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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Over the past 10 years there has been a significant reduction in pollutants released into the atmosphere around Antwerp harbour. According to the findings of a survey conducted by the large-scale industry…

1st June 2010

Major air quality improvement for Antwerp port area

1st June 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ukraines anti-monopoly committee has fined the state-owned Yuzhny (Southern) commercial seaport $125,000 for abuse of monopoly position in the provision of safe navigation services.

1st June 2010

Yuzhny fined for anti-competitive practices

1st June 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

In one sense, operations in southern Europe can be seen as a game of two halves, as those ports with captive customers and feeder and ro-ro links to Africa are doing better…

1st June 2010

A game of two halves

1st June 2010

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Ports these days are the link rather than the culmination of specific transport operations, so it is vital for them to be watchful over trends elsewhere within the supply chain.

31st May 2010

Look to the supply chain for insurance inspiration

31st May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The largest order in the world for the reeling cable used on high speed cranes has been won by Tratos Ltd. The Tratosflex-ESDB cable will be used in 38 ZPMC cranes at…

30th May 2010

Busan places worlds largest cable order

30th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowe has announced an 8% cut in its carbon emissions in 2009. The amount of carbon dioxide was reduced from 19.8kg to 19kg in 2009 alone, and the port…

30th May 2010

Lower emissions from Felixstowe

30th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Eritrea has launched a drive to revamp its ports of Massawa and Assab. These ports have been left languishing after the rupture of relations with Ethiopia cut Eritrea out of the picture…

30th May 2010

Eritrean ports begin to climb

30th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Italian government has approved draft legislation that will reform the structure of Italian ports.

29th May 2010

Italian port reform to go ahead

29th May 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) chief executive Peter Davie predicts there will only be a handful of international container ports in New Zealand within the next decade, as a second tier of…

29th May 2010

NZ ports future under scrutiny

29th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portugals Public Ministry has stated that legislation put forward in 2008 allowing the Liscont concession at Alcântara Dock to be extended until 2042 was unconstitutional.

28th May 2010

Liscont legality questions continue

28th May 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Certain jurisdictions (including England and Wales) have laws which provide for commercial occupiers to acquire rights to automatically renew rights to occupy land and buildings that have been occupied for specific periods.

28th May 2010

Occupation rights

28th May 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The recently announced reforms aimed at reducing congestion at Sydney’s Port Botany has had a mixed reaction from the truckers themselves.

27th May 2010

Trucking penalty system questioned

27th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended that investigations into a flawed $12.3m crane contract awarded by Kenya Ports Authority be dropped.

27th May 2010

KPA investigations called off

27th May 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Christian Taylor shines the spotlight on land and real estate interests in concession agreements

27th May 2010

The real estate question

27th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ZPMC has chosen power and automation group ABB for a $40m supply crane automation and electrical system order. The contract covers three projects in Korea’s Busan New Port, Santa Marta International Terminal…

27th May 2010

ABB snares $40m automation order

27th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

A workers strike that has crippled South Africas ports for more than two weeks could be over by the end of this week, with unions said to be looking favourably on the…

26th May 2010

End in sight for crippling South Africa port strikes

26th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Free zone benefits can sometimes be combined with advantages offered by parallel tax regimes.

26th May 2010

Double deal

26th May 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Georgia General Assembly has approved funding for the Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP) as well as significant infrastructure improvements that will enhance access to the port.

26th May 2010

Funding approved for Savannah

26th May 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports has commissioned a double barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal to handle growing container volumes at the UK’s Port of Liverpool.

26th May 2010

Double bubble for Peel

26th May 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Jacksonville Port Authority have launched a strategic partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

25th May 2010

Panama partners with Jacksonville

25th May 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Beware bureaucracy creep and be aware that a freeport isn’t a panacea, says Jim O’Gara of AECOM.

25th May 2010

Bureaucracy creep

25th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

PSA Great Yarmouth has agreed a five-year contract with Cooper SH for the supply and maintenance of a fleet of port handling equipment, including three Konecranes reachstackers, one empty container handler and…

25th May 2010

Cooper wins PSA equipment contract

25th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maersk shipping line is switching 500,000 teu from Algeciras to its facility in TangerMed, because, it says, the Tangier facility has high productivity, lower costs and incorporates zero deviation for vessels.

24th May 2010

Algeciras loses to Tangier

24th May 2010