Latest News – Page 751
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NewsNew container terminal for ABG
ABG Container Handling Private Ltd, a unit of Mumbai based infrastructure company ABG Infralogistics Ltd, has won a contract to build and operate a new container terminal at VO Chidambaranar port in Tamil Nadu.
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NewsStrategy needed for North Sea research
Its a matter of urgency that industry and academia are brought together, Alf Baird of Edinburgh Napier University tells GP, especially focusing on green projects, such as ship design and new fuels.
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NewsAn answer for South African water issues
Most of South African river systems are turbid – containing high concentrations of suspended silts and clays – exacerbated by a number of knotty management issues.
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News'Gold' sponsorship prompted by sector growth
The new Gold Sponsor for Greenport South Asia, ABB, explains that India in particular is a growth area and points out that 90% of the country’s trade volume is conducted by sea.
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NewsFirst floating turbine without heavy lift needs
Offshore classification company, ABS, has certified the design, fabrication and installation of Portugal’s first WindFloat facility.
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NewsNew CTG waste monitor
Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) will be holding a workshop on 7 and 8 November 2012 to introduce its new UviLux Effluent Monitor, where delegates will have a chance to learn more about the product.
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NewsTEN-T grant for Maasvlakte 2 operator
Port Strategy has learned that although the Port of Rotterdam has said that it has received a €5m grant from the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), it hasn’t seen a penny, it has gone directly to one of Maasvlakte 2’s new operators.
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NewsFalling well short of disaster
The height of the summer vacations are taking their toll across European production and consumption as factories shut down and workers headed for the beaches or mountains.
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NewsCar export boom at Grays
American car manufacturer, Chrysler, celebrated its 100,000th exported vehicle today with the Port of Grays Harbour, the Pasha Group and Siem Car Carriers.
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NewsACS develops cleaner fuel
A group of scientists from the world’s largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society (ACS), have developed a new, cleaner fuel to help reduce air pollution.
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NewsWind turbine foundations built at Zeebrugge
Belgian marine civils and dredging expert, the Jan De Nul Group, has finished construction of the majority of its 16 concrete turbine foundations in the Port of Zeebrugge for Swedish power giant, Eon .
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NewsMIRA aims to make ports safer
MIRA, a UK engineering company specialising in delivering automotive technology to the defence sector, is exploring port security as a potential commercial market.
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NewsNew ICT for Dover
The UK''s Port of Dover has awarded a five year contract to Durham based business and IT consultancy, Waterstons Ltd, to provide Europe’s busiest port with its consultancy services.
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NewsImtech nominated for Innovation Award
Imtech Marine has been nominated for the Dutch Maritime Innovation Award 2012 for its Energy Management System.
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NewsClean new diesels
Japan''s Yanmar Co Ltd has received certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for diesel engines in the range 19 to 56kW, compliant with Tier 4 standards.
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NewsMelbourne redevelopment underway
The Port of Melbourne Corporation’s (PoMC’s) AUS$1.6bn redevelopment of Webb Dock is getting underway with the civil and design contracts being awarded this week.
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NewsPOLB improves air quality
The Port of Long Beach’s clean air programmes have cut pollution by 75% for the fifth year in a row, according to a comparison of 2011 to 2005 baseline reports.
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NewsInformation or intervention?
HFW''s Francis Burgess and Hazel Brasington discuss the ambiguities in Australian VTS control and liabilities
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NewsSix new vessels for Fednav
Canadian bulk carrier, Fednav Limited, has invested in six new environmentally advanced vessels to add to its fleet.
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NewsCorpus Christi focuses on La Quinta expansion
The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas is building on already good facilities with the La Quinta Trade Gateway Terminal, which, when finished, will provide a state-of-the-art multi-purpose dock and container facility.
