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THE INSURER

THE INSURER

That might be the motto for port and terminal operators as they and their brokers attempt to navigate the aftershocks of the capital markets crisis. Marine insurers are feeling the pinch in…

3rd December 2008

The Insurer

3rd December 2008

ASIA

ASIA

The cost of building the Mega Container Terminal at Chennai Port has risen by 21% to $740m,with spiralling dredging rates playing a large part in the price hike. 

3rd December 2008

Chennai box terminal costs soar

3rd December 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has slammed the uncompetitive nature of the countrys stevedoring industry. 

3rd December 2008

Uncompetitive stevedores come under fire

3rd December 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Seaports Authority has started a $140m development programme centred on Jeddah Islamic Port, which aims to reduce congestion brought about by increased throughput. 

3rd December 2008

Jeddah expansion under way

3rd December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

FLTs can be adapted to fit a number of uses, but dont expect to make savings on operating costs. Alex Hughes reports

1st December 2008

FLTs

1st December 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Last month’s Port Strategy highlighted the importance of fender research, something that Australia’’s Newcastle port heartily supports.

28th November 2008

Newcastle Fender Study

28th November 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Middle East is known for both areas of political volatility and large infrastructure projects, and both are combining to motivate one development that would be the mother of them all -…

27th November 2008

Ships for the desert

27th November 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Macarthur Coal has expressed an interest in buying a stake in one of Australias largest coal ports, say industry sources.

27th November 2008

Miners interested in share of coal port

27th November 2008

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Maersk, the first shipping line to recognise the Port of Tacomas significance to the US-Asia route over two decades ago is ceasing its service to the port from May next year, due…

27th November 2008

Port loses its old friend

27th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A scheme aimed at relieving the environmental strain on the road system recently celebrated an anniversary: HHLA’s Unikai affiliate and its partner Deutsche Binnenreederei have now transported 100,000 TEU by barge between…

27th November 2008

Intelligent in-port repositioning: an ecological solution to relieve the roads

27th November 2008

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

In Autumn 2008, Liebherr-Werk Nenzing celebrated its 200th LHM 400 mobile harbour crane. Introduced in 1996, the LHM 400 - characterised by a max. lifting capacity of 104 tonnes and a max.…

26th November 2008

200 up for the LHM 400

26th November 2008

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Kuwait also has its possibilities - and its problems. Easily one of the richest nations on earth, Kuwait collapsed as the regions premier trade hub in the 1970s after the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran…

26th November 2008

Aiming upward

26th November 2008

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

Some interesting plans are brewing in Beirut. Informedsources indicate that the Beirut port managementis planning a port extension which will incorporate a new container terminalfacility developed specifically for use by CMA CGM…

26th November 2008

Cooking up a storm in Lebanon

26th November 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

According to the California Air Resource Board, every year 1,200 premature deaths are caused statewide due to pollution caused by port trucks.

25th November 2008

Public Health and the Ports

25th November 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

When fully implemented in 2012, Los Angeles’ “Clean Truck Program” will take over 16,000 diesel trucks off the road, cutting emissions by 80 percent.

25th November 2008

LA’s “Clean Truck Program” under way

25th November 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

With the development of its new Bayport terminal, the Port of Houston has been working to meet a range of environmental challenges.

24th November 2008

Port of Houston: sustaining the environment at Bayport

24th November 2008

ASIA

ASIA

An agreement signed between Russia and North Korea will see the construction of a container terminal at the latters Port of Rajin. The project, which will cost $72m, will involve a rail…

24th November 2008

Russia helps North Korea

24th November 2008

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

In his presentation at the conference, Patrick Verhoeven (pictured), Secretary- General of ESPO, explained the pressure on ports to develop green logistics chains.

23rd November 2008

The World Ports Climate Change initiative – and ESPO’s role

23rd November 2008

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Ports of Oslo and Rotterdam presented case studies on their carbon footprint at the World Ports Climate Conference in Rotterdam.

23rd November 2008

Measuring a Port’s carbon footprint

23rd November 2008

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

At the 2nd Annual “Reducing Air Pollution and CO2 Emissions from Shipping and in Ports” Conference, several of the speakers underlined the need for greater legal clarification from regulators about climate change…

22nd November 2008

Calling for greater legal clarification

22nd November 2008