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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Last week, the European Commission approved financial support for 202 new projects under the LIFE+ programme.

23rd July 2012

EU grants €268.4m for environment projects

23rd July 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Exploring the potential of wave and tidal power, or blue energy, for ports was the agenda of the recent PATCH workshop held recently in Ramsgate, UK.

20th July 2012

PATCH workshop reveals blue energy potential

20th July 2012

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Introducing fuel cell technology is often easier than first thought; many industrial gas companies will provide and operate a hydrogen station on site and will make packaged hydrogen deliveries, points out Margery…

20th July 2012

Often fuel cell ingredients are already on dock

20th July 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Chilean government is preparing a tender for a new deepwater port in its central area.

20th July 2012

New Chilean deep water port confirmed

20th July 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The report into the concession process undertaken for the North Terminal at the Peruvian port of Callao and also of the port of Paita has concluded that there were irregularities in both…

20th July 2012

Irregularities confirmed in Paita and Callao concessions

20th July 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Variations of public-private partnerships are the driving force behind terminal developments on the US East Coast.

19th July 2012

PPPs the favoured expansion choice

19th July 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US Customs and Border Protection have used Smartphone technology to boost security and customs operations even further.

19th July 2012

Smart processes speeds customs process

19th July 2012

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports need to raise their marine security game before pirates start to pay more attention to them and try to repeat the highjacking of a ship anchored in Omani waters, outside Salalah.

19th July 2012

Ports need to be a lot less relaxed

19th July 2012

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Zero emissions are the new goal, but the dispute about who shoulders the environmental burden rumbles on. Martin Rushmere reports

19th July 2012

All or nothing

19th July 2012

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Its not enough just to talk blithely about reducing emissions, without considering the cost and the lack of responsibility by polluters, says Del Redvers, head of sustainability at BMT Group.

19th July 2012

Moving the SOx and NOx debate on

19th July 2012