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NewsGreenPort Cruise Conference - Call for Papers Released
The 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference will cover the environmental and sustainability issues facing cruise port and terminals across the world as, with the increasing popularity of cruise holidays, ports are seeing a large increase in the size and number of passenger ships visiting.
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NewsSponsorship Opportunities Available
The GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise Conference are international events that provide unprecedented networking opportunities for the decision makers from the port stakeholders who will be in attendance.
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News10th GreenPort Congress Call for Papers Released
Hosted by Copenhagen Malmö Port, the 10th GreenPort Congress, incorporating the 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference will take place at the DBI-byen Hotel, Copenhagen from the 6-9 October 2015. Conference themes for the 10th GreenPort Congress will include a wide range of issues relating to the environmental strategy of ports ...
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NewsMoUs all the rage
It seems that Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are becoming increasingly popular as ports come under increased pressure to carve out possibilities for future business potential and keep up with the competition.
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Fight for survival
So the US West Coast labour hullabaloo is finally over. It took Obama’s loan of US secretary of labour Thomas Perez to help broker a deal after a federal mediator failed to find common ground between the two sides. Perez’s imposition of a deal deadline saw both sides jump to ...
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NewsCosco ordered to pay back Piraeus EU aid
COMMENT: Just as Piraeus concessionaire Cosco re-found its favour with the new Greek authorities, the fraught relationship is under pressure yet again, this time by European Commission interjections, writes Carly Fields.
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NewsSPIG nets Haifa concession
Shanghai International Port Group has won the tender to operate and maintain the new deepwater Haifa Bayport in Israel, media reports suggest.
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NewsForklift trucks get greener
Production has started on Doosan Industrial Vehicles'' (DIV) largest forklift trucks yet which are equipped with the innovative new G2 engine to meet EU emissions standards without needing a diesel particulate filter (DPF).
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NewsGreenPort Congress 2015 Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the 10th GreenPort Congress, taking place from 7 to 9 October 2015 in Copenhagen, is now open.
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NewsThe 10th GreenPort Congress, incorporating the 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference – Call for Papers Announced!
Conference themes for the 10th GreenPort Congress will include a wide range of issues relating to the environmental strategy of ports in a tough environment, the impact of regulations and the on-going development and introduction of new equipment and technology to reduce the environmental impact of port operations.
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NewsCleaning up the air in ports
European ports “have to act ahead of stricter legislation” if the ongoing problem of air pollution is to improve, says the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU).
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NewsGreen concept vessel partnership
The Norway-based NGO Bellona Foundation has launched a three year partnership with the Damen Shipyards Group to explore and develop green concept vessels for the future.
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NewsHyster gets tough with new pallet truck
Hyster is expanding its range of indoor handling applications with a new “super tough powered” pallet track that is said to help save energy and reduce noise.
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Unique articulated STS design passes tests
Liebherr Container Cranes has completed testing of Patrick Stevedores’ specially designed ship-to-shore cranes.
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Konecranes marks Polish first
Konecranes has won an order for 15 all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes from DCT Gdansk, marking the manufacturer’s first RTG delivery to Poland.
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NewsTT Club warning to Baltic ports
TT Club is warning Baltic port and terminal operators against reputational damage that it says can be a consequence of uninsured incidents from “avoidable risks”.
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NewsProductivity needs revolution, not evolution
Drewry says that it will take revolution not evolution when it comes to new container handling technology meeting the demands of carriers for bigger ships.
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Singapore unveils interconnectivity initiatives
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has unveiled a number of new initiatives designed to boost interconnectivity of the Port of Singapore.
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Boost in NZ interim results
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has delivered a comparable 1.3% increase in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization to NZ$15.9m for the six months to December 31, 2014 (an after-tax figure has not been disclosed).
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PSA Sines kicks off further expansion project
Hot off the heels of the completion of Phase 2 development at Sines, PSA International has announced that it is to invest a further E40m in the Portugal terminal to boost capacity to 2.5m teu.
