Latest News – Page 296
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NewsPorts industry lose out in Cuba crackdown
Port construction companies are amongst businesses which could be affected by US government action enabling parties to sue businesses in Cuba deemed to have profited off private land seized during the country’s 1959 revolution.
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Uruguay backtracks on TIL terminal rejection
Having turned down a request from MSC’s terminal arm, Terminal Investment Limited, to build a new container terminal in the Port of Montevideo, Uruguay’s National Ports Administration (ANP) has had a change of heart and has put forward an alternative plan for a different location.
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Spain faces yet another competition probe
Spain''s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has announced that it is to investigate competition not only between Spanish ports but also with those of other countries.
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NewsHyster join list of confirmed sponsors for GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019
Hyster is the leading global supplier of materials handling equipment and are returning as sponsors once again at the 2019 edition of GreenPort Cruise & Congress.
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NewsChina secures Bulgaria foothold
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has signed a US$135.5m Bulgaria port project construction contract with Logistic Center Varna EAD to jointly develop port infrastructure in Bulgaria’s Port of Varna.
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NewsShoreham recertified as an EcoPort
Shoreham Port has been re-certified with Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification to remain as one of only two PERS accredited ports in the UK, and one of twelve UK ports who hold EcoPort status.
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NewsHBS system to boost efficiency
A new and intelligent High Bay Storage (HBS) system which packs maximum capacity into a condensed area could boost operational efficiency, a port expert has said.
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News1000th bunkering operation for FueLNG
Bunkering services provider FueLNG has completed its 100th LNG truck-to-ship bunkering operation at the Port of Singapore.
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NewsUK port welcomes first remote RTGs
The busiest container port in the UK has seen the arrival of its first remote-control rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).
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NewsDamietta aims to make just-in-time history
Egypt’s Damietta Port could be one of the first ports globally to use the just-in-time (JIT) concept prior to approval by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), according to the facility’s authority.
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NewsNew setback for APMT's LA automation project
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has for the second time delayed a decision on a strongly contested permit for APM Terminals to carry out modernisation work to introduce driverless electric cargo trucks at the Port of Los Angeles’ Pier 400.
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NewsFirst remote electric RTGs for UK port
The busiest container port in the UK has seen the arrival of its first remote-control rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).
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NewsGreen hydrogen study targets CO2 reduction
BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore making “green hydrogen” for BP’s Rotterdam-based refinery with the potential for significant reductions in CO2 emissions.
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NewsPartial sale considered for Peel Ports
Deutsche Bank''s former asset management business is considering selling part of its stake in Peel Ports, in a deal that could value the port operator at £4bn.
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NewsBetter regulation helps sustainability
Commitment to sustainable development amongst UK port operators offers a prime opportunity to make environmental regulation more effective.
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NewsICTSI eyes Philippines expansion
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is negotiating with banks to purchase the facilities of bankrupt shipyard Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC Philippines).
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NewsNapier Port levies shift to carriers
A new infrastructure levy introduced by Napier Port as well as the majority of an insurance levy initiated in late 2017 are now being met by its shipping line callers.
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NewsMarlborough boosts truck facilities
A heavy vehicle parking lot established last year to ease Picton street congestion caused by trucks involved in the Kaikoura earthquake relief effort has now been leased by Port Marlborough.
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NewsAustralian operators’ contract terms rapped
Three Australia stevedores have agreed to change contract terms with land transport businesses after competition regulator the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) raised concerns.
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NewsHutchison ramps up infrastructure fee
Port infrastructure charges becoming an issue in the New South Wales state elections has not stopped Hutchison Ports Sydney announcing that its infrastructure levy is to rise.
