News

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles has been awarded $16 million toward a rail project that will both reduce pollution and ease congestion.

3rd December 2010

Port rail project gets funding

3rd December 2010

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

Read the latest informed opinions that will help you gain insight into an expanding sector

2nd December 2010

Opinion

2nd December 2010

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Explore the initiatives that will have a bearing on your future environmental strategy

2nd December 2010

New Initiatives

2nd December 2010

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A consortium of British, American and Greek interests have agreed to investigate the practical maritime applications for small modular reactors (SMR) as commercial tanker-owners search for new designs that could deliver safer,…

2nd December 2010

Shipping experts explore nuclear power potential

2nd December 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Royal Boskalis Westminster and Smit International have signed a protocol for a full merger of the two companies. The transaction will be executed through an all cash public offer of €60 exdividend…

2nd December 2010

Smit and Boskalis sign merger protocol

2nd December 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Heavy snow and icy conditions have brought two of the UK’s main hubs to a standstill, with Southampton and Felixstowe both shutting up shop today.

2nd December 2010

Snow forces UK port closures

2nd December 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The latest and largest container terminal on South America’s west coast has been officially opened, a year ahead of schedule after just over two years of construction work.

2nd December 2010

Callao terminal up and running early

2nd December 2010

ASIA

ASIA

The ports division of Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics Ltd has announced a revenue increase of 53% for the quarter, year-on-year.

2nd December 2010

Revenue up for Essar

2nd December 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Ports Secretariat (SEP) is to tackle a lack of information, communications problems, non-registered documents and a lack of operational security at its ports.

2nd December 2010

Paperless ports to boost Brazilian throughput

2nd December 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The new IT system at DP Worlds Port Botany container terminal in Australia has been blamed for serious delays at the facility.

2nd December 2010

Port Botany racked with congestion

2nd December 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

FLAGSHIP, a consortium of over 40 partners in the European maritime industry, has implemented the first integrated real-time optimisation system to target congestion in container terminals.

2nd December 2010

FLAGSHIP box terminal optimisation win

2nd December 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

MTBS offers a two-step approach for port authorities to maximise the use of private capital without losing control

1st December 2010

Unlocking market value

1st December 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Captain Terry Hughes recently wrote a paper entitled “When is a VTS not a VTS?”, highlighting the differences between VTS and mandatory ship reporting systems around the world, and the variety of…

1st December 2010

Call for training standardisation

1st December 2010

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An investment consortium has won the right to a 99-year lease to operate the Port of Brisbane.

1st December 2010

Global funds win Brisbane lease

1st December 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Investment in ongoing equipment maintenance has slumped in priority during the downturn, according to an independent study of almost 200 port owners/operators, consulting engineers and contractors, conducted for Trelleborg Marine Systems.

1st December 2010

Maintenance given short shrift in recession

1st December 2010

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

Dalian, north Chinas largest operator, is the latest port to test the murky capital financing markets with a listing on the Shanghai stock exchange.

1st December 2010

Timing issues

1st December 2010

ASIA

ASIA

PSA-Sical has approached Indias Supreme Court to overturn an exclusion on bidding for the concession to convert Berth 8 at the port of Tuticorin into a container terminal. Given that the company…

30th November 2010

PSA-Sical challenges Tuticorin exclusion

30th November 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils Ports Secretariat (SEP) has extended the deadline for bids to build a new port at the city of Manaus for a second time. The port is required to service the Manaus…

30th November 2010

Manaus tender deadline extended

30th November 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Galveston to facilitate international trade and generate new business by promoting the “All-Water Route”, the route from…

30th November 2010

Panama Canal ties in with Galveston

30th November 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

VTS requirements vary tremendously, but a common trend is to add more functions into the mix. Felicity Landon reports

30th November 2010

Track and trace

30th November 2010