

9th July 2010

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Even in the darker days of the credit crunch there was always money around for infrastructure development, although most major projects had been mothballed.

7th July 2010

Money isnt just there for the taking

7th July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

There can be a reluctance to change, especially in today’s economy where every expenditure is measured and evaluated, says Frans Kok, vice president AMEA (Asia, Middle East, Australia) at LXE.

5th July 2010

Resistance to change

5th July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Tideworks Technology has developed an automation tool which will allow terminal operators to automate the process of identifying the physical stowage position of containers loaded to or discharged from the vessel in…

1st July 2010

Tideworks crane telemetry tool

1st July 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports chief executive Stephen Baxter has left the company ‘with immediate effect’, an internal company announcement has confirmed.

1st July 2010

Peel Ports boss ‘has left with immediate effect’

1st July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Maricasts service has been gaining global interest since its launch last month. The system, which forecasts detailed traffic volumes at port, national and regional levels, has only just emerged in a…

1st July 2010

Maricasts service gains interest

1st July 2010

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

These days, the 200-year old challenge of Federal government involvement, versus actions at the local level, is alive and well when it comes to port operations.

1st July 2010

Go local every time

1st July 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

When developing cargo handling equipment, manufacturers need not just to consider the concept of “Designed-in Safety” but also to introduce a “Design for Safety” methodology. Hannu Oja, Konecranes’ Director of Port Technology,…

30th June 2010

“Design in Safety” or “Design for Safety”?

30th June 2010

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

In safety, as in the environment, there is often a gap between theory and practice. Tatiana Eggert, of HPTI, investigates

27th June 2010

Is “safe” really safe?

27th June 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Henrik Kristensen detailed APM Terminals’ Safety Culture implementation and approach, which have established new standards of safety performance for the container industry, while addressing the 2nd ICHCA Safe Cargo Handling Seminar in…

26th June 2010

Safety performance: important progress

26th June 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

MC3 methodology has been used for the past nine years to measure the Carbon Footprint of the northern Spanish port

24th June 2010

Gijon monitors its ecological footprint

24th June 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

If well maintained, there is no reason a Sennebogen materials handler cannot remain in service for at least two decades, claims the manufacturer.

24th June 2010

Long life promises

24th June 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port of Los Angeles executive director Geraldine Knatz has welcomed the proposal of a “Business Tax Holiday” for new businesses opening in Los Angeles.

23rd June 2010

Proposed “tax holiday” for LA port businesses

23rd June 2010