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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

DP World will form a joint venture with a shipbuilding company in an effort to secure a tender for a major Israeli port.

18th September 2020

DP World makes play for Israeli port

18th September 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

An innovative “vacuum cleaner” will be launched this month to remove plastic from a nature reserve in the Port of Antwerp.

18th September 2020

“Vacuum cleaner” removes port plastic

18th September 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Research to understand the role marine habitats play in climate change mitigation has found they can lock up huge amounts of blue carbon every year.

18th September 2020

Marine habitats important for carbon capture

18th September 2020

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: The UK, after claiming that the EU had been holding back the development of UK’s ports, launched a UK Freeports initiative as a major instrument to shape the UK’s economic development…

18th September 2020

THE UK FREEPORTS INITIATIVE

18th September 2020

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: The saga at the port of Nouakchott, Mauritania, continues, underlining the point made in the last of issue of PS that negotiated port deals, as opposed to the letting of terminals…

18th September 2020

NOUAKCHOTT PRIVATE DEAL PAIN

18th September 2020

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: “Autonomy”, officially defined as “the right or condition of self-government” is today a widespread feature of port operations around the globe, writes Mike Mundy.

17th September 2020

“Something to reflect on…”

17th September 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A new weekly rail shuttle service has commenced, providing Oslo and Norway with a rapid, dependable and climate-smart link to the largest port in Scandinavia.

17th September 2020

Rail link takes polluting trucks off roads

17th September 2020

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

A Middle East port operator is to house its digital solutions in a solar-panelled steel and aluminium smart container powered by clean energy.

17th September 2020

Smart container to cut emissions by half

17th September 2020

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

Anne-Marie Causer talks to Patrick Verhoeven, managing director, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) to find out where business is headed post-pandemic

16th September 2020

Laying the groundwork for post-pandemic port business

16th September 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Hamburg is realising the potential for highly efficient inland waterway traffic, explains Gerald Hirt, managing director, HVCC Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center

16th September 2020

Optimising inland shipping at Hamburg

16th September 2020