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THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Two catastrophes in the first quarter of 2010, namely the terrible earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, have been a grim start for the ports sector, as well as on the broader humanitarian…

8th June 2010

Earthquakes shake ports sector

8th June 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Felixstowe, UK, is celebrating after gaining one award, and being runner-up in a second category at Suffolk County Council’s ‘Creating the greenest county awards 2010’.

7th June 2010

Felixstowe wins green award

7th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The environmental management staff of the Port of Los Angeles have received the 2010 Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document by the Association of Environmental Professionals for the preparation of the environmental impact report…

6th June 2010

Los Angeles commended for Wilmington Waterfront report

6th June 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

In early May Yusen Terminals Inc (YTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK Line, announced completion of the first tenant-installed solar project at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA). The pilot system…

6th June 2010

Solar pilot project at Yusen Terminals

6th June 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Shipping line Maersk is exploring the possibility of making use of Puerto Bolívar in Ecuador, where it already calls at both Guayquil and Esmeraldas. The port is building the new quay and…

6th June 2010

Maersk eyes Bolívar

6th June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

IT specialist LogSys has partnered with manufacturer LXE, pairing the former’s software with the latter’s rugged mobile computers.

6th June 2010

Logsys ties knot with LXE

6th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Seattle has exceeded earlier expectations in its clean air initiative to remove drayage (container-hauling) trucks with pre-1994 engines from the road. The ScRAPS (Scrappage and Retrofits for Air in…

5th June 2010

Seattle succeeds in eliminating polluting old trucks

5th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April, the Port of Seattle chose to highlight its environmental stewardship with one of its green initiatives, the At-Berth Clean (ABC) Fuels…

5th June 2010

Seattle encourages low-sulphur fuels

5th June 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Latest figures from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) detail a 6.8% drop in numbers of containers handled in the 20 leading ports in South America last year.

5th June 2010

Santos heads Latin American ports

5th June 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Russian ports may see container traffic rise by 3% to 7% in 2010, despite a disproportionately high boost in throughput in the first quarter. For the first three months, tonnage handled rose…

5th June 2010

Russian box traffic in the ascendency

5th June 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority’s silt suspension system in place at the Port of Savannah has not only reduced the demands of maintenance dredging, but has also been modified to increase oxygen levels in…

5th June 2010

Silt system brings life

5th June 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

With a number of customers already signed up before any final landscaping has been added, Great Yarmouth’s new outer harbour at EastPort UK, offers a promising start having just opened in January.

4th June 2010

Opening of the Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth

4th June 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dryports are increasingly attracting interest from shipping lines, shippers and logistics providers, as Felicity Landon explains

4th June 2010

Ticking the ‘E’ boxes

4th June 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Valencia has bucked the downturn with a sophisticated IT system and varied cargo streams. Stevie Knight reports

3rd June 2010

Keeping its head

3rd June 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The São Paulo-based Ambitec group is to build a $462m port at Aracruz, to be known as the Terminal Multimodal Capixaba. Operations are scheduled to start in 2014 and will cover an…

3rd June 2010

Ambitec plans new Brazilian port

3rd June 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Some US ports could well be riding the “Indian Tiger” as talks have begun on possible exports of coal from the US to India, with officials from Coal India visiting the United…

3rd June 2010

US ports may rise on Indian coal market

3rd June 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the future there will be pressure to make whole transport systems change, adapt and improve, but “policy innovation is less discussed, and perhaps is the greatest challenge for us”, said Jack…

3rd June 2010

The evolution of global transport

3rd June 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority, (ACP) has announced that it is looking to raise its charges from January next year.

2nd June 2010

Panama charges to rise next year

2nd June 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Southern Europe gateway ports have generally fared better than a lot of the transhipment ports in the downturn, observes Roman Poersch of Wilhelm Borchert GmbH.

2nd June 2010

Looking south-east

2nd June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gottwald has recently sold two 4-rope grab Mobile Harbour Cranes for bulk handling to Loxus Granéis Ltda at the Port of Imbituba and Vanzin Serviços Aduaneiros Ltda at the Port of Rio…

2nd June 2010

Rope grab purchases for Brazil

2nd June 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Tianjin Port Development claims it will make a profit this year, despite racking up a $6.1m net loss in 2009. This compares with a net profit of $16.8m the previous year.

2nd June 2010

TPD bullish over 2010

2nd June 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Vilagarcía Port Authority is winding up the concession awarded to Tercovi to operate the ports container terminal. The process was begun in October following the non-fulfilment of both concession conditions and infractions…

2nd June 2010

Contenemar terminal to close in Vilagarcía

2nd June 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Draft recommendations for Australia’s National Ports Strategy would see ports extending their sphere of influence into inland freight corridors, in order to streamline port interfaces.

2nd June 2010

Freight corridor to come under port umbrella

2nd June 2010