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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Dust emissions from bulk handling is a common problem worldwide and while some work is being done to reduce the environmental footprint, Ray Lee from Portside Solutions told GreenPort there’s a long…

11th June 2015

Greening bulk handling

11th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hutchison Ports Holdings has launched what it calls a ground-breaking web-based tool to allow road hauliers to reduce costs and cut emissions.

10th June 2015

Boxreload cuts carbon and costs

10th June 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Hutchison Ports Holdings has launched what it calls a ground-breaking web-based tool to allow road hauliers to reduce costs and cut emissions.

9th June 2015

Boxreload cuts carbon and costs

9th June 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Drewry Shipping Consultants says the new Mariel container terminal, TC Mariel, could help Cuba realise its potential as a regional transhipment hub, now that US relations are thawing, if it can overcome…

2nd June 2015

Cubas transhipment success rests on Mariel

2nd June 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

In a bid to balance economy and ecology, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is continuing its quest for smartPORT energy and smartPORT logistics through a series of sustainable projects, writes Rachael Doyle.

2nd June 2015

Hamburg tackles the ‘smartPORT’ challenge

2nd June 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

An AIDA cruise ship has become the first vessel at the Port of Hamburg to receive environmentally-friendly power from the Becker Marine Systems’ HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge.

2nd June 2015

Hamburg cruise ship gets barge powered

2nd June 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Charterers moving one fifth of global shipped tonnage now effectively exclude inefficient vessels, says the Carbon War Room.

1st June 2015

Excluding inefficient vessels

1st June 2015

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

TT Club’s Laurence Jones urges ports to look beyond the container weighing headlines

29th May 2015

Beware trucks bearing gifts

29th May 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The programme for the 10th GreenPort Congress has now been released. Hosted by Copenhagen Malmo Port and supported by the leading organisations, port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines, logistics companies and suppliers…

28th May 2015

Greening the role of ports in the logistics chain

28th May 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Haiti’s first Panamax Port, Port Lafito, has taken another step towards Caribbean hub status with the announcement that Evergreen Marine and King Ocean Services will be using the port as a future…

27th May 2015

Haiti aims for Caribbean hub status

27th May 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Port of Antwerp has launched a new break-bulk application which it says should lead to more efficient greener handling and help save time and money for its customers.

26th May 2015

Break-bulk app for efficient container handling

26th May 2015

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Port of Antwerp is rewarding vessels that use alternative technology to reduce emissions of particulates with a 15 to 20% discount on port dues.

21st May 2015

Antwerp grants ‘green’ discount

21st May 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Antwerp is rewarding vessels that use alternative technology to reduce emissions of particulates with a 15-20% discount on port dues.

19th May 2015

Antwerp grants ‘green’ discount

19th May 2015

ASIA

ASIA

Japan is enter a trilateral cooperation with Thailand and Myanmar to develop Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), according to official Thai sources.

14th May 2015

Dawei SEZ moves forward, but port stalls

14th May 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Dimitrios Theologitis has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the forthcoming GreenPort Congress this October. Mr Theologitis has worked at the European Commission since 1984 and is now Head of Unit,…

11th May 2015

Head of Unit, DG Mobility and Transport to give keynote address

11th May 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Problems with the introduction of automation at Patrick’s Port Botany operation have prompted shipping line ANL to drop the company as its stevedore for its Tranztas (Australia-New Zealand) service.

6th May 2015

ANL drops Patrick at Botany

6th May 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In May, the Brazilian government aims to launch a concession programme to boost investments in infrastructure, revealed the Finance Minister, Joaquim Levy, noting that the potential for capital contributions in the area…

5th May 2015

Brazilian ports concession programme flatters to deceive

5th May 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Hyster has upgraded its ‘green’ ReachStacker series to help ports and terminal experiencing increased container throughput further reduce costs and emissions.

5th May 2015

Green upgrade for Hyster ReachStacker

5th May 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

For those that need further convincing about why it is becoming increasingly important for ports and terminals to be environmental stewards, then look no further than this year’s GreenPort Congress and Cruise…

28th April 2015

An invitation to become a greener port

28th April 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Argentina’s Terminal Puerto Rosario (TPR) says its the first terminal in the world to use containerised bulk handling (CBH) for grain to improve productivity, meet growing demand and clean up its activities.

27th April 2015

Argentina cleans up bulk handling

27th April 2015