Latest News – Page 373
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NewsIncreasing automation reaping benefits
Increasing numbers of terminals are using higher levels of automation to improve productivity, efficiency and competitive advantage.
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NewsBrexit could cause tailbacks and food shortages
Tens of miles of tailbacks and food shortages in Britain: these are some of the consequences that parties on either side of the English Channel have warned could result from the UK’s departure from the EU.
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NewsDublin prepares for post-Brexit reality
Dublin Port is getting ready for the “inevitability” of border controls following the UK’s departure from the European Union, with Ireland planning to complete construction work on new customs booths and freight inspection points in the city this year.
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NewsCalls for Welsh ports to get free port status
Calls have been made for ports in Wales to be given free port status following the UK’s departure from the European Union.
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NewsPort of Thessaloniki privatisation finalised
The privatisation of one of Greece’s biggest seaports, the Port of Thessaloniki, has been finalised through a €1.1bn deal.
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NewsLowestoft set for £2.5bn offshore windfarm
The UK’s Port of Lowestoft is set to become home to a £2.5bn offshore windfarm.
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NewsOakland five-year plan to benefit community
The Port of Oakland has released a five-year strategic plan to boost jobs and the economy that pairs business expansion with community benefits.
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NewsOakland commits to balance growth with care
The US Port of Oakland has committed to a strategy of growth with care in its new five-year strategic plan which will balance business expansion with community benefits.
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NewsGreen Marine’s 11th annual conference
Green Marine’s 11th annual conference in in Vancouver, Canada, will tackle issues directly related to its environmental certification’s performance indicators.
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NewsCanada’s port authorities set for review
The Canadian Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has launched a modernisation review of the country’s port authorities “to optimise their role in the transportation system”.
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News£1.7bn of port infrastructure in development
New research shows that UK ports and terminals have an estimated £1.7bn of port infrastructure investment in the development pipeline.
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NewsSubstantial retrofit terminal automation potential
Substantial potential exists for retrofit terminal automation, Drewry’s March 2018 Quarterly Port Sector Report Briefing shows.
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NewsSpanish and Irish ports receive €2.4bn in EU funds
A European Commission report has revealed that the European Union has raised in the region of €2.4bn to finance some 100 port projects in both Spain and Ireland, as well as boosting the maritime economy in more peripheral regions of the trading block.
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NewsPrivate sector cash needed for Valencia expansion
The northern expansion of the Port of Valencia, in Spain, will only go ahead if the private sector can stump up €400m of investment capital, says the port authority Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV), or Valenciaport.
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NewsNew Zealand ports report solid financials
Solid financial performances have been reported by Ports of Auckland (PoAL), Port of Tauranga and Port Taranaki during the six months to December 31, 2017, with CentrePort Wellington continuing its November 2016 earthquake recovery.
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NewsLyttelton parties dig in heels
Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) commenced a 12-day strike at Lyttelton Port (or Lyttelton Port of Christchurch) on Monday this week, citing the port company’s unwillingness to offer a 1%-higher pay rate or to pay workers following last week’s late withdrawal of industrial action.
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NewsVICT latest to apply infrastructure surcharge
The Port of Melbourne’s newest stevedore — Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) — has joined the list of stevedores to apply an infrastructure surcharge.
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NewsBullying investigations underway at WA ports
Allegations of bullying have led into investigations by Western Australian WorkSafe into the Southern Ports Authority, which manages the ports of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance.
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NewsACP says no concession in progress for Corozal
In response to erroneous local press reports, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a press release clarifying that there is no ongoing tender covering the proposed Corozal container port at the Pacific end of the Canal.
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NewsTender issued for Posadas
A new tender has been issued inviting an operator to take over control of the Argentinian Port of Posadas.
