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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Concerns around the vulnerability of container cranes to even moderate earthquakes has triggered a US-based seismic performance study which is due to take place this week.

3rd December 2009

Crane study shakes things up

3rd December 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A container terminal tender has been issued by the Mexican Port of Tuxpan in the State of Veracruz.

3rd December 2009

Tuxpan terminal tender issued

3rd December 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have drawn up plans to eliminate the claiming process for cargo carried by clean trucks.

2nd December 2009

Responding to recession

2nd December 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Cartagena Port Authority is planning to start construction of a new container port at El Gorguel in 2013. A tender for an environmental impact assessment is due to be issued shortly.

2nd December 2009

Cartagena pushes on with El Gorguel

2nd December 2009

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World has detected stabilisation in the decline of container traffic - despite a 6% drop in traffic in Dubai for the third quarter of this year.

2nd December 2009

DP World detects market stabilisation

2nd December 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

ICTSI has just beaten the competition for the $771 million terminal concession at Manzanillo.

2nd December 2009

Manzanillo win for ICTSI

2nd December 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new benchmark for cleaning shipping containers in Australia has been set by AWH Logistics at North Fremantle.

2nd December 2009

Green clean for containers

2nd December 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Studies carried out by Ocean Shipping Consultants suggest that it will not be until 2012 at the earliest that Genova Port will be able to return to traffic levels last seen in…

1st December 2009

Genova to recover 2007 traffic levels by 2012

1st December 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Montreal...Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), operating ten terminalsacross the Great Lakes and the Eastern Seaboard, has unveiled its environmentalpolicy on its website. FMT is one of the first marine terminal operators to make…

1st December 2009

Canadas Federal Marine Terminals unveil new green policy

1st December 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam is to give a one-off rebate in 2010 on both sea and inland harbour dues.

30th November 2009

Rotterdam to offer rebates

30th November 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Although the level of emissions of CO2 by the shipping industry is largely determined by world trade, multilateral collaborative action is needed to ensure signifi cant reductions. Simon Bennett, Secretary of the…

29th November 2009

Reducing shipping’s CO2 emissions

29th November 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

PrimePort Timaru recently made 24 workers redundant and re-employed them on part-time contracts in response to major shipper Fonterras port-use revamp reducing its annual container throughput from 61,000 to 37,000 teu.

29th November 2009

Primeport culls staff base

29th November 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Local residents and port workers at the Peruvian Port of Salaverry have protested against the proposed privatisation of the installation.

28th November 2009

Privatisation protests at Salaverry

28th November 2009

ASIA

ASIA

A new green port collaboration between the Port of Long Beach and China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) aims to further environmentally friendly technologies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

27th November 2009

Green pact straddles the Pacific

27th November 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Uruguays national port authority (ANP) will not hold a tender process to concession a new container terminal in Montevideo port, an ANP official as said.

27th November 2009

Montevideo Not To Tender

27th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The ports of Algeciras, Genoa, Ghent, Gijón, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Turku have been shortlisted for the ESPO Award for the societal integration of ports.

26th November 2009

ESPO award nominations

26th November 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Roger Morris of Bright Angel Coastal Consultants* talks of some of the new challenges for the application of environmental directives which must be overcome in order to enable a high level environmental…

26th November 2009

New challenges in applying environmental directives

26th November 2009

ASIA

ASIA

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26th November 2009

Ports plan for Vietnam

26th November 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Spains Grup Maritim TCB is to develop a container terminal in the south of Ho Chi Minh City in Hiep Phuoc port. The proposed container terminal will have 1,450 metres for berthing…

26th November 2009

Spanish in Vietnam venture

26th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The recapitalisation of BBI infrastructure through the creation of a new investor company, Brookfield, has lead to the ownership of PD ports passing to its UK subsidiary, Brookfield Ports (UK). BBI has…

26th November 2009

New owner for PD Ports

26th November 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

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26th November 2009

Manzanillo port disqualifies box bidders

26th November 2009

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Renewable energy technology, such as hydropower, can provide non-polluting alternatives to reduce emissions caused by fossil or nuclear fuels. Due to their location, ports could use tidal and wave power for meeting…

25th November 2009

Small scale hydropower: an alternative power option for ports?

25th November 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The limits of liability set out under the Rotterdam Rules for loss ordamage are 875 SDRs per package or 3 SDRs per kilo, whichever amountis higher.

25th November 2009

The liability limits

25th November 2009