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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Media speculation is rife that one of Europe’s largest operators is intending on bidding to build and operate two new terminals at the Israeli ports of Haifa and Ashdod.

16th October 2013

Israeli tender speculation mounts

16th October 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Delegates enjoyed an evening of good food and wine, entertainment and the surprise appearance of Mr Bean!

16th October 2013

Port of Antwerp were excellent hosts of the Gala Dinner

16th October 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Delegates at the 8th GreenPort Congress were welcomed to Antwerp by Mr Marc Van Peel, Vice-Mayor of the City of Antwerp and President of the Antwerp Port Authority.

16th October 2013

A warm welcome at Antwerps City Hall

16th October 2013

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Mercator Media organised the 8th GreenPort Congress in Antwerp from 9-11 October 2013. The event was hosted by the Port of Antwerp, which also hosted the very first GreenPort Congress held in…

16th October 2013

8th GreenPort Congress: all stakeholders in the port should find a way to listen to each other and cooperate better

16th October 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Andrii Kuzmenko, project implementation manager at APM Terminals, questions the value of comparing gateways against transhipment hubs, or comparing terminals handling 15,000 teu vessels with up to eight ship-to-shore cranes, against those…

16th October 2013

Value of comparison

16th October 2013

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

“You may delay, but time will not”, Benjamin Franklin was once quoted as saying and this rings particularly true of the fast-approaching Emissions Control Area (ECA), 2015 0.1% sulphur limit deadline. The…

15th October 2013

The value of a partnership approach to exhaust gas cleaning

15th October 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Last week, Mercator Media organised the 8th GreenPort Congress in Antwerp. The event was hosted by the Port of Antwerp, which also hosted the very first GreenPort Congress held in 2006.

15th October 2013

8th GreenPort Congress shows how ports can exemplify, encourage, enable, engage and enforce

15th October 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

ABB, the global leader in power and automation technologies has delivered “green” Static Frequency Converters (SFCs) to the first and only “green shipyard” in India at Pipavav Shipyard Limited (PSL).

15th October 2013

First Indian “green shipyard” uses ABB solution

15th October 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä’s 20DF dual-fuel engine is available to buy in the US market, making it easier for vessel owners to comply with strict US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 emissions.

15th October 2013

Wärtsilä dual-fuel technology for US market

15th October 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Federal Government of Nigeria is throwing around N200m (US$1.248m) into a decongestion plan which will see 4,000 containers transferred from the Port of Lagos, local media reports.

15th October 2013

Decongesting Nigeria

15th October 2013