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AFRICA

AFRICA

Tangier Medgate and Somaport are to boost container handling capacity in the Mediterranean with Kalmar crane orders.

9th June 2008

Eco-friendly RTGs boost Mediteranean

9th June 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Container terminal NUTEP (a joint venture of NCC and the Delo group) has signed a contract for the first Liebherr postpanamax crane in Russia.

9th June 2008

Lieberr first for Russia

9th June 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

During a recent trade mission to major European ports, Long Beach Port officials signed an agreement with Port of Rotterdam to share best environmental practices, work together on ways to reduce greenhouse…

9th June 2008

Long Beach signs enviro-agreement with Rotterdam

9th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority has received two bids for the concession to operate container berths 2 and 3, one from from Cosco Pacific and the other from a joint-venture consisting of Hutchison Port…

8th June 2008

Cosco and HPH in race for Piraeus

8th June 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Developer Emaar EC and DP World have signed an agreement to build and manage a new port in Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah Economic City.

8th June 2008

DP World inks Saudi deal

8th June 2008

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Vessel speed reduction, accelerating the use of cleaner burning fuel and cleaner trucks are all key elements of the Clean Air Action Plan being implemented by the Ports of Los Angeles and…

8th June 2008

Top Priority: Clean Air

8th June 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Cavotecs innovative vacuum-based mooring system has been introduced at APM Terminals container facility at the Port of Salalah, Oman.

7th June 2008

No moor vessel surge

7th June 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

PD Ports (PDP) has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England.

7th June 2008

Northern Gateway go-ahead

7th June 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port Authority Board of Commissioners has expanded the agency’s commitment to the environment by announcing a goal of carbon neutrality from its operations by 2010. The agency aims to reach net…

6th June 2008

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2010

6th June 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has release a simpler, more user-friendly second version of its Remote Machine Interface (RMI).

5th June 2008

Remote reporting gets easier

5th June 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

International Salvage Union (ISU) President Arnold Witte had called on all sectors of the shipping and insurance industries to approach the issue of salvage and spill prevention with “fresh thinking and open…

5th June 2008

ISU calls for “Environmental Salvage Awards”

5th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Benelux ports are soaring with rocketing volumes and investments on a breath-taking scale. Felicity Landon reports

4th June 2008

Flying high

4th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Recent developments at the Port of Zeebrugge have included a quay extension on the north side of Albert II dock, the completion of the quay and construction of a jetty in the…

4th June 2008

Zeebrugge readies itself for trade growth

4th June 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Fiftyyears ago, Antwerphad just seen the construction of the Boudewijn lock.

4th June 2008

Fifty year flashback

4th June 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Amsterdam can at last go to the Benelux ball as Stephanie Knight reports

4th June 2008

Cinderella city-port

4th June 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Vycons Regen flywheel energy-saving units will be installed in six new ZPMC rubber-tyred gantry cranes scheduled for delivery this year. The units are on order for Chinese  Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal.

4th June 2008

Flywheels for ZPMC cranes

4th June 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Horizon Lines, Inc. has implemented a combination of newly enhanced fuel efficiency and cost management programmes focused on conservation and fuel cost recovery.

4th June 2008

Fuel efficiency on the Horizon

4th June 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Norfolk Southern’s new online carbon footprint analyzer puts the environmental benefits of rail transportation into an easy to- visualize perspective. The “Green Machine” quickly estimates the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that…

2nd June 2008

Norfolk Southern’s Presents ‘Green Machine’

2nd June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Queensland ports have been given a general pass mark for their competitive performance by a state government review into port competition and regulation.

1st June 2008

Queensland Ports Report

1st June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The port of Newcastles biggest exporter will double its output by 2015. Coal & Allied, owned by Rio Tinto, will spend A$5bn (US$4.8bn) to boost production to 58m tonnes/year.

1st June 2008

Extra Newcastle output

1st June 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Fremantle Ports wants to have 20% of its containers on rail by next year. The port has recorded a 1200% increase in the use of rail since 2002 - about 84,000 teu/year.

1st June 2008

Fremantle modal shift

1st June 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

UK seas may finally get the protection they need, with indications by Gordon Brown that a Marine Bill will be included in the Queen’s Speech later this year, which sets out future…

1st June 2008

Green light for UK Marine Bill?

1st June 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Earthrace, the world’s “fastest and greenest” powerboat started its round-the-world race at the end of April, in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels.

31st May 2008

Earthrace Eco powerboat

31st May 2008