Latest News – Page 655
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NewsPSA set to boost Indian presence
A spokesperson for Singapore''s PSA International has confimed to Port Strategy that the operator has been named as the successful bidder in the tender for container operations at the Union government-run Kolkata Port in India.
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NewsGreenPort Cruise call for papers deadline extended to 24 March 2014
With the increasing popularity of cruise holidays, ports are seeing a large increase in the number and size of passenger ships using their facilities and the local infrastructure is also required to cope with the influx of huge numbers of passengers at a time.
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NewsNorway in line for LNG bunkering solution
Skangass is to build a bunker station for LNG in Risavika, close to Stavanger in Norway for Fjord Line’s cruise ferries.
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NewsHammering out a future
Ports looking to diversfy can be in charge of their own cargo destiny, finds Stevie Knight
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NewsWärtsilä LNG conversions
Wärtsilä has been contracted by US shipowner Totem Ocean Trailer Express (Totem Ocean) to supply equipment for what is said to be the largest LNG conversions to be undertaken in the US.
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NewsBlanket bans
Getting greens onside is one of life’s great battles for ports looking to expand. Some tackle environmentalists head on, preferring a fight to flight. Others bring them into every conversation to prove there’s nothing to hide.
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NewsNo easy way in
While ports in emerging markets may be interesting for strategic reasons - especially if they are concerned with energy cargo - these facilities can be challenging for ships to approach.
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NewsReduction of Carbon Footprint of Ports and Terminals – Fiction and Reality
GREEN EFFORTS considers opportunities and requirements to measure, monitor and control port and terminal emissions. This is compatible to other transport areas in order to eventually achieve an emission control system coherently and comprehensively covering the whole transport chain in a standardised way, says Prof. Jens Froese, Coordinator of the ...
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NewsLiebherr delivers efficiency at Transnet
Liebherr has secured an order to deliver four ship to shore cranes and 18 rubber tyred gantry cranes to Transnet Port Terminals in South Africa to help improve efficiency and provide environmental benefits at the terminal.
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NewsZeebrugge completes ‘first’ bunkering operation
The Port of Zeebrugge has completed a ‘truck to ship’ LNG bunkering operation – the first to be performed in the Flemish coastal port.
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NewsPort of Genoa receives TEN-T money
The port of Genoa is going to receive €3.9 million from the TEN-T Programme for its project to extend one of its terminals and renew the intermodal infrastructure.
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NewsYilport automates Turkish terminals
Yilport is to implement APS Technology Group’s (APS) gate automation and operating solutions for four multipurpose ports it operates in Turkey – a move that APS says is a “game-changer” for the industry.
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NewsWestports profits up by 19%
The Malaysian operator Westports reports that its profits for the last quarter of 2013 were up by 19% on the previous year owing to increased container volume.
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NewsIn the shallow end
Tackling depth blackspots can be a key to increased productivity, explains Stevie Knight
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NewsUS LNG fuelling facility
New Orleans based Harvey Gulf International Marine (HGIM) has begun construction on its new US$25m LNG fuelling facility at the Port Fourchon terminal in Louisiana.
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NewsMiami construction progresses
The final option has been granted for the PortMiami harbour deepening project, which will see the port dredged to a depth of between 50 and 52 feet to accommodate post Panamax cargo ships.
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NewsSamsø calls for turn-key LNG solution
A pre-qualification notice has been released to find an LNG bunkering solution for Denmark’s first LNG ferry operating between Samsø and Hou in Jutland.
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NewsSolutions for bulk
Traditional bulk facilities and mixed cargo terminals need more comprehensive TOS coverage as Alex Hughes finds out
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Turkish global port operator connects with APS
Expanding port operator Yilport Holding (YPH) has signed a deal with APS Technology for the supply of automation technologies at four of the group’s Turkish terminals, with options for further deliveries as more hubs are added to the group.
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Navis optimises terminal productivity
Navis is kick starting the advancement of terminal operational performance (TOP) with the launch of its Navis Optimisation Services to help terminals increase operational profitability.
