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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority has issued an official request for proposals to operate the new LNG barge bunkering station being built at the port.

5th November 2014

Antwerp call for LNG bunkering station operator

5th November 2014

ASIA

ASIA

Busan Port Authority (BPA) says it’s ramping up development at the world’s fifth largest port - both to make it the logistics hub of Northeast Asia and keep up with projected demand.

5th November 2014

Big plans for Busan

5th November 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise Conference saw nearly 200 delegates attending from all over the world. Weve now uploaded the photos to our image gallery - see if we snapped you…

4th November 2014

GreenPort Congress and Cruise Photos Now Available

4th November 2014

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Busan Port Authority (BPA) says it’s ramping up development at the world’s fifth largest port to make it the logistics hub of Northeast Asia, but it’s not forgetting its environmental responsibility in…

4th November 2014

Environmental stewardship at Busan

4th November 2014

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

HFWs Anthony Woolich discusses the implications of the fall of P3 and the rise of 2M

4th November 2014

Building alliances

4th November 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

US based Phoenix Products Company has introduced a new edition to its thriving EcoMod Series of LED floodlight – the EcoMod 450.

30th October 2014

Advanced Phoenix LED floodlight

30th October 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As we move in the last quarter of 2014, there have been a spate of green RTG orders from leading port equipment suppliers Liebherr and Kalmar.

28th October 2014

Green RTG orders

28th October 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has been battling congestion for the past few weeks, and things don’t seem to be improving with container ships waiting at anchor for a berth.

27th October 2014

Holiday shipments come to a halt at Long Beach

27th October 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

APM Terminals (APMT) says further delays to the regional transportation hub of Jordan, Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), are expected following a “premature and illegal” strike last week.

23rd October 2014

APMT rebuffs illegal Aqaba strike

23rd October 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Hosted this year by the Port of Barcelona, the 2nd GreenPort Cruise conference played host to over 120 delegates, from cruise ship operators, cruise terminal operators, port authorities, industry associations and suppliers…

23rd October 2014

Highlights from the 2nd GreenPort Cruise Conference

23rd October 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Tecon Salvador, Intermarítima Terminals, Tecon Rio Grande and Rodrimar Transport, Industrial Equipment and General Stores, which operate at the ports of Salvador, Rio Grande and Santos, have been referred to Brazils competition…

22nd October 2014

Brazilian operators under competition microscope

22nd October 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Up to six possible locations for an international container port are being considered for Australia’s Victoria, the state’s opposition Labor Party says.

22nd October 2014

Hastings not a done deal says Labor

22nd October 2014

ASIA

ASIA

General Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand’s Prime Minister, has visited neighbouring Myanmar for official discussions which included the development of Dawei Deep Sea port, Thailand’s official NNT, news agency said.

22nd October 2014

Dawei firmly back on the agenda

22nd October 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Port of Hamburg has finally got its environmentally friendly alternative for supplying power to cruise ships at berth – Becker Marine System’s floating LNG hybrid barge.

20th October 2014

Hamburg’s hybrid barge

20th October 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

APM Terminals (APMT) is playing its part in the modernisation of Costa Rica’s Limón/Moin port through the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM).

16th October 2014

APMT seals the deal for Costa Rica terminal

16th October 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

APM Terminals (APMT) is playing its part in the modernisation of Costa Rica’s Limón/Moin port through the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM).

16th October 2014

APMT seals the deal for Costa Rica terminal

16th October 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Creating a positive image for ports when it comes to the environment - that was the take home message from the first day of the ninth GreenPort Congress, being held in Barcelona…

15th October 2014

Creating a positive green image for ports

15th October 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The IMO says that the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention is edging closer to entering into force as Japan and Turkey become the latest countries to sign up to its ratification.

14th October 2014

Ballast Water Convention edges closer

14th October 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 9th GreenPort Congress and 2nd GreenPort Cruise Conference takes place this week at the World Trade Centre, Barcelona. Hosted by the Port of Barcelona, the event will bring together the whole…

13th October 2014

GreenPort Congress and Conference takes place this week

13th October 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first ASD tug 2810 in a four-vessel contract with ARC Towage, which will be used to provide gas terminal berthing services in Trinidad and Tobago.

10th October 2014

Damen tug leaves for Trinidad

10th October 2014