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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority has cemented its commitment to environmental stewardship by officially launching its project to build Belgium’s largest onshore windfarm on the bank of the Scheldt.

16th March 2015

Antwerp wind power project

16th March 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Becker Marine Systems’ hybrid-power LNG barge ‘Hummel’ will serve Hamburg’s cruise ship market from May after successfully completing technical trials.

16th March 2015

Hamburg LNG barge ready to go

16th March 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

One of the largest container networks in Europe says that it expects delays in barge processing to continue at the Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp so it may have no choice but…

12th March 2015

Barge bottlenecks persist

12th March 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has published a new paper aiming to further the debate on Adaptive Management (AM) as an important tool in environmentally-friendly dredging and reclamation projects.

12th March 2015

Environmentally-friendly dredging

12th March 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Damen Shipyards first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker has just completed comprehensive tank testing of the new design at research institute MARIN, confirming the vessels efficiency.

11th March 2015

Damen EcoLiner project

11th March 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Nanotechnology is full of beguiling promise; should ports grab some of the gains? Felicity Landon reports

9th March 2015

Breakthrough benefits

9th March 2015

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Drydocks World and Maritime World have won a prestigious national award for its “Zero Harm” initiative which aims towards creating zero environmental and health harm.

5th March 2015

Green recognition for Drydocks World

5th March 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Protests by truck drivers in 10 of Brazil’s 26 states is affecting the delivery of cargo to a number of the country’s ports, and is likely to impact cargo availability, berthing schedules…

4th March 2015

Brazilian labour protests block ports

4th March 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ICIS, a leading provider of pricing and market information on the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, says that Australia remains poised to become one of the worlds largest LNG exporters.

26th February 2015

Australia’s emerging gas market

26th February 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portugals Order of Engineers believes that the true cost of the new Barreiro container terminal on the south bank of the Tagus river in Lisbon will be more expensive than originally claimed.

25th February 2015

Barreiro could be more expensive than envisaged

25th February 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

OCHA, Antwerp’s dock worker training centre, is to collaborate with APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center to organise joint courses for dock workers and operators from ports in other countries.

25th February 2015

Antwerp in docker training collaboration

25th February 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A new report published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) says that emissions from Arctic shipping could soar by 600% by 2025 if current sulphur fuel levels stay the same.

24th February 2015

Arctic emissions set to soar

24th February 2015

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Cruise operators have done a lot of work over the years to reduce emissions and waste, but ongoing investment is required to ensure the industry remains ‘green’, the Cruise Lines International Association…

24th February 2015

Cruising’s green agenda

24th February 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Vessels that are not complying with regulations like safety standards, international labour conventions and marine environment regulations could be banned from Australian ports.

23rd February 2015

Australian ports slap ban on vessels

23rd February 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Delegates are invited to attend the tenth Greenport Congress and third Greenport Cruise conference, to be held at Copenhagen Malmö Port from 6 to 9 October 2015.

19th February 2015

GreenPort Congress & Cruise 2015

19th February 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The final frontier for terminal efficiency lies between the quay and the container stacks. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can boost productivity and lower OPEX in this area so that the whole terminal…

19th February 2015

Boosting efficiency between the quay and the stack

19th February 2015

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

The Port of Hamburg says that a 50% rise in seaport-hinterland traffic will shape the growth in freight traffic for Germany, but it warns that the country’s ports must rate top priority…

16th February 2015

Hamburg calls for infrastructure action

16th February 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Green ships are sailing the oceans, green ports are handling their cargoes, but the towing industry is not allowing itself to be left out. The age of the green tug has arrived,…

16th February 2015

Green tugs serving green ports

16th February 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dave and Iain Macintyre explain why a change in government has thrown the spotlight on Victorias port options

10th February 2015

Building a future

10th February 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Should ports prepare for a rise in methanol and hydrogen take-up, asks Stevie Knight

10th February 2015

Beyond LNG

10th February 2015