http://www.porttechnology.org/news/list/ News and Analysis from Port Technology International - the only quarterly technical preview and review of advanced technologies for ports, harbours and terminals worldwide. Copyright 2011, Green Media en-GB info@porttechnology.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:32:28 GMT 120 http://www.porttechnology.org/images/pt_logo.jpg http://www.porttechnology.org/ http://www.porttechnology.org/news/pd_ports_complete_ground_works_at_teesport/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss PD Ports reached a major milestone in its efforts to increase the container handling capacity of Teesport last month, with the completion of the ground works. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:47:19 GMT Port Planning Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/itinerary_for_toc_container_supply_chain_asia_announced/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Speakers and participants for the forthcoming TOC Container Supply Chain Asia conference in Hong Kong have now been announced. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:01:30 GMT Port Planning Top story medium http://www.porttechnology.org/news/apm_terminals_doubles_productivity_at_callao_terminal/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Callao Port has reported a 26 percent surge in productivity at its North Terminal since APM Terminals assumed control in July of last year. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:23:16 GMT Cargo volumes and throughput Port Planning Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/dfds_and_ld_lines_launch_calais_dover_service/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The joint DFDS Seaways and LD Lines Dover-Calais ferry route was officially launched last week. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:59:21 GMT Shipping Top story medium http://www.porttechnology.org/news/peoples_port_trust_steps_up_bid_for_control_of_dover/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The People’s Port Trust has upped its bid to take control of the Port of Dover by approaching local businesses and households to sign up to the group as part of a massive recruitment drive. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:33:31 GMT Port Planning Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/port_equipment_manufacturers_association_continues_to_grow_with_additon_of/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss APM Terminals Crane & Engineering Services, TMEIC Corporation, Banner Engineering Europe, Gaussin, Phoenix Products and Moffatt & Nichol have become the latest companies to join the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA). Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:25:42 GMT Going Places Port Planning Top story small http://www.porttechnology.org/news/maersk_cuts_asia_europe_capacity_by_nine_percent/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Maersk Line, the world’s largest shipping line, has announced that it will reduce its capacity on the Asia-Europe trade lanes by 9 percent in an effort to restore profitability. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:17:19 GMT Shipping Maersk Top story large Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/port_of_los_angeles_makes_record_breaking_start_to_the_year/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The Port of Los Angeles has announced that it handled more containers last month than in any other January in its history. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:29:44 GMT Cargo volumes and throughput Ports Los Angeles / Long Beach Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/auckland_strikes_stretching_capacity_at_tauranga_port/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss New Zealand’s Tauranga Port has reported that its capacity is being increasingly stretched by the ongoing industrial action at the neighboring Port of Auckland. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:24:28 GMT Port Planning Top story large Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/we_are_maersk_worlds_largest_shipping_line_releases_2_million_corporate_vid/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss A new corporate movie featuring the A.P. Moller Maersk Group's shipping, terminals and oil exploration and production activities was launched in London earlier this month. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:46:23 GMT PTI Multimedia Shipping Maersk Top story medium http://www.porttechnology.org/news/port_of_ny_nj_sets_all_time_container_traffic_record/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that it set an all-time record for cargo volume in 2011, surpassing the previous record set in 2007 before the start of the global economic downturn. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:40:03 GMT Cargo volumes and throughput Containers Ports Top story large Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/ictsis_baltic_container_terminal_installs_state_of_the_art_container_scanne/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary in Poland, has recently had a state-of-the-art scanner for container screening installed by the Pomeranian Customs Office. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:42:32 GMT Cargo volumes and throughput Containers Top story medium http://www.porttechnology.org/news/graham_construction_awarded_19_million_contract_to_build_grimsby_ports_ro_r/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Graham Construction, one of Northern Ireland's biggest construction firms, has won a £18.9 million contract to design and build the new Ro-Ro terminal at Grimsby Port. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:06:16 GMT Port Planning Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/strikes_at_belgian_ports_halted_as_backlogs_continue_to_grow/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Belgian port workers have today ended their strikes over pension reforms that brought much of the Port of Antwerp, Europe’s third largest port, to a standstill. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:02:56 GMT Ports Shipping Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/msc_to_reconsider_antwerp_operations_as_strikes_continue/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has said it is reconsidering its operations at the Belgium Port of Antwerp as pilot strikes continue to paralyze Europe’s third largest port. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:39:32 GMT Ports Shipping MSC Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/canadian_government_to_help_fund_deepwater_dock_at_the_port_of_sept_iles_qu/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The Canadian Government has announced that it plans to provide up to $55 million towards the construction of a new multi-user deep water dock at the Port of Sept-Iles, Quebec. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:38:29 GMT Cargo volumes and throughput Iron ore Port Planning Top story medium http://www.porttechnology.org/news/nehru_terminal_project_back_on_track_after_court_rejects_dp_world_appeal/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The bidding process for a proposed new container terminal at the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) is set to reopen after the Indian Supreme Court rejected DP World’s appeal to review its rejected tender offer. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:56:08 GMT Port Planning Top story medium http://www.porttechnology.org/news/apm_terminals_ceo_sees_great_opportunity_at_indian_ports/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss With a population of 1.2 billion and the world’s third-largest economy, India remains significantly underrepresented as a player in global trade, and that is something APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer is eager to change. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:43:06 GMT Ports Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/CSAV_reports_losses_of_1.24_billion/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV), the Chilean ocean carrier, has announced losses of US$1.24 billion for the 2011 calendar year. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:30:44 GMT Shipping Top story medium Featured http://www.porttechnology.org/news/germanys_duisburg_port_posts_record_handling_figures_for_2011/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The Port of Duisburg in Germany, Europe’s largest inland port, posted record container handling figures during the 2011 calendar year. Container volumes grew by 10 percent over the previous year to 2.5 million TEU. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:08:51 GMT Cargo volumes and throughput Containers Ports Top story medium Featured