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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Hull could be destined to become the UK’s capital for renewable energy if plans unveiled last Friday to attract major wind turbine manufacturers to the city are successful.

8th December 2010

Green Port Hull aims to transform economy

8th December 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Générale de Manutention Portuaire at the port of Le Havre in France has ordered 14 Kalmar Edrive straddle carriers from Cargotec.

8th December 2010

Cargotec’s handling gains

8th December 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

Singapore-based Portek has closed its European office and shut down Portek Europe SA.

8th December 2010

Portek closes European office

8th December 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Indias Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has given the green light for a project to build a large new container terminal in the port of Chennai. This will require investment of $800m and…

8th December 2010

Third Chennai box terminal approved

8th December 2010

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Sian John, Director - Environment UK, Royal Haskoning, interprets their recently commissioned survey of environmental policy in UK ports

7th December 2010

Can ports be green in the recession?

7th December 2010

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Excessive dust pollution, spillage, noise and exhaust emissions are all negative features which to varying degrees are associated with ship-to-shore transfer of dry bulk cargo. However, remedies are nowadays available for many…

7th December 2010

Towards cleaner bulk ship unloading

7th December 2010

ASIA

ASIA

Philippine Port Authority (PPA) is to privatise five ports in Visayas and Mindanao as a means of attracting private sector investment in infrastructure projects. To be put out to tender are Davao,…

7th December 2010

The Philippines pushes full privatisations

7th December 2010

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Henrik Kristensen, head of CSR/HSSE for APM Terminals, outlines the environmental objectives for container port and terminal operations in the 21st century

6th December 2010

Setting an example

6th December 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Class Society DNV has unveiled a new design concept for a VLCC that offers drastic savings in exhaust emissions, and in which the need for ballast water is eliminated and VOC emissions…

6th December 2010

A new environmental concept for tanker shipping

6th December 2010

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The world’s port leaders are at last building on the dire figures of 2009. Felicity Landon reports

6th December 2010

Downs and ups

6th December 2010