Author: Importer

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new express train from China has arrived at a German port terminal for the first time, bolstering Chinas Belt and Road Initiative.

30th April 2020

Express train links China to German port

30th April 2020

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An AUS$125m rail project at an Australian port is expected to improve port access and capacity while reducing congestion.

30th April 2020

AUS$125m rail port project to go ahead

30th April 2020

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A new air quality control programme will see a number of ports in an Asian country classified as Emission Control Areas (ECA).

30th April 2020

Air quality control for Asian ports

30th April 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

Major redevelopment construction works costing GB£3m have begun at a UK port to improve accessibility and capability.

29th April 2020

GB£3m UK redevelopment project begins

29th April 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has concluded an agreement to supply a Canadian terminal operator with a suite of Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions for its cargo-handling equipment fleet.

29th April 2020

Kalmar supplies Canadian terminal operator

29th April 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A Spanish port authority is carrying out a feasibility study on the supply of LNG to ferries using truck to ship bunkering.

29th April 2020

Spanish port explores LNG bunkering

29th April 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Belgium based dredging giant Jan De Nuls latest Ultra-Low Emission vessel (ULEv) has arrived in home waters to commence green maintenance dredging at Flemish ports.

28th April 2020

Low emissions dredger for Flemish ports

28th April 2020

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: I hate to mention the C word – coronavirus – (again) but it does prompt thinking about what happens post the virus?, writes Mike Mundy.

28th April 2020

THAT ‘C’ WORD AGAIN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?

28th April 2020

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: The second big hit is now manifest – falling demand in Europe, the US and elsewhere, writes Mike Mundy.

28th April 2020

Second quarter: no let up yet

28th April 2020

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

11 port development projects with over US$1.4bn of investment are currently underway in Iran.

27th April 2020

11 port projects underway in Iran

27th April 2020