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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply its MAN51/60 dual fuel engines for six Chinese LNG carriers owned by a consortium formed by Sinopec Kantons, MOL and Shanghai based CSLNG.

16th July 2013

MAN engines for LNG carriers

16th July 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Netherland’s based NACCO Materials handling group has won a Dutch environmental award for its efforts towards sustainability.

16th July 2013

NACCO environmental award

16th July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port of Salalah and Virginia Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share information and generate new business.

15th July 2013

Salalah and Virginia join forces

15th July 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

José Llorca, president of Spains National Ports Authority, has said that the organisation is looking into ways of modifying legislation to reduce berthing and cargo handling costs.

15th July 2013

Spanish ports need to cut costs

15th July 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

MAN Diesel &Turbo has received its first order for its new MED-LGI dual fuel engine, which enables the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

12th July 2013

MAN ME-LGI engine for Canada

12th July 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Commission has set out plans to ease customs formalities for shipping but it’s as yet unclear as to how the changes are likely to affect European ports.

11th July 2013

Easing European customs formalities

11th July 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

One of the UK’s leading ports groups has signed a multi-million loan facility that will part fund the cost of further development at the country’s second largest container terminal.

11th July 2013

Port development funding

11th July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) dockers’ union is targeting terminal operator Dubai Ports World (DPW) over its anti-union activities” and its systematic attempt “to undermine the wages and working conditions of…

11th July 2013

Port unions target DP World

11th July 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Lloyd’s Register has won a contract from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to develop LNG bunkering capabilities at the port of Singapore.

11th July 2013

LNG bunkering project

11th July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A French consulting and engineering group is taking its port expertise to new levels with the creation of a new subsidiary to focus in on specialised port projects.

11th July 2013

New Egis port subsidiary

11th July 2013