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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Jack-up technology from heavy lifting systems specialist Enerpac has been used to cut the time needed for port container crane heightening at Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) in Japan.

22nd February 2017

Enerpac Jack-Up cuts time for heightening project

22nd February 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Paceco España has signed a contract with Guadeloupe Port Caraibes to supply one post-panamax portainer ship-to-shore (STS) crane to the Port of Jarry.

22nd February 2017

Guadeloupe Port Caraibes orders STS crane

22nd February 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 2016 GreenPort event saw nearly 200 attendees come together in Venice at a two-day technical conference, as well as a series of social events, designed to maximise the networking opportunities. Book…

17th February 2017

GreenPort Congress – delivering a high calibre audience

17th February 2017

GPCA

GPCA

The 2016 GreenPort event saw nearly 200 attendees come together in Venice at a two-day technical conference, as well as a series of social events, designed to maximise the networking opportunities. Book…

17th February 2017

GreenPort Congress – delivering a high calibre audience

17th February 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Hamburg has released its 2016 figures which reports a resume in growth, achieving a turnaround in seaborne cargo throughput.

15th February 2017

Growth for Port of Hamburg

15th February 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Bromma has won a major order of 91 spreaders from Konecranes for their Port of Virginia deliveries.

14th February 2017

Bromma secures one of its largest orders

14th February 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Hamburg Süd is to follow Maersk Line in taking larger container ships to the Port of Tauranga when it begins a peak season service using 7,200 teu vessels.

13th February 2017

Hamburg Süd goes big in Tauranga

13th February 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bromma has won a major order of 91 spreaders from Konecranes for their Port of Virginia deliveries.

9th February 2017

Bromma secures one of its largest orders

9th February 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Complaints from neighbours were on the rise at the Port of Vancouver. The port authority wanted to accurately measure port related noise emissions and share the credible information with the public so…

30th January 2017

Brüel & Kjær monitors noise at Vancouver

30th January 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Welcoming the launch of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy, British Ports Association (BPA) chief executive Richard Ballantyne has pressed for a greater focus on port connectivity and fast tracking of planning to…

26th January 2017

BPA chief calls for greater UK ports focus

26th January 2017

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the Ecoports network. What started in 1997 as a separate initiative of a number of ports proactive in the field of environment evolved over the years…

25th January 2017

Ecoports: The EU port’s environmental initiative turns 20

25th January 2017

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) to award a contract worth approximately €480m for the development of the port of Duqm in Oman, subject to satisfying…

18th January 2017

Boskalis receives LOI for Oman project

18th January 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change in late 2016, responsibility for reaching greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals shifts to individual countries, writes Alan Lewis, director, Global Logistics Emissions…

18th January 2017

Being held to account

18th January 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The British Ports Association says that its focus will be on port zoning and improving communications in 2017, just some of its key priorities for the coming year.

12th January 2017

BPA focus on port zoning and communications

12th January 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded three environmental projects in New England, USA approximately $2m.

10th January 2017

EPA awards emissions projects

10th January 2017

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Israels Ministry of Environmental Protection has fined the Port of Haifa 2.2 million shekels ($570,000) for violating air pollution regulations.

6th January 2017

Haifa stung by environmental fines

6th January 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Israels Ministry of Environmental Protection has fined the Port of Haifa 2.2 million shekels ($570,000) for violating air pollution regulations.

4th January 2017

Haifa stung by environmental fines

4th January 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Antwerp has ended 2016 with an expected record volume of more than 214m tonnes of freight handled.

4th January 2017

Antwerp on track for record 2016 volumes

4th January 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Dust Control Technology (DCT) has introduced a technology that allows the delivery of atomized mist solutions in customisable shapes and sizes.

22nd December 2016

Customisable dust control technology

22nd December 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Charging batteries for transport vehicles when surplus green power is available within the network is technically possible and economically sensible.

20th December 2016

Energy transition project

20th December 2016