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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Technological advancements could improve testy port operator-customs relations, as John Bensalhia discovers

16th March 2012

Co-ordinating customs checks

16th March 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Five UK dock workers have been killed in as many months when the average is normally no more than two deaths per year – so the big question is why have health…

16th March 2012

Dock worker death surge in UK

16th March 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Three major European ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam, have said they are satisfied with the European Parliament’s ‘sulphur emissions’ resolution, which goes beyond the IMO regulations.

15th March 2012

Largest EU ports support moves on sulphur

15th March 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port Strategy has learned that contractor concerns over ‘unscrupulous’ liquidation practices going on at ports equipment suppliers may be no more than a storm in a teacup.

15th March 2012

Unscrupulous liquidation processes questioned

15th March 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Ports of Auckland (POAL) is suffering a backlash of picketing having announced that it will be introducing ‘competitive stevedoring’ at its Fergusson and Bledisloe container terminal operations.

15th March 2012

Auckland pickets over contract work

15th March 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Three major European ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam, have said they are satisfied with the European Parliament’s ‘sulphur emissions’ resolution, which goes beyond the IMO regulations.

15th March 2012

Largest EU ports support moves on sulphur

15th March 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Italian city of Pisa is the latest European city to join an initiative that aims to enhance the role of inland waterway transport and set up better dialogue between port and…

15th March 2012

Pisa helps enhance inland waterway role

15th March 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Port of Albany expansion has taken an early step forward as the feasibility study has closed before schedule - and on budget.

14th March 2012

Port Albany project moves forward

14th March 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Indonesia must quickly expand and modernise its ports to keep up with a recent trade boom, the country’s trade minister has said.

14th March 2012

Urgent Indonesian port growth needed

14th March 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Israeli port of Ashdod has confirmed that for every eight hour shift worked, two crane operators are employed to work each crane.

14th March 2012

Controversy surrounds Israeli crane operators

14th March 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The recent tension between Iraq and Kuwait over the latters project to construct Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port close to the border with Iraq seems to have abated.

14th March 2012

Iraqi tensions abate over new Kuwait port

14th March 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Ports Authority has placed contracts worth $133m to develop and maintain its ports.

14th March 2012

Saudis place port development contracts

14th March 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Are the costs associated with an in-house terminal operating system justified? Felicity Landon reports

14th March 2012

Jack of all trades

14th March 2012

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Congestion is back in the East African ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and to informed observers this comes as no surprise.

14th March 2012

Lethal cocktail

14th March 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

In this article, Dr. Padideh Guetzkow Moini from Siemens looks at how in 2009, Siemens’ customers worldwide were able to reduce their CO2 emissions by a total of 210m tonnes using solutions…

13th March 2012

Siemens – intermodality for sustainable solutions

13th March 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Shifting port responsibilities have opened up fresh opportunities for equipment maintenance, as Alex Hughes discovers

13th March 2012

Repairing past neglect

13th March 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cargotec, as a major supplier of cargo handling equipment, has a variety of maintenance-related contracts it also offers to its customers. These range from basic inspection-only agreements to contracts including preventive maintenance…

13th March 2012

OEM maintenance packages offer more

13th March 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Cargotec has introduced a new rubber tyred gantry (RTG) crane, the Kalmar SmartPower RTG, which minimises fuel consumption and provides an excellent balance between productivity and cost efficiency.

13th March 2012

Kalmar cranes reduce fuel consumption

13th March 2012

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

An interim report on the Rena cargo ship grounding has revealed that the crew may have been taking a short cut which caused the incident.

12th March 2012

Rena report reveals short cut

12th March 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On 9 March, the Environment Ministers examined at the Council meeting the draft conclusions on a roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050.

12th March 2012

EU Environment Council fails to reach consensus

12th March 2012