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ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

One South Asian terminal has introduced an e-clearance system for containers in response to social distancing requirements introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

6th May 2020

Asia makes efficiency gains with e-clearance

6th May 2020

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: A range of thoughts and views are offered in this edition about the global ports industry in the post Covid-19 era, writes Mike Mundy.

6th May 2020

Beyond the COVID bubble…

6th May 2020

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

North America’s Green Marine programme which serves to evaluate environmental performance of maritime transport beyond regulatory requirements, is expanding into Europe.

5th May 2020

Environmental programme expands into Europe

5th May 2020

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africa’s ports operator Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has hinted at the possibility of re-introducing in-water cleaning for all vessels calling at its eight ports.

5th May 2020

South Africa’s drive to control ship emissions

5th May 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Bergen has established a strategy for reducing the environmental impact from cruiseships, writes Susan Parker

5th May 2020

Bergen targets sustainable cruise

5th May 2020

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The “Green Deal” will be one, if not the biggest priority of the European Commission under President Von der Leyen and here I’ll discuss why.

5th May 2020

The best green deal for ports?

5th May 2020

COASTLINK GREENPORT

COASTLINK GREENPORT

For the Port of Antwerp shortsea is a sustainable alternative to long distance trucking but on a wider scale it’s also part of its multi-fuel strategy

4th May 2020

Antwerp’s multifuel strategy for shortsea

4th May 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

CentrePort, the port gateway for New Zealand’s capital city Wellington, is to become the first in the country to go 100% electric with its on-port container transfer vehicles.

4th May 2020

CentrePort Goes Electric

4th May 2020

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

With an average of 300-400 cruise ships calling per season across several terminals, Copenhagen Malmö Port sees plenty of traffic.

4th May 2020

Cruise services for Copenhagen and beyond

4th May 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A Canadian terminal operator will benefit from an efficiency boosting automation solution for its cargo-handling equipment fleet.

29th April 2020

Automation efficiency benefits in Canada

29th April 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Smart port operations are stepping up a gear at a facility in Thailand which is the first in the country to acquire and test autonomous trucks.

29th April 2020

Autonomous trucking first for Thailand

29th April 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A dredge sludge depot in the Netherlands will be developed into an energy port to play a crucial part in realising wind farms in the North Sea and help meet the needs…

21st April 2020

Energy port to be built in the Netherlands

21st April 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A dredge sludge depot in the Netherlands will be developed into an energy port to play a crucial part in realising wind farms in the North Sea and help meet the needs…

20th April 2020

Energy port to be built in Netherlands

20th April 2020

ASIA

ASIA

A free trade port project in Asia has received government backing.

20th April 2020

Backing for free trade port project

20th April 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A US port is championing a three-year study looking at blue carbon - the ability of marine plants to sequester carbon from seawater and transfer it into sediments.

17th April 2020

Blue carbon restoration benefits study

17th April 2020

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A new Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement has been signed for the first and second container terminals in King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

14th April 2020

BOT agreement for Saudi port

14th April 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A container shipping company hit by a network outage cannot yet rule out a cyber attack.

13th April 2020

Cyber attack may be cause of network failure

13th April 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Offshore wind components have arrived at a Belgian port as part of a challenge to keep the construction of a new offshore wind farm on schedule amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

26th March 2020

Belgian port helps realise wind farm

26th March 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A project which aims to improve the environmental quality of ports and their surrounding coastal areas using innovative educational tools has demonstrated its learnings in a recent meeting.

24th March 2020

Environmental protection project progresses

24th March 2020

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

A Welsh port has welcomed Hurtigruten’s green technology cruise ship MS Fridtjof Nansen, the latest to call in an increasing number of environmentally-friendly vessels.

17th March 2020

ABP welcomes green-powered cruise vessel

17th March 2020