World News – Page 150
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NewsAdelaide faces dredging plan backlash
Political opposition has mounted to Port Adelaide''s plans to dredge to accommodate larger containerships.
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NewsPMSA: Zero-emissions rethink needed
The president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) has said that the US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, plus Californian air quality regulatory agencies, need to rethink mandating zero-emissions targets for terminals and trucking companies.
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NewsNew British Port Association futures project
British Ports Association (BPA) has announced a new port futures project to examine emerging threats to and opportunities for British ports.
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NewsNigeria union calls off access road strike
The Maritime Workers'' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has relented on its threat to go on an indefinite strike that could have closed the country''s main seaports.
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NewsGothenburg combi terminal opens
The Port of Gothenburg’s combi terminal has officially opened enabling freight to more efficiently switch between road, rail and sea.
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News$250m Basra terminal-capacity investment
$250m of investment at International Container Terminal Services'' (ICTSI) Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) at the Port of Umm Qasr could take annual handling capacity over 1m teu.
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NewsICTSI Guayaquil economic power recognised
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) subsidary Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA) has been recognised for its contribution to Ecuador’s growth.
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NewsCall for integrated UK freight strategy
The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has called for a UK integrated freight strategy to boost trade and efficiency.
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News2nd Baltic Ports and Shipping 2018
Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Riga, Latvia Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 September 2018
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NewsQube buys Liebherr crane for Bell Bay
Qube Ports has brought a Liebherr mobile harbour crane to improve operating capacity at the Port of Bell Bay in Tasmania, Australia.
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NewsKing Abdullah Port targets 5m teu capacity
Plans are in place to grow King Abdullah Port''s capacity from 3m teu to 5m teu and create new logistics services.
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NewsAAPA highlights federal funding need
$66bn federal funding is required to supplement $155bn of planned US port capital improvements, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has stressed.
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Fresh plans needed for US infrastructure
Economist Walter Kemmsies, from JLL Ports, has cautioned that, amid excellent economic performance, congestion has worsened in the US due to underinvestment in transport infrastructure throughout the US.
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NewsEUROGATE marks disappointing 2017 results
It has become harder for terminal operator EUROGATE to create sustained, positive earnings and defend its market position, the group’s management board chair said regarding disappointing 2017 year-end results which saw the company’s container-handling volumes down 1.4%.
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NewsUK Brexit Secretary welcomes free port study
The UK’s Brexit Secretary of State has welcomed a proposal for a study into the benefits of free port status for the Tees region – which contains Teesport.
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NewsOakland address highlights future plans
This year will be the year that the Port of Oakland puts a cargo delivery platform requested by customers to work, the facility’s executive director Chris Lytle has said.
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NewsRotterdam IoT tech to boost efficiency
Internet of Things (IoT) technologies will be used at the Port of Rotterdam to increase operational efficiency and handle automation.
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NewsBarcelona fastest-growing port in Europe
Last year’s results for the Port of Barcelona have seen the facility "take a quantum leap to become the fastest-growing European port".
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NewsVirginia’s Norfolk Harbor NED plan approved
The Port of Virginia has received the green light from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for its plan to widen and deepen Norfolk Harbor.
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NewsUnion threatens Nigeria port worker stoppage
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to remove all its members from the country’s ports if the Nigerian federal government fails to resolve problems on all port access roads – especially the Apapa port.
