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The Republic of Georgia’s Anaklia port project looks to be floundering – one of the main partners in the development consortium, US-based Conti Group, has just announced its decision to exit the…

27th September 2019

ANAKLIA PORT – END OF THE LINE?

27th September 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Established container handling centres in the northern Adriatic – Koper, Trieste andRijeka – are all busy adding new capacity while Venice also has an ambitious plan

26th September 2019

Adriatic existing players strengthen their hand

26th September 2019

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

In the previous issue, which was a humorous attempt to call out some short-sighted planning, thenotion of the “big picture” was an important undercurrent, writes Barry Parker.

17th September 2019

Adding value to geography

17th September 2019

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COMMENT: China is getting touchy that its signature Belt and Road Initiative, via which it is expanding its global footprint in the maritime ports sector, is being increasingly criticised for having a…

3rd September 2019

Hambantota damage limitation

3rd September 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The “first sector-specific” Maritime Sustainability Reporting Guide has been launched in Asia that aims to “kick-start” maritime sustainability reporting.

28th August 2019

Guide to “kick-start” sustainability reports

28th August 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A delivery of environmentally friendly equipment will help improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions at a UK cargo terminal.

20th August 2019

Equipment order helps green UK terminal

20th August 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Constructing a new port is a major infrastructure challenge. But in Stockholm, it is alsoan opportunity to address environmental and climate challenges, says Chloé Farand

16th August 2019

Building sustainability at Stockholm Norvik

16th August 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Iain MacIntyre outlines how bollard capacities around the world are being stressed byrapidly-increasing newbuild ship sizes and considers the view from insurers

14th August 2019

Bollards stressed beyond capacity

14th August 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The mooring of cruise vessels at the Port of Tallinn is set to become easier and faster with the promise of a new rope-free automated mooring system.

13th August 2019

Automation helps speedy mooring

13th August 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Energy transition and sustainable port development will be two of the topics focused on at next year’s IAPH World Ports Conference.

2nd August 2019

Energy transition to be IAPH hot topic

2nd August 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The developer of the Newcastle GasDock LNG terminal in New South Wales in Australia, EPIK, is working together with energy consultancy, Wood Mackenzie, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Southeast Australian…

29th July 2019

EPIK reviews Southeast Australia gas market

29th July 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

SSA Marine, Tritium and Stäubli Electrical Connectors are teaming up to provide automatic charging stations for over 30 soon to be electric terminal tractors at the Port of Long Beach in California…

23rd July 2019

Biggest automated electric charging project

23rd July 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

Industrial pollution and siltation on Lake Victoria in East Africa are fuelling the spread of the water hyacinth weed.

19th July 2019

Mitigating water hyacinth in East Africa

19th July 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A training programme has been agreed between APM Terminals and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13 for the former’s Pier 400 automation project at the Port of Los Angeles.

19th July 2019

APMT and ILWU agree on automation training

19th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

McDermott International and JGC Corporation have been awarded contracts by Total Oman E&P Development B.V. in partnership with Oman Oil Company S.O.A.C. to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Sohar…

18th July 2019

Engineering contracts for Sohar LNG project

18th July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

EnviroSuite, a powerful SaaS platform, are returning as sponsors to the 2019 edition of GreenPort Cruise & Congress.

18th July 2019

Envirosuite reconfirm sponsorship

18th July 2019

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Australian ports have cooperated to produce a report which showcases the sustainability initiatives taken by a number of local port companies.

12th July 2019

Australian ports get behind sustainability reporting

12th July 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

APM Terminals has said it is “disappointed” by the Los Angeles City Council’s decision to veto a vote by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission to approve a permit to automate the Port…

1st July 2019

APM LA automation permit vetoed by council

1st July 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminals’ USD800m MedPort Tangier transshipment terminal in Morocco has opened with an annual capacity of 5m teus and will support Tanger Med Port to increase its annual throughput capacity to 9m…

1st July 2019

APM MedPort Tangier terminal opens

1st July 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The Ports Authority of Rarotonga has begun a carbon assessment programme to reduce emissions. Michele Witthaus finds out what this means for sustainable cruising at the port

27th June 2019

Carbon neutral in the Cook Islands

27th June 2019