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EUROPE

EUROPE

Amsterdams Ceres Paragon terminal has changed its name to Amsterdam Container Terminals (ACT) effective immediately. The name change follows a share-swapping agreement, signed in December 2008, when Hutchison Port Holdings became the…

1st April 2009

Ceres identity shift

1st April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Manta port authority APM is analysing a number of alternatives to continue the development of the port, APM president Lucí a Ferná ndez has said amid press reports suggesting Chinese, Spanish and…

1st April 2009

Manta

1st April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US container ports on both coasts are acutely suffering from major downturns in traffic.

1st April 2009

Traffic downturn widespread across US

1st April 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports America beat off the competition to win a 50-year concession for five container terminals at the US Port of Oakland.

1st April 2009

Oakland concession granted

1st April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Kalmar has also received an order to supply 15 of its ESC W straddle carriers to DP World Southampton in the UK. Two of the machines will be fitted with Kalmar’s new…

1st April 2009

Kalmar hybrids for DP World Southampton

1st April 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

With fuel costs increasing and growing pressure to reduce exhaust emissions, many terminal operators are now evaluating Kalmar’s new ‘hybrid’ straddle carrier. Tilbury Container Services (TCS), operators of the only dedicated, modern,…

1st April 2009

Kalmar: TCS goes green

1st April 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Despite financial turmoil around the world, Ports of Auckland has not initiated a major equipment outsourcing programme, preferring to make better use of in-house staff.

31st March 2009

Rob van Hove

31st March 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says it plans to help the region overcome current and long-term difficulties by adopting similar strategies to those developed during the Asian meltdown of 1997-98.

31st March 2009

Asian bank looks to increase capital

31st March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Will the credit crisis send ports scuttling to outsource costly equipment maintenance, or will greater in-house commitments be the answer? Alex Hughes finds out

30th March 2009

Maintenance outsourcing

30th March 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

There are few signs that liquidity is returning to the world of port finance, as Mike King discovers

30th March 2009

All quiet on the lending front

30th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Year-end throughput figures for the US Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) make ugly, albeit expected, reading reporting flat growth in container activity for the first time since 1993.

30th March 2009

New York/New Jerseys flat figures

30th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Swiss transport and power technology expert Numexia SA has adapted its groundbreaking contactless energy transfer technology to pioneer a zero-emission energy solution for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in use at container terminals.

29th March 2009

ZERO- Emission AGV technology developed by Numexia and TTS

29th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Cosco has officially been granted a 35-year concession by the Greek government to run the port of Piraeus.

29th March 2009

Cosco cements relations with Piraeus

29th March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach has taken delivery of a new environmentally friendly dolphin-class, diesel electric hybrid tugboat, a vessel custom-built by Foss Maritime of Seattle to help ports clean the air.…

27th March 2009

New enviro tug joins Long Beach fleet

27th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Capacity at the Brazilian port is set to double over the coming year. Rob Ward reports

27th March 2009

Santos capacity set to double

27th March 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Japan has always been a difficult market to crack. Not only has the country a traditionally protectionist mentality toward its own industries - especially when it comes to any perceived Chinese encroachment…

26th March 2009

Japan – from under its shell

26th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Another heavyweight contender for a spot in the hub port ring of East Coast South America is Montevideo, where Belgian terminal operating company Katoen Natie is already making its mark with the…

26th March 2009

Montys transhipping its way forward

26th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Kiel has handled its first container as part of a new service between Riga and the Baltic port. It aims to turn round 10,000 teu in its first year, with growth planned…

26th March 2009

Kiel celebrates box first

26th March 2009

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Its a common misconception that beinggreen costs money. In fact, there are plenty of ways you can green your portor terminals without spending a penny. And you could even save money -something…

25th March 2009

Lateral thinking

25th March 2009

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A hold has been placed on New Zealands second sea freight development funding round, while the Government considers whether changes are required to its policy statement.

25th March 2009

Freeze on sea freight funding

25th March 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Reducing the depth of the planned dredge and changing the phases of construction are two options being considered as the Port of London Authority and DP World discuss ways to drive forward…

25th March 2009

PLA and DP World look for ways to push London Gateway forward

25th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced the central government will retake the administration of the countrys ports and airports from state governments, in a move which has generated fierce controversy in the…

25th March 2009

Chavez seizes ports

25th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, has completed its first carbon neutral warehouse globally, and the first of its kind in the UK; the 6,200 m2 (65,000 sq ft) site…

24th March 2009

DHL leads the way in Eco-Logistics

24th March 2009