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AFRICA

AFRICA

Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is striving to reduce pollution levels at the country’s largest port of Dar es Salaam through a long term $345 million expansion and rehabilitation initiative known as Dar…

11th September 2018

Climate-smart port design

11th September 2018

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Australian ports are preparing to join the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) as part of a move to showcase their environmental performance with projects including doing away with carcinogenic firefighting foam in…

11th September 2018

Australian ports spearhead port sustainability

11th September 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The promising Port Feeder Barge concept still has some obstacles to overcome to be finally introduced in the Port of Hamburg, writes Dr Ulrich Malchow from PFB

11th September 2018

Hamburg Port Feeder Barge concept

11th September 2018

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Shipping will have to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2050. The IMO agreement agreed in April of this year has been considered by many policy makers and many…

11th September 2018

More efficiency, less emissions?

11th September 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Asia Pacific ports are taking a three-pronged approach to sustainable maritime operations deploying energy efficient port equipment, funding research and development projects and international port collaboration initiatives, writes Sam Whelan

11th September 2018

Equipment, research and collaboration focus

11th September 2018

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

As a major turnaround port for cruise operations in Europe, the Port of Southampton can handle the world’s biggest cruise ships with 500 cruise calls per year at its four cruise terminals.…

11th September 2018

Partnering for green cruise in Southampton

11th September 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

An Africa-focused private equity fund has signed an agreement with a Chinese engineering firm for the construction of Sub-Saharan Africa’s first regasification terminal at Ghana’s Port of Tema.

6th September 2018

Deal inked for Ghana LNG terminal build

6th September 2018

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Here is all you need to know about accommodation and networking during the packed four-day event.

6th September 2018

Heading to Valencia in October for GreenPort?

6th September 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The UK Port of Grimsby is living up to its reputation as a centre of excellence for offshore wind with the signing of an agreement to develop a base location for Innogy’s…

4th September 2018

ABP signs development MoU with energy giant

4th September 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Halifax Port Authority has revealed a plan to expand its South End container terminal to accommodate more mega ships and remain competitive as ships get bigger.

30th August 2018

Halifax reveals mega capacity expansion plans

30th August 2018

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

COMMENT: Georgia’s Anaklia deep-water port project proposal has been around for a number of years, but is it any further forward in real terms and will it clear the hurdle of receiving…

30th August 2018

Anaklia doubts bubble up

30th August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A lack of leadership regarding increased data-sharing and collaboration, siloed systems and data-sharing itself have been identified by Navis’ Chuck Schneider as the three greatest challenges facing the port and terminal sector…

29th August 2018

Data-related issues for port industry

29th August 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

India has been advocating port-based mobile ballast water treatment since 2013 especially in ports with challenging water quality which can suffer from non-compliance.

28th August 2018

Ballast water treatment for muddy water ports

28th August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

A controversial project to deepen the River Elbe to improve large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg can now begin following completion and approval of the third supplementary planning procedure.

28th August 2018

Hamburg delight at deepening project decision

28th August 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Efforts to limit cargo handling business losses to 5% at the Port of Genoa are being made following the collapse of the Morandi Bridge on 14 August.

22nd August 2018

Bid to limit business loss at Genoa

22nd August 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Crane spreader company Bromma has seen both its sales and order intake grow during the first six months of this year in comparison to the same time in 2017.

21st August 2018

Bromma builds on industry optimism

21st August 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Greater collaboration in the maritime industry could turn challenges into opportunities, the group chief executive officer of Gulftainer has said.

20th August 2018

Gulftainer CEO calls for collaboration

20th August 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German logistics and transport firm Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is to take delivery of 10 new Kalmar straddle carriers at the biggest container handling facility in the Port of Hamburg…

20th August 2018

HHLA and Kalmar strengthen relationship

20th August 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The British Ports Association has published a new sustainable development charter which aims to support the dual aims of creating a strong and healthy environment and a thriving economy in which ports…

15th August 2018

BPA publishes sustainable development charter

15th August 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The British Ports Association has published a new sustainable development charter which aims to support the dual aims of creating a strong and healthy environment and a thriving economy in which ports…

15th August 2018

BPA publishes sustainable development charter

15th August 2018