Latest News – Page 348
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NewsThe Umbilical Cords of Port Machinery
Dave MacIntyre finds out if crane cable chains deliver everything they promise.
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NewsBlank sheet of paper for Tilbury2
The Port of Tilbury is expanding next door as part of its £1bn investment programme. Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsGet set for energy savings
COMMENT: The surge in awareness towards accelerated action on climate change and governments and companies seeking transition to carbon neutrality both require tackling the challenge of rising energy costs, writes Charles Haine
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NewsClearing the blockchain blur
A digital ledger offers undeniable benefits of improved transparency and security, but which project should ports back asks Charlie Bartlett
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NewsGame of leapfrog in the Mediterranean
Competition is heating up for the number one slot in the region’s container handling sector. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsFinding a new home for carbon
The move towards carbon capture is gathering pace and ports are playing their part. Felicity Landon reports
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NewsPutting spreaders to work for bulk
John Bensalhia investigates attachment options that look beyond pure container operations
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NewsA stronger future for short sea shipping
As shipping gets smarter and more sustainable, the Coastlink conference addresses how short sea and container feeder shipping can best secure a stronger future.
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NewsNew all-electric equipment unveiled
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has introduced a fully electric version of the Kalmar Empty Container Handler.
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NewsTransnet helps clean up at Durban
Transnet National Ports Authority at the Port of Durban has begun a major clean-up to remove the large volume of waste and vegetation left after the recent heavy rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
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NewsBPA chair: ports a force for good
Ports are part of the solution, not the problem, when it comes to a range of challenges facing the UK, the chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.
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NewsMinister: UK ports need higher standards
The UK ports industry needs to continue to set itself greater standards and be more imaginative if it is to truly reach its full potential across the upcoming decades, the UK’s Maritime Minister has said.
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NewsICTSI disputes Sudan concession 'cancellation' claims
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has said it has not received “any official notice” from the Sudanese government of the suspension of its concession contract for South Port Container Terminal at Port Sudan.
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NewsElectric straddle carriers for Italy’s MCT
Kalmar will supply 32 diesel-electric straddle carriers to Italy''s Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) to help reduce emissions and make the terminal more sustainable.
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NewsLNG cruise ship bunkered at Barcelona
The first cruise ship in the world powered by LNG has undergone bunkering at the Port of Barcelona as it continues to seek sustainable operations.
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NewsTackling the threat of asbestos in ports
Ports need to ensure that asbestos is on the radar when planning port development projects, says Denis Morgan, technical and training manager for SOCOTEC Asbestos
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NewsSeattle adopts sustainability priorities
The Port of Seattle Commission has further committed to electrification as it outlined its sustainability priorities for 2019.
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NewsGlobal port links forged at China's BRI Forum
Cosco’s investment in Greece''s Port of Piraeus will play a key part in a drive to establish Greece as a “bridge” between the West and the East, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at China''s second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in Beijing.
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NewsFatal crane fire prompts Kolkata shutdown
An investigation is underway at the partially shut Port Haldia following the death of a worker who was forced to jump from a burning crane after a fire broke out.
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NewsLogic of mega-containerships questioned
A top shipping line executive questioned whether 22,000 teu ships are “really the right way to go” at TOC Asia’s Container Supply Chain Conference.
