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POST SCRIPT

There are new quay cranes being installed on the quayside in Cape Town and other major investments underway designed to realise a comprehensive upgrade of the container terminal, but does this really…

7th November 2008

Missing the X factor

7th November 2008

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Long Beach based Moffatt and Nichol (stand A4) will be on hand at the show to discuss the methods they use to help develop emissions inventories and management plans for ports. Vycon…

7th November 2008

Cargo-handling showcase at TOC Americas

7th November 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Automated gates should keep things moving at box ports and terminals. Alex Hughes reports

6th November 2008

Gate Systems article

6th November 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK port contributions to the nations gross domestic product remain strong but the number of employees in direct port employment is down, according to a new report from the Crown Estate.

6th November 2008

Real port value vital to UK economy

6th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has introduced a new, lighter member to its ship-to-shore spreader family.

6th November 2008

Lighter crane powers savings

6th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terminal Ukrtranscontainer, Russia (part of the NCC Group), has introduced an IT system that brings together container handling, document flow, tariffing and financial accounting in a paperless system.

6th November 2008

Paperless system for Russian terminal

6th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Kalmar Industries is to supply eleven of its E-One+ rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Gateway Terminals India (GTI) at Nhava Sheva, India.

6th November 2008

GTI expands its green operations

6th November 2008

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

Franklin Roosevelt was quoted as saying: We have nothing to fearbut fear itself. That fear has struck hard globally. We areexperiencing the roller coaster world of the financial markets, theunwillingness of banks…

5th November 2008

That Sinking Feeling

5th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Associated British Ports’ Port of Southampton, UK, has ordered two 63-tonne HMK 170 E Mobile Harbour Cranes from Gottwald Port Technology as part of its ongoing investment programme.

5th November 2008

Gottwald MHC for Southampton

5th November 2008

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Castrol Marine is launching the world’s first comprehensive range of biodegradable marine lubricant to help shipping companies reduce their environmental footprint.

4th November 2008

New biodegradable marine lubricant from Castrol

4th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

In a bid to assist the port equipment industry improve strategic planning, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has conducted its first ever market survey of mobile port handling equipment.

4th November 2008

PEMA seeks to enhance industry efficiency

4th November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (PEMA) has added four specialist manufacturing and consulting companies from Europe and the United States to its membership “PEMA’s work supporting the ports sector will be boosted…

4th November 2008

PEMA welcomes new members

4th November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Empty containers are a fact of life - but that doesnt mean busy ports want to run full-scale empty box storage operations.  Felicity Landon reports on the issues

3rd November 2008

Filling up with empties?

3rd November 2008

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port Louis is making sure that it secures a long term future to evade the threat of extinction. Stevie Knight reports

3rd November 2008

Port Louis

3rd November 2008

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Queensland port of Gladstone is consolidating as Australias major port for liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments. Arrow Energy, LNG Ltd and Shell are planning a 1m tonnes/year LNG export plant at…

3rd November 2008

Gladstone gets gassy

3rd November 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

Touting itself as the most modern of the Baltic harbours, Finlands massive port relocation project is to open this month.

3rd November 2008

Finland mega port project opens for business

3rd November 2008

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Two 2.4m plastic buoys ordered by Associated British Ports from British manufacturer XJF Plastics are to be followed by another order after proving their effectiveness at Fleetwood, UK, in guiding the freight…

3rd November 2008

Low maintenance plastic for Fleetwood port

3rd November 2008

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A supplier of specialist cables, Tratos are always seeking to work with customers to find better, more environmentally friendly solutions to their challenges, one of its greatest strengths is the ability to…

3rd November 2008

Green initiatives from Tratos

3rd November 2008

ASIA

ASIA

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL) has filed its draft prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an initial public offering of 5bn Rupees ($100.2m). The shares will be listed…

2nd November 2008

GPPL offering

2nd November 2008

EUROPE

EUROPE

A study prepared on behalf of the European Commission identified a mounting need for investment in port infrastructure, specifically to handle containers and liquefied natural gas.

1st November 2008

Container and LNG infrastructure lacking in Europe

1st November 2008