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EUROPE

EUROPE

Port Fund principal Ghislain Lorthiois has advised would-be ports investors to revise their ways of asset valuations if they want to secure future profitability.

26th June 2009

Assets ripe for the picking

26th June 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK Port of Tyne anticipates a “much more difficult trading period” in 2009, in line with the downturn affecting its customers.

26th June 2009

Tyne to rise to 2009 challenge

26th June 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr has delivered two rubber-tyred gantry cranes to Associated British Ports Grimsby and Immingham ports, bringing the total number of Liebherr RTGs now operating at the facility up to four.

26th June 2009

Liebherr adds to ABP base

26th June 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Queensland is to tackle a drop in its credit ratings by conducting a huge sale of infrastructural assets including the Port of Brisbane Corp and Abbot Point Coal Terminal. Other assets with…

25th June 2009

Queensland ports up for grabs in mass asset sell off

25th June 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The fight against crippling backdated rates bill for UK port tenants may have hit a stumbling block - one put there by the nations House of Commons, writes Stevie Knight

25th June 2009

Rates fight dealt another blow

25th June 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A tender has been released for a new Greenfield container terminal at Costa Ricans port of Moin, sister to the Caribbean port of Limon.

25th June 2009

Moin bids must hit high

25th June 2009

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

If you live in the UK then you would haveenjoyed a feast of controversy on the political scene of late as the expenses of Members of Parliament were unveiled for the firsttime…

24th June 2009

PORT STRATEGIST

24th June 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Consultant Moffatt & Nichol has won a contract to prepare a detailed development plan, complete preliminary engineering and develop contracting strategies for the construction of the new Hochelaga-Viau container terminal, and re-development…

24th June 2009

Montreal favours Moffatt & Nichol

24th June 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Konecranes has been racking up the orders for its range of AGD GrabUnloaders many of which will be rail-mounted to maximise mobility andefficiency, according to Kimmo Nyman, director of Bulk Handling Cranes.

23rd June 2009

Konecranes grabs unloader orders

23rd June 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

New products offer added mobility and dust-free operation as their unique selling points. Mike King reports

22nd June 2009

options on the move

22nd June 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Captain Michael McCarthy, Commercial Manager of the Port of Cork highlights the advantages of short-sea shipping – and the benefits to the environment

20th June 2009

Port of Cork promotes short-sea shipping

20th June 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

OCR technology should be combined with human checkers for best effect, as Alex Hughes finds out

19th June 2009

Gate feature Pt 1

19th June 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has won an order for three rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Liscont Operadores de Contentores, SA in Lisbon, Portugal. The equipment will be delivered during the first half of 2010.

19th June 2009

Liscont heads for Kalmar

19th June 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Adding technology for technologys sake is not the answer to improving gate systems, warns Alex Hughes

18th June 2009

CAMCO

18th June 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

A key theme among ports is the desire to keep their skills andexpertise wherever possible through the downturn, says John Bradshaw,business development manager at Rostima.

17th June 2009

Keeping the skills

17th June 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Not so very long ago, tracking productivity was an essential tool inmanaging congested ports. So what is its relevance now, asks FelicityLandon

16th June 2009

Tracking performance in the tough times

16th June 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The only existing solutions for waste and bilge waters onboard are onshore pumping stations – a significant investment for marinas, which in turn creates traffic around the facilties and possible additional pollution…

14th June 2009

Mobile pump out vessel for marinas

14th June 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of London Authority has taken delivery of the first of five new environmentally harbour patrol launches for operation on the River Thames

13th June 2009

Eco-friendly patrol launches for PLA

13th June 2009

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Major international container seaports and inland ports are crucial hubs for the transportation of waste streams, much of which is illegal. B.H. Ruessink and G.J.R. Wolters1 present the facts and threats –…

12th June 2009

Time to end illegal international shipments of waste

12th June 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

What about painting machinery? Quayside cranes, passenger walkways, link spans etc are all important and expensive to take out of service. ABPs approach is to specify a high quality coating from new…

12th June 2009

Shining up your kit

12th June 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

AIRSIS has signed a global Automatic Identification Service (AIS) distribution agreement with ORBCOMM Incorporated to boost vessel tracking options.

12th June 2009

AIRSIS gains satellite data

12th June 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

“Think Ecologic” is the key message of the environmental programme being introduced by Marseille-based shipping line CMA CGM for both its shipping and shore-based activities

11th June 2009

CMA CGM: Ecologically Thinking

11th June 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Its a pay off between maintenance and robustness when it comes to paint choice. Stevie Knight reports

11th June 2009

Cracking up?

11th June 2009