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EUROPE

EUROPE

A new review of UK port connectivity aims to highlight to government and local authorities where post-COVID-19 investment in infrastructure can be concentrated in order to maximise economic growth and speed up…

29th July 2020

UK port connectivity review launches

29th July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

An efficient dual-fuel dredger with a lower environmental footprint has gone into service at European ports.

29th July 2020

Smart diesel-electric dredger for EU ports

29th July 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

An EU-funded research and innovation project seeks to improve the modal split for Short Sea Shipping (SSS) in the European container supply chain.

29th July 2020

Short sea shipping project addresses efficiency

29th July 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first cargo of LNG has been shipped from a Russian LNG project to Japan.

28th July 2020

Japanese port milestone for gas company

28th July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

An Italian terminal owned by the Turkish Yilport Group is going all out to get operational efficiency with its digital customs system.

28th July 2020

Italian terminal invests in efficiency

28th July 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A new study shows that ports in Europe attract circular economy (CE) activities but this is not the case for every port.

27th July 2020

Circular economy impact not clear cut

27th July 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A Canadian port authority has accused the organisation behind a new stevedore strike of using “pressure tactics”.

27th July 2020

Canadian strike leaves port authority on edge

27th July 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US port authorities are seeking US$1.5bn to manage the “extremely negative impacts” on the seaport industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

27th July 2020

US ports seek US$1.5bn for COVID-19 recovery

27th July 2020

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: The late and great baseball player/philosopher Yogi Berra once opined, “It’s very difficult to predict what might happen….especially in the future, writes Barry Parker.

26th July 2020

POST-PANDEMIC – “NEW NORMAL” OBSERVATIONS

26th July 2020

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: The maritime industry has been a bastion of hope over many decades even when supply and demand disparity grew, and excessive capacity was built both in the vessel and port terminal…

24th July 2020

REALITY OR JUST A FALSE SENSE OF HOPE?

24th July 2020