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NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Port of Amsterdam, host of this year’s GreenPort Congress and Cruise, is one of the world’s most important logistics hubs.

4th September 2017

Greenport Congress and Cruise Hosted by the Port of Amsterdam

4th September 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Environmental challenges that ports need to solve, as well as balancing expectations with regulatory requirements, will be addressed at the GreenPort Congress in Amsterdam.

4th September 2017

Environmental Challenges – a key discussion point in our interactive Workshops.

4th September 2017

GPCA

GPCA

This year’s Gold and Carbon Offset Sponsor RightShip is the world’s leading maritime risk management and environmental assessment organisation.

4th September 2017

GreenPort Congress 2017, 11-13 October 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

4th September 2017

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It’s often said European port authorities assume both public and economic responsibilities and our latest fact-finding survey showed that 90% of European ports are situated in or close to urban agglomerations.

30th August 2017

One bridge too far

30th August 2017

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Michele Witthaus talks to organisations active in increasing sustainability in cruise tourism in the Arctic port of Longyearbyen.

30th August 2017

Sustainable cruise in polar bear country

30th August 2017

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A German logistics expert is upping its use of inland waterway vessels as a greener alternative to truck transfers.

29th August 2017

Hamburg increases use of inland waterways

29th August 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven plans to increase its workforce by 50% in response to higher volumes of business.

25th August 2017

Growth at German container terminal prompts recruitment drive

25th August 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

As one of Europe’s busiest hubs for cruise traffic and tourism, the Port of Barcelona is no stranger to sustainability pressures. With ever larger vessels scheduling calls, there is growing concern regarding…

25th August 2017

Environmental initiatives at the Port of Barcelona

25th August 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

An analytics project to improve port operations may help Singapore coordinate its environmental protection activities.

24th August 2017

Analytics propel Singapore’s green agenda

24th August 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, representatives of the Under-secretary of Ports and Navigable Waterways of the Ministry of Transport have met with representatives of the public ports of the Province of Buenos Aires to investigate…

24th August 2017

Buenos Aires province boosts port competitiveness

24th August 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Automation has yet to deliver its promised productivity. Stevie Knight asks whats the problem

22nd August 2017

Automation failings

22nd August 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Panama Ports Co is adapting to changes in the region, explains Felicity Landon

22nd August 2017

Balancing volumes

22nd August 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ships that go bump in the night are an all-too-common occurrence. Alex Hughes reports

22nd August 2017

Crunch time

22nd August 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Grupo Argos has announced that it has sold its 50% share in port operator Compañía de Puertos Asociados (Compas) to an investment fund managed by Goldman Sachs for around $136m, Reuters has…

20th August 2017

Grupo Argos sells Compas share

20th August 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

AP Moller Maersk has cited “commercially challenged terminals” as one of the reasons APM Terminals reported a loss of USD$264m in Q2 2017.

17th August 2017

APM virus shutdown contributed to Maersk Q2 2017 loss of USD$264m

17th August 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Birmingham-Jefferson County Port Authority and Watco have launched plans to make Port Birmingham in Alabama into a worldwide centre for imports and exports, local news website AL.com has reported.

16th August 2017

Big plans for Alabama inland port

16th August 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Port of Amsterdam is to install thousands of solar panels to clean up its energy supply and increase its sustainability.

15th August 2017

Amsterdam focuses on solar to get greener

15th August 2017

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Port of Amsterdam is to install thousands of solar panels to clean up its energy supply and increase its sustainability.

15th August 2017

Amsterdam focuses on solar to get greener

15th August 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

With still more than two months to go, delegates from across the world, including Australia, Malaysia and Africa, as well as from far and wide across Europe have already confirmed their places.…

11th August 2017

GreenPort Congress: becoming more international

11th August 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

With the GreenPort Congress having evolved from the EcoPorts annual conference, it is particularly fitting that the EcoPorts anniversary should be recognised and celebrated at the Networking Dinner, kindly hosted by the…

11th August 2017

GreenPort Congress Dinner to celebrate 20 years of EcoPorts!

11th August 2017