Latest News – Page 621
-
News
ICTSI’s Iraq terminal goes online
International Container Terminal Services Inc’s (ICTSI) new Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) has a plan to become Iraq’s premier container and multi-purpose cargo handling facility.
-
NewsThe tail wagging the dog
COMMENT: The vessel design and ports businesses should run on parallel paths, but they do not; instead, they are on divergent tracks, writes Barry Parker.
-
NewsVetting system for terminals
International shipping association, BIMCO, has formulated a new vetting system designed to gather information on the quality of facilities and service at dry bulk terminals as a tool to drive improvement.
-
NewsUnion kicks back at Rotterdam
Things are off to a rocky start at the Port of Rotterdam’s new Rotterdam Gateway (RWG) terminal as dockers protest over the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.
-
NewsCrying out for US West Coast collaboration
US west coast ports need to stop looking at the capacity and labour crisis as individual port issues and come together collaboratively to resolve the issue, says financial expert, Fitch Ratings.
-
News
Joint emissions project
DNV GL and Hapag-Lloyd have initiated a joint project to verify the ship owner’s readiness for upcoming EU emission-monitoring regulations.
-
News
New ECA resource
UK-based Fathom Shipping has launched new comprehensive guidance for shipowners and operators on Emission Control Areas (ECA) operational and compliance issues.
-
NewsPSA volumes up
Despite 2014 being a “challenging” year for the shipping and port industry, PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) saw its Group volumes increase by 5.8% over 2013.
-
NewsThree multi-purpose terminals up for grabs
The government of the Argentinian province of Santa Fe has set a March 19 deadline for the reception of bids to build and operate the proposed new multipurpose terminal at the Port of Santa Fe as part of a 33-year concession.
-
NewsEnergy efficient shipping
UK based ship management company, Newport Shipping, says that ship efficiency should remain just as important in a bearish oil market as it does when shipowners have to pay extortionate amounts for heavy fuel oil.
-
NewsSan Diego ‘green’ funding
The Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners is dipping in to its environmental fund to provide US$384,024 in funding to environmental education programmes for students within the San Diego Bay area.
-
NewsMalmö backs low-sulphur diesel use
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) will be able to receive ‘green’ vessels that can refuel with low-sulphur marine diesel thanks to a new terminal being built in Malmö.
-
News
Moerdijk plot available for public tender
An undeveloped land plot in the seaport of Moerdijk, Netherlands, is on the market for public tender after the Moerdijk Port Authority repurchased property formally reserved for Shell Moerdijk.
-
NewsGreen coastal shipping in Norway
A declaration of cooperation has been signed by key players in the Norwegian shipping industry to ensure that the country develops the most environmentally friendly coastal vessel fleet with an emphasis on LNG.
-
NewsContship Italia steps up to challenge
Contship Italia has stepped up to the challenge set down by shipping lines in their pursuit of alliances, mergers and integration.
-
News
Getting the detail right on lasers
An information paper from the Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association has stressed the importance of getting the details right when incorporating laser technology in an automation programme.
-
NewsKonecranes RTGs head for West Africa
A trio of Bolloré Group terminals in West Africa are to benefit from new Konecranes RTGs.
-
NewsLowering emissions quayside
Twelve low-emission Terex straddle carriers went into operation at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) at Hamburg this month in a bid to reduce emissions.
-
NewsWest coast ports gridlock crisis
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) warns that US west coast ports have reached gridlock with little space available for additional import containers arriving and no space for export and empty containers returning to the docks.
-
NewsSave the date! The Greenport Congress will be held on 7-9 October 2015
In its 10th year, the GreenPort Congress, will be held on the 7-9 October 2015. It will provide decision makers from the port community - port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines, logistics operators - with a meeting place to learn about and discuss the latest in sustainable development and environmental ...
