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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

ASIA

ASIA

Theres still life in Chinas port dragon as Stevie Knight discovers

24th March 2009

Up by the bootstraps

24th March 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports on South Americas East Coast are vying for the undivided attention of the lines,as Rob Ward finds out

24th March 2009

The big ships are coming: but where will they go?

24th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

ThyssenKrupp have commenced the construction of a coal export terminal for Cigading International Bulk Terminal (CIBT) in West Java. Designed for an annual throughput of 4.5m tons coal in the first stage…

23rd March 2009

Coal ship loader with dust suppression

23rd March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

European crane components are increasingly heading east to bolster the Asias new dominant manufacturing forces

23rd March 2009

Flender

23rd March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Evans Network of Companies, a Pennsylvania based transportation and logistics provider took a major step in its commitment to environmental excellence with the company’s voluntary inclusion in Virginia Port Authority’s (VPA)…

22nd March 2009

US Trucker Participates in Green Initiative with Virginia Port Authority

22nd March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Launching a new, “green” era in shipping at the Port of Long Beach, the “K” Line container vessel Long Beach Bridge on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, became the Port’s first ship to…

20th March 2009

Long Beach commissions shoreside power terminal

20th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

ZPMC got in touch with Port Strategy to dispute allegations of poor after sales services. Alex Hughes reports

20th March 2009

ZPMC

20th March 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr has won a contract to supply six megamax ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes and ten rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) to the Jeddah North Container Terminal.

20th March 2009

Liebherr wins repeat Jeddah order

20th March 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Recent Legislation proposed by the French Government will increase the percentage of freight that is not transported by road from 14% to 25% by 2012 and reduce carbon emissions by 20% by…

19th March 2009

Rail freight in France set to overtake road transport

19th March 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Californias Port of Stocktontalks to Barry Parker about the importance of port planning and continuing creditlines

19th March 2009

Opinion: Port of Stockton on the Stimulus Plan

19th March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA) is providing the funds in partnership with the City of North Charleston and the Low country Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC), a group of seven…

18th March 2009

South Carolina State Ports Authority funds $4m community mitigation project

18th March 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach will invest as much as $4 million a year to expand the successful Green Flag Incentive Program and achieve even greater reductions of air pollution from cargo…

18th March 2009

Long Beach – Expands “Green Flag” programme

18th March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The government of Cameroon has given the green light for a $160m iron ore export terminal. This will have a 22-metre long berth and be able to accommodate vessels of up to…

18th March 2009

Cameroon builds iron ore export terminal

18th March 2009