Latest News – Page 448
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NewsNew sideloader for HAMMAR
HAMMAR has released its new sideloader in New Zealand which delivers a two-in-one lifting capacity.
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NewsBattery electric ASV commuter ferry
Effect Ships International (ESI) and Echandia Marine (EM) have developed a new non-polluting, fast, economical commuter vessel.
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NewsExtra SAMSON unloader for Sousse
SAMSON Materials Handling UK has secured its second order for a truck unloader to Société de Transit d’Agence Maritime et d’Affrètement (STAMA), Tunisia for deployment at the Port of Sousse.
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NewsCarnival gets ahead with scrubber installations
Carnival Corporation plc is to install and certify Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) on 60 ships across its global fleet, meaning that it’s on course to equip more than 85 of its vessels through 2020.
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NewsLED lighting for Auckland
The Ports of Auckland is installing LED floodlighting as a part of its efforts to become one of the most sustainable ports in New Zealand.
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NewsLNG dredger for DEME
A new LNG-powered Cutter Suction Dreger is set to join the DEME fleet and will be built at Royal IHC in the Netherlands.
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NewsILA urges US dockers not to strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are set to seek immediate emergency meetings with Members of Congress to try and stop US dockers going on strike.
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NewsGreener equipment to meet efficiency goals
Kalmar has bagged an order for eight Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers from DP World Antwerp Gateway terminal in Belgium, which have been ordered to help meet the terminal’s efficiency goals.
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Brazil explores ports legislation changes
In Brazil, the government is mulling the possibility of including conditions in future port concessions that will allow part of the concessionaire''s revenues to be used to secure foreign currency loans.
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Corozal bid deadline pushed back
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has put back bids for the Port of Corozal concession until March 3.
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NewsLNG FRSU project at Jaigarh
Hiranandani Energy (H-Energy) is setting up a LNG re-gasification project at Jaigarh, India, starting with the construction work of a jetty for the floating regasification and storage unit (FRSU) at the port.
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NewsICTSI and Portland part ways
ICTSI Oregon and the Port of Portland have agreed to terminate the operator''s 25-year lease at the port’s Terminal 6 after admitting no end in sight to a catalogue of troubles including a lack of major clients and considerable labour issues.
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NewsDrewry uncovers ‘illogical’ port choices
The choice of port call is often not in line with carrier terminal ownership interests, according to the recently launched Ports and Terminals Insight report, published by Drewry.
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Georgia and Virginia file co-operation agreement
The port authorities of Georgia and Virginia have filed for permission to create the ‘East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement’.
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DP World invests in greener future
DP World has ordered eight Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers for the company’s Antwerp Gateway terminal in Belgium.
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NewsKalmar looks at the future of ASCs
First, we did away with diesel engines on stacking cranes and welcomed electrification. Next, stacking cranes face a strict diet to reduce weight, more aerodynamic designs, and the introduction of solar cells – or so Kalmar would have us believe..
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NewsWorking together to reduce emissions
Global engineering group Cavotec and the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) continue to cement their alternative marine power partnership with the unveiling of a new shore-side power connection for an iconic world war two battleship.
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NewsTensions at boiling point at Spanish ports
Spain’s government are set to be at loggerheads with the port unions which have called nine days of strikes which are set to restrict trade flow.
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NewsPEMA calls for “more cross-industry dialogue”
Members of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) are calling for cross-industry dialogue to address supply chain challenges such as container vessel size and shipping alliances.
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NewsA greener more competitive edge
APM Terminals is investing USD$200m in new efficiency technology at its US Port Elizabeth terminal to allow for it to receive ultra large container ships.
