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NewsCopenhagen Malmo Port to host 2015 GreenPort Congress - register your interest for next year!
We’re busy planning our 2015 GreenPort Congress which will be held in Copenhagen in early October 2015 and which will be hosted by Copenhagen Malmo Port. Why not register your interest now and as soon as we have the details confirmed we will let you know
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‘No shortage’ of investor interest
There is “no shortage” of investor interest in the port and particularly the container terminal sector, according to consultant Drewry.
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Thailand focus on small ports
Thailand plans to build an unspecified number of small ports to ease the cost of moving goods within the country.
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NewsMaking Gdansk into the Baltic hub
A new report investigating the Port of Gdansk’s increasing role as the container hub of the Baltic, says that it must implement best practices from some of the European port giants to address its hinterland connection issues.
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NewsLabour saving revolution
Concerns are being expressed by unions about the potential loss of dockworker jobs in Rotterdam resulting from the introduction of two new highly automated container terminals and over-capacity.
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NewsGreen RTG orders
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.
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NewsLiebherr green RTG orders
Liebherr has secured an order for a further five green RTGs from DP World Asian Terminals, a follow on from the order of two units commissioned at Manila earlier this year.
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Shipping industry questions ‘Green Agenda’
There are more and more reasons for the shipping industry to invest in green initiatives, but most companies say more options need to be made available if they are to follow the ‘Green Agenda’, says a new report.
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NewsHoliday shipments come to a halt at Long Beach
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.
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NewsClosing date set for Scottish port bidding
UK-based property consultancy Bidwells has set a closing date for expressions of interest in East Scotland’s Perth Harbour.
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NewsGFS 2014 keynote address confirmed
The keynote address for this year’s Gas Fuelled Ships Conference (GFS) will be given by Jaroslaw Kotowski of the European Commission Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) and will focus on ‘Encouraging LNG as a bunkering solution in Europe – Infrastructure’.
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NewsAPMT rebuffs 'illegal' Aqaba strike
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.
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ClassNK releases EGC systems guidelines
ClassNK has released ‘Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems’ that cover class safety requirements as well as safety requirements set out in the IMO guidelines.
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NewsCopenhagen Malmo Port to host 2015 GreenPort Congress - register your interest for next year!
We’re busy planning our 2015 GreenPort Congress which will be held in Copenhagen in early October 2015 and which will be hosted by Copenhagen Malmo Port. Why not register your interest now and as soon as we have the details confirmed we will let you know.
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NewsHighlights from the 9th GreenPort Congress
The 9th GreenPort Congress, which was held last week at the World Trade Centre in Barcelona saw nearly 200 delegates from across the world coming together to hear more on the many challenges that a port has to face in light of new emission regulations.
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NewsHighlights from the 2nd GreenPort Cruise Conference
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 to the cruise sectors, all looking to glean the latest information on the environmental and sustainability aspects facing ...
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News9th GreenPort Congress hailed an unreserved success
The GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise Conference have once more been hailed an unreserved success. With nearly 200 delegates attending from all over the world the congress and one day conference, combined with hot topics and industry leading speakers, provided something for everyone involved in the whole port community.
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NewsThe ports of Calais, Cork and Moerdijk receive recognition for high environmental standards
During an official dinner at the 9th GreenPort Congress in Barcelona on Wednesday, 15 October, ESPO was delighted to congratulate the ports of Calais, Cork and Moerdijk for achieving the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification.
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NewsKeeping dust under control
US-based Dust Control Technology’s (DCT) most established core products have been certified as safe by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards.
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NewsMEPC makes headway with Polar Code
The shipping industry is edging closer to a mandatory Polar Code for ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters after the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) approved environmental provisions in the draft.
