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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Professor Robert Akid explains how research into bio-activesol-gels could result in an effective, low-cost andenvironmentally-friendly means of combating bio-fouling

15th April 2009

Good Bacteria to Save the Day?

15th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Liverpool committed £ 6.5m to its Seaforth terminal in the last quarter of 2008, buying a £ 5.1m ship-to-shore Liebherr gantry and three new Noell straddle carriers from Germany at a cost…

15th April 2009

Liverpool equipment spend

15th April 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Visual impact is a key focus for action in sustainable development explains Thierry Bogaert, of BOGAERT’ Architecture, France. A good example of the integration of industry and nature is the Halkis cement…

14th April 2009

Reducing visual pollution in port cities

14th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Zeebrugge saw volumes very slightly down last year, but still above 42m tonnes. However, this year the port authority expects some ups and downs, says a spokeswoman.

14th April 2009

Zeebrugge

14th April 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Bolloré Africa Logistics - through its operating subsidiary SETV - is investing ¢ 45m ($59.9m) to increase productivity at the Abidjan container terminal on the Ivory Coast.

14th April 2009

Capacity rise for Abidjan

14th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos, a  Peruvian-Portuguese consortium, has signed a deal valued at $227m to modernise Perus northern port of Paita, going well beyond the government-set minimum.

14th April 2009

Peru ports decision

14th April 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturer Mafi has secured an order for 59 yard tractors from South Africas Transnet Port and Terminals. Delivery of the order is expected to start mid August. The bulk of the order,…

14th April 2009

Mafi nets bulk SA order

14th April 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Many ports are now beginning to introduce carbon management and carbon footprint schemes. What does this entail? Kate Royston examines some of the options.

13th April 2009

Carbon Management: Ports assess their options

13th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

For Rotterdam, there are bright spots as a direct result of the downturn.

13th April 2009

Rotterdam

13th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Brazilian Chamber of Containers has warned that the port of Santos may lose up to 45,000 teu this year because the ports customs authoritys has suspended customs clearance for rail-borne containers…

13th April 2009

Santos box losses feared

13th April 2009

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Lean times usually always teach us something and in Spain it can beseen that dock labour is beginning to get to grips with the realitythat healthy pay rises and as much overtime…

11th April 2009

Port labour must change with the times

11th April 2009

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

I am, one of those rare breeds: an optimistat heart. And it gladdens me to read that the Port Strategy columnists feel thesame way.

11th April 2009

The half-full glass

11th April 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Philippines terminal operator Asian Terminal Inc is to invest $14.9m on additional development at its Manila South Harbour facility. This will be spent on modern handling equipment and the addition of 1,000…

11th April 2009

More investment for Manila

11th April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The aim of the Port of Cork’s recently implemented Corporate Social Responsibility programme is to align the company’s values and behaviour with the expectations and needs of its stakeholders.

11th April 2009

Port of Cork: Committed to CSR

11th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The dramatic slowdown in the last quarter of 2008 wasnt enough to prevent record full-year results for the giant Benelux ports - but 2009 looks like being a different story. Felicity Landon…

10th April 2009

Clouds and silver linings

10th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Detthold Aden, managing director of the BLG Group, has stated that, despite the credit crunch, construction of JadeWeserPort remains on schedule.

10th April 2009

JadeWeser on track

10th April 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new port management tool, based on the MarNIS port assessment toolkit, has been implemented at Associated British Ports (ABP) 21 facilities across the UK.

10th April 2009

Modular overviews from ABPmer

10th April 2009

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

London black cab drivers see life close up and are renowned forhaving a forthright view on world events, so it came as no surprisethen to be told recently by a cabbie, confidence…

9th April 2009

Opinion Piece

9th April 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

PSA remains committed to Italys Voltri terminal despite a tumultuous year in 2008 with strikes and legal battles upsetting the status quo.

9th April 2009

PSA reaffirms Voltri commitment

9th April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

With just one container transhipment hub on the Pacific coast of Latin America - Panamas Balboa - the Romero group has put forward a proposal for a major new regional hub at…

9th April 2009

New Peruvian transhipment hub mooted

9th April 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

No-ones CV should be a novel, but it needs to be novel to get you noticed, recruitment specialists and entrepreneurs agree.

8th April 2009

Make your CV tell an exciting story

8th April 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Almost one in 10 containers inspected for bio-security contamination in New Zealand currently fail the test. An additional $50 an hour inspection charge is to be levied to finance more rigorous checks,…

8th April 2009

NZ ups box inspection costs

8th April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Milieudefensie have reached agreement on the environmental goals and performance of the Second Maasvlakte.

8th April 2009

Second Maasvlakte to be “10 percent cleaner”

8th April 2009