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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Decarbonisation is at the heart of a GB£230m infrastructure vision unveiled to stimulate sustainable maritime innovation in Orkney.

16th September 2020

Harbour masterplan for decarbonisation

16th September 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The British Ports Association (BPA) has published a package of environmental good practice case studies from dozens of UK ports.

11th September 2020

BPA highlights environmental good practise

11th September 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Green energy charging stations and battery-powered AGVs will help bring a German terminal closer to its sustainability goals.

10th September 2020

HHLA on the way to climate neutrality

10th September 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

The British Ports Association (BPA) considers the downstream impact of COVID-19 on trade flows and its member ports, and underlines the need for Government action

24th August 2020

HALF THE BATTLE

24th August 2020

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Port of Beirut is still reeling from the impact of the ammonium nitrate explosions on 4 August as it becomes clear that establishing the ownership of the chemicals is no easy…

17th August 2020

Beirut blast chemical ownership a mystery

17th August 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

APM Terminals (APMT) is set to acquire a container terminal in Denmark following development challenges faced by the current owner.

12th August 2020

APM Terminals to acquire Danish terminal

12th August 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

One European transport and logistic firm has taken a step closer to achieving a supply chain which is faster, greener and more sustainable.

3rd August 2020

Greener cargo supply to Europe

3rd August 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Singapores Jurong Port is cleaning up its bulk handling operations by introducing more efficient ship unloaders.

29th July 2020

Environmentally-friendly bulk handling

29th July 2020

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Five companies have been awarded for their outstanding participation in a Canadian port authority’s environmental incentive programme.

27th July 2020

Environmental CSR efforts rewarded in Canada

27th July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Singapores Jurong Port is cleaning up its bulk handling operations by introducing more efficient ship unloaders.

27th July 2020

Environmentally-friendly bulk handling

27th July 2020

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: The news from end of May 2020 that HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) and Eurogate are holding discussions on cooperating in the container segment in northern Germany, may well mark…

26th July 2020

HHLA AND EUROGATE COOPERATION

26th July 2020

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: Dubai Port World’s (DPW) Banana project, aimed at establishing a deep-water container terminal near the mouth of the Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), continues to prove to be…

26th July 2020

BANANA: OUT OF BALANCE?

26th July 2020

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

In a cruise industry first for France, a debut ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation has set the scene for the new generation of cruise vessels to refuel at Marseille Fos.

14th July 2020

Marseille Fos doubles down on LNG for cruise vessels

14th July 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

German LNG Terminal GmbH has shortlisted a Spanish-German partnership as an exclusive candidate for the final phase of the tender procedure for its EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract.

14th July 2020

Exclusive candidate for EPC contract tender

14th July 2020

ASIA

ASIA

A Greek port authority has signed cooperation agreements with China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary China Merchants Holdings (International) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

13th July 2020

Another win for Chinas Belt and Road

13th July 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK ports are set to benefit from a share of GB£705m government funding for Brexit borders-related infrastructure, jobs and technology.

13th July 2020

Brexit borders funding for UK ports

13th July 2020

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In the last edition of the Greenport magazine I shared ESPO’s view on the Green Deal with you, but then just when these unprecedented EU ambitions to fight climate change were put…

10th July 2020

From Green Deal to green recovery?

10th July 2020

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

An Australian port has broken new ground in Australia and New Zealand by becoming the first port in the region to be certified by EcoPorts, the global environmental and sustainability standard for…

7th July 2020

Breaking new ground in eco certification

7th July 2020

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

High volume vessel calls as a result of blank sailings is putting pressure on port operations.

6th July 2020

Blank sailings put pressure on ports

6th July 2020

AFRICA

AFRICA

The unforeseen outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 has impacted many port operations across Africa with East Africa’s biggest Port of Mombasa being described as a ‘hotspot’ for transmission of the virus.

6th July 2020

Covid-19 impacts port operations

6th July 2020