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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), designer of membrane containment systems for LNG transport and storage, has secured an order for nine LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

1st August 2014

GTT secures another LNG carrier order

1st August 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Environmental monitoring for the Savannah Harbour Expansion Project (SHEP) is now underway following the signing of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 earlier this year.

31st July 2014

Environmental monitoring underway in Savannah

31st July 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Haiti’s “first modern container terminal”, Port Lafito, operated by the GB Group, will benefit from a Tideworks terminal operating system (TOS).

30th July 2014

Entering the modern era

30th July 2014

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports suffer from a lack of joined-up environmental information systems, says Actual ITs Gregor Veselko

30th July 2014

Building up environmental attributes

30th July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Over the years, Unique Maritime Group has implemented many systems for Environmental and Oceanographic Monitoring, which consist of remote sites for the measurement of various parameters, data transmission and centralised data collection.

29th July 2014

Environmental and Oceanographic Monitoring Solutions

29th July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

ABS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation.

29th July 2014

ABS and MPA collaborate on R&D

29th July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The European Council has adopted a regulation to finance the actions of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the field of response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and…

28th July 2014

European Council finance for EMSA

28th July 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

APM Terminals is selling its state-of-the-art container terminal located in Portsmouth, Virginia, US, because it doesn’t want to remain a non-operating lessor of the facility to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the…

23rd July 2014

APMT sells off US terminal

23rd July 2014

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

China has scuttled the development of super alliances with its negative decision on the P3 whose rationale was for joint fleet management by the top three carriers which would have resulted in…

23rd July 2014

Heading for a new economic crisis

23rd July 2014

ASIA

ASIA

Haiphong Port has placed an order for six electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Terex Port Solutions.

22nd July 2014

Haiphong orders TPS eRTGs

22nd July 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian transport group Asciano is in talks with third parties regarding the potential sale of a “non-controlling interest” in its terminals and logistics business division.

21st July 2014

Asciano looks to sell ports stake

21st July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Siemens’ Drive Technologies division is equipped 17 container ships owned by the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) with an environmentally-friendly drive and power generation system (Siship SGM).

21st July 2014

Green power for UASC container ships

21st July 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority is continuing its focus on LNG with the aim of setting up a permanent bunkering station at the port by the beginning of 2016.

21st July 2014

Antwerp moves towards permanent LNG station

21st July 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Antwerp Port Authority is continuing its focus on LNG with the aim of setting up a permanent bunkering station at the port by the beginning of 2016.

21st July 2014

Antwerp moves towards permanent LNG station

21st July 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Seven container ships currently chartered by Hamburg Süd have been equipped with L-3 SAM Electronics’ SAMCon high-voltage onshore power connection facilities, enabling them to meet strict US regulations.

18th July 2014

Hamburg Süd ships equipped for US regulations

18th July 2014

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Inevitably ports are increasingly involved in the battle against the flood of intruders piggybacking on global trade. However, some port defences are further developed than others, says Stevie Knight, GreenPort Contributor.

8th July 2014

Biosecurity: a front-line battle

8th July 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The owners of the Swedish and Finnish harbours, Umeå and Vaasa, have set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB to takeover management of the ports in January 2015.

7th July 2014

Baltic ports management merger

7th July 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The owners of the Swedish and Finnish harbours, Umeå and Vaasa, have set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB to takeover management of the ports in January 2015.

7th July 2014

Baltic ports management merger

7th July 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ABS has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop what is thought will be the industry’s first LNG-fuelled drillship.

7th July 2014

“Ground-breaking” LNG concept

7th July 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Felicity Landon reports on the dramatic increase in cargo volumes on the River Thames

4th July 2014

Green superhighway

4th July 2014