Latest News – Page 256
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NewsJoint bid for Thames freeport
Two of the UK’s largest port businesses have announced a joint bid for a freeport on the River Thames to attract new investment to the UK.
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NewsPortuguese terminal tender launches
A tender for the expansion of infrastructure at a Portuguese container terminal has been launched.
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NewsCleaner tugs for the Port of Antwerp
Damen has been awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to build two newbuild tugs with an emphasis on sustainability and efficiency.
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NewsInitiative to manage MASS trials launches
Representatives from flag, coastal and port authorities from China, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, and Singapore have met at a virtual event to launch the MASSPorts initiative.
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NewsNewbuild sustainable logistics warehouse
Busan Port Authority is building a logistics warehouse at the Port of Rotterdam which should help make its freight forwarding operations more sustainable.
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NewsNew Russian port connects Asia to Europe
A seaport with a capacity of 12.5m tonnes will be constructed in Russia’s Kalmykia region, near the city of Lagan.
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NewsLNG solution for India’s shallow draft ports
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with to bring LNG to a terminal and infrastructure project underway in India’s Bay of Bengal.
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NewsChemical explosion near destroys Lebanese port
The Port of Beirut has reportedly been almost totally destroyed in a chemical explosion.
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NewsEU financing for LNG projects in Spain
The European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) will allocate around €27m to the launch of two LNG bunkering projects in Spain.
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NewsUK port operator adopts drone technology
A major UK port owner and operator has successfully embedded drone technology into its asset management practices and policies, following an 18-month programme.
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NewsEU funding for clean air project
The EU will provide €21.9m funding for a project which aims to cut over 90% of the air pollution that cruise liners and ro-ro ships produce at a European port.
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NewsGerman port could be hydrogen hub
A German port is being backed as a future hydrogen hub as the German government gears up to implement a new national hydrogen strategy.
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NewsLARGER THAN THE EIFFEL TOWER
Container managers in Brazil expected the CMA CGM extra-loader, ''APL Paris'' to call in Santos, but instead it went to Itajaí. Rob Ward explains.
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NewsGreener cargo supply to Europe
One European transport and logistic firm has taken a step closer to achieving a supply chain which is faster, greener and more sustainable.
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News40% drop in container port capacity expansion
The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in the wake of the COVID-19 induced slowdown in port throughput, according to a new report.
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News13 port tenders planned in Brazil
13 port terminal tenders are due to be executed in Brazil by the end of the year.
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NewsUS port embraces environmental mitigation
A US port will invest in a scheme that enables it to pay back to the environment as it carries out work.
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NewsTackling fuel consumption
A port operator in South America will reduce its environmental impact with two large Liebherr electric rubber tyre gantry (RTG) cranes.
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NewsNew Asian port plan progresses
A Japanese company has confirmed it is involved in a tender process for consultancy services relating to a new port in Asia.
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NewsCongestion-busting scheme pays off
A programme set up to reduce truck traffic and pollution during peak daytime traffic hours and alleviate port congestion has taken 48m truck trips out of daytime Southern California traffic since its inception in July 2005.
