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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority has signed an agreement with Siemens, ASEA Brown Boveri, Schneider Electric, Actemium and Techelec to provide for onshore power for seagoing vessels in the Port of Antwerp.

28th March 2018

Antwerp opens the door to onshore power

28th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Antwerp Port Authority has signed an agreement with Siemens, ASEA Brown Boveri, Schneider Electric, Actemium and Techelec to provide for onshore power for seagoing vessels in the Port of Antwerp.

28th March 2018

Antwerp seals onshore power deal

28th March 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The operator of Bahrain’s Khalifa bin Salman Port (KBSP) has said it intends to launch an initial public offer (IPO) for the facility by the end of 2018.

22nd March 2018

Bahrain’s KBSP to launch IPO

22nd March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

A dispute over plans to develop Somaliland’s Port of Berbera risks destabilising the Horn of Africa region, Somaliland’s foreign affairs minister has claimed.

21st March 2018

Berbera development dispute is instability risk

21st March 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar is to supply T2 terminal tractors to a leading Dutch logistics operator which will enable it to achieve both a sustainable increase in productivity and make its vehicle fleet more environmentally…

20th March 2018

Green terminal tractors for Dutch logistics firm

20th March 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Ahead of the first GreenPort Congress to be held in North America between May 16th and 18th in Baltimore, Maryland, the conference programme has been finalised and will bring together speakers from…

20th March 2018

GreenPort Congress America Final Programme Confirmed

20th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil will auction seven additional port operating licenses as part of its privatisation plans, a government source has told Reuters.

20th March 2018

Brazil to auction seven more operating licenses

20th March 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) Student Challenge for 2018 will centre on Environmental challenge and productivity at ports focusing heavily on-air quality.

19th March 2018

Environmental focus for PEMA Student Challenge

19th March 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Industrial action planned from March 15-20 has been suspended by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) ahead of further mediation with Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).

15th March 2018

Brief strike respite for Lyttelton

15th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Tens of miles of tailbacks and food shortages in Britain: these are some of the consequences that parties on either side of the English Channel have warned could result from the UK’s…

14th March 2018

Brexit could cause tailbacks and food shortages

14th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In response to erroneous local press reports, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a press release clarifying that there is no ongoing tender covering the proposed Corozal container port at the…

12th March 2018

ACP says no concession in progress for Corozal

12th March 2018

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The Port of Barcelona has set out its commitment to sustainability the environment and innovation as it works to further develop its cruise activity.

12th March 2018

Barcelona commits to encourage sustainable cruising

12th March 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Places are fast selling for the inaugural GreenPort Congress America.

7th March 2018

Book now to join industry leaders in Baltimore

7th March 2018

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Manufacturers of pollution reducing and cost saving equipment take note – our delegates are looking for solutions. Your presence at GreenPort 2018 will put your brand in front of 200 senior management…

6th March 2018

Brand exposure to key port environmental decision makers

6th March 2018

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: Many port development companies, including port authorities, develop commercial strategies which guide their commercial and investment activities. One common ambition in those strategies is the aim to expand the hinterland, writes…

5th March 2018

Battle of hinterland expansion

5th March 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Todays port breakwater construction ties placement, innovation and ecology together, explains Stevie Knight.

5th March 2018

Breaking out of the mould

5th March 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) charter will be signed in Antwerp on 22 March where sustainable ports around the world will set out the guidelines for their commitment to achieving the…

1st March 2018

Green ports sign up to sustainability charter

1st March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, the Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Court of Accounts) has given the go-ahead for tenders covering concessions for four terminals under the central government’s Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos…

27th February 2018

Approval given for four new tenders in Brazil

27th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Rotterdam Port Authority’s president and chief executive has warned of vehicle backlogs and a need for hundreds of port-based customs officers following Brexit.

23rd February 2018

Brexit: Rotterdam CEO warns prepare for worst

23rd February 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a dredging and civil engineering contract with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

22nd February 2018

Boskalis awarded Tuas reclamation works

22nd February 2018