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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The first commercial transit of a neo-panamax vessel through the expanded Panama Canal took place on June 26, ushering in a new era of global trade.

27th June 2016

Expanded Panama Canal open for business

27th June 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

APM Terminal’s head of terminal design and automation has outlined the concept of ‘terminal by module’ at TOC Europe’s 40th annual industry gathering.

23rd June 2016

APMT’s ‘terminal by module’ vision

23rd June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The DBA Group has reached an agreement with Baku International Sea Trade Port to supply architecture and engineering services for the new Port of Baku in Alat.

21st June 2016

DBA wins Baku contract

21st June 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Infrastructure investments are being planned for the Port of Darwin that will expand its reefer, general cargo and cruise ship capability.

21st June 2016

Darwin commits to US$18.5m development

21st June 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued its final decision on rules for ports and shippers regarding container weighing protocols.

21st June 2016

Australia lays down weighing law

21st June 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Port of Barcelona and Enagás have signed an agreement to set up a new logistics services for LNG using the energy companys regasification plant it manages in the port area.

20th June 2016

Barcelona LNG focus

20th June 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s exit from the European Union could cause ‘considerable congestion’ at ports across Europe and lead to a reduced volume of trade, according to a report by economic analysts.

16th June 2016

Brexit likely to reduce trade, say analysts

16th June 2016

ASIA

ASIA

Bolloré Transport & Logistics has finalised its concession contract for the new port of Dili, Timor Leste, in an official signing ceremony.

9th June 2016

Bolloré Ports signs concession contract

9th June 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The ESPO conference 2016 saw the launch of the organisation’s Code of Practice for cruise and ferry ports, which aims to instill good practices at each port in Europe.

7th June 2016

Best practice for cruise and ferry ports

7th June 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Big data and joined-up thinking – those were the buzzphrases at the 2016 ESPO conference, hosted by the Port of Dublin, in Ireland.

7th June 2016

Big data is the buzzphrase

7th June 2016

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports need to consider the broader picture when setting sustainability goals, finds Alex Hughes

27th May 2016

Beyond environmental goals

27th May 2016

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: Associated British Ports, the leading UK port developer and operator, announced a masterplan through to 2035 for one of its ports, Newport in Wales, writes Peter de Langen.

27th May 2016

Balancing public with private

27th May 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Hamburg Süd has become the world’s first container shipping line to publish its sustainability report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Standard Disclosures (Core), showing that a self-imposed emissions…

26th May 2016

Hamburg Süd report shows lower emissions

26th May 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first de-bunkering of a LNG-powered inland waterway barge, Greenstream, has been successfully carried out at the Port of Moerkijk in the Netherlands.

23rd May 2016

De-bunkering first for Netherlands

23rd May 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released a document concluding the findings of its energy consumption survey.

20th May 2016

Energy consumption in container terminals

20th May 2016

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 2016 programme has now been released and, following the COP21 meeting held in Paris last year, tackling global climate change has never been more important to ports across the world. The…

19th May 2016

Dealing with climate change to feature at 2016 GreenPort Congress

19th May 2016

GPCA

GPCA

The 2016 programme has now been released and, following the COP21 meeting held in Paris last year, tackling global climate change has never been more important to ports across the world. The…

19th May 2016

Dealing with climate change to feature at 2016 GreenPort Congress

19th May 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Port workers at the northern Chilean port of Arica say they are concerned by developments in the concession at the southern Peruvian port of Ilo, where a Bolivian company could potentially become…

17th May 2016

Arica fears loss of traffic to Ilo

17th May 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

APM Terminals is in talks with local regulatory authorities to aim to provide Verified Gross Mass (VGM) Data Management capabilities in most terminals.

12th May 2016

APMT offers box weighing services at select terminals

12th May 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Compliance systems specialist, Exis Technologies, has announced the introduction of two new e-learning courses for safe handling and packing.

11th May 2016

Exis courses target container requirements

11th May 2016