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NewsPorts to benefit from new US water bill
The US Port of Wilmington will be one winner under America’s newly approved water infrastructure bill which could authorise more than US$6 billion to improve the nation’s ports, dams, harbours and other infrastructure.
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NewsGreenPort Cruise 2018 Opening Session
GreenPort Cruise 2018 was opened by Michael McCarthy, Chairman of Cruise Europe, who touched upon the goals and priorities for cruise ports in the near future. McCarthy was joined by Valeria Mangiarotti, Director of Environmental Issues at Medcruise and Francesc Sanchez the Port of Valencia General Manager.
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NewsGreenPort 2018 Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception for this year’s GreenPort Congress took place at the Edificio del Reloj on 16 October 2018 following another successful GreenPort Cruise.
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NewsWhat to expect on day one of GreenPort Congress
GreenPort Congress kicks off at 08:50 on Wednesday 17 October 2018 at the Port Authority of Valencia main building.
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NewsBalancing priorities for sustainable cruise
Valencia is working hard with the city to establish a sustainable framework for growing cruising numbers, a balance many cruise ports are also trying to achieve.
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NewsESPO backs ‘polluter pays’ proposal
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed an EU proposal set to better protect the marine environment by boosting the amounts of waste delivered at ports.
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NewsHackathon winner solves ETA irregularities
chainPORT Hackathon winner Rombit has made waves in Antwerp with its solution to optimise often-inaccurate ship arrival times.
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NewsKonecranes secures 54-crane order
Lifting equipment firm Konecranes has netted a 54-crane deal for construction of the Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), plus an order for the Mediterranean’s largest-ever mobile harbour crane.
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NewsKalmar offers vision of supply chain future
A world where container logistics companies never touch a physical container, nor own or operate a single ship, terminal or container handling machine: that’s a future scenario considered by cargo handling solutions and services firm Kalmar.
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Aqaba New Port set for digitisation
Jordan’s Aqaba New Port will see all ship and goods movements, warehouse management and logistics fully digitised in a project with a contract volume worth millions of euros.
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NewsMontréal selects Liebherr cranes
Liebherr Container Cranes will deliver 10 electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (ERTGs) to Montréal Gateway Terminals Partnership’s (MGT) Cast Terminal and Racine Terminal next year.
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NewsGreenPort Congress kicks off in Valencia
The 2018 GreenPort Congress has opened for business with an opening talk by Michael McCarthy of Cruise Europe welcoming delegates to a day focused on green cruise.
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NewsGulftainer eyes US port opportunities
There are “exciting” operational and infrastructure opportunities in the US ports market, Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises and chairman of Gulftainer, has said
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Chabahar fast-track to beat US sanctions
A deal to hand the operation of Iran’s Chabahar Port to India has been sped up after being hampered by a pay dispute and impending US sanctions on Iran.
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NewsEU backs ‘polluter pays’ ship waste approach
The EU Parliament has strengthened ‘polluter pays’ principle for ship waste management during the Port Reception Facilities vote.
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Critical cyber security weakness revealed
Junior staff in port operations are a crushing weak spot for ports as they look to build up their cyber security resilience, a specialist has warned.
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COMMENT: Spectre of global recession looms
COMMENT: We should not be sanguine about the disarray in the world economic order that is enveloping us, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsUS port looks to microgrid efficiency
The Port of Long Beach is to undertake a project to show renewable technology’s effectiveness in providing a clean reliable supply of electricity for operations.
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NewsForeign languages could boost UK trade
Learning foreign languages could be a means for UK ports to increase trade in light of Brexit, it has been suggested at the British Ports Association Conference 2018.
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NewsGovernment rules Halifax expansion unsuitable
Nova Scotia''s federal cabinet minister is supporting the Canadian Government’s decision not to fund a major expansion at the Port of Halifax, claiming traffic and proposed land use could be problematic.
