All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 792
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NewsPatrick Verhoeven Leaves ESPO for ECSA
ESPO Chairman Santiago Garcia-Milà informed members this morning that ESPO Secretary General Patrick Verhoeven has decided to leave the organisation.
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NewsShipping leaders collaborate to tackle major issues
Shipping leaders from around the world have joined forces to form a partnership to tackle the sector’s major opportunities and challenges.
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NewsStena looks to methanol
Stena Line has unveiled its plans to use methanol to meet emission standards for Europe’s Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) coming into effect in 2015.
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NewsNew Papua New Guinea collaboration
Singapore based operator, Portek International Ltd, has signed an agreement with Papua New Guinea Ports Corporation Ltd (PNGPCL) to collaborate with operations at its two largest container terminals.
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NewsCovering all angles
Whereas Business Interruption insurance cover is closely linked to an assured''s Property Damage cover, Contingent Business Interruption is a related form of cover which does not depend upon physical damage to the assured''s own property.
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NewsEquipment upgrade for Savannah
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) board has approved project funding of US$2m to increase capacity, efficiency and flexibility of heavy equipment at the Port of Savannah to handle the increase in ro-ro exports.
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NewsBeyond backyard damage
HFW''s Costas Frangeskides and Ben Atkinson discuss business interruption insurance for port operators
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NewsBest laid plans
Have long-winded and overly bureaucratic planning processes taken another victim in the maturing UK port industry? Fears are that a setback in Hutchison Port Holdings’ already lengthy Bathside Bay plans might send the international operator packing.
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NewsGlobal port industry on unsteady footing
At the start of the financial crisis in 2009, the port industry was outperforming other sectors, according to Shanghai International Shipping Institute’s Global Port Development Report (3Q12), but the worm has finally turned.
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Houston opts for Konecranes RTG
Port of Houston Authority has contracted Konecranes for the supply of eight rubber-tyred gantry cranes, adding to the 49-strong Konecranes fleet already the Authority’s nine terminals.
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NewsTrelleborg celebrates foam fender record order
Trelleborg Marine Systems has won its largest ever foam fender contract in terms of size and value. The order, for the Port of Marseille, is for 700 SeaGuard foam fenders and accessories, including chains and anchors, to be fitted at 39 of the port’s quays.
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Cargotec orders rack up
Klaipeda operator Klasco has ordered eight Kalmar terminal tractors from Cargotec.
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Cargotec wins breakthrough unloader contract
Cargotec has secured an order for its largest Siwertell coal unloaders to date.
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NewsStrikes spread to Port of Long Beach
A strike by clerical workers at the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday has spread to the Port of Long Beach, shutting down three of the six terminals.
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NewsFunding for US environmental projects
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a $1.5m award for three innovative environmental projects at Los Angeles Harbour in California.
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NewsEU Commission allocates €1.2 billion to key TEN-T projects
The European Commission has launched two calls for proposals under the 2012 Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) multi-annual and annual programmes, making €1.265 billion available to finance European transport infrastructure projects in all transport modes – air, rail, road, and maritime/inland waterways – plus logistics and intelligent transport systems, and all ...
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NewsProjects, Products & Services
Discover the latest projects and services and the newest developed products, which will inspire to better environmental responsible actions.
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Cracking maritime disputes
When it comes to disputes, winning a case is just the start of the battle. In the maritime world, very often the ruling, or award in the case of arbitration, has to be enforced in a different jurisdiction, and that is where local legal knowledge – and enormous reserves of ...
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NewsThinking outside the box
Sometimes, ports and their customers have to go outside the square when it comes to thinking up storage solutions.
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NewsPeruvian ports in peril?
Port Strategy has learned that there is discontent in Peru on the planned reconfiguration of the port authority services. According to an industry source, control of Peruvian ports is to be taken back by the Navy and Ministry of Transport (MTC).
